PS3 Informer

20GB PS3 package not coming to the UK?

In an interview with UK-based magazine MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment UK exec Ray Maguire cast doubt upon a launch of the 20GB PS3 across the Atlantic. Along with concerns about the launch of the 20GB SKU, Maguire also commented on Sony's pre-pay card for online purchases, stating that "It’s not right for the UK – too difficult to launch or manage."

“The lower-end 20Gb version of PlayStation 3 has no wi-fi, no HDMI and none of the other slots in it, so it’s really a question of where we would position it. It’s more likely that we will only launch the 60Gb version,” said Maguire.

“We have time to watch the yen and be flexible, but that 60Gb version looks like £425 in the UK at the moment. High trade margins in the UK are likely to see it come in with that kind of street price, though it’s ultimately up to retailers.”