PS3 pushed back to 2007 for the US?

[Tidus Andronicus]

"Cnet is reporting that a research report issued by Merrill Lynch suggests that the Sony PlayStation 3's American release may be postponed until 2007. From the article: 'The analyst firm proposed the idea that high costs and Sony's decision to use an 'ambitious new processor architecture--the Cell' is making it look like the company might not be able to meet its goal of getting the PS3 out in the U.S. this year.' Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment." The official report (pdf) would also seem to indicate that the console will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $900 when it launches.

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../02/18/2022246

Now, we all know I'm a Nintendo fan... but O_O 2007.... and $900??? Sony must be going crazy!
They must know that anything over $500 will certainly hurt them a LOT in sales... heck even at $500 they wont be able to get a lot of low budgit famillies or parents getting gifts for their kids... (and at $500 Sony would still be loosing a lot of money on PS3...)
I can understand a 2007 release date, if they are still having problems with the Cell and BluRay... but still thats a disapointment...

I'm looking forward to the Revolution, and this will definantly help Nintendo get back up there in this next gen! (if this is article is true)
Still, I'd probably get a PS3... but O_o not for those prices... -_-

Original article:
http://news.com.com/2061-10797_3-604...1208&subj=news