PlayStation 3 Delayed, Over $800?

AWhiteFlame writes "Cnet is reporting that a research report issued by Merrill Lynch suggests that the Sony PlayStation 3's American release may be postponed until 2007. From the article: 'The analyst firm proposed the idea that high costs and Sony's decision to use an 'ambitious new processor architecture--the Cell' is making it look like the company might not be able to meet its goal of getting the PS3 out in the U.S. this year.' Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment." The official report (pdf) would also seem to indicate that the console will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $900 when it launches.

Comments

send up the white flag

[xeeazgk]

Sony may as well have declared defeat. There is no market for a $900 gaming machine no matter how cool it is. Period.

We've already got $2000 gaming computers, we don't want your Cell. I bought a PS2 for Final Fantasy games... but I'm just not going to pay $900 for any game developer.

Even if Sony had ALL the good games, which it doesn't... I would not pay $900 for an oversized atari regardless of it's media capabilities! We've all got dvd players and mp3 players!

Lame. Super super lame.

OR... they realize that by 2007 the dollar won't be worth anything compared to the Yen... so they're just being realistic.

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Take your pick.

Re:Cell HypeEngine

[Anonymous Coward]

"I'd probably pay upwards of $1000 for one when it comes out."

You take being a Sony fanboy to a whole new level. If you're willing to pay up to $1000.00 for a gaming console you have some serious issues, especially after all the crap Sony has pulled recently. If it costs even remotely close to $900.00 there will be close to zero games for it because it simply won't be worth developing for since the target market will be so incredibly small. Barely anybody is going to be willing to pay $900.00 for a console.

Re:Apple to Sony?

[aichpvee]

Only an apple fanboy would think that getting increased specs without increased cost over time is getting something for "free". Or did they really send you a new CPU?

Completely agree about PS3 pricing though. This is just Sony's "super computer" claim of this generation. And I'll wager we don't see it for more than 400$, at least not for the base system.