Sony: Euro PSP-3000 bundles may not reach UK

  • Posted September 3rd, 2008 at 08:00 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 10 Comments

Sony has poured cold water over the hotly anticipated UK arrival of the PSP-3000 bundles recently announced late last month at the Leipzig Games Convention.

The company said this week that the bundles in question - namely a Silver PSP-3000/Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters and Black PSP-3000/4GB Memory Stick – are only planned for release in Europe, and may never see the light of day in the UK.

In addition, the manufacturer also moved to correct statements made earlier this week concerning the GBP 149.99 price point and October 17 release date, confirming they are in fact for an unnamed bundle release and not the standalone PSP-3000 unit.

As such, it appears that the redesigned handheld will not be sold as a standalone unit in the territory for the next couple of months.

Stay tuned for more information as it breaks.

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  1. Fiddlesworth

    • 8:06am BST - September 3rd, 2008

     I've got an 8GB Memory Stick and don't want Size Matters so I'm not really bothered about the Euro bundles. Just want a standalone PSP-3000 or a bundle with PlayStation Store vouchers or something.

  2. TestosteRohne | TestosteRohne

    • 8:20am BST - September 3rd, 2008

    Seriously Sony...

  3. Strudel | Strudel

    • 8:28am BST - September 3rd, 2008

    Already have a PSP, no need for this 3000 version.

  4. Fiddlesworth

    • 8:28am BST - September 3rd, 2008

    Why not wait to see what bundle they ARE offering before getting worked up about it.

  5. jigglespsu

    • 9:49am BST - September 3rd, 2008

    I have an inexplicable dislike for insomniac though so I wouldn't touch the silver one anyway.  It might have something to do with Ted Price's holier than though attitude though.

    150GBP seems quite reasonable if they do indeed bundle it with a card or a game.  I suspect that they'll announce something sooner rather than later. I might actually get one if it comes with something half decent.

  6. T-Dogg400 | T-Dogg400

    • 12:57pm BST - September 3rd, 2008

    Thats a shame, could have brought it then lol.

  7. Infernoz0 | Oblivian_92

    • 6:56pm BST - September 3rd, 2008

    i dont live in UK but i'd love to see sony treat every country equally

    or at least every reigon

  8. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 8:07pm BST - September 3rd, 2008

    @jigglepsu

    R&CSize Matters isn't made by Insomniac,High Impact Games made this one,and i gotta say they did an amazing job too.

  9. richkaos | richkaos

    • 6:56am BST - September 4th, 2008

    Will be interesting to see what comes out here in the UK as i will be upgrading my old PSP1000 model, looking forward to the better screen etc

  10. P3nn | P3nn

    • 7:20pm BST - September 4th, 2008

    "are only planned for release in Europe, and may never see the light of day in the UK." The UK is in Europe....

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