Blu-ray and Gaming

Nick Sharples

Director of Corporate Communications Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

In Just 6 Years- Over 105 Million Units Sold

PS2 Hardware ShipmentsPS2 Hardware Shipments

• As of July 27, 2006

106.23MTotal

39.71MEurope/PAL

42.97MNorth America

23.55MJapan/Asia

FY06 Forecast: 10 Million Units

PS2 Software ShipmentsPS2 Software Shipments

• As of July 27, 2006

1.080BTotal

380MEurope/PAL

490MNorth America

210MJapan/Asia

• Full backward compatibility with PS2 and PS one games

• Built in HDD (60GB or 20GB)

• HDMI 1.3 for Full 1080P HD output

• CELL Processor

• WiFi

• Gigabit Ethernet• Wireless, motion sensitive

controller• PS3/PSP connectivity

• BD Player (BD Live compatible)

CELLCELL

• Full backward compatibility with PS2 and PS one games

• Built in HDD (60GB or 20GB)

• HDMI 1.3 for Full 1080P HD output

• CELL Processor

• WiFi

• Gigabit Ethernet• Wireless, motion sensitive

controller• PS3/PSP connectivity

• BD Player (BD Live compatible)

"The volume of data in Enchant Arms won't fit onto a single DVD. It's an RPG, so we're thinking it would be inevitable that we release it on two discs," says Japanese software producer Masanori Takeuchi.

"But to be honest, even that's looking grim."

Competitions

Scene selection

Directors commentary

Menu

Language

Cast biogs

Online features

View trailers

Buy DVD/BD/UMD

Download extra content

Tokyo Games Show – 22nd – 24th

September

• 27 Playable titles on PLAYSTATION 3• 35 Video presentations

PLAYSTATION 3 PricingPLAYSTATION 3 Pricing

€ 59960GB Hard Disk :

€ 49920GB Hard Disk :

November 17Release Date:

Europe/AustralasiaRegion:

PLAYSTATION 3 Production SchedulePLAYSTATION 3 Production Schedule

LaunchWindow

End of CalendarYear 2006 March 31, 2007

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4 million

6 million

SummarySummary

• PlayStation 3 is on track for launch in November 2006

• By the end of March 2007 there will be around 2 million PS3s in homes throughout Europe

• Blu-ray will be key to enjoying the PlayStation 3 experience in High Definition on both games and movies

• PlayStation 3 will help to drive the BD format as PlayStation 2 did for DVD.

• There is a wealth of opportunity out there for content providers of all sorts.