Details of the European PS3 launch have been officially unveiled by Sony. The console will only be available in the premium 60GB model at launch, and will retail for 599EUR and 425GBP. Sony expects that 1 million units will be made available for the territory. The 20GB model may follow later in the year if consumer demand is high enough.
Over 30 game titles will be available for the European launch, either through a physical disc, or online via the Playstation network. These will include Resistance: Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Formula One Championship Edition and Ridge Racer. Downloadable games available will be Gran Turismo HD Concept, Tekken: Dark Resurrection as well as a plethora of puzzle games.
The sixaxis controller will retail for £34.99 in the UK, while HDMI, AV and Component cables will retail for £17.99 each. In the press release Sony said “Concurrent with the European launch, a new System Update to further enhance the entertainment potential of PS3 will be issued.”
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Over 30 game titles will be available for the European launch, either through a physical disc, or online via the Playstation network. These will include Resistance: Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Formula One Championship Edition and Ridge Racer. Downloadable games available will be Gran Turismo HD Concept, Tekken: Dark Resurrection as well as a plethora of puzzle games.
The sixaxis controller will retail for £34.99 in the UK, while HDMI, AV and Component cables will retail for £17.99 each. In the press release Sony said “Concurrent with the European launch, a new System Update to further enhance the entertainment potential of PS3 will be issued.”
View: ThreeSpeechWhile the price, lack of freebies, and delayed launch may be a kick in the teeth for some consumers, the lack of a stellar football game seems an insane omission when releasing the game into such a soccer orientated culture.
no it wouldnt, you can get some right nice little cars for £500!, admitedly it probably wouldnt have an MOT but still! lol
I was a hardcore sony fanboy until this.
Dedicated Blu-Ray players retail for double this.
Britain has a low adoption rate on HDTV's, so many people won't be benefiting from it.
Ermm, Not exactly sure why you said that since you ain't being forced to actually buy it...
People are going to run into the 720p scaling issue, aren't they?
Not releasing the 20GB, dude I have £14 in my bank. Sony do you think I am made of money or something?
Although saying that, after the importing costs on all of the games, it would work out more.
599 euros = 777.04 dollars.
Total rip off...
599 euros = 777.04 dollars.
Total rip off...
Reading comprehension is not your strong point. England uses the Pound and not Euro. Current exchange rate from British Pound to US Dollar is about $836. The writer references buyers in London, not the rest of Europe.
And to be extra picky
So true... $600 is already vastly overpriced, and $836 is totally ludicous
After even the Japan sales are getting worse and worse every time, they're really bloody stupid if they think they can rip off the Europeans even much more.
You must have the IQ of a brick (or have enough money to wipe your ass with it and not care) to buy this crap at such an exploitative price
both 599EUR and 425GBP equal to around $1000AUD which is what we are ment to be paying for the PS3, but this has been known for months..
yeah the price is very expensive but if you can't afford one either wait for it to get cheaper or dont buy one..
edit: atleast sony are going to update the ps3 firmware for the euro launch..
heh, sony sound like they've almost admitted defeat already... i suppose they're taking into account that they're screwing us over with the price and massive delay.
i might import it if i get it though... it'll be cheaper, and the PS3 hasn't got region coding on games so i could buy games here (or did sony just say that and break their promise?)
however... in comparison, Apple wants the same amount of money for a cell phone, so.
Hehe, good point.
Ps. Joe Bluebag Cashman: Should this not be under "Games"??
No, front page news can be about gaming too if it's a big story.
Certain big game news can be filed under main, especially if neowin are one of the first websites to cover the news.
i hate to see the NZ price as the ps2 was $1000 when it launched here
i hate to see the NZ price as the ps2 was $1000 when it launched here
think i'd buy a wii with its funkier games and more novel controllers and save myself >£200 than buy this. i had a ps and a ps2 and liked them both but i ain't paying £425 for that ****.
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