Sony CEO Says PS3 Will Be Late

Sony CEO, Howard Stringer, has officially admitted to the press that the PS3, will indeed, be delayed for launch this year. He made his remarks to Hollywood industry newspaper, Variety, and stated that the PS3 will most likely be launched towards the end of this year, instead of the planned launch for May in Japan. He attributed the delay to problems with the console™s chipset. Earlier stories, as reported here on GamerNode, indicated that the problems were connected to the inability of the PS3™s Blu-ray drive to meet specifications. Reports on delays of the PS3 were released several weeks ago by spokespersons inside of Sony Japan. Stringer said if the PS3, “