Sony Exec says 2007 is the year for games
According to Reuters,
This is the year that video game makers will deliver the must-have titles needed to drive sales of Sony Corp.’s (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research new PlayStation 3, the executive in charge of the Japanese electronic conglomerate’s U.S. console business said on Thursday.
Sony devotees have been reluctant to spend the $600-plus needed to buy the high-end PS3 — due to its high price and the lack of games offered exclusively for the new system — and sales have lagged Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research Xbox 360.
“The content message will be addressed very nicely this year,” said Jack Tretton, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America.
For this fiscal year ending March 31, users can expect more than 15 exclusive titles, said Tretton, who added that it also took time for developers to turn out blockbuster games for the PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 — which dominated their respective console cycles.
The PS3 exclusives include “Warhawk,” dragon-combat title “Lair,” and Sony’s newly released baseball game “MLB: The Show.”
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