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19-05-2006, 9:25 AM
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PS3 to be £425? Blu-Ray on the cheap!
Well according to The Register anyways...
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05...k_ps3_pricing/
To be fair that's really not a bad price for the top spec model.
You get a Blu-Ray disc player, 60Gb drive, games console and entertainment center in one.
My first DVD player cost £600.
I'll keep an eye out for pre-orders I reckon 
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19-05-2006, 9:28 AM
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Except of course that the US price is closer to £325 ($599).
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19-05-2006, 9:35 AM
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Yes but that US price is without Sales tax.
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19-05-2006, 10:17 AM
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..and it's always been like that. We've always paid more than the US, always, it's not like this is new or anything.
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19-05-2006, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pinkprobegt
Well according to The Register anyways...
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05...k_ps3_pricing/
To be fair that's really not a bad price for the top spec model.
You get a Blu-Ray disc player, 60Gb drive, games console and entertainment center in one.
My first DVD player cost £600.
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Hell you can still pay well over £600 for a high end DVD player today. £425 doesn't seem that bad compared to the cost of the announced standalone BD player which in the US range $999-$1800. I guess the million $ question is what's the difference in PQ/sound etc if any and we won't really know until both are available.
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19-05-2006, 10:50 AM
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Yeah, but we all know how good the DVD player was/is on the PS2.
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19-05-2006, 10:55 AM
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I think as an 'all-rounder' the price is acceptable.
Lets face most on this forum are enthusiasts rather than your ' Joe average ' comsumer so it'll suffice for the masses and thats a good thing.
As a result I reckon that videophiles will buy the stand alon BD player and if they like games get a PS3 any way ! 
I'll probably end up getting one, but will wait til they've been out for a while, I considred getting an xbox 360 butnothing on it shouts " BUY ME".
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19-05-2006, 11:29 AM
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Yeah, but we all know how good the DVD player was/is on the PS2.
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what's your point? I'd happily accept 'average' 1080p playback.  |
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19-05-2006, 11:55 AM
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thats for the high end one. If you don't need wifi/card reader slots and HDMI, and a 20GB HDD is fine, then the cheaper PS3 is around £340 if you convert the 499 euros directly
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19-05-2006, 1:24 PM
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The thing is that consumers don't want to get caught up in a format war and most of them don't care if it has a blu-ray drive. To most people it's just an overpriced games console and most gamers that I have spoken to won't be buying one.
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19-05-2006, 1:24 PM
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thats for the high end one. If you don't need wifi/card reader slots and HDMI, and a 20GB HDD is fine, then the cheaper PS3 is around £340 if you convert the 499 euros directly
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No cheap pack for the UK I`m afraid :-
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=3043&Itemid=2 |
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