By Michael McWhertor, 10:38 AM on Sat Jun 17 2006, 676 views (Edit, to draft, un-top, Slurp)

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Everyone scramble! PlayStation 3's are on the loose! Sorry, I should've already realized by the awkward pauses and qualifying statements in the headline that I won't be actually getting my twitching fanboy hands on a PS3 likely until summer of 2008.

But the UK hopeful can put in their next-gen "starts when they say it does" pre-order starting right now (okay, yesterday) via Play.com for a heart-stopping 549.99. That's about $1,020 in real money. And, yes, you're getting bundle-fucked, as the only option for putting in your pre-order is to sign up for the package that includes Singstar, