Kaz Hirai, a senior boss at Sony Computer Entertainment, has told the world that he expects there to be fifteen titles alongside the PS3 at the new console's launch this November, responding to reported delays to development hardware mentioned by senior chiefs at third-party publishers. Hirai stated that he didn't expect there to be an issue with games at launch, despite concerned words from several influential parties.

THQ dealt Sony a blow claiming that The Sopranos would not be crafted for the PS3 because final hardware had not been provided and that changing specifications made the project 'too risky'. Sega's Simon Jeffrey added that he didn't expect many titles at launch on the system, as "a lot of developers" still don't have appropriate development hardware.

Criticisms aside, representatives of EA, Activision and Ubisoft have all stated that they are happy with Sony's development support, and that development based on final hardware specifications is well underway. Activision boss Robert Kotick did however state that the initial software would probably only take advantage of about one-fifth of the console's power, qualifying this by affirming that "this is the most sophisticated piece of consumer hardware ever."

If Hirai's prediction proves correct and fifteen titles do make it to stores in November then this won't be a bad tally for the new console, assuming they're not all EA Sports ports, of course. More over, publisher Ubisoft were quick to point out that the current situation mirrors that of the Xbox 360 last year. More soon, then.

By Luke Guttridge

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