The long-awaited PlayStation 3 will finally go on sale across Europe on 23 March, and will cost 599 Euros.

The electronics giant has said that only the 60GB version of the console will be available at launch, with the 20GB model to follow later.

The next-generation console is already available in Japan and the US, where it went on sale in November last year.

The European launch was postponed after problems mass producing parts for the console's Blu-ray disc drive.

Sony has said that one million of the consoles will be made available at launch in Europe, with around a quarter of the stock landing in the UK.

Each machine will cost £425 (in the UK) or 599 Euros.

When it is released, the successor to the best-selling PlayStation 2 will compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii, both of which are already on sale.



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I think i will wait a year before purchasing a ps3 , by then most of the good exclusive games should be out and it would have dropped in price a little.

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Originally posted by Jules_Tavernier

The electronics giant has said that only the 60GB version of the console will be available at launch, with the 20GB model to follow later.

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YES! FINALLY the date is revealed, because the dudes at paradox have stated that they have a iso loader for the ps3. Rumor is that they are waiting for the euro release to release the loader. Which will be FUCKING sick because they have stated:

A) That DVD's can be used as media for burned games.

B) That games can be loaded off the HDD, which is amazing because in the PS3 its justs a normal SATA hdd that is used in laptops.

MAN I'm so happy, but its still far away oh well when they release it, it will be amazing!

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i heard it was leaked against there wishes as a simple firmware update could deem it null and void before it gets off the ground

id like a ps3 but at the same time i love the 360 im holding out untill the ps3 has more to offer an the hd vs bluray war gatheres momentum !!

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hmm it got leaked? didnt know, details? i knew about the FW but im curious as to how it actually functions, if its like a boot disk or w/e.

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errmmmm i read it sumwhere

i googled ages ago when i first heard about it

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