Q&A: Sony UK's Alan Duncan

Speaking as a 360 owner: you gotta love Sony. ;)

omg they are acutaly gna do home

they did it to turn negative press int o positive press. ie the delay, lack of emotion chips and the small turn out at the official event. IF it had been planned then why did they only do this for londo/britain and to be fair i think those brave souls that camped out and weathered the weather and the abuse they would have got for buying a ps3. over in london if you say your thinking of buying a ps3 people look at you funny and ask why? Untill it comes down in price or shows us somthing thats amazing.worth the price of another next gen console(i have a 360) and i cannot get any where else. without exclusives and the strong line up of games coming out and out for the 360 its gonna have to be really special for me to drop the 4 large.

Sony giving away HDTV on launch of the PS3.They had too.to make up percentage of selling their product. But i still wouldn't buy a ps3.Because of the emotion chip that is not in the ps3.

The Bravia thing is a publicity stunt look we are talking about it! lol good marketing lives on :)

i got a sony bravia and yeah ps3 hooked up to it and yeah

Sony had to bribe the people that were in the launch... I mean, they removed the EE's from PS3's in order to make it cheaper for themselves, but they have money to give away 125 Bravias? And 46''! Gee...

I wish I had a new Sony Bravia.... curses

p-s3 rocks

LOL at those who say that Sony had to give free TVs to sell PS3's:lol: If it was so ,Sony should have given 165000 Bravias!

165K! AWESOME GO PS3

WOW, Nice!!!

not worried for the ps3!

I want an HDTV Sony...:(

lamprey263, "Now if Sony announced weeks ahead that they'd do the Bravia offer, then that'd be like buying friends. Then people would have been in line just for a cheap 46 inch Bravia with a BluRay player." Or people who want a PS3 (with a free HD TV.) Not as many people in UK have a HD TV than in the US. People love free stuff...hell I would have gone if i'd known!

"The giveaway though, sounds like this scenario; the little kid at school who don't have any friends and as a result being bullied and now he's trying to buy himself some friends or his parents giving money/presents to some of the bullies in order for them to look after the kid or entice them into become his friend... Do you follow?" I don't think the TVs were there to get people to like Sony, it's kind of a bonus to their loyal fans. This stuff was only offered to their biggest fans, the one's waiting at the store in the middle of the night waiting in line. I'm sure the free stuff was very limited. They said only 125 Bravias. That's gotta cost Sony nearly nothing since it's their own brand of TVs. Same with the games; cost them nothing and gives them good publicity. However, if I were the store owner then I'd be pissed. They could've made a nice chunck of change selling copies of Resistance: Fall of Man (like their only good game besides MotorStorm). Now if Sony announced weeks ahead that they'd do the Bravia offer, then that'd be like buying friends. Then people would have been in line just for a cheap 46 inch Bravia with a BluRay player.

The giveaway though, sounds like this scenario; the little kid at school who don't have any friends and as a result being bullied and now he's trying to buy himself some friends or his parents giving money/presents to some of the bullies in order for them to look after the kid or entice them into become his friend... Do you follow?

[scoff], lucky! Free LCD HDTV, 46 INCHES!!! Free copy of Resistance: Fall of Man! Anyone here from UK? If so, did the 60 GB PS3 come with component or HDMI cables? Wouldn't that just suck for those people who got the free HDTVs to go home and find the only thing they've got to hook up their PS3 to their awesome new Bravia is standard composite AV cables?

That should be Sony's new slogan...I know it's the fanboi battle cry. "PS3...Just wait for it"

GrimBee....I command YOU TO BECOME AMERICANIZED NOW!!!

Apparantly Sony paid for cabs (heard that on the news not ure if its 100% true)

British market is entirely different to the US market. Although, things are creeping forwards... like hip hop, loads of tv commercials and plenty of fast food outlets... We seem to move a lot slower than most other countries do How is any of that good?!

