Sony expected to make PS3 announcement tomorrow

New information regarding Sony’s PlayStation 3 plans, which could include the pricing, launch date and initial software line-up of the console, is set to be announced in Tokyo tomorrow (6am GMT) at a specially convened Sony conference.

Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi is set to address the conference, which will be the last possible venue for major PlayStation announcements in Japan before SCE’s worldwide studios chief Phil Harrison’s keynote at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Jose next week, and probably the last chance for the firm to reveal PS3 details before its year-end on March 31st.

GamesIndustry - PS3 details expected tomorrow, as Sony confirms briefing plans

Analysts generally expect the PS3 to be launched in the United States and Japan in time for the year-end holiday season for about $500, with an initial software lineup of at least five to 10 games.

One analyst, who declined to be named, said he believed Sony was unlikely to give such details on Wednesday because it would have planned a much bigger event for such a disclosure. If Sony were to provide such details now, it would also risk conceding the limelight to rival Nintendo at the key E3 annual industry trade show in Los Angeles in May.

Reuters - PS3 details eyed as Sony opens meeting