Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida has reaffirmed the company’s belief that 2008 will prove an auspicious year for the PlayStation 3, noting that all major components “are coming together,” from hardware pricing to new software.
Speaking with VG247.com, Yoshida commented, “All the things are now coming together in terms of the right hardware, cost and pricing, and we are increasing our hard disc space as we are increasing the content we’re offering through the network and the big titles we’re working on, coming out this Christmas.”
“All that is coming together this year.”
Asked whether or not 2009 would prove to be another successful year for the platform holder, Yoshida responded, “I definitely hope so,” adding, “We are feeling very comfortable about the momentum we have on all PlayStation platforms, and especially the way things are going in Europe. It’s very, very encouraging.”
While he wasn’t exactly forthcoming on unannounced product for next year, Yoshida assured readers that there’s plenty of work going on behind closed doors, before highlighting a number of big hitters for 2009, such as Heavy Rain and Massive Action Game.
“That’s not to say we’re not working on product for next year,” he said. “We have some titles that we have announced this year for release next year, like Heavy Rain and MAG, our big 256-player online title.”
“Also there are some titles that we are targeting to launch next year that we have not announced yet. We still have a lot to come.”