It’s what had happened with the PS1, PS2 and PSP in Australia, said he, and while Sony really did want a global launch, these things were always a challenge for any company. So while the focus is on the PS3 in Japan and the US, with a special previews and other PS3 activities leading up to the March 2007 launch for us here in Australia, the PS2 is the Australian focus for Sony this Christmas

This is incredibly important for Sony, as they still want to sell huge numbers of PS2 consoles this Christmas, and they full believe they have the software library of family oriented games to do this successfully, not just the classic shooters, car racing and action games.

Couple this with the PS2 at a record low price of AUD $199 (and even cheaper in stores), it’s these social games which Ephraim explained that anyone in the family could play, from the youngsters to grandparents. Is Sony taking a leaf out of Nintendo’s playbook with the claim of gaming for anyone, or has Nintendo copied Sony?

Perhaps it is Nintendo copying Sony, for games like Buzz, SingStar and others have been out for some time now, with updates to those games already on shelves and more planned, while the Wii is still yet to be on sale in any country.

So, what is it actually like to play with a PS3? Read onto the next page for much more!