PlayStation 3 Delay Official

An anonymous reader writes "It's official! PS3 has been delayed until November in Japan. Apparently, it's because of copy protection technology issues associated with Blu-ray." From the article: "Today, Sony officially conceded defeat to the recent flurry of rumors and speculation, with Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reporting the machine has been pushed back until November. There aren't many details out right now, but Sony says issues over the finalization of copy protection technology related to their Blu-ray disc drive is the cause of the delay. As the news is coming out of Japan, that creates a worrisome scenario for America and Europe."

Dang!!

[rlp]

I was sooo looking forward to getting copy protection sooner than that.

Revolutionary DRM

[RealErmine]

After all, isn't never launching the console really the best copy protection of all? This ultimate protection of Sony copyright will certainly be a gold mine!

Re:Revolutionary DRM

[RyoShin]

I'm sure they got the idea from the Phantom.

Obligatory...Alladin quote?

[Xiroth]

Oh, there's a big surprise. That's an incredible... I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die, from that surprise.

Shocking news

[Pluvius]

How could anyone have predicted this turn of events!?

Rob

Re:Revolutionary DRM

[ZachPruckowski]

1) Take $600 pre-orders of bloated video-game console
2) Use funds to build an awesome spaceship
3) Cancel production of console
4) Fly Away??
5) Profit!!!!

Re:I hope they pay the price.

[Erioll]

That would certainly result in an interesting smell to their consoles...

Subversive thought

[Gorimek]

A lot of people are jumping to conclusions, but what's to say they're not delaying to make the copy protection scheme less intrusive and more practical for end users?

Re:I hope they pay the price.

[Anonymous Coward]

Salesperson: "You have to piss on Sony to get the full effect."

In other news...

[jdubois79]

In other news, Microsoft announced today that it was dismayed at the delay in the launch of the PS3. A spokesman was quoted as saying "Come on Sony, get your act together! Gamers are waiting for Halo 3, and we're not going to sit on this thing forever!"

New version of copy protection.

[JPriest]

After they found out they were not allowed to use rootkits for copy protection it was back to the drawing board.

Re:Yep, a whole year later than the 360....

[JesusPancakes]

This time around, Microsoft shipped a Mustang. It's big, loud, and powerful. Sony is going to ship a Porsche; quieter, a little faster, more expensive. (if they choose to eat the extra cost, that would make it a great deal for the consumer.) Nintendo is going to ship a Miata. They don't win drag-races, but Miatas are cheap and fun to drive.

So what you're saying is that the next-gen systems are for men with small penises? :-)

Re:What difference does it make?

[pommiekiwifruit]

It probably still works as well as it did on the day you first got it.

You must have bought yours from the Sony in the advertising hype. Mine comes from the Sony that makes disc drives out of bits of recycled wet cereal packets held together by blutack. Shake rattle and roll! I don't know how much longer my box will last alas.

I know the real reason for the delay....

[dspisak]

Sony is waiting for Toy Story to finish rendering on the box.

In other news...

[Half a dent]

Halo 3 release delayed until November.