It looks as if the prospect of a worldwide launch actually WAS too much for Sony Computer Entertainment. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced this morning that they will push back the launch of Playstation 3 in European territories until March 2007.

Sony Computer Entertainment America maintains that they are still poised to launch the Playstation 3 in the US on November 17th. The reason given for the new release date is that it was caused by the delay in the mass production schedule of the blue laser diode within the Sony Group, thus affecting the timely procurement of key components to be utilized in PLAYSTATION 3.

We’ll have more as it breaks