UK PSP Launch Slips.

[Stewart]

Europe Late For PSP Launch.

SCE will slip its Q4 release plans overseas due to shortages.


February 4, 2005 - Riding the backside of the rollercoaster that was yesterday morning's announcement of the PSP's release and price for North America, news source Bloomberg is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has delayed the European release of the PlayStation Portable from the originally planned Q4 2004 release (which would have had the system release this March with the North American system.) Europe will now see the PSP release sometime this Spring.

Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Kenichi Fukunaga attributes the delay to shortages of the hardware -- the system was notoriously difficult to produce in the quantities SCE originally had hopes for, and its hoped-for PSP launch of three million global units will now officially fall one million short. North America will see one million at launch, Japan has received approximately 800,000 systems since its December 12, 2004 release date.

The European launch has been said to be expected later in 2005 (dating back to a mention in October from SCE at the time of the Japanese launch announcement, but it hasn't confirmed how far back the release before now. There is still no indication how deep into Spring this release will be -- at the very least, however, Europeans will not see the system this March unless they import or travel abroad.

[Stoo]

Looks like the import trade will be rubbing their hands with glee..

[utdmleach]

What's the re-sell value on one of these boxed, un-opened?

[spazman]

Typical, we get the date pushed back just so the yanks can get the fat hands on it in a decent quantity. Sometimes it sucks to live in europe.

[Bunjiweb]

Where has this come from? Any links etc? Sony usually tell us stuff like this I will have to try and get on to Sony today for a proper explanation as to why i am going to have to wait another 6 months for PSP goodness.

Ben

[Stewart]

'According to reports from Reuters, Bloomberg and others.'

Both IGN and Gamespot running the story.

[Stewart]

http://psp.ign.com/articles/585/585345p1.html

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/02...s_6117935.html

[Bunjiweb]

we have been given a date today of 24th of April....URGHH!!!!!!!!

[john frink]

Or alternativley just be smart and get a DS.

[Stoo]

Or alternativley just be smart and get a DS.

Or not, and get the system you actually want.

[Bunjiweb]

i already have a DS, but i want a PSP aswell damnit....

The DS is actually really cool. When you forget that it doesnt look as pretty as a PSP its going to do well on the innovation and price tag alone.

Ben

[Stewart]

Or alternativley just be smart and get a DS.

If you've nothing to add on the topic of the PSP UK launch slipping, then please stay out of the thread. Comments like that are not needed.

[Mblaster]

I still haven't decided whether or not to get one of these... now I have some more time to decide

[cm_uk]

Or not, and get the system you actually want.

Exactly DS= utter crap.looks and plays badly.gfx are rubbish.games suck END.

[Stewart]

Exactly DS= utter crap.looks and plays badly.gfx are rubbish.games suck END.

Not really what we are looking for.

Can we agree top keep the level of debate at least 3 levels higher than 'OMFG PSP \ DS Sux!!!1!!' please? Just for Vaully?

Thanks.

[Bunjiweb]

seems some people are incapable of having a proper discussion and find it very easy to throw together a post full of crap.

CM_UK, get yourself a DS, play it for a while, get used to it, THEN decide how crap it is.

Ben