15 Launch Titles for the PS3, expects Hirai

In a response to the rumors of Third Party trouble with the Playstation 3, American Sony president Kaz Hirai told Bloomberg.com he expects around 15 launch titles for the PS3 when it hits stores in November. “I don’t think there will be too much of an issue” he said, referring to comments made by the leading Third Party publishers in the last few days.

A lot of publishers seem to be working on PS3 titles, with many stating the full power of Sony’s Playstation 3 won’t be utilized until later on – but that it had been the same situation with the Xbox 360 and the consoles preceding it.

And so, publisher’s opinions are likely to continue colliding until we get to know the rough shape of the launch line-up. If you take a moment and remember how the PS2 (which eventually became the best-selling console of it’s generation) started out – with approximately the same number of games Hirai mentioned, and mostly unimpressive stuff, too – it’s not as bad as you might think. This time, they are not the first to release their hardware for this generation. This, however, is not a disadvantage: For one, it gives Sony the technological edge. And secondly, the company could take the time to respond to criticism, to prepare for a better take-off than it’s competitors. So the question is just: Will they take this opportunity or screw up?

In a response to the rumors of Third Party trouble with the Playstation 3, American Sony president Kaz Hirai told Bloomberg.com he expects around 15 launch titles for the PS3 when it hits stores in November. “I don’t think there will be too much of an issue” he said, referring to comments made by the leading Third Party publishers in the last few days.

A lot of publishers seem to be working on PS3 titles, with many stating the full power of Sony’s Playstation 3 won’t be utilized until later on – but that it had been the same situation with the Xbox 360 and the consoles preceding it.

And so, publisher’s opinions are likely to continue colliding until we get to know the rough shape of the launch line-up. If you take a moment and remember how the PS2 (which eventually became the best-selling console of it’s generation) started out – with approximately the same number of games Hirai mentioned, and mostly unimpressive stuff, too – it’s not as bad as you might think. This time, they are not the first to release their hardware for this generation. This, however, is not a disadvantage: For one, it gives Sony the technological edge. And secondly, the company could take the time to respond to criticism, to prepare for a better take-off than it’s competitors. So the question is just: Will they take this opportunity or screw up?