Sony Delays Western PSP Launch

In an unexpectedly candid announcement at the Destination PlayStation conference, Sony officials have said that they plan to delay the launch of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the US and Europe until next year – apparently to give developers a chance to prepare more launch titles. The company still plans to launch the machine in 2004 in Japan (where hardware launches are traditionally only accompanied by two or three games), although some analysts are dubious as to whether even this will actually happen. According to SCEA the North American division is now looking to launch the PSP by March 2005, with a similar launch date also expected for Europe. Source: Reuters