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Several minutes ago, Sony officially launched their launch schedule for the PlayStation 3. The sub-$500 price is now official, as the base model, featuring a 20 GB hard drive, will be available worldwide on November 17th for $499 (USD). A higher-end model, featuring a larger 60 GB hard drive will be available for $599.

Sony plans on having 2 million units available on its November 17th launch date, with an additional two million available by the end of the year. By March 31st, 2007, Sony plans on having shipped 6 million PlayStation 3s.

In addition, Sony revealed an aspect of its controller remarkable similar to some of the Nintendo Wii's controller features, and a demonstration game was played in which a ship was piloted simply by moving the controller around in the air. The Sony PSP will also be able to directly communicate with the PS3, and a demonstration showed it being used as a rear view mirror for an F1 game, maintaining live syncronization with the PS3.

A variety of PlayStation 3 games will be playable on the E3 show floor beginning this Wednesday at 9 AM (PST), and we'll be bringing the coverage to you right here as well as on our E3 Moblog.