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[iapetus]

I don''t see why it being a no-shit revelation makes it irrelevant though.

PS3 buyers are subjected to a greater degree of anal rapage than 360 buyers. Just because it's expected and normal for the market place doesn't mean they shouldn't be annoyed about it.

Sure they should be annoyed about it. But they shouldn't be any more annoyed about it than they were at Microsoft or at Nintendo for the same problem at the same rate. Singling Sony out for this is unreasonable when everyone else is doing exactly the same. And the tendency to calculate the numbers while surreptitiously ignoring tax doesn't help.

 

[Kilrogg]

Great news for the date. Bad, BAD news for the price. I have not money enough for the PS3. I'll wait wait until White Knights or Afrika are out, hoping that that the price will be under 400 Euro.

Under 400€ for the 60GB model ? I hope you're patient. Hell, even 400€ for the 50GB will require a lot of patience, in my opinion.

Anyway, at least they're not delaying the release till june or something, I guess we are "lucky".

 

[Pope Benedict XVI]

Sure they should be annoyed about it. But they shouldn't be any more annoyed about it than they were at Microsoft or at Nintendo for the same problem at the same rate. Singling Sony out for this is unreasonable when everyone else is doing exactly the same. And the tendency to calculate the numbers while surreptitiously ignoring tax doesn't help.

I accept your point that all three companies are following the same pricing convention. I'm just saying that that pricing convention does matter more as the item gets more expensive because of ever greater absolute price difference. So a greater number of complaints is natural.

 

[wazoo]

in France, it was 450E 5(tax included) without MC (490E with) compared to 599E (Tax included) now

Ps3 is cheap ...

 

[The Innocent X]

Not relevant at all. The ratios between the prices now is the same in the UK and the US. In both cases the 360 is old and the PS3 is new.

Well, of course in the UK there could be a price drop by MS before the PS3 comes out. £50 on march 9th say would certainly put a damper on things

EDIT: anyway, I think 399 is the magic price point, and certainly what Sony will go into christmas with, even if the early adopters get stung for 25 quid extra

 

[Falch]

Price is what I expected. Launch-wise, I'm just happy there was no truth to the rumors suggesting a delay until september (like what to PSP).

I'm interested to know how big the initial shipment of PS3's is gonna be. Personally, I'm expecting shortages at least in the same amount as when the Wii launched in Europe.

I'm hoping for a nice pack-in Blu-ray movie, like Casino Royale.

List of launchgames should be quite big, and pretty good too quality-wise.

 

[D-X]

I think I'll pass on this one until the system has the games available that justify the price.

 

[Leonsito]

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY 24th JANUARY GMT

PS3 to Launch in UK on 23rd March 2007
Over 30 Titles for Launch Period
1 Million units forecast for Initial European Launch Period

London, 24 January 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced that PLAYSTATION®3 will be launched in the PAL territories including the United Kingdom on 23rd March 2007 at a price of £425.

Responding to retail and consumer demand, SCEE confirmed that initially only the 60GB model would be available, with the 20GB model to follow later in the year dependent on demand.

An expected one million PS3 units will be made available during the initial launch period to all SCEE territories.

SCEE also announced a stellar launch line-up of over 30 game titles for PS3, including eagerly awaited titles published by SCEE such as Resistance: Fall of Man™, MotorStorm™, Genji™: Days of the Blade, FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION and Ridge Racer™ 7. An exceptional range of titles in every genre will also be available at launch from the world’s leading third party publishers, including Electronic Arts, Activision, Namco Bandai, Sega, Take 2, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal, and Sony Online Entertainment.

In addition to games on disc, an exciting range of fully-featured downloadable games
will debut on the PLAYSTATION®Network. These will include gaming icons such as Tekken®: Dark Resurrection and Gran Turismo® HD Concept; the fully-featured PS3 debut of the best-selling franchise Gran Turismo, realised with full HD (1080p) visual quality. Created by Polyphony Digital Inc and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, Gran Turismo® HD Concept has been downloaded by more than 350,000 users since it was released in December 2006 in North America and Japan.

Also available on the PLAYSTATION®Network will be brainteasers such as Go! Sudoku and Go! Puzzle, and innovative games such as Blast Factor™ and flOw™, designed exclusively for PLAYSTATION 3 and delivering on the promise to provide original content created by non-traditional developers and publishers.

Concurrent with the European launch, a new System Update to further enhance the entertainment potential of PS3 will be issued.

Announcing the launch details, Ray Maguire, SVP and MD of SCEUK said, “Following the hugely successful launches of PS3 in Japan and North America, we are absolutely delighted to be able to bring significant numbers of PS3 to the UK. To be able to launch with over 30 titles including retail versions and great downloadable gaming experiences across every genre shows that this is our strongest launch line-up in the history of PlayStation, and is what PlayStation fans in the UK have been crying out for.”

