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

Cruxis Mana | October 05, 2007 | News | Playstation 3 
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.

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  • 0 thumbs!
    Incidnia | October 05, 2007
    Awesome. This means I'll be buying one after all.
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    SvR2008 | October 05, 2007
    PS3 sales are bound to go up after this!
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    xpronic | October 05, 2007
    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 thumbs!
    Linkin Park Fan | October 05, 2007
    Sheesh, make up your mind sony.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Lizzo | October 05, 2007
    Hmmm...

    I'll stick with my Wii. If this was the price at the start, I would of picken the PS3.
  • 0 thumbs!
    NyffTotal90 | October 05, 2007
    Only £300 for a PS3? Sweet, I'm getting tempted.
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    Kazooieman | October 05, 2007
    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 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | October 05, 2007
    I don't give a crap for backwards compatibility but I understand why some would.

    Sales are probably going to triple after this
  • 0 thumbs!
    Subzer0 | October 05, 2007
    $300 for a PS3 is truly a bargain. I wish I had waited instead of rushing to get the 60GB model.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Riku31069 | October 06, 2007
    This is a really, really good bargain. I may be able to buy one sooner or later!
  • 0 thumbs!
    ShadowKing2 | October 06, 2007
    Wow, I may in fact be able to get a PS3 sooner than I think now.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | October 06, 2007
    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 thumbs!
    tidus04 | October 06, 2007
    It was looking so fine and dandy untill I read..

    quote
    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 thumbs!
    Zero and X | October 07, 2007
    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 thumbs!
    KingX2 | October 07, 2007
    Wow, what a nice deal. I still don't think I will buy a PS3 yet, but the bargain is something to consider.
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    W00tbeer1 | October 07, 2007
    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.
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    TheBradman1andOnly | October 09, 2007
    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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