Coming as a blow to the PS3 launch is word from Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell that his company is not planning on releasing any PS3 games before 2007. However, contrary to what some might think, the problem is the “lack of information” on the PS3, with Bonnell commenting that there is only a “rough release date” and a “high retail price point.”

He says this in an exclusive interview to Gamesindustry.biz where he talks about the Wii, Atari’s future and comments on the new format E3.

Sony has recently been under a lot of fire for its tactics with the PS3: high price and the inclusion of Blu-ray technology. However, the company is not without its supporters - Midway boss David Zucker, in a video interview to Eurogamer, has reinforced his support for the company, dismissing fears that the high price tag on the PS3 will discourage potential buyers.

“There’s a lot in the PlayStation 3; think about the fact that you get Blu-ray, the next-generational leap in DVD - you get a Blu-ray player in the machine,” he said, adding that the price of the console will lower through its life cycle. When asked about the important of next-gen DVDs, he said: “…if PlayStation 3 is huge, the gamer helping to drive that, that’s going to have a big impact in helping Blu-ray DVD technology. It’s going to work both ways.”

The rest of the interview has Zucker talking about the “dramatic turnaround in product quality” Midway has achieved, the company’s global ambitions and other related topics.

Reflecting the sentiments of many, Jeff Minter, founder of Llamasoft, and creator of many legendary games, had some less than flattering things to say about Sony in his latest column for Edge. Sony is “incredibly arrogant,” he wrote, adding that the PlayStation 3 is “expensive” and lacks launch games. “They seem absolutely certain that even when they say it’s going to be considerably more expensive than existing consoles, nevertheless us eager customers will rush out in droves to buy it because it’s, hey, a new PlayStation.”

On a related note, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot also had reservations about the PS3’s high price tag. Even though he expects the console to sell out its initial shipment, it may need a price drop to compete with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii in 2007. The Xbox 360 sells for $400 for a premium bundle; the Wii is expected to retail for a maximum of $250 when released later this year.