will apparently be £425 http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=22289
PS3 UK price...
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That's been the price from the very beginning, I'm just not sure if that's for the 20GB or the 60GB version...
Wait, after everyone consistently ignores the 20GB version, and all the discussion about how retailers are expecting to only stock the 60GB for the first months, you honestly consider the possibility that 425 quid, which is the expected UK equivalent of 629 euro, is going to get you the 20GB version only?
My, if that were to be the case, I'm sure the Chunnel would be getting real busy this Spring.
Wait, after everyone consistently ignores the 20GB version, and all the discussion about how retailers are expecting to only stock the 60GB for the first months, you honestly consider the possibility that 425 quid, which is the expected UK equivalent of 629 euro, is going to get you the 20GB version only?
Do i expect that? Not sure, not expecting anything...
Would i be surprised if that should happen? Not one tiny bit!
My, if that were to be the case, I'm sure the Chunnel would be getting real busy this Spring.
Oh yes, it will get busy either way...
Am I crazy, or is this news nearly a year old?
In all fairness, the article does mention that the news of the price appeared last May, if you read the article in its entirety (or at all), they are trying to get to the point that the UK price was artificially inflated by UK retailers not by Sony...here is the sub headline:
Retailers accused of driving up price point
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Also, and way off-topic, every time I go to gi.biz I realize that, Free Radical, easily has the best "Now Hiring" ads.
The price was never confirmed. Neither was the possibilty of the cheaper 20GB version. Some of the latest noises were 'PS3 would be no more than £425.'Am I crazy, or is this news nearly a year old?
Personally I hope the UK sticks two fingers up at the 60 GB only model. Since the addition of HDMI, the 20GB would be a preferred model for many, so why are we denied the choice? A $500 PS3 ought to be £325 tops including tax and markup, and then it becomes a viable alternative to XB360 as a mostly games platform.
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Wohoo!
I can get the PS3 at the same price I paid for PS2 six years ago.
I can get the PS3 at the same price I paid for PS2 six years ago.
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Wohoo!
I can get the PS3 at the same price I paid for PS2 six years ago.
Not if you are to believe what is listed on http://www.ps3.eu/flash/index.html?locale=FI
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Other countries I've looked at are:
Ireland €529.99 and €629.99, 20 GB Model will not be available for launch there.
Sweden, Denmark, UK, Germany, €499 and €599. Lack of the smaller model is not mentioned.
To navigate to the price, click "Ask a question" at the top, then click "price".
Perhaps it's time for the Brits to stop whining and start to feel sorry for the Finns instead.
edit: So the difference is only 5€ at the current rate, so its not that big.
According to most pricing rumors, the price in Sweden will be 6000 sek (~662€) but I've even seen rumours of 6400 SEK (~705€).
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Perhaps it's time for the Brits to stop whining and start to feel sorry for the Finns instead.
Heh we already do, and not because of PS3!!
Most likely it will be 6000sek, they will do the 1€=1sek convertion and even that is quite a bit more than the PS2 launch price. 6400sek sounds way too much and whay would it cost so much more than the rest of the europe with the 1€=1sek convertion it still costs more than the rest of Euroland...
You mean 1€=10sek, right? I doubt many Finns will complain at a price of 600sek
You mean 1€=10sek, right? I doubt many Finns will complain at a price of 600sek
You mean Swedes, right?
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Heh we already do, and not because of PS3!!
HEY! We are not the ones living on a crappy LITTLE island, where rain is the only weather that exists. Besides Santa Claus lives in Finland so we always get more presents than anybody else!
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No the official price in Finland is 550e for the 20GB and 650e for the 60GB. I'm fairly certain that there will be some chains that sell it for the 499/599 price tag, atleast very soon after the launch.
well thats odd...
in belgium it should be 499/599 I guess (21% tax over here)
not that I personaly care, since i already have my own japanese unit
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