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European PS3 Launch Delayed to 2007

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-not-so-good-for-them-then-is-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony has finally admitted that the November release date for the release of the PS3 is unfeasible. Specifically, it will not be available in any PAL territories until March 2007. Sony cites '(a) delay in the mass production schedule of the blue laser diode', forming a critical part of the much-maligned Blu-Ray drive. With the Xbox 360 having been released for almost 6 months in overseas markets, and the Wii looming large, can Sony afford a delay like this?" Update: 09/06 17:58 GMT by Z : Just to make sure you caught it, the announcement includes the word that the U.S. will only be getting 400,000 units at launch in November, with Japan at 100,000 units. Go Sony.

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  1. Who Cares? by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't get it? I was in a Sony Store the other day and they had a demo of a Blu-Ray movie playing. Yes, it looks nice. Yes, it looks like my HD-Comcast Cable. But I don't care! Right now I am totally satisfied playing my progressive scan DVDs. Yes there is a major difference in picture quality between Blu-Ray and DVD but it still hasn't made me want to go out and buy it. With that said, I could care less that Sony will be making games on Blu-Ray disc. I'd rather play my Nintendo DS or WarCraft 3 then to shell out $640 on new hardware so that I can enjoy $59.99 games.

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    -Dipster
  2. to quote "UHF" by Bobtree · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SUPPLIES!