Post GDC '06, there's an odd rumor going around. The rumor is this: the Playstation 3 hasn't simply been delayed because of the supposed Blu-Ray finalization, or production problems, or the fact that there are no games even close to being ready. The PS3 has yet another Achilles Heel in its current design: it can't do HDMI.

Apparently, Humphrey Cheung over at TGDaily.com noticed during the conference that the PS3 couldn't do 1080p. When emailed about the problem, Sony rather weakly explained that HDMI-equipped televisions were rather difficult to get ahold of. Yeah, okay, then why did all the televisions at the Sony booth have HDMI inputs?

When this indiscrepancy was pointed out to Sony, they claimed they didn't have any HDMI cables. Yet supposedly several individuals and companies offered Sony spare HDMI conferences at GDC. We've said it before, but you guys should probably expect another PS3 delay. This is starting to smell like an epic Sony fubar.

PS3 Can't Do HDMI? [Game Cloud]