Phil Harrison talks Playstation

Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios, has had a few things to say about the future of Playstation. With the PS3 launch scheduled for 2006, and Playstation 2 happily hitting the mass-market, Sony's facing a divided year but Phil is confident about their prospects.

With more games, especially mass-market titles like SingStar and EyeToy, headed for the PS2, Sony are aiming for a wider demographic as the console matures further. Unfortunately, there's no word yet on whether the PS3 will face a simultaneous worldwide launch. A couple of interesting hand-picked statistics in the interview include the fact that the PSP beat the DS to 10 million units, and that the number of PS2 online users apparently outnumbers other consoles—"On a worldwide basis it is the most popular online console by virtue of the size of the installed base."

Also an interesting Sony-centric world-view shows
their interpretation of the term "HD" to only cover 1080p, their offering. It's an interesting read to see how Sony view the state of the console market, staying very tight-lipped on the PS3 and discounting their competitors.