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PlayStation 3 Available For PreOrder in U.K.
motorheadabega writes "BBC is carrying the story that as of today the PS3 is available for preorder for only £550 ($1,020). All that and they can't even guarantee delivery before Christmas." From the article: "The electronics giant had originally planned to launch the new console in the spring, but was forced to delay because of technical problems with its high-definition Blu-ray DVD drive. The PS3 comes in two different models. The basic model has a 20GB hard drive, while the more expensive model comes with a 60GB one. The lower end model also lacks wi-fi, a slot for memory cards and a HDMI port for high-definition programmes. "
Fanboy rant about how much better the Wii will be in 3... 2...
Before you think "Jesus Christ! £550 for a PS3!!!", bear in mind that this is a bundle of the high spec PS3 (with 60GB HDD) and 3 games, AND free shipping.
If you work that back, based on £40 a game, the console cost is £430... which is right on the money for the £425 previously reported. The real newsworthy part of this story is the fact they're taking pre-orders so soon. Do I smell a publicity stunt on the part of play.com?
Note: I still think that the supposed price (£425) is ridiculously expensive, and I'm not trying to argue that this is in any way "cheap".
That price does include shipping and three games.
There is nothing we don't already know in TFA other than that it's available for pre-order. Also note that the pre-order package includes three games. There has to be something more (can't look at the actual offer as I'm at work) to justify the £125($235) difference. Unless of course the games are £42($79) each. Of course, they're probably counting the VAT in there, so maybe it is just the three games. Still... damn expensive.
Everything I say is a lie. Except that... and that... and that, and that, and that, and that... and that.
When they are 25 bucks at a yard sale.
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I could spend $1000 on a computer that would be four times more powerful, and I would be able to buy video games for it at a fraction of the price. There's nothing coming out for PS3 that really excites me, so why would I waste that much money on it? Personally, I thought that Xbox 360 was too much money, but compared to the PS3, I think I know what will be bought for Christmas.
Gamestation in the UK have been taking PS3 pre-orders for weeks. We've been taking them at £425 for whatever the basic 60Gb package is (i.e. presumably a box with the console and one controller - similar to the PS2). The store I work in has actually stopped taking pre-orders because we've already taken more than we're likely to get come November 17th.
For £550 with 3 games looks like the £425 price is correct, and that's a pretty decent saving on the game prices since we're expecting new PS3 games to cost above £50 new (Xbox 360 games are generally £49.99 new here in the UK). Also notice that Play.com are saying the games included may change due to availability - or more likely they may put more desirable games into the package if better launch titles are announced. There's really nothing next-gen about a Singstar game from what I saw of E3 footage.
What's funny is that, by now, probably more people have preordered the PS3 than are likely to receive them at launch. Looks like the $600 price tag may not hurt Sony too much, after all. I'm interested to see how this will all turn out.
"This thing does science so hard, you say, 'I've never seen that much science.'" -Sam
1. Order PS3 for Sony fanboys from UK.
2. Sell it on eBay after launch while artificial shortage exists.
3. Use profits to buy Wii.
4. Put rest into Nintendo shares.
5. Retire to sunny Bermuda.
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Play.com wasn't the first site to offer the PS3 for pre-order, Gamestation (http://www.gamestation.co.uk/product.asp?id=ps3h0 02) had it on their site the day after the press conference, there may have been others too.
People that believe in their opinions don't post AC.
In local non-chain game store the other week trading in ancient PS1 and games - female assistant rather disinterestedly asked me if I wanted to pre-order a PS3. No thanks, I say, I'm getting a Wii. You'd have thought I'd plugged her into the mains! Wasn't it cool, had I seen the E3 videos, wouldn't a lightsaber game totally rock, didn't the new Zelda look amazing? Chatted for a while, then went downstairs and browsed the pre-owned Xbox titles. G.b.t.c asked me if I was interested in upgrading to a 360. No thanks, nothing there I want, I'm waiting for the Wii. Bzzzt! Had I seen the E3 videos, had I seen Miyamoto conducting the orchestra, had I seen the drumming game? The staff in there are gamer geeks one and all, and none of them give two hoots about the PS3.
In GAME today, chatting to the manager - he says that he's starting to get lists of pre-orders for software for PS3, and he thinks he's going to get stuck with a lot of unsold stock, especially among the many, many sequelae. As in Ridge Racer 6, Tekken 5 and Tony Hawk's 8. He said he thought they'd end up having to do bundles very early on just to shift some of these games. Apparently most of the pre-orders are from parents whose kids want the PS3 for Xmas. People who are buying their own machines are mostly going for the 360 now, or waiting for the Wii.
All this speculation about which console will dominate, nobody can tell, its all going to be decided whichever manufacturer signs an exclusive deal with whatever game will be the most popular this fall. Look at how many ps2's were sold when GTA came out, I predict the same for any console that comes with such a killer game. We should not look at the consoles but at the games.
...what matters is what you like, not what you are like...
Can someone just answer one question for me?
What's with this blind faith in Nintendo? Their last two consoles have been decidedly mediocre. Decent hardware, patchy library. Why's is everyone convinced this run-through is going to be different? Personally, I have no faith in Nintendo anymore. I loved my NES and SNES. I bought an N64 the day it came out, even though it came out late. Sold it a year later, got a PSX so I could actually play some games. Bought a Gamecube a year after it came out, hoping it'd have some games out by then. It got me out of gaming entirely for a couple of years, until I bought a PS2 mini last summer.
So what's different this time? Why should I get a Wii this November, and not expect to have to sell it a year later and buy a PS3 to actually do some gaming?
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
Optimizing and optimising are both correct. One is not more "American" than the other. Buy an OED and educate yourself. Program is also spelt correctly. He's referring to code. I'm British, by the way. You are the worst kind of language snob: the ill-informed one.
And just because you are first doesn't mean you will get one. They will send the units out to their biggest customers first, rather than those who were first in the queue. Just ask any number of dissapointed people who tried to pre-order a 360 from Play, only to have to find one elsewhere when their preorder wasn't honored
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
realy has humiliated yourself very badly.
~$1000?
I've just become a 100% Nintendo-fanboy!