PlayStation 3 Delayed, Over $800?

AWhiteFlame writes "Cnet is reporting that a research report issued by Merrill Lynch suggests that the Sony PlayStation 3's American release may be postponed until 2007. From the article: 'The analyst firm proposed the idea that high costs and Sony's decision to use an 'ambitious new processor architecture--the Cell' is making it look like the company might not be able to meet its goal of getting the PS3 out in the U.S. this year.' Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment." The official report (pdf) would also seem to indicate that the console will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $900 when it launches.

No worries

[Squishy Eyeball Jeff]

Maybe by 2007 Xbox 360s will actually be in some stores around here, and then I can have my choice.

$900?

[general_re]

Damn, my first car cost less than that. Granted, it was a piece of shit, and it didn't have the latest and greatest Cell HypeEngine® built in, but it did have a nice big back seat (wink, wink), which produced a lot more fun than any Sony equipment I've ever owned.

They should rename the console.

[Trespass]

Maybe call it the 'Neo Geo'. :P

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Anything above 600$ will hurt

[G3ckoG33k]

Anything above 600$ will hurt, as my wife would try to kill me...

Re:$900?

[Anonymous Coward]

but it did have a nice big back seat (wink, wink), which produced a lot more fun than any Sony equipment I've ever owned.

oh, were you into hauling recyclables too?

Somebody remind me

[Hosiah]

What did we do for amusement before SONY started putting on slapstick shows?

Ob SONY joke:
SONY="Soon Only Not Yet"

Backseat fun?

[supermank17]

Be reasonable. You're posting on slashdot.

Re:Obligatory RTFA.

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

If you weren't a man, I'd marry you.

Re:Obligatory RTFA.

[Breakfast Pants]

And if you weren't not Sony or their DRM, he'd fuck you.

Merrill Lynch's prices just keep going up

[mcc]

The thing that is interesting to me here is this: For the last year, people have been repeating the factoid that the PS3 will apparently cost $500 to produce. If you spend a little bit of time digging, though, you'll find that all such claims ultimately stem from a single oft paraphrased-and-then-meta-paraphrased report by Merrill Lynch about halfway through last year.

Now Merrill Lynch says the PS3 will cost $900 to produce.

I can only conclude that the amount Merrill Lynch believes the PS3 will cost to produce approximately doubles every nine months. At this rate, by the end of 2006 Merrill Lynch will believe the PS3 costs $2000 to produce, and by the end of the PS3's lifespan Sony will be paying a full $4,551,111 per unit to manufacture the PS3.

Clearly, Sony has a serious problem here.

Re:No worries

[geekd]

Hell, by 2007, MS will be dealing with production shortages on the XBox 720.

Re:Massive Inflation?

[kadathseeker]

That's 'cause it'll be 35 times bigger.

At least

[djward]

In the back seat you were at risk of contracting any number of things, but not a rootkit.

Re:No worries

[Belseth]

Maybe by 2007 Xbox 360s will actually be in some stores around here, and then I can have my choice.

I hear by then they are supposed to have the Duke Nuke Em Forever port done as well.

Re:They should rename the console.

[Kj0n]

How about: PlayStation For Ever.

Re:Apple to Sony?

[Citizen of Earth]

Hmm, I think the cons are winning

I think you're overestimating Microsoft's chances.

Re:Apple to Sony?

[Physician]

You do realize that Sony invented the blu-ray drive. They aren't going to charge themselves that much to make a drive they own all the rights to.