[PS3] PS3 delayed until March 07 in Europe

I don't really see the big deal myself. Seeing how Sony's plans for the PS1,2 and 3 (originally) were to launch in Japan first and then NA & Europe about a year later is worse for us then the current situation, I'll just be happy to get them when we do. Also we don't want the hardware to be the quality of the 360 now do we? (On my 3rd 360 as of now) And don't forget that Sony is going to have about 100 000 more then the 360 had for NA release and they have more factories working on the system then Microsoft.

As for the Wii, of course it's not going to be as near as troublesome to stick another stick of RAM, add a new case & peripheal as it would be to make a whole new system from scratch, so as far as the Wii's concerned I find $200 to be expensive for an upgraded system that I already paid $200 for.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah but the upgrades make it about 32 times superior to the PS2 according to benchmark reports. And of course $600 is alot, but systems ALWAYS launch around that price, from the Atari systems to the PS2, 360, and now PS3. Also at one point the Neo-geo costed around $800 when it came out. The only thing that has changed over the years... is well nothing. New systems cost alot, people bitch alot, and to expect any change to this cycle that has been going on since the 1960's won't change anything.

But in the end though, if I wanted my 360 to have the same capabilities it will cost sufficiently more then just simply buying a PS3.

360 Premium: $500 + $120 HD-DVD = $620
PS3 Core: $550 + $0 Blu Ray = %550

So in the end the 360 is costing more for the unit, it's just missing features to make it seem cheaper.

How ya doing, buddy?

True, but Sony has developed the cell processor and Blu-Ray DVD player themselved which is what makes it more unique then the 360 and such (which is just a PC in a box) and is also the reason why it's more.

NES Oldskooler: That's the Premium PS3 which is $650 but if you want to compare that.

PS3 Premium: $650
Premium 360: $500 + HD-DVD $120 + Wi-Fi $100 = $720 (and you can't upgrade the harddrive from 20 GB now where the $650 PS3 has 60GB, nor do you have the HDMI)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Even though it was a joint effort, it was originally designed for the PS3, and would still cost alot more then just buying consumer parts like Microsoft and Nintendo do.

As for the price I'm in Canada therefore the 360 has an exchange difference of $100 and the PS3 has an exchange of $50 (set by the companies)

core premium
US 360 $300 $400
CAN 360 $400 $500

US PS3 $500 $600
CAN PS3 $550 $650
You can check any retailler site, these are the costs.

Also why Sony were trying to promote it as a PC entertainment system is because the taxes on video games & hardware are insane in Europe compared to that of consumer electronics, so if Sony could get the countries to believe that it was a PC and not a Console they could save something like $3,000,000 on taxes which they were going to in turn use to pay immersion to get the rumble feature. Unfortunatly the European countries didn't fall for Sony's marketing.

(Information from IGN podcasts and articles)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

The reason why the PS3 was pushed back is due to the lack of Blu-Ray diodes that is required to change the focus and reading attributes of the laser in order to read the Blu-Ray discs. Therefore they had to choose a market to delay release in. Therefore since Europe is smaller for gaming then North America or Japan, it was elected to get the cut. Like I said though, no launch goes smooth anyway, so it shouldn't be that big of a surprise. Plus with all the bitching that I've been hearing from people aswell as how many people say that they're going to wait a while to get a system that will last, what does it matter to them if it gets pushed back or not. (I'm not emplying that everyone is like this however, or even that this is even the general opinion in Europe, heck it's only in Europe where the PSP is outselling the DS. Not by much, but outselling non the less.)

I was speaking idiomatically.