in yet another fine example of sony's adroit management styly, they won't be shipping the vita in the us and europe before xmas
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Aug 4 '11, 03:50
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"Sony Corp. (6758) plans to begin sales of the PlayStation Vita portable player in the U.S. and Europe next year, missing the key Christmas-holiday shopping season.
The product will initially launch in Japan before the end of December, followed by introductions in the U.S. and Europe early next year, Kazuo Hirai, Chairman Howard Stringer�s top lieutenant, told reporters in Tokyo today. The company had previously said it planned a phased global rollout of the Vita from the end of this year, without providing specifics.
The plan means Tokyo-based Sony will miss out on Christmas shoppers in two markets where the company generated more than 40 percent of its revenue last fiscal year. Japan�s largest electronics exporter is increasingly relying on its games business as the main Bravia television operations face their eighth straight year of losses."
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