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PlayStation 3 launch delayed for Europe and others
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 13:40
by Woo Elephant Yeah
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.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 13:45
by FatherJack
Fuck em, we're always last. I will have spent the money on booze and fags by then.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 13:45
by mrbobbins
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.

Posted: September 6th, 2006, 13:53
by spoodie

sonny you're fail!!!111
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 14:00
by TezzRexx
Well, i'm getting a refund on my PS3 reserve from Gamestation.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 14:18
by Stoat
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?
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:17
by Roman Totale
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?
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:34
by shot2bits
wtf, are sony competing with microsoft at who can spazz more?
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:36
by pixie pie
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
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:39
by Stoat
Roman Totale wrote:Have they got a group of retarded chimps handling the promotion side of things?

I made a graph.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:54
by Fred Woogle
Stoat wrote:

I made a graph.
roffles, you missed Ninten(dog)dooo......
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 17:57
by Stoat
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.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 19:21
by mrbobbins
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.

Posted: September 6th, 2006, 19:23
by Dr. kitteny berk
mrbobbins wrote:Nintendo should be the black X and Y axis.

Nintendo is also the z axis.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 19:36
by Hehulk
Having never
ever been a fan of playstations all I can say is Woohoo! Keep on fucking up sony

Posted: September 7th, 2006, 8:29
by Joose
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.

Posted: September 7th, 2006, 8:35
by amblin
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Posted: September 7th, 2006, 11:48
by Sandwich
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
Posted: September 7th, 2006, 11:58
by FatherJack
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
Posted: September 7th, 2006, 12:13
by Joose
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.