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PlayStation 3 Launches in EU/AU
stpk4 wrote to mention some articles discussing the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Europe; London saw Phil Harrison handing out HD sets, while Microsoft's party barge and lackluster crowds marked the Parisian launch. The Australian launch went well but also saw disappointing crowds, with media, security, and store officials outnumbering the customers for much of the event. Eurogamer has a comprehensive list of launch titles, for those of you in the new territories thinking of picking up a console.
(crickets)
The real question is: did they also provide the HD cables to connect the PS3 to those TVs? (since the PS3 doesn't come with them)
Collector's Edition
Finally we find out why the PS3 costs so much more in the UK.
It has an HDTV bundled with it....
What's scary is that if Microsoft starts astroturfing fanboyism, what happens to the independant fanboys when Microsoft uses its monopoly to push them out of the fanboy business.