In Europe, PS3 Costs Less Than PS1, In Beer

We close today On The Lighter Side. Former Sony Europe head Chris Reeves explains to the Edinburgh Interactive Festival that the PlayStation 3 really costs less than the PlayStation 1, when you figure it in beer. Um?

In terms of the number of pints of beer you have to forego to get a PS3 it's really just the same as the number of pints of beer you had to forego to get a PS1 back in 1995.

Now, let's keep a worldwide view on this sitaution. What seems from the American perspective to be fuzzy math and verbal gymnastics probably makes perfect sense to Europe, who figure things in beer every day, I imagine. Spong does the math and finds that PlayStation 3 costs 173 beers, whereas PlayStation 1 only cost 170. So, please rest assured that PS3, despite all appearances, is really cheap as chips. Beer. Whatever.
PS3 Cheaper In Beer [Spong]