Will the european PS3 launch be a success ? (Poll)

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#1 cooper182
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I think the European PS3 launch will be a hugh success but what do you think ?

Please can you also leave comments about what you think the stock  situation will be like accross europe . e.g lack of stock / plenty of  stock or vis versa

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#2 donmohsin
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Yes. The hardcore gamers will want one ( me :) ) and people have been waiting for ages to get there hands on one so expect shortages.
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#3 04JETTA
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mos def yes
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#4 ohmyjibbonjones
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closer to no than yes,its just too damn expensive
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#6 tubarao1
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not only a huge succes but will make bill gates cry like a baby asking for a launch day of xbox like ps3 launch. sony control entire europe with ps2 and psp. ps3 will be next:D
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#7 walton13
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considering they are having record preorder rates, yes they will have a good launch
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#9 Ericvon71
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closer to no than yes,its just too damn expensiveohmyjibbonjones

People have had plenty of time to save up there money to get one.

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#10 Ericvon71
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The PS3 will be a huge flop in Europe especially in the UK. We don't want to pay £420 for a lack luster console when I could buy a wii and six games. Also the £700 for a HD ready tv I need to fully enjoy my PS3 and it's glitchy blu ray player so that's £1120 which is obviously easily accessible for teenagers. The wii launch has been such a success in all countries it has sold almost four time that of the PS3 and I reckon it would have still sold at least two and a half times the PS3 without the European launch.skycheese

I guess the fact that are having record pre orders is kind of oblivious to you..........LOL

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#11 Modbetto
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nobody plays 360 in europe......i personally know 3 people with a 360 and 10 people with a ***\us ps3.....mmm..
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#13 magikmark84
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It will be successful knowing that there will be more games out with Euro's launch, plus a Pre-order for a ps3 every 20 seconds? the sales are gonna blow the roof off.
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#15 GarageGamer02
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mos def yes04JETTA
mos def no, ps3 is to expensive and not half as tempting as the wii
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#16 shontae1
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Of course. Why not?
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#17 UntoldDreams
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Frankly? Comparisons to the Wii are silly and innacurate.
Its like saying BMW/Lexus vehicles are too expensive and everyone should buy a Toyota Tercel.

*** Its a flawed argument and frankly if you guys let go of the bitterness in your soul you will realize you sound silly.


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#18 shontae1
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I think the European PS3 launch will be a hugh success but what do you think ?

Please can you also leave comments about what you think the stock  situation will be like accross europe . e.g lack of stock / plenty of  stock or vis versa

Thank You

cooper182
Its all about supply and demand. I think as far as the stocks go, buying would be a smart thing to do early. Its going to be very expensive to buy in soon. The technology gets better year by year, and they are going to be making so many improvements to this game. Its going to be something any investor would want to have under his belt. Especially after the demand for the stock goes up, after all of these people see what the future of this game is. That way you can sell and make a great amount of money.
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I think the European PS3 launch will be a hugh success but what do you think ?

Please can you also leave comments about what you think the stock  situation will be like accross europe . e.g lack of stock / plenty of  stock or vis versa

Thank You

cooper182
i think it will go better than the united state's launch
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#20 agent_029
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im in europe. my little brother that 11 years old plays the ps3 that I got from japan more than he plays his own wii...;)
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#21 zhuojloh
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European love PS2, PSP, and PS3. Definately a success.
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#22 skycheese
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Great lets just hope they all work with all the complaints from my friends in the US about how the controller breaks or the Internet is incredibly slow.
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#24 risi37
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Yes i bet my ps3:P that is going to be a big success dont forget EU is PS land
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#25 arabi_89
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Europeans waited and good things come to the ppl who wait :D (btw i am from europe)

The ps3 will be launched in the same month alot alot of good games coming out. i'll consider that the official release date of the ps3 because europe is a big market. Many sony lovers here! most probably things will change and sony will show its success in that launch. cant waittt maarrrchhhh

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#26 Paul_TheGreat
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It will sellout.
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#27 Asim90
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I think it will be a HUGE success, as playstations are hugely popular in Europe. I just pre ordered mine today with 3 games and cant wait!
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#28 JordanKid
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[QUOTE="04JETTA"]mos def yesGarageGamer02
mos def no, ps3 is to expensive and not half as tempting as the wii

you realise you are the only one saying this and that europe is a big big market and basically filled with sony fans...it has preorder records.....yah its obvious too expensive and not tempting, like cmon if it was cheap and tempting it wouldnt be wanted right?

