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Analysts React to PS3 Delay
GameDailyBiz has a piece looking at some professional analyst opinion on what the PS3 delay means for Sony. From the article: "Merrill Lynch analyst Hitoshi Kuriyama cautioned, however, that we shouldn't take the global launch for granted as there are still many hurdles. '[Sony] still has a number of obstacles to surmount before it can achieve a simultaneous global launch of PS3 in November. We will need to keep close tabs on whether any further delays emerge because postponing the launch will worsen the company's competitive position,' he said in a research note."
It amuses me how wrong you actually are.
You try and speak as one with insider knowledge but whoever you are getting this from is completely barking up the wrong tree.
My best friend recently stopped working for sony and he knows exactly whats going on.
Get this, the sony devs themselves don't have final hardware yet. (ie SCEE, and US etc) Do you think many games will be released in November when all the 3rd party devs will only have received (according to Sony) final dev kits in June??? Currently the devs have no idea how games will run on the final ps3. In fact 3rd party devs only just received final versions of the graphics card. Given that the ps3 is officially the hardest console to develop for ever, do you really think sony will have any line up worth a crap if they released in November?
At least with xbox 360 the main processor is powerful to run games that havent been properly optimised for all three cores. Whereas with ps3, you NEED to really optimise your code for CELL, which basically means every dev to basically start coding differently then they have done for years.
You can believe me or not, I dont particularly give a damn. But come November you will see that Sony is full of bs. If it does release it will be Japan only, in small amounts with a paltry lineup.