Sony Computer Entertainment Europe on Thursday said that the highly-anticipated PlayStation 3 game console will be launched in PAL regions in late March. However, only the highest-end model will be available initially, which means that far not all youth will be able to obtain one.
Apart from Europe, the third reincarnation of the massively popular PlayStation game console will be released to other PAL regions, including Africa, Australasia and the Middle East. Initially Sony will only sell higher-end version of the console, with 60GB hard disk drive, for €599 ($777) in the most of the markets and for pricing close to that in variety of countries (UK – Ł425 ($837), Ireland – €629 ($816), Australia – AUD 999.95 ($777), New Zealand – NZ 1199.95 ($840)).
It is interesting to note that the 60GB PAL version of the PlayStation 3 is up to $240 more expensive than the PS3 60GB sold in the U.S. and up to $345 higher than the PlayStation 3 recommended price (Ą59 980 or $495) in Japan.
“Following the hugely successful launches of the PlayStation 3 in Japan and North America, we are absolutely delighted to be able to bring significant numbers of PS3 to the SCEE territories. To be able to launch with 30 titles across every genre shows that this is our strongest launch lineup in the history of PlayStation, and is what PlayStation fans in Europe have been crying out for,” said David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Sony promised to get one million of the PlayStation 3 game consoles on the 23rd of March to Europe and supply such games as MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, Tony Hawk’s Project 8, Virtual Fighter 5 and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 in order to make the console popular already at launch.
The world’s No. 1 maker of game consoles said that after evaluating the PAL market, particularly in Europe, it decided to postpone the release of 20GB version till later during the year due to potentially low demand on the “lite” version of the PS3.
Sony PlayStation 3 console is based on the Cell processor developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, the RSX graphics chip by Nvidia Corp. and will be equipped with Blu-ray optical disk drive. There are two versions of the PlayStation console available in the USA and Japan: one is equipped with 20GB hard disk drive and priced at $499, another features 60GB hard drive, card reader and some other improvements and is offered for $599.
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To sell first the 60GB version mean to squeeze more milk from the cow to fill quickly the Sony's buchet. A 160GB HD costs 60 Euro, a card reader 5 Euro, others "some improvements" fews Euro more... I'm not a cow!
[Posted by: Columbus | Date: 01/25/07 09:47:34 AM]
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I'll drink to that!
[Posted by: 31415 | Date: 01/25/07 12:46:11 PM]
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Do you want to laugh? Seems that Sony has used an Xbox360 old game picture to promote GT4 for PS3:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/1/25/6755
I'm freezed!
[Posted by: Rechargeable | Date: 01/25/07 02:25:38 PM]
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It is too expansive and more expansive then xbox360(early launch),sony make huge mistake that they should release early 2006.
[Posted by: brain wash | Date: 01/25/07 03:52:37 PM]
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Sony should wait and release it later when they have Devil May Cry 4 and LAIR. Also I know in Australia not many willing to fork out $1000 (790USD) for a PS3. I knew some people that would buy have bought the 20GB if it was priced arround $700AUD. Sony is just digging its own grave.
[Posted by: Panther_V | Date: 01/25/07 04:19:59 PM]
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U guys forgot one thing.....Europe is a traditionally "PlaystationLand".
Until today, none of SEGA, Nitendo or XBox 360 can gain a sigificate market share in this region, since none of them can bring up a really big thing that can suit the taste of these markets. That's why Sony has all the rights to mark higher price and delay launching in Europe regions.
[Posted by: Poor quality article from XBit Labs | Date: 01/25/07 06:12:11 PM]
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Hi, i've a question:
Why are all the computer parts more expensive in Europe always ?
There must be a reason, but, i dunno it.
Could somebody explain it ?
Thank you very much.
[Posted by: walter | Date: 01/25/07 06:47:00 PM]
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I used to like this site until your editorials went down the toilet. Hire a copy editor.
"However, only the highest-end model will be available initially, which means that far not all youth will be able to obtain one."
[Posted by: Learn English Grammar | Date: 01/25/07 07:35:53 PM]
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And BTW, please stay away from unessasary superlatives in your "journalism."
Example (Xbit article): "Apart from Europe, the third reincarnation of the massively popular PlayStation game console..."
Proper (my example): "Apart from Europe, the third reincarnation of the PlayStation game console..."
I don't even own a console, so no fanboyism (not a word) here. But PLEASE, hire some English copy editors and real writers.
Thanks.
[Posted by: Learn English Grammar (pt 2) | Date: 01/25/07 07:41:58 PM]
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when something sells out on the launch day...shipping thousands of units, i'ld say it's pretty darn popular, it's not because other consoles are 'more popular' that the playstation isn't massively popular. i'ld say it's massivly popular. (i don't own a console and can't be bothered about them, but everyone knows what a ps3 is, pretty much makes it massively popular...)
[Posted by: Seb | Date: 01/26/07 04:10:00 AM]
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I think you're all a bunch of idiots, no matter how you look at it. Please shut your stinking pie holes, I'm tired of your crap.
[Posted by: Idiot | Date: 01/26/07 09:19:20 PM]
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"$345 higher than the PlayStation 3 recommended price"
Looks like sony intend to price gouge as much as they dare but I have news for them................ppl in AU are NOT that stupid, they will lose far more sales due to price gouging then any other factor
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