Posted Jul 13, 2007 at 08:58AM by Ryan A. Listed in: News Tags: David Reeves, Sony, SCEE, Europe, Leipzig Games Convention
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SCEE on PS3 and PSP - Image 1

It was certainly a good day for PlayStation 3 consumers when Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced a price cut for the 60GB model as well as the arrival of the 80GB model on North American soil. However, this somewhat left European fans in the dark as no price cut-related statements regarding their territory was made.

Today at E3 2007 in California, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) CEO David Reeves finally commented that the above mentioned developments are only for North America and not for Europe. If you didn't get that right, let us re-phrase that however disappointing: no price cut and no 80GB model for Europe.

This then confirms fans' previous belief that the changes will not be implemented in Europe because of the so-called Value Pack being offered by SCEE. This pack contains a 60GB PS3, two controllers, and two titles (Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm). This will be sold for 599 Euro or roughly around US$ 825.

A little bit of good news here, David Reeves mentioned that SCEE will be revealing three new features and services for the PlayStation Portable that are exclusive to Europe. The announcement will be made during this year's upcoming Leipzig Games Convention.

The CEO also noted that more colors for the redesigned PSP will be available as well as "something special" for the PS3.


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   by DarkSide (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » ****Sony

F*CK you Sony we don't want your surprises,you can shove them right up your A*Sses,give us what we want:
PRICE CUT!
If you can't then get the F*CK out of our way!


   Re: ^ (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » ^

OH MY GOD, Do the math man, USA gets $100 off , we get $200 worth of games and controllers for nothing, christ, ungreatful *****.

   Re: Benji (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » Not really

Well, the 499$ is only for the 60GB one which, at the end of July, is no longer in production. It's just a marketing trick by Sony.
   by Fais kin Balzak (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Dark assboy

Hey kid. Just wait a lil bit. Sony will do it. You must be patient Darkside-san.


   Re: Good one (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » :)

HHAHAHAHHAHAHAHH
   by crap (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » crap

wats with all this E3 crap all the time now


   Re: AdamDee (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Fool

Ok, you are an idiot if you dont know what E3 is....you are making yourself look like a fool just by speaking so shhhhh

   Re: dude (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » wtf

didnt it perhaps occur to both of you that he doesnt like all the crap FROM e3... perhaps he wants better news not this POSgarbage?

dont assume he doesnt know about E3... he prolly doesnt like the lack of good news
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   by Dartan - 2007-07-13
 » Area Only Releases?!?!

WTF is up with Area Only Releases ... I'm in the USA and I think that concept is LAME. We still haven't gotten the PSP GPS or all the "Fancy / Cool" colors of PSP's.

Why not just realease stuff to all markets??


   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » ...

To make you want it more and drive the price up. $ony's all about the money.
   by WOWSony (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Wow Sony does suck

Wow Sony does suck bigtime,hasn't any 1 noticed that lately Sony is desperate trying to bring us good news..but instead it turns out to be 1 slap onto another in our faces?
Sony you better get your ***** straight before losing 2 much of your fanbase.
If you are going to bring us good news make it good for everyone worldwide,not randomly throwing out news like japanese chickens without a head at this rate you will lose!


   Re: cali-cold (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » at least

at least their not doing like really stupid junk, like putting gps on the ps3,
   by KingPepper (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » You Know What Sony are Like.........

Milking Us here in the European Sector for every Penny or Euro they Can, of course they didn't give us a Price Cut, After all we didn't get the Name Ripoff Britain for Nothing, Lets Charge the british the Most Money as Usual!!!

It seems this Year none of the Public were Allowed into E3, How Stupid is that, Considering we are the Ones who Buy there Bloody Games..........


   Re: ? (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » ?

?

   Re: mr (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » the way i see it

after centurys of pillaging others, why complain about paying a little extra

   Re: conzie (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » Agreed!

This is true, just look @ our prices 4 software of any type: Abode sells its products almost at a £ to $ ratio, despite the fact that £1 is nearly twice as much as $1
   by Scuderia (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » F-off sony

For years sony have quite happily screwed the european region...how can they blame (as they did when first released) that the PS3's price was high in the UK when the pound is the most stable currency in the world atm and worth twice what the dollor is, with that pricing it'd be cheaper buying a return flight to the US, and with the exchage rate as it is, buying a PS3 for nearly half the price and then flying back rather than forking out £425 for something that is worth half that only 5hrs away

Im getting far too pissed off at sony screwing the european gamers as they said we are the most loyal but it doesnt mean you can try to screw us and we wont care!


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   Re: joao (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » indeed

Sony is steeping way out of the line, god damn we europeans are always fvcked with this crap... We have to pay more for less features, considering our stupid 60 gb ps3 costs 825 dollars while de americans have 80 gb os2 at 599 dollars... I hate sony, i once was part of their fan base, but i honestly think i'm buying a 360 instead, it's cheaper, sony is an aweful company, zone releases and different prices are so unfair that make my back hurt!

   Re: purplepills (Unregistered) - 2007-07-16
 » stfu u crybabys

omg ur all acting like spoiled little crybabys if you think its to much then dont buy it!
   by TheMallrat (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Ah Well

Looks like Sony aren't getting my money. As I said in a comment on a previous article, I'll look at buying the console when it is brought down to £300, but with this news it looks like that will be a very, very long way off.

   by Erik (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » thank you

OH WOW thank you sony, youve just made me decide to go buy an xbox360 in september..


   Re: GaveUpTomorrow - 2007-07-13
 » Have fun...

sending in that x360 into Microsoft every couple months because it breaks down ;) After your 3-year warranty runs out, you can buy another one.

