where can i pre order a ps3??

stokefan

but not play.com just want the console on its own, any help apppriciated

Cerenia

Now its been officially annouced, it won't be more than a few days til everyones taking pre-orders

outbidder

You can get an email alert from Amazon when they will be taking pre-orders here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Console-Premium-Version/dp/B0007SV734/sr=1-1/qid=1169757940/ref=sr_1_1/202-3349413-0431023?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

Or an email alert from HMV:
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/navigate.do?ctx=-1;6;-1;-1&pPageID=1751

Or you can get a US version from Amazon.com at:
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-98001-PlayStation/dp/B000IZWNLG/sr=8-2/qid=1169758583/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-6155906-5466464?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

They also have the 60GB version too.

Not sure whether the games are region coded (like the Gamecube) or region-free (like the DS) and you would need to get a suitable power adaptor.

From what I have found there are not any sites taking pre-orders yet apart from Play.com but I stand to be corrected.

Just got an email from PowerPlayDirect - pre-order here:
http://www.powerplaydirect.com/asp/itemdetails.asp?prodID=1399452&currsec=ac&refid=ep168

PenguinJim

I'd recommend pre-ordering for £409.99 from here. Komplett are lovely.

blackcateddie

Games are region specific as are consoles according to Sony shop in NY in December although this was much more fun to play than the Wii.
Typical since they are sooo much cheaper over there but then the amount of aggro with beta testing......

photome

I am going to the USA very soon. If I buy a ps3 over there will i have problems playing any games/dvds bought in the UK.

I know that I have to pay vat on bringing it in to the UK, but it will still work out much cheaper.

It seems like the previous poster has already answered my question

outbidder

They sound delightful PenguinJim:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/14/komplett_brands_punters_criminals_after/

peterdoherty

photome wrote:

I am going to the USA very soon. If I buy a ps3 over there will i have problems playing any games/dvds bought in the UK.

I know that I have to pay vat on bringing it in to the UK, but it will still work out much cheaper.

It seems like the previous poster has already answered my question

Games are not region locked but the bluray movies are.

tunesurfer

Cant wait to get one but will probably wait for the first price drop.

But heres a video thats a bit of fun on you tube.

http://www.qh2.com/video.php?id=2944

PenguinJim

outbidder wrote:

They sound delightful PenguinJim:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/14/komplett_brands_punters_criminals_after/

Oh my God! I was one of those people! :rotfl: I'd completely forgotten about that! In the end, they honoured the price, except to change the 256MB 9800Pro to the 128MB model (clocked higher), and a limit of one per customer. Took a few weeks, though. Plus that email The Register refers to had every customer's email address listed in the "send" box, which really annoyed some people (although that's how we customers organised to have them capitulate).

So there was that mistake at the end of 2003, and their DRAM screw-up 18 months earlier. By my maths, that's two mistakes in five years... yup, they're lovely.

Edit: Just to mention that NTSC games are not region-locked between the US and Japan, but there's been no confirmation for PAL games being region-free yet (since the last time I checked, last week).

odannyboy

Ordered mine back in May 06 at Gamestation for the November 06 launch.

They have me 5th on the list still !!!!