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PS3 Delayed Until November (American release date still unknown)
DailyTech ^ | 3/14/2006 | Brandon Hill

Posted on 03/14/2006 6:46:52 PM PST by Ultra Sonic 007

Sony's next gen console gets delayed six months

The Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun has reported that Sony will delay the launch of PlayStation 3 until November of 2006. The North American launch date is still up in the air.

According to the report, issues surrounding copy protection for Blu-ray discs is the reason for the delay. If the reports are true (given the source, they probably are), Sony could miss the key holiday rush in the United States. Official word from Sony is expected tomorrow.

Rumors have been circulating about Asustek Computer securing orders for the Sony PlayStation 3 next-generation console and PlayStation Portable (PSP) game console. Both Asustek and Sony have fervently denied the several rumors that Asustek has secured large orders for "mass shipments" by Christmas 2006. It is possible that this could be another sign that the rumored delay is, indeed, true.

Somewhere in Redmond, Bill Gates is grinning from ear to ear.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: console; games; gaming; playstation; ps3; sony; videogames
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To: Sofa King

I wonder how this affects EA and RockStar and the like...everyone will be delaying purchases


21 posted on 03/15/2006 11:53:48 AM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: LanPB01

Sony keeps making the same mistake with their stupid proprietary formats including Memory Stick, UMD and now Blu-Ray.


22 posted on 03/15/2006 2:13:07 PM PST by Callahan
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To: LanPB01
I've read some rumors online that movie studios are already starting to jump off the UMD bandwagon, so the PSP may be in for some trouble as well.

I thought it was obvious that the movie studios went overboard in their support for UMD. There's a market there, but not near the market that they invested in with the mass releases. I've seen UMD releases of low-selling dvds, and that makes zero economic marketing sense to me. UMD should stick to the big title releases only, and cut the quantity in half.
23 posted on 03/15/2006 3:12:48 PM PST by Thoro (Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry....)
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To: Thoro; LanPB01
>I thought it was obvious that the movie studios went overboard in their support for UMD

DVD's best thing
is the commentary track.
(And digital porn . . .)

But I've heard folks say
UMD films don't come with
DVD extras --

No commentaries,
no alternate endings. Why
rent with less extras?

24 posted on 03/15/2006 4:15:14 PM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: theFIRMbss

I guess Sony thought people would buy for the convenience of being able to take the movie with you and your PSP at all times. If they would have placed a hard drive in the PSP so movies and music could have been stored in digital format, it would have been great. Instead, you have to buy miniscule memory cards.


25 posted on 03/16/2006 5:15:41 AM PST by LanPB01
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