If you're going to launch a product like this in NA or EU - as oppose to Japan - you've got to produce an awful lot of them before you can get them on the shelves. It just takes time - get them produced, shipped, on store shelves. 5 or 6 months really isn't all that crazy, but I can understand wondering why they chose to announce it so far in advance. My guess is that the news was getting out anyway so they just went ahead with it - hey, TGS is as good a time as any.

They have stopped shipping anything related to Playstation i.e. PSP and PS3 games and accessories to Europe :-(

Ebay is your best bit and watch out for the rip off prices.

Unlike Microsoft, Sony actually has quality standards to uphold and would rather work out the kinks in Japan before shipping the DS3 to the rest of the world.

Releasing the rumble controller in 2008 is a seriously bad move for Sony. I don't care about rumble much, but some peoeple sure seem to.

Adding a feature where the 360 beats them doesn't matter in Japan, they have the battle won over there. They should release it here, where the battle is still up for grabs.

Currently, Sony needs the NA market more than the NA market needs Sony.

because i dont think any of the games released this year had the tech to add it into the game. so there really is no point to release it out now if no games can support it...makes sense to me

and its not sony's wrong move - they had to seattle the court thing first....u think if that didnt happen that the PS3 wouldnt be shipped already with the dualshock 3...lol come on now

Yeah this doesn't really make sense. Unless Sony is planning some kind of relaunch/price cut this spring with all the great games coming out then they should just get it out asap. Might just be a bunch of Sixaxis controllers in storage they wanna get rid of first. And they better be making it standard in the package as soon as it's availiable.

Why does this get so much attention? Rumble is so 3 gens old.

Rumble works that's why. Hope Sony can double their efforts in bringing this-out sooner.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.