Sony just can’t catch a break.
First, their Blu-Ray player is delayed until October…
“The reasons behind the delays have not been revealed. However, if Blu-ray finally rolls out in October early adopters might not mind waiting three weeks for $600 PS3 over a $1000 Blu-ray player.”
…then Business 2.0 says Ken Kutaragi “doesn’t matter.”
“Remember the Betamax debacle? Sony seems to have forgotten all about it. Under Kutaragi, who is the power behind Sony’s PlayStation videogame consoles, the company is launching another format war with its Blu-Ray high-definition videodisc, the successor to the venerable DVD. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 3, which was supposed to put Blu-Ray into millions of living rooms, is months late and hundreds of dollars more expensive than competing consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo – largely because it includes one-of-a-kind technologies like Blu-Ray. The delays and cost overruns are likely to make both the PS3 and Blu-Ray nonstarters.”
IGN: “A spokesman for Sony reminded us that Blu-Ray has the support of “90 percent of Hollywood, and this is just one publication’s opinion.” IGN News was unable to confirm the sound of sobbing on the other end of the line.”
LBD “Nytetrayn”