Play Station Price

Playstation Price Listing

The Playstation will be available in the United States and Japan this November . In Australasia and European regions, the release will still be on March . According to Sony, this has been so due to the scarcity of diodes which are vital parts in the production of Blu-ray disc drives.

In the initial retails of the Playstation , two configurations are going to be available. The first is the Basic version, and the other is the Premium. The first type will come with an upgradeable GB hard drive, an HDMI port, a Blu-ray drive, and Bluetooth controllers. The latter, on the other hand, will be having the same features but with additional supports. The hard disk will have a GB capacity, and memory card readers and built-in Wi-Fi will be available.

As to its specification, the Playstation has a . GHz processor which has been developed with the joint efforts of Sony, IBM and Toshiba. Also, the PS will come with a MB Rambus XDR DRAM. The video game console is designed with heat pipes that, as claimed by Sony, will operate as quiet as the Playstation . For its physical points, the PS is roughly kg and . in. x . in. x . in.

The price of the Playstation varies by region. In the United States, the video game console will be retailed for US$ for the GB model, and US$ for the GB one. Meanwhile, in Japan, the GB version will be sold for US$ or JP ,. The GB unit pricing are left for the Japanese resellers to decide, as Sony Corporation opted to set an open pricing scheme in the region. On the other hand, Canadian retailers will be selling the PS for US$ or C$ for the Basic version, and US$ or C$ for the Premium models. In Mexico, the GB PS price is set at US$ or MXN$ ,, while the GB will be available for US$ or MXN$ ,. In the Eurozone, with the exception of Finland, the consoles are retailed for US$ or (Basic model), and US$ or (Premium model). In the Australian regions, gamers can avail of the PS for A$ (US$ ) and A$ (US$ ) for the GB and GB configurations, respectively. In Finland, the price is initially fixed at (US$ ) for the Basic and (US$ ) for the Premium. And in Taiwan, the GB PS can be bought for NTD$ , or (US$ ), and the GB version for NTD$ , (US$ ).

The initial price of the Playstation is notably high. And as such, this has been a subject of reviews and criticisms of developers and analysts. In defense, an executive of Sony Corporation cited the Blu-ray feature and the games overall value. However, analysts have guessed that the companys stock price drop in its last quarter earnings statement has played a role in the PSs pricing scheme.

Sonys official website and other various sites are offering preorders. So, if you want your own PS, check out those sites and fill up your own preorder form.