FIRST PARTY SOFTWARE PRICING ANNOUNCED
London, 26 February 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced pricing details for its first party title launch line-up, to accompany the 23rd March 2007 launch of PLAYSTATION®3.
Providing details of the prices to be charged for first party software available on both disc and through the PLAYSTATION®Network1, SCEE confirmed that its five disc based launch titles, including the highly acclaimed Motorstorm™ and Resistance: Fall of Man™ will be priced at an RRP of €59.99 (£39.99, AUD 99.95, NZ 109.95).
In addition to the disc based games SCEE also announced that exclusive and innovative experiences developed especially for download from the PLAYSTATION®Network such as BlastFactor, flOw and Super Rub a Dub, together with iconic gaming brands such as Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection will be made available for an introductory period at prices which range from £1.99 to £6.99 depending on the specific title.
Other first party content available on the PLAYSTATION®Network such as game items and premium video content will be priced on an easy to understand sliding scale of charges starting as low as €0.99 and increasing depending on the scope of the product. This could range from a new SingStar track to a premium pack for MotorStorm, which would include a new track, additional vehicles, liveries and multiplayer modes.
In announcing these prices, David Reeves, President and CEO of SCEE said, “Not only will it be completely free to register on the PLAYSTATION®Network with no subscription fees and access to many free demos, but with these competitive prices for additional content we are able to offer the consumer both top quality games on Blu-ray discs and a whole range of downloadable content from the PLAYSTATION®Network. With over 30 first and third party disc and network games available at launch, we are confident that this will be one of the most successful launches of all time.”
Tepindro is pleased with the euro prices.
Comment by Tepindro — February 27, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
Im glad they have kept game prices realistic even for a new format.
£40 is allways my limit.. and concidering 360 games are just comming below this price i have to give it to sony for making an effort in starting first party titles at this price concidering the (im guessing) hightened cost of the new format.
Comment by Ricky — February 27, 2007 @ 3:50 pm
Wow
Sony got something right! Great news.
Comment by Kabelo Segwai — February 27, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
In Spain, 360 games are an average of 65 €. I’ve seen many sold at 70 € while very few of them are 60 € or below. I was expecting the same prices for PS3 games, but thankfully, I’ve seen a MotorStorm preorder for 56 €, which means there’ll be many PS3 games that will cost the same as PS2 games.
Comment by VG Aficionado — February 27, 2007 @ 4:12 pm
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Pingback by Games :: FIRST PARTY SOFTWARE PRICING ANNOUNCED — February 27, 2007 @ 4:14 pm
Play.com are selling third-party titles for £39.99 too so that’s all sorted.
Comment by Shin-Ra — February 27, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
Those are some nice downloadable games available on day 1. Beats playing the Motorstorm demo all day like I used to back in November ‘06.
Comment by nmc75 — February 27, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Great news (for once)…
Comment by Tom Eccles — February 27, 2007 @ 5:12 pm
Sweet. More games to buy at launch.
Comment by Neil — February 27, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
Good news, I hope the third party titles are priced the same too.
Comment by Pete Cullen — February 27, 2007 @ 9:13 pm
So you are going to nickle and dime me on motoarstorm? Paying extra for muliplayer, next you willl be telling me it costs $5 to play Resitance online for free.
Comment by Carl — February 27, 2007 @ 9:28 pm
Tip for Three Speech here, please drop the new banner. It’s gigantic and on my widescreen setup it takes up most of the screen so I have to scroll down to read the first paragraph. Would be nice if you removed it or made it smaller.
Comment by Wollan — February 28, 2007 @ 1:42 am
great stuff. You guys should check out playstationblog.net It has a bunch of great reviews and news that updates all the time. Just thought PS3 fans would like to know.
Comment by Chris — February 28, 2007 @ 1:46 am
Great news for once sony!!
£40 in the UK keeps pricing inline with 360 games which is great news, however i’m hoping motorstorm which is one of my first games im buying means we dont have to pay for premium add-ons to get the best out the games we buy from now on! roll on the 23rd!!!
Comment by bmaindj — February 28, 2007 @ 10:26 am
play.com have been selling all they’re games at £39.99 anyway, maybe they’ll reduce them now?
Comment by Jonsiuk — February 28, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
And he quoted this News in a attemped to badmouf the PS3!
According to him £39.99 is expensive because of Blu-ray!
someone need to tell him how stupid he is methinks
Comment by TGO — February 28, 2007 @ 11:39 pm