Japanese business paper Nihon Keizai Shimbun is reporting that the system will see its release pushed back until early November of this year.
Citing problems with finalizing the copy protection scheme for Blu-ray, which the PlayStation 3 will employ as its removable media, Nihon Keizai Shimbun believes that the system will hit store shelves some six months later than expected. According to the paper, the Blu-ray copy protection problem is the only thing holding back the release of the console as its other core parts, including the cutting edge Cell processor, are all on schedule.
AMN contacted Sony and was told by a rep that “Sony hasn’t made any announcements on the PS3 at this time.”
Sony will be holding a conference tommorow and we should hear more information concerning the Playstation 3 at that time. We’ll keep you updated on any new information.
