Japanese Retailers: Used 360s > Used PS3s

[wraggster]

via kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/only-in-japan/japanese-retailers-used-360s--used-ps3s-233705.php)

You might think that no one in Japan wants an Xbox 360. But you know what they want less? The 20 GB model of the PLAYSTATION 3. Mega retailer Sofmap is only giving 27,000 yen cash to folks trading in a used 20GB PS3....and 27,500 yen for a used Xbox 360. This is what you might call a raw deal for resellers, as the 20 GB model of the PS3 retails for 49,980 yen, while the 360 goes for a much cheaper 38,980.

Mock Sony's choice to limit European PLAYSTATION 3 sales to the 60 GB model, but maybe they're right.

[Tree]

How many PS3s are going to be launched in the UK then?

[Shrygue]

Some 300,000 PS3 consoles will be shipped to retailers for sale in the UK, priced some £425 each. Not sure if it's the 20GB or 60GB but it's most likely the latter.

[Tree]

300,000 is a good number ... but how many people want it worrying me ... most people are like wait for prices to go down though.

[Shrygue]

For me, I'm desperate to get one, so I'll be trying my luck on the launching day whitch is March 23rd.

[muffinman]

yeah the demand is quite high in the Uk i think. Im deffinatly getting one :)

[Tree]

same ere :P anyone no when shops apart from HMV are going to start allowing pre orders

[Elven6]

same ere :P anyone no when shops apart from HMV are going to start allowing pre orders


From what I heard you can only order a PS3 from HMV if you buy a PSP!

[Tree]

yeah thats why i said apart from :P