GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world´s largest multichannel retailer of video games, announced today that it will sell the 320GB Classic White PlayStation®3 (PS3 TM) in their GameStop Europe, Micromania and EB Games Australia store locations and e-commerce sites this November. This will be a retail exclusive product for GameStop in these regions. The system will include two white dual-shock controllers.
Classic White PlayStation(R)3 (Photo: Business Wire)
"Customers worldwide have been clamouring for PS3 colour options besides black, and we are very excited to have partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), to bring the Classic White PS3 to these markets for the first time," said Mike Mauler, executive vice president of GameStop International. "GameStop is working diligently to get customers the exclusive products that they want to purchase this holiday season."
Some key features of the system include:
- 320GB HDD for storing games, music, videos, and photos
- Streams thousands of movies and music
- Built-in Blu-ray player with 3D capabilities
- Free PlayStation Network membership
- Plays DVDs and CDs
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- HDMI output for 1080p resolution
"The PlayStation audience is very special, especially when it comes to their appreciation of our unique products," said Robert Fisser, Vice President Sales and Planning, SCEE. "Therefore, it´s incredibly pleasing to be working with a key retailer like GameStop to bring the Classic White PS3 exclusively to their customers, many of whom have been asking for this for a long time."
The Classic White PlayStation 3 will be available in all GameStop Europe, Micromania and EB Games Australia from Tues., Nov. 1, 2011. Quantity is limited, pre-order today. For more information or to pre-order today, visit www.gamestop.co.uk, www.gamestop.de, www.gamestop.es, www.gamestop.ie, www.gamestop.it, www.Micromania.fr, www.Ebgames.com.au, www.ebgames.com.nz.
About GameStop
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world´s largest multichannel video game retailer. GameStop´s retail network and family of brands include 6,582 company-operated stores in 17 countries worldwide and online at www.GameStop.com. The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer(R) magazine, the leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company; and Impulse, Inc., a digital distribution platform available at www.GameStop.com/impulse.
General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company´s corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/GameStop.
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