Sony Computer Entertainment of Australia says there are no plans for a PS3 price reduction for the Aussie folks right now. Holy crap, I had no idea those dudes were paying $999, but there it is, and there it'll stay, apparently; nor is Australia likely to see an 80GB PS3 anytime soon.
Instead, Australians' $999 gets a 60GB PS3 bundle with two games and a second controller. The games that come bundled are different depending on the territories, but it's thought that the most likely candidates are Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm. Incidentally, this is the same deal that Europe's getting, with their bundles going for €599, or so we heard this morning from Sony Europe's David Reeves.
[Via theage.com.au and playerone.be ]
[UPDATE: Here's the announcement confirming the 425-quid European bundle -- in English!]
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10:49 AM on 07.13.2007
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Sony rhymes with baloney... Woo!
and...
999.00 AUD = 867.954 USD
HOLY SHIT!
my condolences to Australians.
$999 is the same price as the UK and similar to Europe if you check the exchange rate.
Still reeks of fail despite the two games and an extra controller.
Like hell i'm paying £425 for it at this point in time.
There aren't even two games worth getting on that system yet IMO.
looks like sony still hasn't learned it's lesson.
even worse is that their fans haven't learned their lesson either.
they take sony's shaft in their virginal asses.
Yes PS3 is expensive in Australasia, but it is also selling well. Go figure.
07/13/2007 12:49
It's not like Aussies to complain, they're too busy playing with their boomerangs and cuddling koalas and scuba diving near the Great Barrier Reef and riding in kangaroo pouches and destroying the Aboriginies and drinking Fosters and the likes.
lol nobody is Australia wants a PS3, including me!
and we don't drink fosters! we just ship that shit over to you guys so we can keep the good stuff!