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PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by Reaper on 05-23-2006 at 01:10 AM

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6151565.html

Sony, i'm starting to hate you.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by bio_hazard13 on 05-23-2006 at 03:21 AM

This is just one example of how sony are shooting themselves in the foot with the pricing for the PS3.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by NiteMare on 05-23-2006 at 03:30 AM

i'd jsut order one from the US and have it mailed

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by John Anderton on 05-23-2006 at 09:00 AM

425 pounds !!!! you must be freaking kidding me :-/

Btw, why are prices of both the PS3 and XBox 360 higher in the uk than in the us ? :S

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by Eddie on 05-23-2006 at 09:03 AM

PS3 and Xbox prices rocketed here in AUS, 899 AUS Dollars for Xbox 360 i DONT think so :( Always cheaper in US to me cuz they are the main manafacturers?? :( but the prices are way to high, nearly a thousand bucks for a game console, pfft im gonna stick to PC versions of games i think hehe :)

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by azn angel on 05-23-2006 at 09:12 AM

....And ipods are the spawn of the devil.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by saralk on 05-23-2006 at 09:38 AM

Since the PS3 is region free, you can just buy a US PS3 for the US Prices.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by ddunk on 05-23-2006 at 01:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by saralk
Since the PS3 is region free, you can just buy a US PS3 for the US Prices.
There's still the whole PAL/NTSC thing factor though.
RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by user27089 on 05-23-2006 at 02:56 PM

Playstation 3 is just getting worse and worse...

I'm buying an xbox 360 to be honest.

If the Nintendo Wii is reasonably priced then I'll probably buy one of those.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by Eljay on 05-23-2006 at 03:29 PM

Wii > PS3 anyway, who cares.

RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by RaceProUK on 05-23-2006 at 04:08 PM

£425 is actually better than I ever expected the PS3 to be, but I bet you anything the final retail price won't be that high. I mean, the XBox 360 is £279 yes? Even Sony can't justify an extra £146 for a PS3. At least the Euro price is only slightly lower than the UK price.

The reason for the Euro consoles (and Australian as well I believe) is due to the conversion from NTSC to PAL, and also the conversion from 120V to 230V. Both add cost to the console: a higher voltage means more heat means more cooling, and PAL is different enough to NTSC to require a significant redesign of the video out circuitry.
Edit: Also got to add the fact that the console will have to be put through Euro standards tests before it can be sold here. That of course costs money.
It's not US$200 worth though, surely?

Even if the console is released at £425, it'll drop in December to accelerate Christmas buying.

RE: RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by sufcste on 05-23-2006 at 05:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ddunk
quote:
Originally posted by saralk
Since the PS3 is region free, you can just buy a US PS3 for the US Prices.
There's still the whole PAL/NTSC thing factor though.

Modern TVs can take both - on the Dreamcast they asked you each time, on the Xbox you could set it permanently, you should have no problems with that aspect.
RE: PS3 News - Bad for people in the UK by RaceProUK on 05-24-2006 at 12:01 AM

Only the high-end TVs can take both. Cheaper TVs will be PAL-only, to keep costs down.