Sony admits PS3 launch delay ‘possible’

Few in the industry believe that PlayStation 3 will launch in the spring. It looks like Sony may be ready to announce a delay. A company spokesperson has admitted that a delay is possible. Image Sony has told the media that the launch of the console will be delayed due to difficulties in finalizing the Blu-ray drive’s specs. An unnamed spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan admitted that PlayStation 3 launch could be delayed.

Most industry observers believe the machine will be launched in Japan and North America in the fall. Hitoshi Kuriyama, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, believes the U.S launch could be delayed until 2007.

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