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THE EYE

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From: Dsseldorf, good old Germany
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 09-28-2000 02:27 PM

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE CONFIRMS ITS PLAYSTATION2 LAUNCH PLANS AND SOFTWARE LINE-UP

LONDON September 28th 2000 - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) confirmed that PlayStation2 would be launched in 17 countries on November 24th 2000 (namely all EU countries plus Switzerland and Norway.) To be followed by Australia and New Zealand on 30th November 2000 and Poland, the Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iceland and South Africa and some Mediterranean countries before Christmas.

In addition, SCEE announced that a total of 33 software titles would be available during the launch period with a further 63 titles by the end of March 2001, the largest ever library at launch by any platform.

Commenting on this announcement, Chris Deering, President of SCEE said: We are launching PlayStation2 simultaneously in 17 territories, with more than three times the number of units than when we launched PlayStation in 1995.

We will have around 500,000 units of PlayStation2 during the initial launch period, 1,000,000 units are planned to be produced by the end of December 2000 and 3,000,000 by the end of March 2001. Even so, indications are that demand will far exceed initial supply.

For the first time there is a system that has a massive range of new software titles, can play DVD movies, is engineered for connectivity to lead the broadband revolution and has the capability to play more than 900 software titles already available on PlayStation.

Deering added: Our software line up demonstrates just how far studios from Europe, North America and Japan have been able to push the system in what has been a relatively short development time. During the next few months consumers will see even more show-case, ground-breaking PlayStation2 titles, as developers build on their expertise, whilst striving to add innovative new features, immersive gameplay elements and compelling storylines to all future releases.

We are very pleased that the development and publishing community has given such overwhelming support to the PAL markets. To have 90 titles in the space of 4 months demonstrates the smooth transition that developers have made in creating software titles and the enormous popularity that PlayStation2 has engendered amongst the Industry as a whole.

Representing a broad cross section of entertainment genres, the diverse PlayStation2 library contains titles from leading publishers and developers including: Acclaim, Activision, Capcom, Crave, Eidos, Electronic Arts, From Software, Infogrames, Interplay, Kemco, Koei, Konami, LucasArts, Microids,

Midas, Midway, NAMCO, Squaresoft, Rage Games, Rockstar, SCI, Swing, Take2, Tecmo, THQ, Titus Interactive, Ubisoft and Virgin Interactive.

Over 200 software titles are currently in development in Europe for PlayStation2, with over 300 content developers and publishers signed to create software titles, accounting for most of the worldwide development community.

Consumers will be able to purchase the following titles (listed in alphabetical order) at more than 30,000 retail locations across Europe, The Middle East, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

PlayStation2 and PlayStation2 software will be available from Nord Cap to Cape Town, from the South Island of New Zealand to the North of Iceland.

Titles scheduled for PlayStation2 during the launch period :

AquaAqua-Wetrix 2., developed by Zed 2, published by SCI
Disneys Dinosaur developed and published by Ubisoft
Dynasty Warriors, developed by Koei, published by Midas
Eternal Ring, developed by From Software, published by Crave
Evergrace, developed by From Software, published by Crave
F1 World Grand Prix developed and published by Konami
F1 World Racing Championship developed and published by Ubisoft
Fantavision, developed by SCEI, published by SCEE
FIFA 2001, developed and published by Electronic Arts
Gradius 3 and 4 developed and published by Konami
ISS, developed and published by Konami
Kessen, developed by Koei, published by Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 2001 developed and published by Electronic Arts
Midnight Club, developed by Angel Studios, published by Take 2
NHL 2001, developed and published by Electronic Arts
Pro RC Revenge, developed and published by Acclaim
Rayman Revolution developed and published by Ubisoft
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, developed and published by Midway
Ridge Racer V developed by NAMCO, developed and published by SCEE
Silent Scope 2 developed and published by Konami
SSX Snowboard Supercross, developed and published by Electronic Arts
Super Bust A Move, developed by Taito, published by Acclaim
Swing Away Golf, developed by T&E Software, published by Electronic Arts
Smugglers Run, developed by Angel Studios, published by Take 2
Summoner, developed by Volition, published by THQ
Tekken Tag Tournament, developed by NAMCO, published by SCEE
Timesplitters, developed by Free Radical Design, published by Eidos
Type S developed and published by Electronic Arts
Theme Park World developed and published by Electronic Arts
Top Gear Daredevil developed and published by Kemco
Track and Field developed and published by Konami
Wild Wild Racing developed and published by Rage Games
X Squad developed by EA, published by Electronic Arts

13 further titles will come in December including the key titles:

Cool Pool, developed by Ornith, published by Take 2
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore, developed by Tecmo, published by SCEE
F1 Championship Season 2000, developed and published by Electronic Arts
H30 Surfing, developed by Team 17, published by Take2
NBA 2001, developed and published by Electronic Arts
Orphen, developed by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Activision
Streetfighter EX3, developed by Arika, published by Capcom
Stunt GP, developed by Team 17, published by Titus Interactive

and a further 50 titles between January 2001 and March 2001 including:

Donald Duck Quack Quack Attack developed and published by Ubisoft
Dark Cloud, developed by SCEI, published by SCEE
Starwars:Starfighter developed, published by LucasArts
Knockout Kings 2001 developed, published by Electronic Arts
Herdy Gerdy developed by Core Design, published by Eidos
Eden developed by Core Design, published by Eidos
The Bouncer developed and published by Squaresoft
The World is Not Enough developed and published by Electronic Arts
Unreal Tournament developed by Epic, published by Infogrames
Wipeout Fusion developed and published by SCEE
Gran Turismo 3 developed by Polyphony Digital, published by SCEE
Formula 1 2001, developed, published by SCEE
Moto GP, developed by NAMCO, published by SCEE

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact your local SCE representative.

Contact details can be found at www.playstation-europe.com/pr or by calling SCEE Headquarters in London on + 44 20 78595000

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of PlayStation (PSone) and PlayStation software and hardware in over 86 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. To date, over 28 million PlayStation units have been shipped.

Since its Japanese debut on March 4th 2000, more than 3 million PlayStation2 units have been shipped, making it one of the most successful electronic entertainment product launches ever.

Confirmed territories pre Christmas 2000:

November 24th

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Italy
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Holland
Luxembourg
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom