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PS3 to Sell at Over $800 in UK

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dollar-to-pound-conversion-gets-me-every-time dept.

joe 155 writes "The Register is reporting that ' the PS3 will cost £425 in the UK - over $800'. SCE UK Managing Director Rat Maguire said: 'I don't think it's an expensive machine - I think actually, it's probably a cheap machine. If you think a Blu-Ray player by itself might be £600-700, and we're coming in at just £425, it's a bargain.' Can a console really be viable at this price?"

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  1. Typo of the Century! by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    From TFA (emphasis mine):
    Interviewed by Eurogamer, SCE UK Managing Director Rat Maguire said: "I don't think it's an expensive machine - I think actually, it's probably a cheap machine.
    Now the question is: was this merely an innocent mistake, or actually a subtle commentary by Tony Smith, who is probably pissed that he has to shell out £425 for a PS3?
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    1. Re:Typo of the Century! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Typo of the Century!

      This is going to be one boring century if that's the best it has to offer...

  2. From the Article by Orrin+Bloquy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Outraged chavs complained that it would take saving two or three welfare payments to afford the PS3, and that being unfamiliar with how banks worked they were being unfairly discriminated against."

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  3. Re:VAT by ZombieWomble · · Score: 5, Funny
    IS this before or after the VAT TAX

    Don't you just hate redundancy in TLA Acronyms?

  4. In other news... by Wampus+Aurelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Jack in the Box has announced that its new burger, the "Jumbo Jack 2" will be priced at $250 and contain a generous portion of "the finest Russian caviar."

    Jack in the Box CEO Jack said, "I don't think it's an expensive burger. I think it's actually a cheap burger. If you think that that much caviar itself might be $300-$400, and we're coming in at only $250, it's a bargain."

    But...I just wanted a burger.

  5. Seppuku? by thepropain · · Score: 2, Funny

    In my mind's eye, I see a samurai named Sony running a katana through his belly...

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  6. Re:Expect the Playstation to underperform. by vistic · · Score: 4, Funny
    "These are interesting times to be alive."


    Indeed! If it weren't for the console wars, life would just be so uninteresting that I would just rather DIE!