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Despite announcing a cut in the price of the PlayStation 3 in the US, Sony has decided not to deliver a similar price cut in Europe. Instead gamers are being offered a ‘starter pack’, which will include two games and two controllers. So European consumers, who are already been charged a price which does not reflect the exchange rate between the dollar and the pound, will continue to be ripped off by console makers.

At the time of writing, a poll on the BBC News website indicates that, after 6078 votes had been cast, 84% of respondents would prefer to have a cheaper PS3 rather than ‘free’ games and controllers. Whether Sony will listen to gamers and change their policy has yet to be seen, but personally I think they need to do something if they want the PlayStation to remain the king of consoles and not be kicked off its pedestal by the Wii or the XBox.

Further reading

• Sony cuts Playstation price in US
• No price cut for Euro PS3 console