PS3 price for Ireland was expected

- Irish launch price confirmed
- 60GB version only at launch

Sony has now confirmed that, at €629.99, the PlayStation 3 will be €30 more expensive in Ireland then mainland Europe, and that the 20GB version will not be available at launch.

A statement on the Irish PS3 portal reads "€60GB PlayStation 3 will be available at launch in Ireland for €629.99. The 20GB (€529.99) will not be available at launch in Ireland"€.

Games Toaster readers will remember that we were the first to report and confirm uncertainty over the PlayStation 3 price point in Ireland.

Last May, at the E3 trade show in Los Angeles, when the general European price was released we stated that it is "currently unknown"€ if the Irish pricing will be higher.

Weeks later we contacted Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland who confirmed that the Irish price point was not announced. At the point they could not confirm the price or whether Ireland would only get the 60GB version at launch.

Then in June, we then noted that there was no "€œofficially announced"€ price, and said that rumoured price was €629.99. The PlayStation 3 launches in March.