PLAYSTATION 3 LAUNCH TITLE LINE-UP

Resistance: Fall of Man™ - SCEE - Disc
MotorStorm™ - SCEE - Disc
Genji™: Days of the Blade - SCEE - Disc
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
Ridge Racer™ 7 - SCEE - Disc
Tekken®: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
Lemmings™ - SCEE - Network
Go! Sudoku - SCEE - Network
Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
Blast Factor™ - SCEE - Network
flOw™ - SCEE - Network
Super Rub’a'Dub - SCEE - Network
Call of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Gundam – Target in Sight - Namco Bandai Games - Disc
Full Auto™ 2: Battle Lines - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Sonic the Hedgehog™ - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Fighter™ 5 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis™ 3 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
World Snooker Championship 2007 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Def Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
The Godfather: The Don’s Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
F.E.A.R. Vivendi - Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
Gripshift - Sony Online Entertainment - Network


PLAYSTATION 3 Peripherals Available at Launch

Peripheral - RRP in £ Sterling

SIXAXIS™ Wireless Controller - £34.99
Blu-ray Disc Remote Control - £17.99
HDMI Cable - £17.99
AV cable - £17.99
Component AV cable - £17.99
S Video cable - £12.99

http://www.threespeech.com/

 

[Lince]

awesome launch, can't wait to play Virtua Fighter 5 seconds after buying my PS3

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

NICE LAUNCH!!


If Only US Launch was THIS exciting


List of items to buy:
MotorStorm SCEE Disc
Formula One Championship Edition SCEE Disc
Tekken®: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
flOw™ - SCEE - Network
Virtua Fighter™ 5 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis™ 3 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc


DAMN ILL BE POOR SOON :lol


WTF is Super Rub’a'Dub - SCEE - Network

 

[Busaiku]

So are those Launch Window or Launch Day?
In any case, looks like a stellar line-up.

 

[Wollan]

D-day 2007.

Edit: Official cables?

 

[Yama]

Here in Portugal, the Wii isn't even being pushed by the retailers or even the local distributor. You can't find demo stations for the Wii almost anywhere.

Here's a pic of the Wii section in one of the major stores (FNAC):

Major outlets in Portugal don't care much for security, do they? :lol

 

[Bebpo]

Guess this confirms an English version of Enchant Arms and Tekken DR will at least be out by the end of March.

 

[TTP]

wow that's a long list of games :lol

 

[jjasper]

Wait so when does the US get Tekken

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

US will get most likely the time EU will get it

 

[Frankfurter]

What exactly is a "launch period"? They sure would have said launch if it just means launch, wouldn't they?

Wow, Six Axis 35 Pounds, that probably means 50€ for the € countries. Perhaps even 55...

 

[Wollan]

That has to be the best launch lineup ever. Seriously.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Thats a really crowded launch title list...

I want to see accesories prices in EUROS please, although they seem to be a ripoff! ><

I wonder what are the games prices...and no pricedrop or movie bundle is kind of dissapointing to me.

1m sounds enough although I can't see NA+JP being 5m to match Sony's 6m promise.

 

[xaosslug]

PLAYSTATION 3 LAUNCH TITLE LINE-UP

Resistance: Fall of Man™ - SCEE - Disc
MotorStorm™ - SCEE - Disc
Genji™: Days of the Blade - SCEE - Disc
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
Ridge Racer™ 7 - SCEE - Disc
Tekken®: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
Lemmings™ - SCEE - Network
Go! Sudoku - SCEE - Network
Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
Blast Factor™ - SCEE - Network
flOw™ - SCEE - Network
Super Rub’a'Dub - SCEE - Network
Call of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Gundam – Target in Sight - Namco Bandai Games - Disc
Full Auto™ 2: Battle Lines - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Sonic the Hedgehog™ - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Fighter™ 5 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis™ 3 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
World Snooker Championship 2007 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
Def Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
The Godfather: The Don’s Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
F.E.A.R. Vivendi - Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
Gripshift - Sony Online Entertainment - Network

that's hot.

watch Sonic the Hedgehog be the best selling game of the bunch... :lol

 

[Diablohead]

A very nice lineup, if I had to pick I would go for motorstorm, F1 and resistance to sleep well that night.

 

[Luckyman]

Concurrent with the European launch, a new System Update to further enhance the entertainment potential of PS3 will be issued.

.

 

[TTP]

what the hell is Super Rub’a'Dub?

 

[Chittagong]

Resistance: Fall of Man™ - SCEE - Disc
MotorStorm™ - SCEE - Disc
Tekken®: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
flOw™ - SCEE - Network
Virtua Fighter™ 5 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis™ 3 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc

Solid.

