Sony believes that it will meet the goal of PS3 console sales

Sony said it was on track to achieve its goal of selling this year, which ends in March 2011, 15 million units of its PS3 console, and it seems likely that sales for the period April to September are on the forecasts."In late August, sales were better than expected," said Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment.
Hirai told Reuters in an interview at the Tokyo Game Show that the result will depend largely on the season of holiday shopping this year.
A few days ago the research group NPD said that retail sales of video game hardware and software in the U.S. fell by ten percent in August, extending a period of stagnation for several months and the Sony PS3 Console.Sony is engaged in a battle with rival Microsoft, as both are launching new features based on body movement for their consoles in an attempt to attract non-traditional players and encourage more fans to buy new programs.

Sony Play Station

The Japanese company took the September 15 Move your motion controller for the PS3 in Europe, almost two months before the system detects motion Kinecta from Microsoft, which is expected to reach stores on November 4 and the Sony PS3 Console..
Kinecta detects the user's body movements and does not need a control, but Hirai said Sony's experience with a similar format for the PlayStation 2 shows that many games run better with a controller.Both companies are also trying to persuade owners of consoles to sign up for online services, allowing updates and downloads of games, and enter into communication with other players.Hirai said that 80 percent of the 38 million PS3 units sold so far are related to Sony's PlayStation Network, but that his goal is 100 percent. In comparison, Microsoft's Xbox Live system had 23 million users in January 2010 and the Sony PS3 Console.

Sony PS3 Console

Hirai said there are no plans to consolidate the PlayStation Network with another network of the company, Qriocity, an online movie service in the United States will extend to Europe.
Sony is gradually being introduced for 3D programs PS3 need a TV special 3D glasses, but Hirai said that currently do not expect to 3D on the PlayStation Portable, because the technology is not yet sufficiently advanced."We want consumers to enjoy 3D in the best environment possible," he said. "At this point, this is only possible on the big screen, but with glasses," he added.Nintendo, whose Wii console sparked the passion for games that capture the movement in 2011 plans to launch a 3D version of the DS that can be used without special glasses.

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