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To: Richard Habib who wrote (35582)	12/5/1999 6:52:00 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Richard> it's embarrassing to be long with people making analysis like Visionthing. PSII will only be released in Japan only until 2000 Xmas. ???? WSJ 13 Sep 99 TOKYO -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., a unit of Sony Corp., said Monday that it will start selling its next-generation PlayStation system in Japan March 4. PlayStation2, as the system has been named, will be available in Europe and North America in the autumn of 2000, the company said. A launch for other Asian countries is scheduled for next summer, Sony Computer said. In Japan, the game system will have a suggested retail price of 39,800 yen ($366). A price for overseas markets wasn't given. The Sony (SNE) unit said its first-week shipments for PlayStation2 are seen at one million units. Cumulative shipments of Sony's existing PlayStation have topped 60 million, Sony Computer said. In advance of the launch, Sony Computer said 89 publishers in Japan have signed license agreements to develop content for the new game system. In addition, 46 North American companies and 27 European companies have signed letters of intent to develop content. PlayStation2 supports both Audio CD and DVD-Video formats. It is backward compatible with the original PlayStation. Copyright (c) 1999 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

To: Richard Habib who wrote (35582)	12/5/1999 7:13:00 PM
From: visionthing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Rich--Re: It's embarrassing..... Do you derive your self worth from me, or from any others on this thread? Probably not. I don't know who you are or why you think that you are special, because your opinion doesn't mean any more than mine or anyone else's on this thread. Zero, none, nada. BTW I didn't simply dream these numbers up! Why don't you read up. Sony expects 100,000,000+ units in 4 years, with 40-50% coming within the first 12-18 months. I was simply making a counterpoint to Dans pessimistic viewpoint. In addition, I am sure someone has a more accurate royalty # than $0.61 per machine. As I said earlier the royalty rate is probably a low figure also. Someone may know this figure exactly. Apparently the Steele/Warren group had stated the figure around $2.00 per console. Always remember almost everything that is posted on a message board is an opinion. Your opinion is no more valid than mine. So before you make ridiculous and offensive statements, Go ahead and look in the mirror for an embarrassment. <http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?board=4687909&tid=rmbs&sid=4687909&action=m&mid=30987> VT