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#29 jw7103
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during the D.I.C.E event which Gamespot covered Phil Harrison has confirmed that the PS3 is already on the way to europe. I don't honestly think there will be to much delay in pre-orders.
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#30 deactivated-58405e092ba2c
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I think it will be much better than the launch in US. Yesterday I pre ordered mine and Im 120th orso on the list but the store ensured me that I'll get one 23 march or maybe even a day earlier.. Its the biggest games store in Amsterdam, so I hope what they say is true.
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#31 steve_89
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it obvoisly is going to do amazing over there. Europe is like playstation land. lol
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#32 mjf249
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Yes, I am a strong believer that the European PS3 launch will be a success-- it will have a better launch lineup than the North American, and Japanese launches. MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, Virtua Fighter 5, and Elder Scrolls: Oblivion will be out. As for the shortages-- yes I am sure one million units will not be enough, because when a system launches no matter the numbers, can never meet up to the demand.
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#33 LoG-Sacrament
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ive been hearing stories of huge pre-order numbers in europe. so ya, i expect the first million units will sell out quickly and sony will have a hell of a time trying to meet demand for a month or so after launch day.
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#34 GsSanAndreas
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Easily Yes.   Europe has everytin goin for them exept the price. but considering that the preorders are passing the ammount in stock it seems people had the time to save up
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#35 rickshao
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If your definition of success is better than the North America launch, then yes, it's definitely be a success!

However, we all know that PS3 will sell out on launch day regardless, and if you have to buy a HDTV or 5 games with accessories in order to have your PS3 reservation being put on priority, then no, the Euope's pre-orders are a little messed up!

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#36 ticalmc2k2
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It will be very succesful because not only are there tons of Sony fans in Europe, but production has caught up and there shouldn't be many problems with production, and they are getting it at the perfect time when several really good releases are coming out.  Plus, the first half million will get Casino Royale on Blu-Ray which is much better than Talladega Nights for US.
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#37 okami5436
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I think it will work, if not, why would they even bring it up?
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#38 Gamer443
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it might be a succes but we dont know how many units will be shipped and Sony is becoming really busy with the US and Japan consoles being and they rarely have anytime to put a in third party Demos on the playstation store
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#39 Maverick128
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considering they are having record preorder rates, yes they will have a good launchwalton13
That's what I'm thinking. 20 pre-orders a minute sounds pretty damn successful to me.
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#40 SquareRocks
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Frankly? Comparisons to the Wii are silly and innacurate.
Its like saying BMW/Lexus vehicles are too expensive and everyone should buy a Toyota Tercel.

*** Its a flawed argument and frankly if you guys let go of the bitterness in your soul you will realize you sound silly.


UntoldDreams
I agree completely. I think Nintendo didn't wanna be compared too much since they went a completely different route from the other two, so putting little Nintendo fanboyism in doesn't really mean much.
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#41 DoggySpew
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Althought I can't provide direct proof of the acuraccy of his claim, at a local shop here in the Netherlands they said that 6 million PS3 were ready to be sold.

I take it with a grain of salt, but it would be great for us Europeans and Sony if they pull it off.

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#42 stinkeyb
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Sony is ready for the European launch more than they were with the NA launch. More games, more consoles and the fact that BD has mad a huge dent in the HD format wars is i big plus. With the time they had to prepare and both the consumer and Sony's side in addition with the Crazy exclusives lineup, it's only a matter of time till they pull ahead of the rest or catch up at least. Ms is also going to help Sony by releasing the Black 360 with the 120 gig HDD. MS fans know that their going to be upset about that.
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#43 tatu2004
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yeah i think it will...
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#44 lusitanogamer
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Without a doubt a huge success! Can't wait for mine.:D
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#45 gary_safc
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yes maybe if the price drops to £ 300
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#46 i_own_atrc
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i think it will be and sony is doing very well people say how they are losing money but there stocks are up 3 months ago the stock was at $40 now it past 50 and they are doing better then microsoft which is losing a lot of money in stocks.
i got this from microsofts own website.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?Symbol=SNE&CP=0&PT=4
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?Symbol=US%3AMSFT
march is when all the games are out and its going to sell a lot of ps3 and if singstar was a lauch title it would own so bad because singstar is big in euro.
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#47 jechts
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retorical question, just look at the pre-order numbers,, i got mine pre-ordered and i think the price is good, 425 for a blu ray player, yes please. i understand that those that want it just for games feel its expensive alongside the other consoles and i had my reservations before i saw the pre-order figures, but its clearly garnered huge interest over here, so im confident it will be a great launch.
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#48 xxgunslingerxx
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Great lets just hope they all work with all the complaints from my friends in the US about how the controller breaks or the Internet is incredibly slow. skycheese

either ur friends are to stupid to use the controller properly or... ur lying


and why is the internet slow? 40 player online lag free is slow?

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#49 Flame_Blade88
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I think it will be pretty successful.
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#50 chiefmegadeth
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It will start off alright but when people get it,and realize it not worth the money.Sales will drop BIG TIME!