UK Deal of the Day: 60GB PS3 for �350

by Jem Alexander { Jan 10th 2008 at 1:00PM }

How much is backwards compatibility and an extra 20GB of hard disc space worth to you? If you answered "fifty pounds!" then you're in luck. Play.com have a delicious deal on the 60GB PS3 - £350 will give you those extra geebee's you're after as well as backwards compatibility support for most of the PS2 game library. Plus, they have them in stock, which is rare nowadays.

A quick check of Ebay.co.uk shows that 60GB PS3s seem to go for anywhere between £350 and £500, so get in quick and nab yourself a brand new one before stock runs out!

[Via SavyGamer]

Tags: 60GB, dealoftheday

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Galley @ Jan 10th 2008 1:35PM

Best... PS3... Ever!

Kxpuc @ Jan 10th 2008 1:36PM

i find it odd it says "With 60GB HD" meaning it could be a 20/40GB one they swapped out the HD with a 60

xboxhater @ Jan 10th 2008 1:50PM

It is the 60

4 USB Ports
Gloss finish
MemoryStick/SD/CompactFlash Card Slots
Backward compatible with many PS2 games

C.Evans @ Jan 10th 2008 1:53PM

I bought my PS3 in November for £349, it was a 60GB version with 2 free games of my choice.

This offer is quite normal actually, or am I going insane?

njl94 @ Mar 18th 2008 12:18PM

where did you get your ps3 from?
£350?
wow

njl94 @ Mar 18th 2008 12:19PM

sorry if alredy sent this message...

where did you get 60gb PS3 for £350?
wow
thanks

njl

elephant_stone @ Jan 10th 2008 1:58PM

@4
Yes it WAS a normal offer, until they discontinued the superior model...now they are like gold dust to find and sell for loads on Ebay.

Im tempted to order one and flog it on Ebay hmmmmmmmmmmmm

D-Cash09 @ Jan 13th 2008 2:08PM

still haven't seen a deal better than what i got... a 60gb for $350 cant beat it and i got it from a grocery store in november

James @ Jan 10th 2008 3:56PM

Man, it must suck to be a gamer in the UK (or I guess Europe?). I just got my used 20GB for 300 *dollars* (~150 pound, I think?), and on Black Friday weekend a local membership warehouse had 40GB's for $300 new. Obviously, I did what I did because the BC was valuable to me, but still...

I mean, I constantly hear that EU prices are more in Euros than they are here in dollars, but it doesn't sink in as much. You guys are excited about a "bargain" price for a 60GB that's more than the consoles were going for here on Ebay the month after launch!

ouj @ Jan 10th 2008 4:48PM

"I mean, I constantly hear that EU prices are more in Euros than they are here in dollars, but it doesn't sink in as much."

The recommended retail price of the 40GB model is 479 EUR here in Finland, which is something like 700 USD with the current exchange rate. The cheapest price I've seen is 399 EUR, but those were German imports which luckily is really not a problem because the warranty is still valid here.

Phil @ Jan 11th 2008 4:50AM

Well I've been mulling over a PS3 for months now (I'm an Xbot and don't really find that much compelling on the PS3 bar the blu-ray) but the discontinuation of the 60gb version rather than just lowering its price really irked me.However, it looks like play.com have temporarily fixed both issues. I'm not missing an opportunity like this...so... *yoink*

And if I don't like it, I can sell at a profit on ebay!

Musouka @ Jan 11th 2008 5:10AM

I finally got my 60GB PAL PS3 4 months ago, when the price dropped to $770 here (385 GBP) down from $920 (600 Euro) AND there were first signs of the 60GB version going extinct.
I still wonder how PS3 would fare if its price in Europe was only $600, something that people from the third-world-country "USA" balk at. It would have been an instant grab for me in March if it was $600. And how would games fare for $60 instead of $100?

Why do you think Europe gets everything so expensive? Import-taxes this high? 66% tax, for Christ's sake.