PS3 verschiebt sich in Europa auf März 2007

Wow - nach all dem Trara um einen weltweiten Launch im November, bekommt Europa trotzdem wieder den Stinkefinger gezeigt. Der PS3 Start verschiebt sich überraschenderweise auf März 2007. Wer PS3 also spielen will, muss sie importieren, denn in japan und Nordamerika erscheint sie weiterhin gegen Ende diesen Jahres.

Englische Pressemeldung:

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New March 2007 date for European Launch of PLAYSTATION 3

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New March 2007 date for European Launch of PLAYSTATION 3
No change in launch date for Japan and North America

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.