Dosent make a differece, you can buy a PS3 with a smaller HDD and upgrade with your own one, or buy a 500 GB seperatly. it dosent have to be sony brand. microsoft charge you a lot of money to upgrade your HDD, and you have to buy their one, cant choose to buy one seperate from another manufacturer.

PS3 has had Wifi built in since day 1, its taken microsoft 4 years to realise its unacceptable in the 21st century to release a games console without wifi, and even the DS has wifi. there are still 40 mil 360 users who will have had to paid through the nose for stuff that should be built in or universally adaptable.

not to mention there are other components than HDD and Wifi adapter that make up a console. it wouldnt supprise me if the components used in the production of a PS3 are more expensive.

Not really. Bluray isnt that big in UK at all. The prices of the actual Films are to high, and Broadband is very attainable.

I dont know anyone with a Bluray player. Except my one friend who has a PS3.

You said the same thing in a thread only a short while ago:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=113134&page=1

Many posters then provided replies showing evidence to the contrary. Yet here you are posting the same stuff again.

Also, as for the anecdotal evidence. Do you really think your circle of friends buying habits are a strong indication of the UK's as a whole?

that what im talking about i dont know why some arent understanding this

the HW is priced way higher in EU than in most other regions just look at PS move and its accessories its priced way lower in euro compared to US its the other way around for the HW, move is priced lower b/c the euro and pound are stronger than dolla so they can afford it and move is a new HW and sony dont want to mess things up with a high price

also MS did the same thing in 08 they had a price cut in late 07 WW than in EU only had another price cut in spring of 08 then again in fall of 08 i believe they went off sequence with there prices in mid 08 b/c sony just cut there price to $400 WW in fall of 07 and still had momentum through out 08 from it, MS didnt want to lose more market share to sony in EU

http://www.topforexnews.com/2010/07/16/pound-falls-on-global-economic-outlook/
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-04/euro-falls-below-1-20-for-first-time-since-2006-on-debt-crisis.html
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-20/pound-rallies-hungary-drives-euro-down-versus-other-currencies.html

Not a crash I suppose as much as a concern, mild recession, but the point still stands, the value of the pound and euro against the dollar will continue to be an issue in the coming months. 

You said the same thing in a thread only a short while ago:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=113134&page=1

Many posters then provided replies showing evidence to the contrary. Yet here you are posting the same stuff again.

Also, as for the anecdotal evidence. Do you really think your circle of friends buying habits are a strong indication of the UK's as a whole?

OK. 

1. Noone provided any evidence to the contrary. 

2. Retail prices on the high street of UK for BluRay ( not online prices ) are around £15 average. FACT.

3. The floor space is minimal for BluRay movies in UK

4. The RRP for PS3 on ths high street 'IS' £249.99 at the lowest. And this is what GAME and the rest sell it for. 

I'm not sure what your trying to achieve, but my original point stands. In the UK PS3 isnt really important. And the price is not helping especially considering you get less for the money and BluRay hasnt really taken off here. 

My point? Sony need to at least match the 360s price in the UK with PS3 lowest model to even start helping it here.