CES was never in the PS3 schedule. I’m betting my money for the FULL revealing of the PS3 in February at the Playstation Conference. That’s the place where they have announced to have the PS3. If they are late then they are in deep, if it’s ready for show in February things should be fine for Sony.

Back to the point. I’m starting to be a bit skeptical too :/. Doesn’t look too ready, but then again we might up for a big surprise. Didn’t Kutaragi say at TGS that Sony still has an ace up their sleeve ? I can’t find a direct link to that, but I remember that this statement exists somewhere. What the ace is ? Who knows, but anyways it might be only biz talk.
Many ppl are saying that it isn’t finished in a long time, but what to they know with they’re “anonymous” comments.

Great blog btw.

“10-1-2006

Blu-ray disc production to begin February

Sony recently announced their plans for Blu-ray disc production, which is set to begin the tail end of February. They stated that they will be ready to accept orders and manufacture 25Gb BR discs on a global basis.

The first production run will be out of Shizouka, Japan, and will cover Japan, and also export to the rest of the world. Then, starting in May, a Sony factory in Indiana will begin producing the discs as well, followed by Salzburg, Austria in July.

All throughout 2006, Sony has plans to add factories to produce the discs, supposedly reaching a capacity of 5 million units per month for the US and 2.5 million each for both Japan and Europe. By then, 30 factories should be up and running.

The 50 gb BR discs will not be ready to manufacture until late summer of 2006, as soon as all the plants have the ability to make them.

This announcement brings up more questions than answers, especially for PS3 gamers. If the Blu-ray disc format is not even going to be manufactured until at least late Feb, a springtime launch doesn’t sound feasible. Also later this year when the games and movies will be out, only about 5 million discs per month will be available, could this cause a shortage of games and movies?”

My guesses don’t seem too far off i don’t think. Although this guy seems to believe 5 million a monthis not enough to satisfy demand, these figures will probably just for movies. I say this because it’s no big secret that most (if not ALL) launch and early games will come on standard DVD-9’s

hot carl

Black Guy, I completely disagree. You don’t think that the PS3 has generated feverish interest? They aren’t exactly hurting for publicity. News sites are constantly running stories on every tiny morsel and scrap of PS3 gossip they can find even when there is really nothing to report.

When people hear the same thing over and over they start to believe it. Lots of people are saying the “PS3 is late” and it really isn’t based on anything credible; it’s just the rumor mill filling the void left by a lack of definitive news. Honestly, I don’t know any more about the state of PS3 development than anyone else. But I do know how to spot rumor spinning out of control when I see it. Although it very well could be late or have serious problems, the wave of rumors and “leaked reports” going around really isn’t a good indication.