In an interview with News.com, Sony CEO Howard Stringer made a comment that may suggest that the PS3's March launch date may slip. The British chief may have gotten his facts mixed up or purely slipped up when asked about Sony's goal for the Playstation in 2006.

" I think it's 6 million units by the end of the quarter, worldwide. And then we have got the European launch in spring, which is very important to us. (Editors' note: Stringer initially said it would launch in April, but Sony later clarified it would occur in the spring.) I think we have 20 games out there. I assume we're going to increase the number of games."

Sony have stepped forward to say that Stringer made a mistake and the launch is still on target for March. Whatever the case, it does appear that Stringer's knowledge on the PS3 isn't quite as good as it should be; demonstrated by his use of ambiguous statements, such as 'I think' and 'I assume'.

Stringer spoke more confidently on Blu-ray and made comparisons between the PS3/ Blu-ray and PS2/DVD formats, claiming that the PS2 was the driving force behind the success of DVD.

1 million Blu-ray players in the market, and each of those in the United States has a Blu-ray disc because we put Talladega Nights inside. I'd say 90 percent of the people who (own) PS3s are playing that Blu-ray disc on it or playing other Blu-ray discs on it. Contrary to some of the reports, it is an effective Blu-ray player. The people who like Blu-ray are the people who play PlayStation 3, just as people who play PS2s were the early proponents of the DVD format. It drove the DVD format.

Sony has confirmed it will announce the UK PS3 price and release date early next week.

Source: News.com