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PS3 and PSP2 Launch Unveiling in 24 Hours?

Sony's big Japanese summit expected to reveal PS3 launch plans, line-up and details. Plus, new PS product unveiled?

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As we reported last week, a big PS3 announcement is potentially in the offing and Sony has just opened up the briefing to the wider media, raising expectations even higher.

The briefing which will be fronted by Sony boss Ken Kutaragi and other assorted bigwigs - has been called in Tokyo for 3.00pm Japanese time on Wed, March 15. The father of the PlayStation is expected to reveal some of the company's plans for its next-gen machine, as well as offering insights into how it will support the PS2 and PSP arms of its business.

"These events typically address platform strategy, loyalty structures, development-related plans and other details that aren't as interesting to us, but the fact that they opened the meeting up raises the possibility that there might be more," said Yuta Sakurai, a senior analyst with Nomura Securities, speaking to financial site Reuters.

To add further fuel to the fire, there's a wildly speculative 'net rumour doing the rounds, suggesting that a new PlayStation product might be unveiled too. Although wholly unsubstantiated, we suppose it could be the new camera-equipped PSP which has been widely dissected on the internet of late.

Whatever Sony decides to reveal tomorrow, it will probably hold back at least some important PS3 info. Next week sees an important keynote speech by Sony's Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference, and Sony will probably also try to keep some of its powder dry to make a maximum impact at E3 in May, when Nintendo's Revolution (or whatever its called by then) will vie for attention-grabbing headlines.

But if our calculations are right, 3pm Tokyo time equates to around 6am tomorrow morning in Great Britainland. Tune into CVG tomorrow to find out if all your big PS3 questions have finally been laid to rest.

Source: CVG