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Sony is facing a massive backlash from consumers after it has been revealed that the new Sony PS3 games console has problems playing software deigned for earliwer versions of the Playstation games console.
Software titles sold for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, the world’s two best-selling game consoles, have problems running on the newest machine, Sony has admitted on its Japanese Web site. The statement didn’t specify what the problems were. Sony Computer spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.
Users can access Sony Computer’s Web site to check which games has problems as each title has a different issue, the Tokyo-based company said. About 200 titles of the 8,000 games sold for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 are affected, the Sankei newspaper reported today, without saying where it got the information.
The software problem is another setback for the launch of the PlayStation 3, which Sony is counting on to revive earnings growth. A shortage of components for the high-definition Blu-ray DVD player in the console caused Sony to delay sales in Europe by four months and halve this year’s shipments to 2 million.
Sony started sales of the PlayStation 3 last weekend, offering 100,000 units in Japan. Sales begin in the U.S. with 400,000 consoles available from Nov. 17.
The company said a day before the Japan launch on Nov. 11 that customers who buy the PlayStation 3 will need to download a software upgrade to be able to play against other online users.
The PlayStation 3’s $995.00 price tag is almost double that of rivals. Microsoft sells a version of the Xbox 360 machine for $450.00 while Nintendo will offer the Wii console for $395.00.
