Meh. Imported it.

DrLilo

yeah already imported, together with a PS3 that was.

infi

I'm buying one as soon as I... break the DS3 I imported back in November.

And as a matter of fact, even if I break it, I'll import again: I just checked the French GAME website, and they're selling the Sixaxis for 50 euros, the DS3 for 60 euros (over USD 90, just for reference).

I can only hope it's a mistake on their part.
I don't know what's worse: that they seriously hope to sell the DS3 at such a high price... or that people will actually buy them.

@Obli: Don't joke around with localisation, dude. It take time to translate those stickers on the back of the controllers. Betcha didn't know that European labels are painted individually by hand, huh?

Antiterra

@will: You 're in the minority on that. The DS3 feels much sturdier than the Sixaxis. You could argue they're about the same and it just feels better due to the added weight but no way is the build quality worse.

dionion

"Electricity Finally Dated for Europe...Australia release still unconfirmed"

Just playing people.

Jext

@Obli:
Nope, it's not. It's worse in fact!

I find it amazing that a controller that several games encourage you to shake like a madman suffers from such low build quality. Especially now that it has the vibrate and more moving parts.

Within one week my controller makes a horrible ticking noise when the vibrate comes in to play. I can only guess that while shaking it playing Loco Roco I dislodged something.

Buy it from Japan whatever though. I got mine for £20. No way is it worth £40.

will

@Lessthan_tom:

Yeah, i'm just looking into importing now. I can get one delivered to my door for £32!

And i will have it by the end of the week.

Screw you, Sony Europe!

nottsville

Quick question: how did I get mine in early May, simply walking into an electronics store near my house in Athens? I don't think it's imported and DS3's have been widely available around here since mid-April.

dionion

I hope the build quality is better than the creaky old SIXAXIS. One drop from a friend on carpet and the whole pad flexes and creaks when a bit of grip is applied. Still, I'm not paying £40 for a DS3. I should be able to trade in one of my SIXAXIS' for half the cost or something.

... and why did it take 8 months to realease the DS3 in Europe? Localisation issues? =P

Obli

A quick translation for our North American friends.

The price is $80.
Eighty dollars for a DS3!!!

X201

It's about fucking time.

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

Could actually import one all the way from China, and it'd be £10 cheaper than just buying one in the UK. Something's not quite right.

kiigan

It doesn't disappoint! The prices do suck though, if The Whaleman is right.

everybest

Too late. Already imported it and btw the price sucks.

Garo

Just import yours from the US if you live in Europe. No compatiablility issues at all and it'll cost you a tenner less. And wtf at them releasing it AFTER MGS4. The rumble programming in the game is brilliant. If you look in the credits there was actually a team of 4 people dedicated to rumble alone.

Lessthan_tom

I'm not going to buy one.

£40 for a joypad? Screw that!

nottsville

This is just f*cking lame, Sony get your act together and stop pulling other continents in front of another...

Prime-Omega

Some Swedish online stores have had this date listed for about a month now... and their prices range from SEK549 to 599 (which would be matched by a €55-60 Euro price, unless we're screwed pricewise the same way they overcharge the PS3 by 12.5% over the standard SEK10 per Euro, in which case they would be €50-55 possibly, or even lower in the rest of Europe). I just hope the EB/GameStop guy I asked yesterday was wrong since he quoted a SEK699 price... half the price of a PSP. (and $117, if you want a direct conversion to dollars...)

The Whaleman

See Europe, Sony doesn't really hate you guys .. it just takes awhile to get to notice you. Well I guess I noticed the Spain vs Germany defeat :D

EsCO823

Nice news. I already imported in 2 though! ;)

UkGuru

Holy crap, Europe still doesn't have the DS3? C'mon Sony...

OAKside

Picked up 2 in Japan for equivalent of £23 each... SCEE are not very nice :(

Arcadewolf

Wait, July 2nd? Two days time? Surely that cant be right. I just asked my gf who works in GAME, and they have no listing for it yet, and neither do play.com or game.co.uk. Theres surely been a mistake here.

PaddyStardust

@doobymoo:

Actually that bit is actually funnier if you have a sixaxis pad IMO.

kiigan

Yep, another importer here. I bought a DS3 back in May from Canada. Simply because I wanted it in time for MGS4. I made the right decision too, if the £40 price tag is correct. Screw you SCEE.

BristolRuss

Imported too. How else would I have enjoyed the awesome moving controller bit in MGS4?

doobymoo

I really think that Sony could have sold a LOT more PS3s, particularly when GTA4 and MGS4 were released, if ONLY they bundled them with DS3s.

I for one, am still holding out buying a PS3 until the package comes equipped with a DS3.

I know that it sounds like a very cheap excuse, but I personally don't want to spend extra just to re-buy new controllers.

reekon

@Starsky: Jeezus. Maybe its yet another one of these freakin staggered release dates. Odd for it not to be the UK first though, especially so as its not listed on the usual places. Why is nothing easy...

