For everyday that pass by, Sony's choice to use blu-ray seems more and more inept. Announced today, (and not coming as a big suprise either) the shortage of blue laser diode (a key component in the blu-ray drives) has caused PS3 to be delayed until March for Europe, and greatly lowered the shipped PS3's for the US and Japan launch.
Around 100,000 units will be available in Japan by the release at Nov. 11th, and 400,000 units will be available in the US by Nov. 17th. Sony has stated before that they would be able to sell the console even without games, but will they still be able to sell it without the consoles?
Meantime, Nintendo has six-year-and-a-half high on their stock prices, due to the expectations of their soon-to-be-released Wii, and is still expected for another rise once the release date is announced 14th this month. Microsoft has had the benefit of being the sole competitor on the market for months, and still months to come, although they still have problem breaking into the Japanese market.
Who are ripping off who?
European sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 delayed until March
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