The rumored UK PS3 game prices revealed!

by Nick Doerr { Oct 20th 2006 at 11:30AM }

The United Kingdom's largest videogame retailer, GAME, has apparently received some information regarding PS3 game pricing. Two managers from two different stores have begun to flap their traps. People have often feared that PS3 games will be more expensive than others thanks to the Blu-ray drive, increased development costs, etc, etc... and if this rumor holds true, then UK gamers have reason to fear -- they might just be more expensive. 115 Euros in Europe, 80 pounds sterling in the UK.

Now, in the US, we know our launch titles are going for $59.99, but could it be that later games (which fall into the UK launch window) will cost more? Is it a kind of trap, pricing initial games lower, then raising them after we've purchased our glorious and beautiful system? Couldn't be! We'll keep this rumor in check and treat it as such. UK price rumor, I demand that you go make me a sandwich and become false! ...That'll do.

[thanks, Alex!]

Tags: Europe, Playstation 3, Playstation3, PS3, Sony, UK

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Vince @ Oct 20th 2006 12:44PM

Eighty squid????
No chance, it's utterly
inconceivable that we'd be charged that much.
It's bad enough when dollars get converted to
pounds without actually going through the exchange rate, but more pounds than dollars? I'll eat my vintage PS3 pre-order receipt if that happens.

Foppe @ Oct 20th 2006 3:39PM

Screw Europe by delaying the "worldwide" launch? Check.
Screw Europe with a higher system price? Check.
Screw Europe with higher game prices? Check.
Screw Europe/USA by lowering the system price in Japan? Check.
Screw the world by not including HDMI cables, which is needed to show 1080p? Check.
Screw the world by not adding rumble for 5$? Check.

JonSt.Fu @ Oct 20th 2006 6:23PM

Gay ass fanboy that stalks PS3 news and bitches about everything because they can't afford a PS3. Check.

Pulse @ Oct 20th 2006 6:49PM

Thats ridiculous! They must be joking! This is where my PS3's nationwide game abilities will come in handy, America, get ready to see a lot of me :)

Colin @ Oct 20th 2006 6:48PM

Screw the world by not including HDMI cables, which is needed to show 1080p? Check.

HDMI isn't necessasary for 1080p. Sony has said this about a billion times, and I've said it probably another. It's only required for Blu-Ray movies which have the security token turned on. And most Blu-ray movies won't have this for at least 5 more years (until HDMI becomes more widely accepted).

COMPONENT CABLES WORK FOR 1080P.

So PLEASE. Just stop. If you know so little about a console you shouldn't be posting and trying to start flame wars.

-Colin

Colin @ Oct 20th 2006 6:50PM

Oh, also there is no way PS3 games are coming out at that price in Europe. That is just a silly silly rumor.

They will be the exact same price as 360 games. Sony is match Microsoft's pricing after seeing that people are receptive to that price point.

-Colin