PlayStation 3 delayed until November

Sony has announced that the launch of the much awaited [tag]PlayStation 3[/tag] ([tag]PS3[/tag]) games console has been delayed until November.

This delay has been caused by technical issues to do with the device’s [tag]Blu-ray[/tag] drive – according to Sony’s games chief Ken [tag]Kutaragi[/tag] [tag]Sony[/tag] are still finalizing agreements on the disc copy protection technology that the console will use.

This was bad news for Sony and their stock prices dropped 1.8% on the news – an indication that investors were just as eager as the gaming fans to see the console launched.