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PS3 Delayed in Australia/Europe - PS3

6th September 2006, 6:32pm
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 London, Wednesday 6 September 2006 - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that it would revise the launch date of its Playstation 3 computer entertainment system in the PAL territories of Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Australasia from 17th November 2006, as previously announced to March 2007.

Launch dates for Japan and North America will remain the same, which are November 11th and November 17th respectively.

The revision of the launch date in the SCEE territories is caused by the delay in the mass production schedule of the blue laser diode within the Sony Group, thus affecting the timely procurement of key components to be utilised in Playstation 3.

The previously announced Playstation 3 shipment forecast of 6 million units globally within the fiscal year ending 2007 is not changed.


Sliced Comments:

The way we see it, this makes it really, really tough for Sony in the Aussie market in the long run. If they come in basically a year after the 360 launched here, with a price of $830+, they're going to have a hard time breaking into the region. Luckily, it should make your choices one bit easier this Christmas.

SOURCE: SCEE
by Nick Schaedel » Author's Blog