HappySqurriel on 03 December 2007
Metal Gear and Final Fantasy would never be launch titles because Konami and Square-Enix wouldn't start development until 12 months before the system was launched (targeting a second year release to ensure an established userbase).
Holding off a year would have given the PS3 the benefit of a more powerful CPU/GPU (due to the 65nm process), less expensive hardware, and a more established movie format (probably HD-DVD) ...
