![Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, speaks at a news conference for the new Playstation 3 in San Francisco, California, October 19, 2006. Video game console Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, speaks at a news conference for the new Playstation 3 in San Francisco, California, October 19, 2006. Video game console](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2BETW/kaz-hirai-president-and-chief-executive-officer-of-sony-computer-entertainment-america-speaks-at-a-news-conference-for-the-new-playstation-3-in-san-francisco-california-october-19-2006-video-game-console-leader-sony-corp-said-on-thursday-the-online-service-in-its-upcoming-playstation-3-would-let-players-compete-and-chat-online-and-download-games-music-and-movies-reuterskimberly-white-united-states-2D2BETW.jpg)
Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, speaks at a news conference for the new Playstation 3 in San Francisco, California, October 19, 2006. Video game console
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The new Playstation 3 control and box are displayed at a Sony Computer Entertainment America news conference in San Francisco, California, October 19, 2006. Video game console leader Sony Corp. said on
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