BKK2 on 29 January 2009
It takes them time to ramp up production, then they have to build the prototypes, then they have to test them, then they have to submit them to the authorities for testing such as FCC etc, then they have to build up stocks, then they have to clear the channels of the existing models etc etc.
This all takes time. The length of time between submission to the FCC and release has been around 2 - 4 months for previous models. No new models have been submitted to the FCC since the new 80Gb in July 2008.
New hardware revisions often see staggered releases between the regions, so it could be that we won't see 45nm PS3 in all regions until FY 09 H2, but may see it in one or more regions earlier.
