According to the Wall Street Journal, (9-7-06)Sony admitted yesterday that there are significant problems in production with the laser that controls the Blu-Ray player. I will provide links when I can get them together.

In a nutshell, the laser production was great in small scale production, but now that it is in full swing, quality cannot be contained in the numbers demanded. Worldwide production is estimated to be at best 50% for the holiday season. US units are estimated to now be about 400,000 units down from over 800,000 units.

This is bound to cause some heartache for PS3 customers, and could cause the XBOX 360 to cut into Sonys marketshare.

Stay tuned.