Saturniana used our news submit to tell us about this distressing news for PlayStation 3 fans in Europe.
| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New March 2007 date for European Launch of PLAYSTATION 3 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. |
GristyMcFisty used our news submit as well, to tell us about this further information he spotted over at Yahoo! UK News. Below, we have a snippet:
Sony had planned to launch the new version of its blockbuster PlayStation console in November, setting the stage for a three-way showdown with Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. during the key holiday shopping season. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony"s game unit and known as the "father of the PlayStation", told reporters Sony would ship 2 million PS3 units this year, half a previously forecast 4 million, but would make up the lost ground to hit a target of 6 million consoles shipped by March.
