Voici la traduction anglaise pour ceux qui comprennent pas l´allemand :
- They research markets in the different EU countries to find the best 60GB/20GB ratio. GB will have the biggest proportion of 60GBs, then France and Germany with a slightly bigger amount of 60GBs. Southern countries like Italy, Spain and Greece will have more 20GB versions.
- Only 60Gb at launch (in germany at least). 20GB might be not available from day one, but it´ll come out till Christmas for sure.
- The installed HDD is made by Seagate (he´s not sure though). You´ll be able to upgrade it with a standard HDD. Sony will not release its own HDDs.
- The motion sensing sw tools have been added to the devkit sw package about 2-3 weeks ago.
- The production hasn´t started yet, but they have all the components necessary so they just wait for a go (in south of China and near Tokyo).
- Different colors (they ask about silver explicitly) will be launched later, supposedly Q1 07.
- Confronted with: "ps3 looks like cheap plastic". The ps3 will have a polyester coating. A special polishing liquid will be available to prevent scratches
- Confronted with: "but it´s black so what about the problem with fingerprints -> psp". "I haven´t touched it yet. We use gloves. We are said to use gloves." PR-Chef Nick Staples jumps in: the ps3 will not be caried around and overly touched normaly. They used gloves to show it around, hence no fingerprints, but therefore white fluff (from the glove).
- The ps3 will boost hdtv market penetration. All devisions of sony promote the ps3: Sony Pictures (Bluray), Sony Electronics (HDTVs) and we [SCE] make sure it all works out. There will be ´PlayStation Places´ in capital cities all over the world where you can experience those 3 devision coming together (PS3, HD and Bluray).
- No plans for a HD-DVD drive addon (orly?!)
- Confronted with the weekly sales numbers of 360 (18.000) vs ps2 (100.000) in the EU and asked about how the ps2 will be positioned during the ps3 launch; "Supposedly the ps3 will appeal to the hardcore gamer and only later broaden its demographic?" <<<<<
-> "Yes. The ppl who who will buy the ps3 have a ps2 or maybe even a 360, but in the course of 1-2 years the ps2 and ps3 markets will stay separated."
- 45% of their business is now outside the EU (e.g. Russia, Middle east).
- There is way more preorders compared to ps2. They take preorders in Fr, Ger and UK.