 

[Red Blaster]

We beta tested and Yourop reaps the rewards.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

We beta tested and Yourop reaps the rewards.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Azrael]

what the hell is Super Rub’a'Dub?

Probably a game built around the Rubber Ducky demos Phil is so fond of. Toys fighting it out in a bathtub or something.

 

[TTP]

That would honestly be totally awesome

BTW, really curious to se how SC: DA runs on PS3. Guess it will run like ass since it's a port but still curious. Same goes with Oblivion.

 

[nelsonroyale]

My wallets getting hurt this year dammit. Ill at least get motorstorm. Thats at the top of my list

peace

 

[Bebpo]

Solid.

You missed Gripshift!

Spoiler

As did the majority of the press :\

 

[S. L.]

hum no Casino Royale BR bundled huh

well RR7 and tekken 5 dr are my must gets
and probably one of the sce titles (motorstorm, f1, resistance)

 

[TTP]

hum no Casino Royale BR bundled huh

well RR7 and tekken 5 dr are my must gets
and probably one of the sce titles (motorstorm, f1, resistance)

U sure love namco.

 

[Yama]

And in addition to the amount of consoles shipped, titles and peripherals - some awesome system updates. V1.50 and the soon to be released V2.0, including multi-tasking among other things. Now this is a launch. Though I never would have said it in November, I would have gladly waited for this. What a solid start. Perhaps they needed guinea pigs first though.

 

[S. L.]

ridge racer and tekken were my ps2 launch games too

 

[Mmmkay]

Wait, so Europe isn't getting any kind of Blu-ray pack-in? Boo!

Maybe the announcement will come closer to launch.

 

[Stealth]

what the hell is Super Rub’a'Dub?

Bathtub Armada game, no doubt. Rubber Ducks FTMFW.

 

[Yama]

Wait, so Europe isn't getting any kind of Blu-ray pack-in? Boo!

Maybe the announcement will come closer to launch.

Be happy your getting a complete console with a line up!

 

[reminder]

MotorStorm will be mine on day one. But no mention of the PlayStation Cards is a little bummer. Also, no GT HD Concept at Launch.

But besides of that I'm very happy with this announcement.

 

[S. L.]

MotorStorm will be mine on day one. But no mention of the PlayStation Cards is a little bummer. Also, no GT HD Concept at Launch.

But besides of that I'm very happy with this announcement.

there is no way that they will have CC only payment in europe
and GT concept is there at lauch, read the whole press release - its just not in the launch title list as it is free and a demo

 

[kenta]

Wait, so Europe isn't getting any kind of Blu-ray pack-in? Boo!

Maybe the announcement will come closer to launch.

Are you getting a PS3, Mmmkay?

 

[FtsH]

This is the real PS3 launch, thanks to those US and JPN beta testers.........:lol

 

[Twix]

nice list of games..my picks:

Resistance: Fall of Man™ - SCEE - Disc
MotorStorm™ - SCEE - Disc
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
Tekken®: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
Virtua Fighter™ 5 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis™ 3 - Sega®Europe Ltd - Disc
NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc

 

[Stealth]

This is the real PS3 launch, thanks to those US and JPN beta testers.........:lol

Hence why you Europeans have to pay through the nose for a system.

 

[flipping_heck]

If i was gonna get one (price is too high for me) i would get:

Tekken: DR
Call of Duty 3 or Resistance
And possible motorstorm or RR7

Superb range of games though

 

[Dante]

:O That's an amazing launch lineup!

 

[Mmmkay]

Are you getting a PS3, Mmmkay?

I haven't made up my mind yet.

 

[jjasper]

That seriously is the best launch line up ever. I think choice is good and all but has Sony though that maybe they are overcrowding the market?

 

[reminder]

there is no way that they will have CC only payment in europe

I hope so

and GT concept is there at lauch, read the whole press release - its just not in the launch title list as it is free and a demo

Oh, you're right!

 

[travisbickle]

Well, of course in the UK there could be a price drop by MS before the PS3 comes out. £50 on march 9th say would certainly put a damper on things

EDIT: anyway, I think 399 is the magic price point, and certainly what Sony will go into christmas with, even if the early adopters get stung for 25 quid extra

Microsoft can't do anything about the PS3 launch, they have to sit back and ride the waves. A price drop will just mean them losing more money on consoles, you do realise this is the most anticipated console ever in Britain.

The stories the press have been building are just to hype it up, when it comes out with Motorstorm, Resistance, Oblivion as new games and Formula 1, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Tennis, Tekken and Ridge Racer as old stables that have a following (everyone I know has got at least one of those 5 games) everyone will be clambering for one.

People went mad over here at the PS2 launch and it did not have the quality of this.