Schock für alle geduldig wartenden PlayStation 3-Fans: Wie Sony meldet, wird der Release der Konsole in allen PAL-Territorien (Europa, Russland, Afrika, Mittlerer Osten und Australien) auf März 2007 verschoben. Die Japan- und US-Termine am 11. bzw. 17. November haben weiterhin Gültigkeit. Als Grund werden Verzögerungen bei Sony-internen Produktionsketten bzgl. der Laser-Dioden genannt. Nachfolgend findet ihr die Pressemitteilung im englischen Original.

"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."