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No final PS3 launch plans until mid-September - Sony UK |
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Written by Ben Hartland
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Thursday, 17 August 2006 |
Sony UK distributer CentreSoft confirms they were "just testing the water" in regards to the ?150 deposit and that Sony are at least a month away from finalising PS3 roll out plans.
"CentreSoft called a meeting two weeks ago for leading indie games retailers in order to gauge their views on a number of hypothetical launch scenarios. The distributor plans to utilise the feedback in order to best represent indies' interests when Sony confirms it launch plans for the UK.
CentreSoft managing director David Neal confirmed to GI.biz that the scenarios discussed included what might happen in the even that Sony implements its controversial GBP150 pre-order scheme, and how the system could work to ensure parity and fairness of allocation across the board.
“This was a CentreSoft meeting and doesn't represent Sony official position in any way,” Neal said. “We wanted to canvass the opinion of indies on a number of 'what if?' scenarios - but we're as much in the dark as everyone else on Sony's plans”."
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