PS3 enjoys record breaking pre-orders in Europe

[Petra]

We spanked them in Japan
We are spanking them in North America
We will spank them in Europe




http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a...rders.html?rss

PlayStation 3 enjoys record pre-orders

Monday, February 12 2007, 15:14 GMT

By David Gibbon
Advance orders for Sony's highly anticipated PlayStation 3 console have broken all records, with high street stalwart Woolworths revealing it has been taking one order every 20 seconds during the past week.

The state-of-the-art PlayStation 3 will go head-to-head with Microsoft's Xbox 360 when it hits the shops on March 23 and Woolies, one of the first stores to accept pre-orders, has admitted it has been staggered by the demand.

Gerry Berkley, Woolworths' head of games, said, "It's the hottest gaming system since the PS2 launched in 2000 - demand will outstrip supply."

With a retail price of £425, the 60Gb PlayStation 3 costs £125 more in the UK than in the US, but this has failed to deter those determined to try out Sony's latest dream machine.

[KiteKat]

Yes, we spanked them..and when we spank..we spanked hard...

side note : we just spanked a poor "thing" called "itsh dee dee fee dee"

[MFS3Kiryu]

Well of course, this doesn't matter. As PS3 is a failed system that doesn't sell. I bet all of those Pre-orders were paid for by Sony. Hahahah, Casino Royale is on a 50gigabyte disc, those are myths that don't work. And it will spell blu-rays doom! Because obviously when Blu-Rays sales numbers increase after PS3s release it means that maybe one or two PS3 owners are buying discs! Sony is buying the rest themselves.

Great news for HD-DVD!

/sarcasm.

This was has become a joke, Universal just needs to commit seppeku before the BDA and be reborn blu.

[dantruon]

i didnt know that Woolworths sell game console, in Australia (where the parent company belong), Wollies is known pretty much as a fruit and vegies market .

Nevertheless, this is good news for Sony and the Playstaion 3 as some source also stated that this will the biggest launch ever.

source:http://games.kikizo.com/news/200702/003.asp

[Blu_Ray_UK2007]

I ordered mine from Woolworths.. it's reassuring know the people at the store (buying dvds constantly helps build relationships lol)

They are always freindly and helpfull.. they however are unable to confirm when they will start stocking BR Movies.

[What'sHD]

Any chance that Universal will piss off BDA so much with protracted exclusive support for hd-dvd that eventually, the BDA does not allow them to publish?

Is that a viable & legal business threat that can be used to make universal switch?

I mean, seriously, what are they waiting for? If MS is paying them indirectly, I suggest sony get some of its dough flowing their way.

If MS is not paying them, then universal has to be one suicidal studio.

[Blue]

Originally Posted by dantruon

i didnt know that Woolworths sell game console, in Australia (where the parent company belong), Wollies is known pretty much as a fruit and vegies market .

Nevertheless, this is good news for Sony and the Playstaion 3 as some source also stated that this will the biggest launch ever.

source:http://games.kikizo.com/news/200702/003.asp

Correct Woolworths is food chain, but also has a number of I guess an equivalent of Kmart stores called Big W. They also own a chain of electronic stores a cross between Consumer Electronics and a few electronic components call Dick Smith Electronics and now they now own the Australian chain Tandy (not the US group) I intend to get my PS3 there as I can get a 5% through the company I work for.
As far as I'm aware there is no relationship between the Aus and UK woolies (there most probably was some tie up once upon a time)

[What'sHD]

Originally Posted by Petra

We spanked them in Japan
We are spanking them in North America
We will spank them in Europe

We will spank them.. on the beaches

Churchill would have been moved to oratory by this news, if he was as big a fan of PS3 as I am (and he was around today, of course).