Comments on: Sony delays PS3 launch to November

Company confirms that it's pushing back the worldwide release date for the game console.

[Smoth_007]

They are taking a mighty risk

By the time the PS3 is in stores the Xbox 360 will be in many homes and it will be also cheaper to buy.
Guess time will tell.

[georgetang]

Sony Strikes Back

Sony is smart.

Their patience is a good virtue.

As a leader, more calculation is needed for the next big thing.

Sony has started to develop together with IBM and Toshiba for Cell.

As for today PS3 component should be expensive due to new technology.

Since PS2 has already sold over 100 million, which is a good sign. Longer Life Cycle better ROI for Sony it is.

Why kill a best-seller with a new product not yet tweaked nor fine-tuned?

PS3 indeed would be Sony STRIKES BACK.

STRIKES BACK?

Yes, just consider if PS3 successfully deployed, Sony could further expand their gaming console, content market share.

They'll implement next "platform", considering every PS3 would able to go on-line, chat with other players, play entertainment such as Music, Movies.

At the same time, Microsoft trying with Xbox, Xbox360 is just merely peanut.

PS3 would become real Digital Entertainment Hub. And would better enhance PSP content.

Sony has lost twice in history, one in the 80s with Betamax, personally I think Betamax as it is for Blu-ray both had the better technology over their counter-parts.

But this time, Sony would win, even with delay of PS3.

Secondly, at the turn of the century. Sad that Sony has forgotten who to move like a mice even when they has become a big elephant. Apple has thought a la Internet.

[iadawson]

PS3 Delayed

Why is anyone surprised? Seems to me the last time Sony launched a console (PSP) not during the Holiday Season people bought it initially but weren't that interested in it come Christmas of last year. This became evident as Nintendo's DS outsold and continues to outsell the Sony PSP.

After the huge expense of R&R that Sony went thru to develop the PS3 they want to ensure that more than just the hardcore gamers are willing to fork out boatloads of cash for the PS3.

The downside for Sony is that they handed Microsoft 8 more months to supply retail chains with more 360s. Interestingly, early adopters eagerly anticipating the PS3 might crave next gen now and settle on the 360 (even if only as a short term fix).

[fakespam]

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[davaal]

see ya in November

those of us who've been PS faithfuls will still buy the product. i bought the original XBOX only when Halo II came out. I'd played at my brothers' houses and i was never impressed. the games i liked to play (RPG, Sports) all sucked and slowed down on Xbox. Incredibly, even NCAA 2006 slows down, and MS has had 3 years to work out that bug. i bought one for $100 just to play Halo II, topspin and KOTOR. i bucked the trend and bought a 360 - and it died a glitching detah inside of a week.. there were none available for exchange so i got a refund. you 360 guys can continue to play all 4 or 5 decent Xbox 360 games. its got beautiful graphics and its really fast - but who cares if the only game i wanna play - MADDEN 06 - plays just as well on my PS2? MS will never max out those specs befor 360.5 come out. MS has brought over their shoddy quality and bush-style poor planning over into the gaming field.

The Xbox was decent. the controllers sucked - so i'm glad they bit the Dual Shock PS controller for the 360.

bottom line - i'll still play the 360 at my bruh's house. but i wont buy another. i might have changed my mind had it come out with a HD DVD player. but that sealed the deal for me.

[duke442games]

The PS3 was always planed for Q4 in NA

Wake up- this is only a delay for the Asain release of the platform. With it being such a minor reason as hardware patents, then you can bet that it is going to launch with not 10-20 games, but my guess is that we are going to see an easy 30+ games at launch. Course since it will now be released world wide at the same time, then you are going to see the lines like with the XBox 360 and the shortages will drive the price up before Christmas.

[Jason_chan1984]

Nintendo plans?

What about Nintendo Revolution? is there an official release date yet?