PlayStation 3 Hit With Setbacks

Console gaming fans will be waiting a little longer than expected before putting their hands on the long anticipated PlayStation 3 gaming console. The alleged reason for this delay has something to do with Sony finalizing the Blu-ray disk technology but I am skeptical. After all, if Sony is one of the developers of Blu-ray then why do they need to make a final decision as to whether or not to use it in the PlayStation 3? Unless they are not being forthcoming and perhaps their version of the new DVD format is flawed in some way.

That would be a devastating blow to Sony and although it would not destroy the company as a whole it would most definitely deal a major and long term setback to the financial future of the company. And as it stands this current delay in launching PlayStation 3 only allows Microsoft's Xbox 360 to gain a larger following and share of the gaming market.

Will Blu-ray technology become another Betamax fiasco? For those of you too young to remember, back when videotape ruled the world there was VHS and Beta. Sony had a superior format called Betamax but it made the strategic error of attempting to force the industry to use it's proprietary technology which allowed the inferior quality VHS format to become dominant because JVC allowed open sharing of it's technology.

But I digress. Sony claims that the PlayStation 3 will premier in November, so let's see how this plays out and more importantly which DVD technology will be driving their newest console.


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