Andre Yoskowitz
14 Jul 2007 10:31
Sony has announced that they will not be dropping the price of the 60GB model for European customers nor will they be releasing the 80GB model in Europe. Instead, the company will offer the console bundled with two games and an extra Sixaxis controller for the price of EUR 600.
Although the recent price cut for North American models has helped boost sales, Sony Europe decided it would be better to bundle than adjust the price. The combined MSRP of the titles and the extra controller is over EUR 100.
The new "Starter Pack" will go on sale in the UK on July 18th and in the rest of Europe on August 1st. Besides the extra controller, customers can choose two titles from a list of five that include Resistance: Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Genji: Days of the Blade, Formula One Championship Edition and Ridge Racer 7.
"With sell through of over 1.2 million units in the SCEE territories to date, PlayStation 3 has proved to be an instant and huge success," said David Reeves, president of SCEE.
Source:
GI.biz