Hey.. that's what I do... Go to England.. pick up some cheap stuff and then go back to the Netherlands... Can't blame Sony for doing that.. when your losing money you don't want to lose any more..

I'ts about time too.
Sad thing for Japanese gamers on a budget, and for the South Koreans I suppose.
I wonder how this will affect PS3 sales in Japan?
I'm also glad they didn't just hike the S.Korean price to "match" the Japanese price...It would have been easier

Dunno if this is wise to be honest....

Why didn't they do like Nintendo in the UK (raising prices)?

Are PS3 sales so bad in Korea that they think raising prices would make them irrelevant?

^they are not that greedy.

Sorry but that's rather stupid. If they increased prices, some Koreans would still be able to get a PS3. Now they can't unless they import (which will cost even more due to shipping and currency conversion).

If anything they're doing this because they're greedy.

This smells more like discontinuing the PS3 in Korea due to bad sales which don't allow them to raise prices.

I'm highly skeptical that this is true. When Asian currencies depreciated against the Yen before SCE Asia increased the price of the PS3. Why wouldn't they do the same again instead of halting supply? It makes no sense.

It makes sense if PS3 hardware and/or software sales were too low to justify supporting the PS3 in Korea. I guess the 10-year lifecycle has already been broken in Korea if this is true.

As for your second point, is that the case for all the PS3 models? If you are right the article makes even more sense, since it means Japanese don't need to spend money on a converter, making a Korean PS3 look even cheaper.

hold on...Aren't PS3's made in S.Korea?

edit: my mistake - it appears to be Foxconn in Taiwan

not surprised, that what i would do...