PS3 Euro Launch Confirmed – Full Details Here
As SPOnG predicted… now officially confirmed
1 Million of these on 23rd March
25 Jan 2007
OK, get your Motorstorm’s running, the long-awaited, long-rumoured details of the Playstation 3’s European launch have finally been confirmed by Sony. And there are no surprises - as we predicted Sony’s 60Gb PlayStation 3 next-gen console will be available across Europe from March 23rd for £425 – the 20Gb version will follow ‘later in the year dependent on demand’.
Aside from the price, Sony’s official announcement uses another big number: One-Million PS3s An expected one million PS3 units, “…will be made available during the initial launch period to all SCEE territories.”
How these figures break down by specific country is, at this time, still unconfirmed. What will be available for every new European PS3 will be, “a new System Update to further enhance the entertainment potential of PS3”
Confirmed launch titles – a full list of which is available here- include:
Resistance: Fall of Man
MotorStorm
Genji: Days of the Blade – read SPOnG’s interview with Genji top-man, Yoshiki Okamoto,right here.
Formula One Championship Edition
Ridge Racer 7
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Downloadable Content
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
Gran Turismo HD Concept (in 1080p)
Go! Sudoku
Go! Puzzle
Blast Factor
flOw
Pre-Orders
As this story goes live there is no official confirmation of the pre-order system. SPOnG is confident, however, that rather than centralising pre-orders as was the case with the PS2 launch, these will continue to be on a per-retailer basis. This means that if you pre-ordered back in – for example, June 2006 – these orders should come top of the list.
Launch Peripherals
Also confirmed in this morning’s release from Sony are the peripherals and prices that we’re promised will be available in numbers at launch. The full list comprises:
SIXAXIS™ Wireless Controller £34.99
Blu-ray Disc Remote Control £17.99
HDMI Cable £17.99
AV cable £12.99
Component AV cable £17.99
S Video cable £12.99
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Heh. Mebe you could just download the fucker and play if back all HD through your PC's DVI
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Posted by realvictory
I predict one of two situations: (a) they'll be impossible to get hold of for ages, or (b) no one will want one.
To be honest, although I'm skeptical about PS3 launch, it will be fun to see what happens to the XBox 360 once the PS3 is fully launched. The dilemma XB360 has is, PS3 is newer and more powerful, and Playstation is a bigger brand (than XBox), but if the XBox 360 price is cut, it will suddenly look inferior.
Sony seems to have a long way to go to 'catch up' - but it's possible that it might not seem as difficult to them as it does to everybody else. Still, I probably won't get either of the two until I get an HDTV (not for ages, I think) and the price drops a lot.
High Definition movies (i.e. Bluray vs. HDDVD), though - what a load of rubbish.
To be honest, although I'm skeptical about PS3 launch, it will be fun to see what happens to the XBox 360 once the PS3 is fully launched. The dilemma XB360 has is, PS3 is newer and more powerful, and Playstation is a bigger brand (than XBox), but if the XBox 360 price is cut, it will suddenly look inferior.
Sony seems to have a long way to go to 'catch up' - but it's possible that it might not seem as difficult to them as it does to everybody else. Still, I probably won't get either of the two until I get an HDTV (not for ages, I think) and the price drops a lot.
High Definition movies (i.e. Bluray vs. HDDVD), though - what a load of rubbish.
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Posted by Moschops
tyrion wrote:
I'm more inclined towards Blu-ray due to the large amount of support it has, but Universal being an HD-DVD only house makes me sad since I want Serenity in HD, gorammit!
Heh. Mebe you could just download the fucker and play if back all HD through your PC's DVI
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