| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 |
| PlayStation 3 available in Indian Grey Market |
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 Sony Corporation's PlayStation 3 which went for sale in the US over Thanksgiving is now available in the Indian grey market. Sony India is expected to launch PS3 in Q2-2007.
PS3 which is competing directly with Xbox 360 is available in two versions - 20GB and 60GB HDD. The 60GB HDD console is also equipped with WiFi and Flash Card readers. The 20GB version costs $499 while the 60GB sells at $599. However, on an auction that ended on eBay just a while ago, the 20GB version sold at $855.
In New Delhi's Pallika Bazar, the 20GB console is available for $1,000 that's double the US retail price. PS3 games are priced in the range of Rs3,000 to Rs4,000 and initial reviews by gamers suggest that their are some backward compatabile issues - running PS2 games on PS3 console. |
| Published on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 6:27 PM |
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PS 3 was released in the US last week. It was a hot item. Only 93,000 console were released in the US due to manufacturing delays and guess what guys the crazy gamers bought it for $15,000 on Ebay. The MSRP for that console is only $600.
The following information obtained from tgdaily.com :
"Following a frenzy of midnight and early morning sales of Sony's Playstation 3 console in the U.S., the devices were almost immediately available for purchase through Ebay as well. More than 8200 consoles were listed as of 11 am EST, with winning bids quickly escalating into a price ranges that also could buy a brand new compact car.
While early morning sales could get you a new 60 GB PS3 for less than $5000, late morning auctions were hitting $7000 by 10 am, $10,000 by 10:30 am and even $15,000 by 11 am. Among many fake bids, there appears to be a substantial amount of legitimate bids from well-rated Ebay buyers that are in the area above $5000. The $15,000 sale was confirmed by TG Daily."
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PS 3 was released in the US last week. It was a hot item. Only 93,000 console were released in the US due to manufacturing delays and guess what guys the crazy gamers bought it for $15,000 on Ebay. The MSRP for that console is only $600.
The following information obtained from tgdaily.com :
"Following a frenzy of midnight and early morning sales of Sony's Playstation 3 console in the U.S., the devices were almost immediately available for purchase through Ebay as well. More than 8200 consoles were listed as of 11 am EST, with winning bids quickly escalating into a price ranges that also could buy a brand new compact car.
While early morning sales could get you a new 60 GB PS3 for less than $5000, late morning auctions were hitting $7000 by 10 am, $10,000 by 10:30 am and even $15,000 by 11 am. Among many fake bids, there appears to be a substantial amount of legitimate bids from well-rated Ebay buyers that are in the area above $5000. The $15,000 sale was confirmed by TG Daily."