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Sony to 'block PS3 Euro imports'
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:42 pm Reply and quote this post
Sony has said it will use the "full scope of the law" to block the importing of PlayStation 3s (PS3) into Europe before its official release.
The much-anticipated games console goes on sale in the US and Japan next month but is not out in Europe until 2007.

Last week a British judge ruled that Taiwanese import/export firm Lik-Sang could not sell the Japanese version of Sony's handheld PSP in Europe.

The case sets a precedent for would-be importers of PlayStation 3 consoles.

A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) told the BBC: "The law is clear, and grey importing PS2, PSP or PS3 into the EU, without the express permission of SCEE is illegal.

So Lik Sang might not import the PS3, Im sure there will be some way to do It, just like we did with the PSP  

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Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:06 pm Reply and quote this post
Can't people just wait it out. They will get it when its there turn too.
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Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:19 am Reply and quote this post
I think its not fair that sony release the ps3 in the US and Japan months before it is released in europe and expect the european gamers to be patient
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Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:07 am Reply and quote this post
Maybe it isn't a  case of fairness, but logistics; they can't hold back the PS3 in the US for a year realisticallyy; but yes, if they got distribution right, I am not sure why they couldnt have planned better on a timescale; if it was released worldwide at near enough the same time, like the Wii, there is much less reason to import anyway; although I can understand them wanting to keep control of worldwide distribution when they ban imports.
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