US PS3 Pre-orders begin!

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Nitro
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US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 03:23
$100 to pre-order at GameStop.

Very limited quantities and the console is only available in bundles, not just on it' s own.

Anybody taking the plunge?

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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 04:08
Ive got about $50 for the ps3 now since the Wii is gonna take all my money

Whats in the bundle deals?

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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 04:24
I don' t pre-order U.S. games/consoles and I don' t do bundles... Looks like I' m going to be waiting a bit
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 05:16
I agree. I don' t do bundles, either.

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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 06:06
But do you guys do £200.00 off deals?

I am so thankful for reward points! I bet the store is going to be so pissed off at
my smug plan, they' ll say that my points do not apply for this transaction.
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 06:37

ORIGINAL: Tiz

But do you guys do £200.00 off deals?

I am so thankful for reward points! I bet the store is going to be so pissed off at
my smug plan, they' ll say that my points do not apply for this transaction.


I wouldn' t be surprised if that was the case. Maybe you should nip into HMV and make sure.
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Iad umboros
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 07:03
All this is reminding me how ripped off I got buying the xbox 360 last year. But I did find a store with a core system and a " bundle" which wasn' t sold out before christmas, and I had money at the time...........

I had a theory a while back (to console myself at being ripped off) that a console costs about £100 a year. PS2 was around 300 quid when first released, maybe a bit more. It got about £75 cheaper per year for a couple of years until about now, which is about as cheap as it will get.

Now this won' t apply to all of you, but bear in mind my flatmate got an original xbox a year before me and paid about 100 more. I got mine a year later, so mine was £200. 2 years later, the next gen came out.

I bought my xbox360 last year and much to my surprise the core version has only dropped by £10. I have friends who are happy to buy the xbox360 but are waiting on PS3 to come out so the price will drop. They hope the price will drop by £100, which means I have had 1 year+ of Xbox 360 for £100 compared to them.

Of course this assumes it doesn' t pack in after 18months But I' m on 360 #2 and haven' t had any problems with it (so far).

Anyway, that' s the theory.. If I can get 3 years out the xbox360 it' s about a £100 a year. I think that' s fair. Anything after 3 years is a bonus. You can pick plenty of holes in this theory depending on your circumstances, but my PS2 was 200 quid and packed in after 2 years, so basically the pricing is good.

Ninetendo wins on a value for money/unbreakable console front though. I have never had any nintendo break down on me

Aside from the time my mate plugged a game in upside down to an import adaptor and fried my SNES. but he had to buy me a new one
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 07:29


ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

I wouldn' t be surprised if that was the case. Maybe you should nip into HMV and make sure.


Crikey, you' re right! I' ll check when I buy SC:DA..

They still owe me points for 99 Nights as well, that piece of....


ORIGINAL: Iad umboros

All this is reminding me how ripped off I got buying the xbox 360 last year. But I did find a store with a core system and a " bundle" which wasn' t sold out before christmas, and I had money at the time...........


The best thing to do with these things is to do just not remind yourself, until
you' re complaining to their customer support:

" D' you have ANY IDEA how much this cost?!"
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 07:35


ORIGINAL: Iad umboros

(to console myself at being ripped off) that a console


One of these must be spelt incorrectly, but I didn' t notice that until I posted and now it' s there it' s not changing
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RE: US PS3 Pre-orders begin! - Oct 11, 2006 07:39
My thread on the same topic, posted earlier. but whatever.
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