Sony reveals PS3 online plans, confirms controller redesign

Sony is taking pains to ensure that criticisms about its PlayStation 2 online strategy won’t be repeated when the PlayStation 3 is released this November. The company on Wednesday gave details about the PS3’s online network and said it hopes to make digital downloading — including games, movies and music — a high priority in the next generation.

[Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios] also confirmed that a redesigned PS3 controller would be unveiled at E3 (the gaming industry trade show) in May. Gamers were highly critical of the prototype controller shown last year. As for the competition, Harrison said Sony is not at all concerned with the one year headstart Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has had.

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