Sony Computer Entertainment Japan to Release Slim-line PlayStation®2 in Satin Silver for the Holiday Season
PlayStation®2 Satin Silver to Become Available as a Limited Time Offer
Tokyo, October 20, 2005 – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) responsible for business operations in Japan, announced today that it would introduce a new Satin Silver color to the slim-line PlayStation®2 in Japan, on Wednesday, November 23rd 2005, at an open price.
Slim-line PlayStation 2 has been highly successful in the market since its launch in 2004, boosting demand from first-time buyers and existing PlayStation 2 owners renewing to the new model, and particularly with the introduction of a new standard Ceramic White color this spring, it has continued to gain stronger support from a wide range of users.
Satin Silver, a stylish color that excellently coordinates with other consumer electronics and audio-visual products, will be launched as the third color for the slim-line PlayStation 2 for a limited time. Analog Controller DUALSHOCK®2 and Vertical Stand
will come in the same color and will be sold together in one package. Users now have a choice from a lineup of three fashionable hardware colors.
Accompanying the PlayStation 2 hardware, a lineup of exciting new software titles, as well as PlayStation 2 the Best series, will be released towards the year-end/New Years peak selling season. More than 250 titles are planned to be launched this holiday season, including highly expected titles such as NARUTO:Narutimate.Hero 3 by BANDAI CO.,LTD., ONIMUSHA: DAWN OF DREAMS by Capcom Co., Ltd., TALES OF THE ABYSS by NAMCO LIMITED, Ratchet&Clank 4th and Rouge Galaxy by Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc., and DIRGE of CERBERUS -FINAL FANTASY VII- and KINGDOM HEARTS II by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
As a separately sold accessory, Analog Controller DUALSHOCK 2 and Memory Card (8MB)(for PlayStation 2) will also become available in Satin Silver (as a standard accessory color).
SCEJ will continue to expand PlayStation®, PlayStation 2 and PSP platforms and will create and develop a new world of computer entertainment for the broadband era through the fusion of game, music, movies, and broadcasting.
Product Outline
| Product Name | PlayStation®2 |
| Color | Satin Silver |
| Product Code | SCPH-75000 SSS |
| Included | PlayStation 2 console x 1 Analog Controller（DUALSHOCK®2） (Satin Silver) x 1 AV Cable (integrated audio/video) x 1 AC Adaptor (AC power cord included) x 1 Vertical Stand (Satin Silver) x 1 |
| Release Date | November 23rd, 2005 (Wednesday) |
| Recommended Retail Price | Open Price |
2 (SCPH-75000 SSS), due to difference in design.
Separately Sold Accessory
| Product Name | Analog Controller DUALSHOCK®2 |
| Product Code | SCPH-10010 SS |
| Color | Satin Silver |
| Release Date | November 23rd, 2005 (Wednesday) |
| Recommended Retail Price | 2,800 yen (2,940 yen tax inclusive) |
| Product Name | Memory Card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2) |
| Product Code | SCPH-10020 SS |
| Color | Satin Silver |
| Release Date | November 23rd, 2005 (Wednesday) |
| Recommended Retail Price | 2,800 yen (2,940 yen tax inclusive) |
About Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division company of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. based in Japan, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PlayStation ®Portable handheld entertainment system, and also develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing program for these two platforms.
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