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OFFICIAL ; 40 GB PS3 at £299 + 60 GB UK price cut !

October 05, 2007 in News comments 17

UK gamers have been waiting months for this moment and its finally arrived.
Sony has officially announced that on October 10th a 40GB PS3 will be released at the price of £299 (( Around the same price as an Xbox 360 Elite - I know which I would rather have now )).
On a little low note though, this 40GB model will have no backwards compatibility, but this should be no issue for Sony fans who already own a PS2 ...
Also announced was a price cut for the 60 GB model, which will now be priced at £349, which will get you a 60 GB PS3 console, 2 Controllers and 2 first party titles !

Is that good enough for you ??

The much-talked about 40GB PS3 will be hitting UK stores on October 10 for £299, Sony has finally confirmed.

The existing 60GB model will also see its asking price slashed down to £349, which will come with two first-party games.
Cruxis Mana via computerandvideogames.com »
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  • 0
    Incidnia Oct 5, 07
    Awesome. This means I'll be buying one after all.
  • 0
    S v R 2010 Oct 5, 07
    PS3 sales are bound to go up after this!
  • 0
    xpronic Oct 5, 07
    OMFG! To think I was going to pay £425 for it later this month lol. Nice move by Sony. 2 games, an extra controller for only £50 more? Bargain.
  • 0
    Sayyed* Oct 5, 07
    Sheesh, make up your mind sony.
  • 0
    Lizzo Oct 5, 07
    Hmmm...

    I'll stick with my Wii. If this was the price at the start, I would of picken the PS3.
  • 0
    Reason Oct 5, 07
    Only £300 for a PS3? Sweet, I'm getting tempted.
  • -2
    Kazooieman Oct 6, 07
    No backwards compatibilty... me sad

    If they had compatibility then i'd trade in my PS2 and most of my (unwanted/liked) games and fork over alot of money but sadly i won't... Wii's the only console for me
  • -1
    Bale Fire* Oct 6, 07
    I don't give a crap for backwards compatibility but I understand why some would.

    Sales are probably going to triple after this
  • 0
    Subzer0 Oct 6, 07
    $300 for a PS3 is truly a bargain. I wish I had waited instead of rushing to get the 60GB model.
  • 0
    Riku31069 Oct 6, 07
    This is a really, really good bargain. I may be able to buy one sooner or later!
  • 0
    ShadowKing2 Oct 6, 07
    Wow, I may in fact be able to get a PS3 sooner than I think now.
  • 0
    Storm* Oct 6, 07
    Holy crap, that's a good deal. Well deserved, too. Sony should have made a worldwide price cut, imo, but at least this will increase sales.
  • 0
    tidus04 Oct 6, 07
    It was looking so fine and dandy untill I read..

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    this 40GB model will have no backwards compatibility
    Which now means I wont be getting it -_-

    Screw having a Ps2, I want to sell it once I have a PS3 >=#
  • 0
    Zero and X Oct 7, 07
    Ugg, I dont care at all I see this as just a cheap way of selling an inferior PS3 for less. Iam glad I got my 60gb PS3 before all this bullshit.
  • 0
    King X2 Oct 7, 07
    Wow, what a nice deal. I still don't think I will buy a PS3 yet, but the bargain is something to consider.
  • 0
    W00tbeer1 Oct 7, 07
    Finally, they are cutting the price of the system in the UK, but I need them to cut it here in the US. Then I when I save up enough I can get it earlier then usual. I think thats a good deal in UK.
  • 0
    BradSK Oct 9, 07
    Nice to see us UK consumers not getting jipped as usual.

    I ain't buying one any time soon, but that's only because I prefer the games on Wii/360. Still, a good deal.

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