Playstation 3 will be kept on a short leash at E3

PlayStation 3 will of course be one of the highlights at this years E3 event, but those who were counting on testing Sony’s next generation video game console will be disappointed. It seems namely that PS3 will only be represented in a strict environment. The visitors will most likely only be able to watch the console in a strict and controlled manner, and there will be no open and playable consoles at the event, that has been made pretty clear now. The console will be playable at E3, but only for the press. Although, it seems Sony wants to offer visitors a closer look at the coming system, but not too close.

“But will the PlayStation 3 be on open play or will it be shown in a similar way to the PSP’s first E3 showing? “We are expecting big queues to see the PlayStation 3 and so will be taking great care to manage the crowds in the best way possible. All press will certainly have no problems seeing everything we are showing.”

What this will mean to the console future launch is hard to say, but if Sony had been more secure in the system’s functionality and stability we feel that available systems would’ve been there.

Source: Spong