European PS3 Pre-Orders Sky-rocketing

[BrewCityUpstart]

Here's something you may not have expected to hear out of Europe...but Woolworths (the Wal-Mart of the U.K.) has mentioned that the demand for the PlayStation 3 is incredibly high. Despite the price of the console, this is a testament to Sony's popularity over in the PAL regions. Woolworths claims that pre-orders have exceeded previous records, and that the chain was taking a pre-order every 20 seconds this past week.

"It's the hottest gaming system since the PS2 launched in 2000 - demand will outstrip supply," said Gerry Berkley, Woolworths' head of games. The PS3 will retail for £425, which, when converted, is actually more expensive that the North American and Japanese versions. PlayStation 3 will launch on March 23rd in Europe, Australia, and various other Asian countries with a fantastic launch featuring 30 games.
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[Serren]

All those people are probably just buying them to resell them like here in the US. Greedy bastards...

[Jon Liu]

It also helps that they are getting a better movie packed with their systems this go around. Instead of Talladega Nights, the European PS3s get Casino Royale!!

That's for the first 500,000 in production for Europe.

[dmiller68]

Originally Posted by Jon Liu

It also helps that they are getting a better movie packed with their systems this go around. Instead of Talladega Nights, the European PS3s get Casino Royale!!

That's for the first 500,000 in production for Europe.

I might have bought one then.