ReAnimation Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 It?s been confirmed the 60Gb PS3 is set to cost ?425, 20Gb version PS3 will not be made available at launch - official announcement is to take place next week apparently... Copied and pasted from gamesindustry.bizSenior retail sources have told GamesIndustry.biz that the 60GB PlayStation 3 will go on sale in the UK for GBP 425, as previously stated by Sony UK boss Ray Maguire. His comments were made in an interview with GI.biz in May of last year, where he defended the price point as "a bargain" for consumers. Now several retail execs have confirmed that the GBP 425 figure is correct, and said they are expecting an official announcement from Sony next week. It's thought that the 20GB PlayStation 3 will not be made available in the UK, at least during the initial launch period. The announcement is also expected to confirm a March 23 launch date across Europe, as previously reported. The UK price is equivalent to just under EUR 647, which is likely to elicit complaints about "rip-off Britain" as Sony has confirmed that the 60GB PS3 will cost EUR 599 in most other European territories. The price for Ireland, however, has been set at EUR 629.99, apparently due to a higher VAT rate. One retail source said that the higher UK price has not been driven by Sony but by British retailers, who traditionally seek bigger profit margins than their Continental counterparts. /i> Link/Source: http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=22289 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted January 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 17, 2007 why ?25> I don't mind being ripped off, use to it in this country, but I don't like odd numbers. ?400 would of been much better, or anything under ?350, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagamer34 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 How much is that in US dollars besides a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Quit whining you UKers - It is even worse in Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 How much is that in US dollars besides a lot? UK? 425 = 834.19 US$ according to Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v0ltage789 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 How long is the UK going to allow Sony to slap them in the face? Repeatedly... Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted January 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 17, 2007 Wow. Erm...I guess it's better than most people's assumptions of ?500... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymunky Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Why how much is it in Germany?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Quit whining you UKers - It is even worse in Denmark How much is it in Denmark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 How much is it in Denmark? ~950$ More or less - I cant now for sure.. But what Im sure of, WE SUFFER THE MOST :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 im guessing PS3s are region locked??... otherwise I would just start shipping them overseas... ps3s are all over the place now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 <delete please> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsoft Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 this is good news, for me buying a 360... *hopefully* 360 will come down a bit, when ps3 is released. (fingers crossed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 im guessing PS3s are region locked??... otherwise I would just start shipping them overseas... ps3s are all over the place now... I believe movies are region locked - games are not ...or something along those lines.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy07 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 disgraceful don't buy one. They should only be $50 more on average than US price for shipping etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 disgraceful don't buy one. They should only be $50 more on average than US price for shipping etc. Given the numbers sony produce i don't think they can even justify that, They probably make them in japan or somewhere and ship them to the US anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 disgraceful don't buy one. They should only be $50 more on average than US price for shipping etc. I agree. I am just surprised that people do buy this console which is a rip off compared to US price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 disgraceful don't buy one. They should only be $50 more on average than US price for shipping etc. Nah, Its because of the extra costs of transporting.. You know, with the IRA and escorting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 disgraceful don't buy one. They should only be $50 more on average than US price for shipping etc. how would that work. the VAT on it is around ?50, so thats $100 more expensive straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 OMFG this just sucks big time, they announced it would launch in Novemeber at that price there has been like a huge delay and they still cant launch with a reduced price, i would have considered purchasing one if it was ?325-?375 guess its not meant to be, well i can wait for a price cut and get one, i doubt i will be mising out on much anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Don't forget that in Europe the price has to include VAT, so directly converting between ? and $ is not a valid comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Don't forget that in Europe the price has to include VAT, so directly converting between ? and $ is not a valid comparison. It's still $80 more than what the US users get it for. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted January 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 17, 2007 In the US where i live, tax is 7%, so for me to buy a ps3 it would be $642...holy crap your getting rapped...oh well not like im going to buy one anyways as i dont see it worth the price...yet *pats his x360 on the HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaZ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 even after the crap with blue ray and the ps3 games simply notseeming to look as good as the stuff on the xbox 360 i was considdering buying one... deffinatly not now. why are prices so inflated from sony. they compain uk retailers want to take bigger margins, what about their margins? why do they have to keep those so high. i'd place money on sony inflating their margins for the uk market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 even after the crap with blue ray and the ps3 games simply notseeming to look as good as the stuff on the xbox 360 i was considdering buying one... deffinatly not now. why are prices so inflated from sony. they compain uk retailers want to take bigger margins, what about their margins? why do they have to keep those so high. i'd place money on sony inflating their margins for the uk market... What margins?! Sony is still making a loss on each unit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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