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PlayStation 3
After the initial hype, when will there be a healthy UK supply of PlayStation 3 units? In terms of when one would be able to walk into any store and buy one without preordering.
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apologies for interupting your thread dave
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Reports in America suggest the initial production run didn't sell out and they were still on the shelves at Christmas time.
I think the price simply puts it out of the range of most people, �200(ish), which I think the original PS and PS2 was on release is an amount I'd imagine many parents would spent on little johnny to play some games, but �450 isn't.
The Wii for example had a tight Europen released schedule (only a month or so after the US/Japan), so in effect the whole world felt the effects of the initial production run.
I think the price simply puts it out of the range of most people, �200(ish), which I think the original PS and PS2 was on release is an amount I'd imagine many parents would spent on little johnny to play some games, but �450 isn't.
The Wii for example had a tight Europen released schedule (only a month or so after the US/Japan), so in effect the whole world felt the effects of the initial production run.
I agree with Matt, the only reason it will sell out to start with in Europe, is the face they reckon there will be only 100,000, for the whole of Europe. I was the biggest Sony fan boy you could meet, but i bought a 360, and when you consider 95% of the games available for the PS3 will be on 360 too, is it really worth �425?
Honestly Dave, I reckon you're looking at 12 months from now for the PS 3 to be freely available I really do. like Gary 9074 said earlier I was A PS2 afficionado. Hated the X-box. The controller was crap and all sorts but then I bought a 360 and WHOOHOO !!!!! I can't believe sony are asking that much for the console. I've read the specs for the PS 3 and they are awesome but still to average joe like you and I and the vast majority of gamers in the uk 400 quid is a lot of not disposable /ready money. All the best.