A shocking E3, manufacturing delays, PR gaffe after PR gaffe - yes the PS3 is having a troubled gestation. This weekend's Tokyo Game Show is the last chance for Sony to sprinkle some PR fairy dust over the new console but things haven't got off to a good start. Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi's keynote address was surprisingly uninspiring with no new game announcements and a heavy focus on the technology. Perhaps the gravity of the PS3 pre-launch situation hasn't sunk in for him, but focusing again on the Cell processor - really Ken, enough already - rather than announcing anything that 99.4% of gamers actually care about - i.e. the games - merely highlights the mess Sony are in.
The announcements that were made - HDMI input in the 20 GB version plus a Japanese price cut - were at least sensible but you do have to wonder whether Sony are simply winging this launch as they go along, happy in the knowledge that they will sell as many PS3's as they can make. All eyes on those showfloor hands-on reports then - ooh, I wish I was there.
