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December 13, 1999

PlayStation2 could drive DVD market
Posted by @ 1:02 PM, EST
Found an interesting article in The Nikkei Weekly.
Here’s a slice:

"The software industry is expanding sales space and distribution systems for digital-versatile-disc (DVD) software under the key words of "March 4, 2000." That is the day when Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has set for the release of the long-awaited PlayStation2 128-bit video-game console.

"We will continue to stress DVDs next year. We are hoping PlayStation2 will be the engine to drive market growth," said President Muneaki Masuda of Culture Convenience Club Co., the operator of the Tsutaya audiovisual software rental/sales chain nationwide.

The company is preparing to display 2,500 DVDs for rental and 3,000 titles for sale at its new outlet in the western Tokyo shopping district of Shibuya. The store will open Dec. 17.

Both figures will be the largest in the industry, company officials said.

PlayStation2 will be equipped with a function to play DVD video discs. With its suggested retail price at 39,800 yen, the game machine is cheaper than DVD players currently on the market.

Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi said in September, "We plan to ship 1 million units in two days from release on March 4." The debut of PlayStation2 will also likely push down the prices of existing DVD players."
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Name:Brett
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Comment: No, I think DVD is the next thing after the VCR, the article states "With its suggested retail price at 39,800 yen, the game machine is cheaper than DVD players currently on the market" If thats true then sony made a damn good move!
DVD's have not caught on due to the fact that they are expensive, if the PS2 is less then a DVD then why not get one and get the best gamming macine in the universe to boot?


Name:Jay
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Comment: I think the people at Sony may be jumping in over the heads by making Playstation2 this ultimate machine. DVD's are not the wave of the future, they will turn out exactley like the mini-discs. I must give Sony credit but $380 for Playstation2, might be stopping me from getting it. I think Sony should concentrate more on the actual game machine, then making the Playstation2 console the console of everything.


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