[VG News] PS3 erscheint puenktlich in Japan

hin, her, hin, her. Abwarten! - aber auch nicht zu sehr die Uebersicht verlieren, darum eines der neuesten offiziellen Statements frisch aus dem Land der aufgehenden Sonne.

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It Didn`t Take Much Time : Sony Denies Merrill Lynch Report
By Mike
Publish Date: 20 Febuary 2006
Sony Computer Entertainment, denies a Merrill Lynch & Co. report that the PlayStation 3 video game console may be delayed.
Kei Sakaguchi, a Sony spokesman in Tokyo says : "There is no change in our original plan to release the console in spring 2006''. Joe Osha from Merrill Lynch said that Sony may start selling the Playstation 3 in Japan in autumn by late 2006 and early 2007 in the U.S. [...]

"Given the increasing competition from Microsoft and Nintendo, Sony can't afford any delays that may help its rivals get ahead,'' said Taiji Yoshida, who helps oversee $6.7 billion at Yasuda Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.

Merrill Lynch mentioned that the PS3 might sum up to $900 after the manufacturing process due to the Blu- ray high-definition DVD format and the faster Cell chip. The Playstation 3 retail cost would be twice as much as Microsoft`s Xbox 360.

Microsoft loses about $153 on each Xbox 360, which retails for between $299 and $399, researcher iSuppli Corp. said. If old rumors are kept true and the PS3 sells at $500, they would be losing $400 per console.

Sony shot back pretty quickly against this report, showing to everyone that they won`t let the anyone push around rumors ! However it seems to me that they denied the delay rumors, but nothing about the manufacturing cost of $900. Does this hint us that it can be true ?
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