While Sony has been quiet about launching its next-gen console—the PlayStation 4—in India, online retailer Snapdeal seems to be quite confident about it coming here in December. The online store has listed the console as available for pre-orders. Picking it up requires the buyer to pay Rs 1,999 in advance, and the store will charge the remainder of the Rs 40,000 price tag when it starts shipping.
No other online store seems to have started taking pre-orders for the console, except for Game4U which started taking advance payments for it back in July. Sony has been quiet about the whole thing, and the most anyone knows about an Indian PlayStation 4 launch is from a statement by PlayStation India Country Manager Atindrya Bose from back in June where he said that the console would be coming here this year.
“It will be matched with the European launch; give or take a bit to account for Indian logistics. The consoles have to be shipped in advance and currently all consoles also require certification for the India market. In terms of targeting, we’re looking to synchronise with the European launch,” Bose said. “That’s this year.”
The PlayStation 4 is hitting its first market—the Americas—tomorrow, while Europe will be seeing it later this month on November 29. The console is set to be cheaper than competitor Xbox One by around $100, since it doesn’t include the PlayStation Eye camera in the box.
Microsoft’s Xbox One, on the other hand, is going to hit 14 markets on November 22, which falls right in the middle of both of the PS4’s launch dates.
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