   Re: Erik + Retard (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Fine with me

One less ***** I have to talk to when I'm playing my PS3 games online.
   by jeevs (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » hahahahah europe sux *****

hahahahaha its cheaper for us north americans and no gives a ***** about u EEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOOOS so shove your headds up your assess


   Re: conzie (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » STFU!

Plz, plz, just STFU!!! B4 I hack ur computer and wipe ur hard drive 2 piss u off

   Re: purplepills (Unregistered) - 2007-07-16
 » @conzie

omg u make me laugh so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!11111
   by pissed off aussie (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Pal is being screwed even more

The 60gb over here with our exchange rate is like $851 US its absolute bull*****. I honestly would have gone out today and bought it if it was reduced by that 17% people were talking about. If it wasnt for MGS and FF I would already have a 360. Sony is just a bunch of morons.

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   by Random (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » "something special"

Does anybody have any idea as to what the "special something" for the PS3 is.


   Re: David Reeves (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » mmm

''special something'' is me sucking my own d*ck

   Re: purplepills (Unregistered) - 2007-07-16
 » the something special is....

a gps reciever for the ps3


i hope
   by angry (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » tired of this *****

who had to wait almost six months for the ps3 after it came out in america and asia?-europe

who had to wait six whole months for the psp release after the american release?-europe

who ended up with ps3s with limited backwards compatibility?-europe

who did sony charge the most for the ps3's at the very beginning?-europe

who did sony charge the most for psps after the initial release?-europe

who wasnt allowed the smaller cheaper ps3's?-europe

and now who is not profiting from the ps3 price cut?-EUROPE

usa already paid less for their ps3

and to finish it off, where did sony enjoy their best ps3 launch?-europe

where has sonys most loyal fanbase been for these past ten years been?-europe

where have they got the most stick?-america

***** sony, done with them, they truly dont give a ***** about the consumers


   Re: Yeah (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » Well said dude

I agree 100% with you, they don't give a ***** about EU customers, f*ck*ng lazy mofos then theyr' askin' themselvs why they get out of money, cuz they don't make price cuts in EU and people don't buy them.

   Re: Totally (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » You couldnt be more right

I totally agree with you man Sony have alienated europe far too much because their sales in the east are so good they dont care. And as i read through various forums all i see is people hacked off at sony and microsoft so few people happy with this gen consoles its all laughable. I say they just blow up all ps3's and 360's and start again 'coz they are both aweful.
   by CT (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » Awful

I used to like sony, I still play my PS2, but now with this PS3 And PSP crap.. totally sucks ...PSP doesnt even have enough good games, or all the good games get pushed back all the time.. now with PS3 price cut, its not diff... what happend with the 20 gb PS3 ? 499$ PLUS TAX PLUS GAMES ..its'll cost almost 700 bucks... next thing u know, once the 60gb are out, you'll have no choice but to try to get the 80GB... the Sony E3 Conference was BORING! .. nothing but crappy games.. only good one was MGS 4 but that doesnt come out till 2008! Sony is losing all their Exclusives (SilentHill,GTA) Capcom and Rockstar know that everyone has an XBOX360 ..so they have a better chance selling their games with other consoles.. Through out the whole Conference all i heard was "play games on your High Def TV" HALF OF THE WORLD DONT EVEN HAVE HD 1080P TVs.... Gamers dont care about that ...they care about the game.. storylines , action games ,Sports...these guys really want everybody to by a PS3 and A 1080P LCD TV .....Likes its reallly Cheap..They are jumping too far into the future of Games..... Sony's Horrible.. Smells Like Sega Dreamcast Part2

   by Boby Brown (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » complainers...

Fine, the PS3 is expensive ! You got the money, then buy it. You don't, then get something else and stop crying!

I love to get a Ferrari, guess what, it's too expensive! Should I say FVCK Ferrari, they are a bunch of fvckers?

You want quality, pay the price. If you don't have the money, go and work! Money doesn't fall from the sky!

You want cheap (and sh1tty), just get one of those 360... and stop breaking our balls !!!

For Europe, I truly understand the situation and I feel Sony could try harder.


   Re: STFU (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » STFU

STFU

   Re: Yeah (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » STFU

Yeah STFU

   Re: conzie (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » ...

m8... I h8 2 tell u dis but 360 is pretty much THE SAME as PS3 and cost almost 1/2 the price. We moan aboutEurope getting less features and higher prices, plz read these comments b4 u post crap like that
   by Flare (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » I know what the surprise is

Its the godamn eyetoy! SWEET!!!!!!

   by itsblackmelop (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13
 » surprised

80gb is coming with the new rumble controller

   by fda (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » fdas

Americans are the only ones that deserve cheap PS3's (because we rebuilt Japan after the war and in turn they gave us anime and gaming). Stop complaining. U.S. is the best and we get the best. Move over here if you want it cheaper. Besides, Sony sells good in Europe so why lower the price?

   by Sony (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » We're sorry.

Hello people,

We here at SCEE won't make a price cut because we are too busy raping our asses.



Sorry


   Re: lmao (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » lmao

ahahahahhahahahahah

the rumble controller sounds interesting
   by blerg (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » wack

sony is falling off BIG TIME

everyone here is a nerd if they yell at people for crap

   by Pisses off UK person (Unregistered) - 2007-07-14
 » WTF

and guess wot did sony even mention anything about europe

SONY CAN SUCK MY D*ICK

   by purplepills (Unregistered) - 2007-07-16
 » shoo away tards

ok all the crybabys still on here just go away please, find a hole to crawl in and die, or do what u must but plz stop crying over europe sucking so much



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