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PlayStation 4 may miss 2013 hardware launch in India and Middle East
by Sameer Desai and Christopher Dring
THE INDIAN release for PS4 may not come before Christmas, PlayStation Europe CEO Jim Ryan has told MCV.
It follows comments made by PlayStation India country manager Atindriya Bose to our sister publication MCV India, who said that the 2013 PlayStation 4 launch was not certain.
But neither execs have ruled out the console hitting the country this year. “This [PS4 release in Middle East and India] is going to be the subject of a separate announcement," Ryan told MCV. "We are not saying anything bad, but we are not saying that they are going to come before Christmas. It is just going to be the subject of a separate announcement.”
SCEE boss Ryan says PS4 will have ‘good coverage’ in terms of territorial release
We are not saying India will get PS4 before Christmas.
“ Jim Ryan, SCEE by Christopher Dring
GAMERS eying up a launch day Xbox One purchase with Forza 5now have a very tempting add-on option.. Peripherals firm Mad Catz has developed the first Xbox One racing wheel. Named the Force Feedback Racing Wheel, the product is expected at the launch of the games console and comes with a pedal set.
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Ryan did, however, hint that the list of countries that would get the PlayStation 4 this year could exceed the 32 that have been announced; he just didn’t know which ones. He also took a jibe at Xbox One’s comparatively modest launch plans.
“We have 32 countries on the slate, I think that compares pretty well competitively,” he said. “There are a lot of pretty major markets in Europe that won’t see Xbox One before Christmas. I can look you or anybody in the eye and say our coverage is
going to be good. But exactly how far we are able to go beyond the 32, I don’t yet know,” he added. Sony announced at Gamescom that the PS4 would launch in North America on 15th November and Europe and Latin America on 29th November.
Mad Catz reveals Xbox One racing wheel
continues to mount for Xbox One and we’re pleased to announce our second premium product for the console” said Darren
Richardson, the President and CEO of Mad Catz. “We have previously commented on how the enhanced performance of Xbox One opens up additional scope for innovation and believe that the precision engineering and
customisation of Wheel will appeal to racing gamers.”
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