Today reuters have published news about an expected delay in the release of Blu-ray hardware from Pioneer.
"TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Pioneer Corp. (6773.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it would postpone the North Amercian launch of next-generation DVD players using Blu-ray technology to this autumn from its previous launch schedule of June, citing a delay in the development process.
Pioneer is a supporter of the Blu-ray format for next-generation optical disks. Blu-ray is up against a rival standard called HD DVD. "
So a delay is a good thing or a bad thing? It will mean that Pioneer believe more time may be needed to fully achieve what they want from their equipment at the very least.