Mad_Max that's hilarious, have you EVER played Gears of War? Ah well as Clint Eastwood once said , "opinions are like **** everyone's got them". Now what's Sony been thinking? The PAL region is the last chance for Sony to boost initial sales and what SONY does is release a gutted version of the PS3 at a higher price! Also those hoping for a price drop will have to wait, according to the latest info coming from sony, until the summer of 2008. What can i say good job cutting your own head SONY!