When contacted this morning a Sony UK spokesperson told CVG that "We're 100 percent on track for a March release".
And wasnt the PSP suppose to launch in March?!
Hopefully PS3 will launch in March, because according to Sony they have been able to resolve their production issues:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12051
I just cannot understand that, IF the production issues have been sorted out then where are the replenishment stocks for the US and Japan? There seems to be more machines on eBay than Sony have got in retail stores.
I never thought march was possible in the same way that I do not think 6 million machines to retail by the same date is possible given the continuing problems with the Blu-ray diodes and low cell yields.
I would like to see the machine hit just to see which way the multiregion games will work out (will they lock them up once the machine is available in Europe)
PS3 production is in full swing. Something like 100,000 units are being pumped out (I think he said weekly). He was very confident they have solved their diode issues.
I just cannot understand that, IF the production issues have been sorted out then where are the replenishment stocks for the US and Japan? There seems to be more machines on eBay than Sony have got in retail stores...
I'm pretty sure that Sony will launch the PS3 in March with a big fanfare. The issue I think is going to be the quantity of units available for launch. It would be far easier to launch say 20,000 units in March, sell them all and then let production lag for a few months until all the issues could be ironed out. The alternative (a delay until say September) would be a really stupid mistake - but who knows with Sony's current track record.
The thought of the ebay price in March is terrifying.
If they do launch in March they're gonna be scarce.Doesn't mean much for the PAL launch though.
But they won't get any real publicity from a second launch - the press isn't going to be very interested in something that has been on the shop shelves for nine months. Even a 'shortage' story would be hard to run because it would just make Sony look incompetent - oh look they can't ship enough of the product they have been mass producing for the last year.It will lauch in March, prob with only a few consoles, (they can't delay it again, or it will be the end) then coming up to christmas there will prob be a mini second launch when they have loads more consoles and to attack the xmas sales.
I dont believe the article myself,
They say the info is from a "source" but they do not mention what credentials this source has... it could be one of their nans for all we know.
anyway, i believe the bottom paraggraph more...