More Sony Woes

[{DSG}DarkRaven]

Yet Another Delay for Blu-Ray Players, Says Chinese Paper


And the delays keep coming for Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD system. China's Commercial Times newspaper is reporting that Sony's production facilities have not been able to meet the demand for the diode that generates the blue laser at the heart of the HD system. Both Sony's own plants and those of Japan's Nichia Corp., the only two suppliers of the diodes, have been plagued by production problems, the newspaper said. The supply problem, it observed, could not only delay production of Blu-ray DVD players for Sony and other manufacturers, but could also delay the release of PlayStation 3 models, now scheduled for November.

Sony having trouble on two major fronts? What a treat. Maybe they'll lower the launch price of the PS3. I can see it now:


"PS3, now at a low low price of $399! Wait, did you want to play games? You'll have to buy the add-on when it comes out. In February. For $250. It's not like you greasey American nerds are going to spend your hard earned cash on girls or something ridiculous like that. Powered by CELL technology, PS3 rendered women are proven to be 53% hotter than real chicks, and are 100% guaranteed to obey your every command. As long as that command is either jumping or hitting a volleyball."

[jessethe2nd]

W00t!! Sony is dying, go secret squirrel chewing on wires of sony's manufacturing plants go! Squirrel?

No if anything sony will just throw in HD DVD drives and call em Blu Ray drives and work blu ray drives to the point where they can play both HD DVD and Blu ray discs thus jacking up the price of the future PS3 consoles when they are released in 2012... DUN DUN DUUHH!!!

[MottZilla]

Um, HD DVD and Blu Ray BOTH use Blue Laser diodes. Neither technology will exist without these parts. The main difference between BluRay and HDDVD is the wave length/laser spot size. BluRay stores more data because the laser pin points a smaller spot.

Anyway, if they problem is not solved you could see major shortages for the PS3 and all Blue Laser technology or even higher prices for such.

[{DSG}DarkRaven]

The reason why Toshiba's competing HD-DVD players aren't having trouble is that the diodes aren't being supplied by the same people. I sincerely hope that they get smashed into the ground on both fronts. I can't imagine how much it will shake the PS3 sales if Blu-Ray looses the format war and makes the $600 box useless as a next gen DVD player.

[MottZilla]

Well that's really uncertain, because Sony has a movie publishing/making division so certain Sony Pictures films come out on DVD and Blu Ray, not DVD and HDDVD. So Sony could put up a fight, but if problems like these persist, it may be another of many dead Sony formats. That wouldn't bother me really. All that bothers me is HDDVD's inferior capacity to BluRay.

[MacWeirdo42]

Oy... You know, the only problem is, the worse things get, the more we're going to be hearing from Sony fanboys screaming "ZOMG Gaytendo SUX!"

[Dechipher]

Yeah, and we've got enough problems with the Nintendo fanboys screaming the same about Sony.

[Cloral]

lol

One of the big problems for the PS3 is Sony is assuming that they can ride the Blu-Ray technology. When the PS2 came out, DVD players were pretty expensive. So you could either buy a standalone DVD player, or one that could also play games (i.e. the PS2) for about the same price. That really boosted PS2 sales. And now they think the same will happen with the PS3 and Blu-Ray. Problem is, Blu-Ray (and HD-DVD) don't make that big of a difference if you don't have a HDTV. And at this point in time, not that many people do. So for most people, there's really no reason to get a Blu-Ray player.

[Aegix Drakan]

and lurking in the shadows in Bill Gates, waitng for the most crippling moment to strike...

BAM!

"allright sony, we gotcha. We now OWN you! it's par tof our nefarious scheme to take over teh world!"


but seriously, I can't believe that people bash the Wii so much, and sing the praises of the PS3, which, by all acounts, is gonna bomb really badly.

I'm a devoted Nintendo customer, but you don't see me running around yelling "WTFWTF!!! PS3 = crap!"

[MottZilla]

lol

One of the big problems for the PS3 is Sony is assuming that they can ride the Blu-Ray technology. When the PS2 came out, DVD players were pretty expensive. So you could either buy a standalone DVD player, or one that could also play games (i.e. the PS2) for about the same price. That really boosted PS2 sales. And now they think the same will happen with the PS3 and Blu-Ray. Problem is, Blu-Ray (and HD-DVD) don't make that big of a difference if you don't have a HDTV. And at this point in time, not that many people do. So for most people, there's really no reason to get a Blu-Ray player.

Exactly man. If HDTVs were affordable, ya you'd see BluRay/HDDVD take off. But its extremely expensive and critics say the improvement in movies is not all that great. For TV it certainly can be nice. But movies thanks to DVD have looked great for some time now. DVD is still perfectly viable too. Really I think Blu-Ray is too early. Blue Laser technology is horribly expensive, and it's purpose is widely not adopted (HDTV).