Prices for Euro PS3 games cheaper than Xbox 360

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Tuesday, 27 February 2007 00:08

Your IT - Entertainment

At last, something about the PS3 is cheaper than the competition, and that’s the price of games. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has finally unveiled the pricing structure.

Interestingly, many thought PS3 games would sell for the same price as Xbox 360 games at €69.99 in Europe, £49.99 in the UK, but they will actually sell for the same price as games for the cheaper Nintendo Wii console. This means the price of PS3 games is €59.99 in Europe, £39.99 in the UK, AUD $99.95 in Australia and NZ $109.95 in New Zealand.
Unfortunately, these prices are only guaranteed for the first five games Sony releases, which might mean that future games will be more expensive, although this is yet to be officially confirmed.

In addition, downloadable ‘PlayStation Network’ games will be available, and these include fl0w, Super Rub a Dub and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. These will sell during an ‘introductory period’ at prices ranging from €2.99 to €9.99 – or US $4 to $13, while other downloadable content, such as addition songs for SingStar or additional tracks in racing games among others is set to cost from as little as €0.99 per download.

Happily, the download of Gran Turismo HD will remain free as in the US and Japan.

In a statement, David Reeves, President and CEO of SCEE said that “Not only will it be completely free to register on the PlayStation Network with no subscription fees and access to many free demos, but with these competitive prices for additional content we are able to offer the consumer both top quality games on Blu-ray discs and a whole range of downloadable content from the PlayStation Network. With over 30 first and third party disc and network games available at launch, we are confident that this will be one of the most successful launches of all time.”

Everyone else working at Sony can only hope he’s right!