Sony delay PS3 until November

[BlueTsunami]

Surprised this hasn't been posted here yet....

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/today/...20147000c.html

It basically states that Sony delayed the PS3 until November because of the delay in the standardization of the copy protection technology in BD.

*Props to one at B3D for brining this to the communities attention and some members at GAF (which is where I first heard about this delay)

[D3adcell]

ah you beat me to it.

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148763

Sony Delays PlayStation 3
Blu-ray forcing the machine into hiding until November.
by Patrick Klepek, 03/14/2006
11 of 11 users recommend this story.
Sony has been anything but talkative these past few months regarding their plans for PlayStation 3. No one except Sony seemed to anticipate they'd continue to meet their projected spring release date in any territory, even Japan.

Today, Sony officially conceded defeat to the recent flurry of rumors and speculation, with Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reporting the company has confirmed the machine has been pushed back until November.

There aren't many details out right now, but Sony says copy protection technology related to their Blu-ray disc drive is the cause of the delay.

As the news is coming out of Japan, that creates a worrisome scenario for America and Europe. There was already rumblings Sony wouldn't be able to launch in all territories before the end of the year, but missing out on the Christmas season over here could prove a deadly blow to Sony's next-generation plans.

Somewhere in Microsoft's offices, Bill Gates just opened a bottle of champagne. With more details expected at tomorrow's PlayStation conference and the Game Developers Conference just around the corner, it appears the flood gates (for good or ill) are about to be unleashed.

[xbdestroya]

You're both beat to it!

http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=53504