LOL! Funny thing - how in the HECK did someone - who travelled on the train, and the tube, get a freaking 46" tv out of london?! I mean, if I lived in the london area at the time, and wanted to wait for a console launch. I sure as heck would never take my car to london, anyone with brains takes the tube there, waits around a bit for the tubes to re-open. Because there is an INSANE lack of parking in the main streets of london... Anyways - just a thought I had... Because I recently got a 42" tv and that was a massive box to lug up stairs... I can't imagine just going to a console launch, trench coat on, just waiting to be leaving with a carrier bag of console and games... So yeah- those of which didnt get a ride back and were unprepared for the TV givaway - how they get it out of the store?? HEH HEH! Anyways - I Ps3 isn't a console designed for the british market. Heck a lot of us still use VHS!! British citizens may work harder (as I read somewhere) with less holidays - BUT, this effort does not go to waste. Where Americans and Japanese would link their console up to the net right away - in the UK, this is rarely done, and most of it is taken by an XBOX or PC owner. Playstation zealots are more of a bedroom/living room user. And internet connections are usually in the hall or study... also - internet speeds are CRAP in Britain (believe me, I have personally experience japanese broadband speeds... simply breathtaking...). British market is entirely different to the US market. Although, things are creeping forwards... like hip hop, loads of tv commercials and plenty of fast food outlets... We seem to move a lot slower than most other countries do :)

WHAT? this is sooo unfair, I mean, if they would give me a free 46" bravia TV I would buy more than only one ps3, lol. !!! This is soo unfair :'(

Shtinky maybe rite, but why are we last to get a PS3 tho? its like britain hasn't offended anyone or anything like that. o well, i hope to get one soon!

It was midnight, otherwise, they would be out of stock in the day. Other people sleep too you know, not only you. Although this doesn't go for everyone in the whole of the UK (or Europe), there are still plenty of unsold PS3s in every store in my city (or at least the major ones; Toys 'R' Us, GAME 1/2/3, GameStation, etc.) Most here have agreed that it's too expensive; although we all agree that we'll wait until it falls in price, and has decent games. And 165,000 in 48 hours is just outstanding, and must be a record too. Not talking handhelds, yes, it's a record. A pretty good one. "I want the HDTV!!! and of course PS3, who cares PS3 are expensive" Oh, like an HDTV isn't? Thing is, people act as though Sony did something above and beyond the call of video gaming; they didn't. All they did was give away like, 150 HDTVs or so. What about the rest of Britain? I'm sure more people than that lined up at midnight just to buy a PS3. If they'd given free HDTVs to all those possible, or even all those in London that had bought a PS3, I'd be a little more impressed. But one selection of customers in one store is appauling, personally. As expensive as it is, it's no more charity than a marketing ploy. (Although I can't say I'd be complaing if I got one--but then, they'd have to deliver to more than just the south of Britain.)

Thats just BS mean, a 40" HDTV just for getting a PS3 over there? they must've been very desperate, and does anyone feel ripped off after all the f*cking commotion that the PS3 got here, no one got free stuff for almost getting shot in those lines, talk about a back stab. >_>

PS3 will dominate..just wait and see.

Numbers are numbers...it was a record and the fact they had 6 months to build up excess stock is a good reason for those numbers. But lets see what next months numbers bring...

HDTV+PS3=very cool anded

All I have to say to you trolls is...New. Sales. Record. Now shut your pie holes and play some games.

The dark reign of sony has ended, we are free!

Damn , wish I could have gotten a free t.v.

"125 out of 600 sold.....great success not." It was midnight, otherwise, they would be out of stock in the day. Other people sleep too you know, not only you. And 165,000 in 48 hours is just outstanding, and must be a record too. "I want the HDTV!!! and of course PS3, who cares PS3 are expensive" Oh, like an HDTV isn't?

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Sony rules

the tv was a suprise dude... the customer didnt know they gonna get that thing...and they only let the FIRST 125 in... to get the tvs

125 out of 600 sold.....great success not.

So the PS3 isn't appealing in itself, Sony needs to sweeten the deal by giving out free TV's and cab fare. That speaks volumes about Sony's confidence in it's new machine. But with only 125 people at the official launch, I don't blame them...

Congratulations Sony it was an excellent launch :)

must be nice 2 get a tv worth $3,600 for free

Cool! GameSpot's coverage of launch events gets better every year. Well done guys.

PS4 should be in 2011 so it will give enough time for current PS3 owners to enjoy their console. Congrats to Sony for getting good news after so many disappointments. It's true though for giving away free HDTV's sony lost a lot even with 165,000 buying the PS3.

I want the HDTV!!! and of course PS3, who cares PS3 are expensive

Just wish they could told more about rumble for the PS3. Congratulations to all who got the HDTV's.

Those HDTVs were worth more than the PS3s...

It was an excellent launch and long may it continue :)

Awesome. If I knew they were giving Free HDTV's than I would be the first one there. May be next time with PS4 (whenever they release it in the next decade)

Cool.