Sony remains closed-mouth about an official date, but Next Generation is reporting the PS3 will hit the market in September. The site also reports that the new PlayStation HUB will offer PS3 owners a lot of the same services Xbox Live provides, including demo downloading, online play and chat.
The HUB is suggested to be a subscriber service and will possibly offer delivery of all kinds of media, including music and movies. This would give Sony its own iTunes type service.
But, the real news here is the next-gen console release. Despite some posted Oct. 1 release dates for some major PS3 titles, Next Generation’s report says September is the month to watch for the console.
A launch games release schedule seen by our sources states a September launch. Although the schedule does not explicitly state a hardware launch date, nor a launch territory, we understand Japan and U.S will both see the machine in September.
Some in the industry have taken this as a lead to speculate that September 16 would be a launch date in Japan (a Saturday before a national holiday) followed by September 21 in the U.S. These dates are not confirmed and, as always, launch dates are subject to constant revision.
A spokesperson for SCEA said the company does not comment on rumors. However, we understand Sony is preparing to announce HUB some time in the next few weeks.
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