PlayStation 3 launch delayed for Europe and others

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » September 6th, 2006, 13:40

http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/09/06/p ... nd-others/

Sony blames the delay on production issues with blue laser diodes needed for the Blu-ray (and HD DVD) Disc drives.

Post by **FatherJack** » September 6th, 2006, 13:45

Fuck em, we're always last. I will have spent the money on booze and fags by then.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » September 6th, 2006, 13:45

LOL @ Sony.

MUST GET BLU-RAY INTO CONSUMERS HOMES.

Theres a Steve Irwin related Stingray joke in there somewhere but I'm too tired to find it.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » September 6th, 2006, 13:53

sonny you're fail!!!111

Post by **TezzRexx** » September 6th, 2006, 14:00

Well, i'm getting a refund on my PS3 reserve from Gamestation.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » September 6th, 2006, 14:18

A valid point in the comments though- at least some of the bugs will have been ironed out by the time we get it, and there should be a few more games too.
Are ps3 titles regioned or is it optional, like PSP?

Post by **Roman Totale** » September 6th, 2006, 17:17

I have to sy I've not been impressed with the launches of any of these so called "next gen" consoles.

Have they got a group of retarded chimps handling the promotion side of things?

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » September 6th, 2006, 17:34

wtf, are sony competing with microsoft at who can spazz more?

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » September 6th, 2006, 17:36

shot2bits wrote:wtf, are sony competing with microsoft at who can spazz more?

Haha This

seems to be the only logical explanation for all this feck up

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » September 6th, 2006, 17:39

Roman Totale wrote:Have they got a group of retarded chimps handling the promotion side of things?

I made a graph.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » September 6th, 2006, 17:54

Stoat wrote:

I made a graph.

roffles, you missed Ninten(dog)dooo......

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » September 6th, 2006, 17:57

Ty aka Sir Die Aloty wrote:Roffles, you missed Ninten(dog)dooo......

I don't think Nintendo fit on that graph. They're a bit zen.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » September 6th, 2006, 19:21

Stoat wrote: I don't think Nintendo fit on that graph. They're a bit zen.

Nintendo should be the black X and Y axis.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » September 6th, 2006, 19:23

mrbobbins wrote:Nintendo should be the black X and Y axis.

Nintendo is also the z axis.

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » September 6th, 2006, 19:36

Having never ever been a fan of playstations all I can say is Woohoo! Keep on fucking up sony

Post by **Joose** » September 7th, 2006, 8:29

Blimeh.

When you think about it, both Microsoft and Sony have had roughly the same amount of time here to iron out bugs, its just that Microsoft have been selling the console at the same time.

So, the PS3 will be coming out late, there wont be as many games available for it at launch as there is for the 360, its not going to be significantly more powerfull (apart from the blue ray thing), its probably going to be considerably more expensive, and the console itself is a fugly bastard. Oh, and thier attempt to mimic the Wii controllers is embarrasing in the extreme. Nice going, Sony.

amblin · Post by **amblin** » September 7th, 2006, 8:35

Sandwich · Post by **Sandwich** » September 7th, 2006, 11:48

PS3 will still be better and to be honest this whole delay is understandable, the chips are hard to make and sony have already wasted millions trying to fix it. Just be patient

Post by **FatherJack** » September 7th, 2006, 11:58

It's not the delay in itself, but the way it's automatically the European release that gets knocked back, not the US or Japanese one.

I would have picked the PS3 over the 360 and the Wii, but I'm not waiting six months just because they think they can dick Europeans around - I will have bought something else.

/goes to look at Enchanted Arms

Post by **Joose** » September 7th, 2006, 12:13

Sandwich wrote:PS3 will still be better and to be honest this whole delay is understandable, the chips are hard to make and sony have already wasted millions trying to fix it. Just be patient

PS3 will still be better

How?

and to be honest this whole delay is understandable

why?

the chips are hard to make

pfft! no more so than the 360's.

sony have already wasted millions trying to fix it

yes they have. Wheras Microsoft launched the 360 bugs and all, and fixed things whilst making money. Not saying thats better for us. Better for them though.

Just be patient

Heh, its not a matter of patience. It not like im going to get one either way. Hell, even if it were the best thing in the know universe I wouldnt be waiting for it at the moment, I cant afford it. Im just amused at sony's inept handling of the next gen console situation.

Microsoft have got the backing of the masses.
Nintendo have got the backing of people who like quirky games, or people who dont normally play games.
Sony appears to only have the backing of fanboys.