PaddyStardust

Where can you import for £20? I've only seen them for £30-34 + shipping, so 39 didn't seem that bad at first.

vag2.0

Woop di doo!
About time SCEE! Sheesh! I wonder how much ye're going to bend us over the table in paying for it!

Zeouterlimits

I got a friend to buy me one from the US. To be honest rumble doesn't add much back to most games, even the games which support it. The only game where it makes a major difference to me is Super Stardust HD.

DrXym

Oh yeah... almost forgot... SCREW YOU SCEE!! >_<

Rammy

YEAH RIGHT. Amazon is going to sell the DS3 for € 60. That's US-$ 94.7, or £ 47.5. NO THANK YOU. MGS4 is just as good without a rumbling controller.

Rammy

With the insane pricing of 60 EUR (=95 USD!!!) I am happy that I bought an import version already which was 10 bucks cheaper. SCEE

@PaddyStardust: It is listed at Amazon.de so there is no mistake, the release date is correct.

Starsky

Heh, they finally bother to pull their fingers out of their arse and date the Dualshock 3? Too bad I imported mine from Gadget Asia for £28.

/sorry if this is double post

Gunmetal_Grey

Heh, they finally bother to pull their fingers out of their arse and date the Dualshock 3?

Too bad I imported mine from Gadget Asia for £28. Should be arriving today or tomorrow.

I like how they see Europe as the most retarded userbase of gamers (I don't blame them to be fair), judging by how they quickly released the Sixaxis Double Pack/Game Packs, the official GTA IV/MGS4 bundles, trying to shift the gimped controllers.

Gunmetal_Grey

Stop blaming Sony for this, do you know how long it takes to localise a controller to all those different european languages?

jkh13

Well, I guess these will be collecting as much dust as every other retailer's stack of DS3s...

Ignatius

@Magnakai Haaskivi: DualShock 2 is for the PS2, with a wire and no sensor controls. The DS3 is for the PS3, wireless and with Sixaxis controls.

The Whaleman

I know I should probably know this...but what's the difference between a Dual Shock 2 and a Dual Shock 3?

Magnakai Haaskivi

I would rather they had fixed the bottom triggers than have rumble.Whoever was responsible for that design flaw needs a kick up the arse.Looks like im gonna have to do the mod myself.

UFO

They're about 5 euros more than the Sixaxis if you check the prices from the store shelves. So if you're going to buy a new controller, make it DS3.

Furu

So how much will these be? 99.99? Something rediculous, it's SCEE :(

stargateheaven

@The Whaleman: Could the DS3 work on a USB/PSX adaptor?

Magnakai Haaskivi

@nottsville: check ebay. me and my housemate got one for 25 pounds each.

noliferuin (PSN)

LOL @ evolving peripherals. Hey Sony, Starfox64 called, something about being 10 years too late.

Dr Terror

great news

i just didn't feel manly enough holding a sixaxis .. too lightweight

akif24

Please just STOP comparing prices in Euro's to the price in dollars. I just wanted to get that out of my system. Free market people, nothing to see here.

marlblank

@PaddyStardust

Maybe she was putting you off the scent because she's going to surprise you with a couple of pads ;)

mikeck

@Lessthan_tom: that's kinda sad...
Anyways. I'm gonna import me a white dualshock.

fadecy

@UFO:
or you could just buy clipable triggers from play.com

gioteck trigger things. Make the L triggers curve out at the bottom so your finger don't slip.

fadecy

@marlblank: Well, even without doing direct conversion, it's €60 vs $50, where everybody else is doing an € per $... so they're 20% OVER the 58% currency difference... so even not complaining about it being 90% more expensive pure currencly wise, it's still relatively 20% more expensive compared to the rest of the European pricing... I.E. in US a DS3 costs 1/8 of a 40GB console (MSRP), in Europe you would only get 6.65 DS3 controllers for the price of a PS3. Not mixing in any currency conversions or anything that is still unfair.

The Whaleman

I just assumed it was out in Europe too...

neo177117

@nottsville: @Garo: @X201: @nottsville: @Rammy:

Ever thought of spending less time and effort bitching and more time and effort looking for a deal? DS3 = £32.99 at Gameplay UK, delivered. And you still don't know what point Amazon.co.uk and Play will price it at.

Only morons with very small brains pay RRP. Now, shut the **** up.

PS Cheaper than a Wiimote/Nunchuck set or a 360 controller with rechargeable battery pack. Well done Sony.

DelSource

I just imported mine from Canada. I live it Norway.

Took a total of 4 days for me to get it and I payed 330NO Kroner, that was about 65 Canadian Dollar. A Normal Sixaxsis or any other type of game controler is about double that here.

Gogo Import!

Cragen

Hah, 60EUR at amazon.de

Nice try.

hurda7

£29.99 at Amazon and qualifies for SSD.

DelSource

Strange. I bought a DualShock 3 about a month ago in a local retailer store. I guess "Switzerland" really is not part of Europe then, since we've already got it. Now I'm asking myself: Are we Japan or US??

?8-/

MaeseDude