homenewsreviewscompare pricestalk
NEW TODAY:
NEWS EA announces nine games in development for iPhone and iPod Touch   REVIEW S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky – PC   NEWS Announced PSP bundles may not make the UK   NEWS PSP-3000 will match up to current PSP battery life   NEWS New Nintendo DS rumours refuse to die                                                                           

A day of doubt for PS3

Sony steps in to clear up queries

NEWS: 18 January 2007 10:38 GMT by Chris Ford

The word on the net is that the launch price of a 60GB PS3 in the UK will be £425 (EUR 647). This figure had been previously given by Sony UK boss Ray Maguire, and was described as "a bargain" for consumers.

An official announcement from Sony is expected next week but it is not without controversy. Complaints about "rip-off Britain" have surfaced as Sony has confirmed that the cost of the console in most of the Euro Zone will be EUR 599.

The price for Ireland, however, has been given at EUR 629.99, apparently due to a higher, 21%, VAT.

It has been alleged by one retail source that the higher UK price hasn’t been suggested by Sony but the British retailers themselves who often go for bigger profit margins than their Continental counterparts.

The price announcement is also expected to contain a confirmation of a March 23rd launch date, even though Sony CEO Howard Stringer was quoted on a CNET owned site saying that it’ll not be until April. A spokesperson for Sony has since refuted this.

It's thought that the 20GB PS3 will not be made available in the UK during the initial launch period.

>> Link - Official Site


disable ad
disable ad
Have Your Say
(Email address will not be published)


A day of doubt for PS3 Image
Zoom/See more images

Tags


Latest in PS3

NEWS LittleBigPlanet beta coming later this month
NEWS GTA helps preteen think quick in family car crash
NEWS Resistance 2 beta announced for October
NEWS PS3 getting exclusive DLC for Mirror's Edge
NEWS Capcom's Age of Booty to cost just £5

Latest on Gamesdog.co.uk

NEWS EA announces nine games in development for iPhone and iPod Touch
REVIEW S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky – PC
NEWS Announced PSP bundles may not make the UK
NEWS PSP-3000 will match up to current PSP battery life
NEWS New Nintendo DS rumours refuse to die






Came straight to this page? Visit Gamesdog.co.uk for all the latest news and reviews.


Broadband?

Compare 50+ deals available to you

Powered by Top 10 Broadband

Who's online

178 guests...

Newest reader

dij999

Gamesdog.co.uk poll

Q. Did you buy GTA IV?

Vote YES?
Vote NO?

LAST TIME
When asked Are you saving up for a PS3? 34% said yes and 66% said no


disable ad

 

Also available on

news now logo google news logo news yahoo logo

All external sites will open in a new browser. Gamesdog.co.uk does not endorse external sites. Copyright 2003 - 2008 Pocket-Lint Ltd.

Pocket-lint sites: www.pocket-lint.co.uk | www.photographypress.co.uk | www.gamesdog.co.uk | www.megawhat.tv
disable ad