- - Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, finally unveiled some new PS3 info at the PlayStation Business Briefing 2006 in Japan.
- Here are the main points:

* The PlayStation 3 is delayed because the copy protection for Blu-ray is not ready.
* A worldwide launch, (North America, Asia and Europe,) begins within the first ten days of November 2006.
* Expect a production rate of 1 million units per month, with 6 million units released by the end of March 2007.
* Final versions of the PS3 development kits will be shipping to developers in June 2006.
* All PS3 games will be released on Blu-Ray discs only to prevent piracy.
* The console will still be able to read PS1 and PS2 CDs, PS2 DVDs and DVD movies.
* The PlayStation 3 will be 100% backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 games.
* All titles played on the system (PS1, 2 and 3,) will be displayed in HD.
* The PS3 will require a hard drive, (upgradeable.) It will come with a stock 60GB HDD out of the box.
* The HDD will support Linux and can act as a home server for media.
* The PS3 will include built-in Wi-Fi and can act as an access point for the PSP.
* The rumored PlayStation HUB is now official and known as "PlayStation Network Platform."
* At launch the console will get community tools, such as lobby matching and voice chat, along with commerce features like in-game shopping and game downloads to the hard drive.
* Just like Xbox Live! on the Xbox 360, the basic service will be free.
* No price details, but Phil Harrison is making a keynote about the PS3 next week at the GDC and PSP-Files.com will be there.