[Silent Bob]

Oh deary me.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=158696

So we're now paying £125 more than the North Americans and Japs for even less of a machine than before.

Really thinking hard about cancelling now.

[Kago]

I was really looking forward to the PS3, but since Sony seriously started to p*ss all over their European customers I've been reconsidering more and more. To be honest I'm completely fed up with Sonys cr*p, and this was the definite drop
I will not be buying the PS3 at all. Even if the price should drop to £5! Sony do not respect their customers at all, so I will not give them the time of day in the future unless they seriously make it up somehow...

I'll miss the MGS-series, but when I'm able to buy a 360 Premium and a Wii for less than the PS3, and avoid feeling like a taken-for-granted-sheepy-customer-who-will-accept-anything, the choice becomes easy.

EDIT:
I do honestly believe that once all the "must-have"-gamers and a couple of rich kids have bought their PS3 the sales will take a dive worthy of an Olympic medal. Hopefully Sony will get burnt on the PS3 and reconsider their strategies. I don't believe that their customers are as loyal a customer base as Sony obviously believe after the success of the PS2 (which was/is a great mchine that gave good value for money and had loads of great games.)

[Silent Bob]

I guess the alternative is to get hold of a North American one as it got to be better for the earlier release of games / Blurays and the cheaper cost of them?

[Kago]

Originally Posted by Silent Bob

I guess the alternative is to get hold of a North American one as it got to be better for the earlier release of games / Blurays and the cheaper cost of them?

Yes, that's a possibility, and might be an alright solution if you really want one, but as far as I'm concerned it shouldn't be necessary. Sony should have enough respect for their European customers to treat them the same as the rest... And I will not be a customer of a company that treats me like poo...

Some may say that I take this a little bit personal, and yes; I do.
I've been very pleased with both my Sony television, amplifier and my PS2, but I have now lost all respect for the company because i feel they treat their European customers (and thereby: me) with an arrogance and disrespect unlike any other company.
And arrogance and disrespect are things I don't tolerate regardless of who demonstrates it.

[TheReverend]

I bet that a future generation of the PS3 will support the back compatibility to try boost their lacking sales, and I bet when they do they promote it as an amazing new feature worth getting it for. They really do know how to make someone want to wear a bladed strapon and enter them analy