PS3 delayed until November

[wraggster]

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun claims to have confirmed that Sony has pushed back release of its console due to Blu-ray disc issues.
Coming hot on the heels of this morning's official announcement of tomorrow's Sony press conference comes unofficial confirmation of what it will be about. The Wednesday edition of the Japanese business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun is running an article titled "PlayStation 3 Rollout Postponed Until November."

As one might expect, the article confirms that Sony's next-generation console won't arrive until the fall in Japan. Citing an anonymous source, the article says the reason for the postponement--which has been widely predicted by analysts and executives--is the electronics giant is having issues with the Blu-ray Disc format, which the PS3 uses. Even Sony spokespersons have acknowledged that a delay was a "possiblity" should such issues arise.

"Sony Computer Entertainment will delay the release of its PlayStation 3 next-generation video game console until early November because the copy protection technology for the Blu-ray Disc has not been finalized," reported the paper. No specific regions were mentioned, making it unclear if the delay was for the Japanese PS3 or a worldwide release.

While authoritative in tone, it must be emphasized that the Nihon Keizai Shimbun report is in no way official. Though Sony's last-minute decision to change tomorrow's event from a closed-door presentation to a full-fledged press conference augurs a major announcement, Sony is staying mum. When contacted by GameSpot, a Sony Computer Entertainment America rep declined comment, saying "we have not made any new announcements on PlayStation 3."

[Martin]

Not surprising, I always thought a spring release was unrealistic.

[Darksaviour69]

it offical
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4807858.stm

the good news for europe is that we are getting it sooner than original thought, world wide release in nov

but sony are such liers, everyone knew that the spring release was BS. i would be suprised if it is released in Nov in europe. even then it will be like the 360 (even worse) with huge shortages.

the Blu-ray Disc thing just gives them a easy excuse. word from the developers is that they have not yet recived any near a final develepment kit

[garfit]

its official a worldwide release in early november for North American, Asian, and European territories and will ship with a 60GB hard drive which is upgradable

go to http://ps3.ign.com/articles/696/696054p1.html 4 more info