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Geek Culture / PS3 imports "banned" for europe

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Redmotion
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 15:59
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Quote: "Sony has said it will use the "full scope of the law" to block the importing of PlayStation 3s (PS3) into Europe before its official release."


Maybe Sony should also ban people selling their PS3's on ebay for at least six months after launch to prevent the selfish money grabbers cashing in as some will definitely go overseas.

Quote: ""Ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards.""


In other words - "don't want to get sued" by the EU.

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 16:05
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They could always release them all at the same time! Or is that me using logic again? Damn.. I must stop doing that.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 16:12
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Quote: "Or is that me using logic again? Damn.. I must stop doing that."

I have a habit of doing that too.

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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 17:04 Edited at: 23rd Oct 2006 17:04
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Logic is very harmful in a world of idiots, please try not to use it, otherwise you won't fit in with the rest of us and will be a outcast.

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the_winch
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 18:50
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Quote: "In other words - "don't want to get sued" by the EU."


They don't care about that. They just want to sell units and games in the EU at launch prices and at the same time sell at normal prices to the rest of the world where its been released a while. Or at least make sure there is a big launch buzz.

By way of demonstration, he emitted a batlike squeak that was indeed bothersome.
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Raven
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 21:20
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USA $499.99
UK £399.99

who's paying more? add to that the EU has special VAT exemption for computer hardware, which Sony have one again filed for.
As this time it has a web-browser it is very likely that yes they might actually be granted, and the Playstation 3 would be considered a computer over electrionic entertainment.

reasons like that are why Sony are going to push legal action against import/exporters not paying their prices. It's all about the benjamins baby.

I think Sony's attitude to this console generation is going to be their downfall. It's only hardened Sony fans who seems to still be interested in this console. Reaction from local game when people find out it's been delayed again is they've purchased an Xbox 360 or pre-ordered the forth-comming Wii.

If the lack of interest wasn't bad enough, Sony's own BluRay DVD technology has caused a shortfall of units. (500,000 per market) so their remaining fanbase isn't even going to be able to be satisfied.

Combine this with the disappointment that you HAVE to purchase a HD-AV lead seperate to the console in order to use it's main selling point. Sorry, but this legal situation with import/export is only the tip of the retardberg that is controlling the Playstation 3's future.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 23:03
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Quote: "I think Sony's attitude to this console generation is going to be their downfall."


Quote: "Combine this with the disappointment that you HAVE to purchase a HD-AV lead seperate to the console in order to use it's main selling point. Sorry, but this legal situation with import/export is only the tip of the retardberg that is controlling the Playstation 3's future."


I completely agree.
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Chris K
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2006 23:18
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I think Sony's main muck up was that they pushed 1080p HD as 'the only true HD', and then almost all their lauch games run at 720p

Also, Motorstorm runs at 30 FPS.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 24th Oct 2006 00:07
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Quote: "It's all about the benjamins baby."

I don't.. have a baby.

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Posted: 24th Oct 2006 14:37
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Are you sure?



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Benjamin
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Posted: 24th Oct 2006 14:44
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...You're not my baby.

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Nope. Id remember THAT face

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Sephnroth
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Posted: 24th Oct 2006 20:08
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http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3901

sony actually bankcrupted them! I am so angry, liksang were THE place to go for those rare asian tidbits like the original gp32 games and stuff. They didnt deserve that.

Another black mark against Sony and in my mind theres far too many now to be excusable.


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