Sony: 44,000 PlayStation 3s (PS3) pre-ordered in Benelux

Posted Mar 18, 2007 at 1:46PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Belgium, Europe, Netherlands, Nintendo, Sony
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Benelux - Image 1The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is fast picking up momentum in Europe, and a Sony product manager states that roughly 44,000 PS3 units have already been pre-ordered in the Benelux region.

In case you're wondering where Benelux is, it's an economic union of three Western Europe Countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg - that's the unofficial Benelux flag to the right.

Sony has promised 50,000 units for the region, which means that almost 90% of Benelux's allocated units are now reserved as pre-orders. A total of one million PS3 units are being prepared for Europe, with Sony recently announcing plans to ship a total of 6 million units by the end of this March.

The PS3 is expected to launch on March 23 for an estimated price of Ã‚£ 425 (€ 620), with the event being spearheaded by an official midnight launch at Virgin Megastores' Oxford Street branch in the UK, with similar activities being prepared by retail stores elsewhere in Europe. There is also the PS3's upcoming PlayStation Home feature to look forward to, which offers the console an avatar-based online community that has been compared to the Nintendo Mii community and Second Life - public beta tests for Home are currently being readied.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Bassflower.de - 2007-03-18 09:28
» Wrong price

Hey I preorderd in germany too.

Here the Price tag is 599 Euros.

by Bored - 2007-03-18 09:39
» Price is not 620

I confirm, in Belgium, the price is 600 euro, not 620. Just preordered, looks like the supply is just about right :)

by Aythamie - 2007-03-18 11:52
» Benelux flag???

|lol, i'm living in belguim whole my life and didn't know there was an official Benelux flag



yup, got the PS3 per-ordered, i know many people in the Sony business here so I've had no problem getting one (or more)

I hope i'll get it a day sooner or immediately at delivery

by metroid - 2007-03-19 05:06
» indeed

I'm expecting mine on friday too, preordered it a few weeks ago :) (Benelux here too)

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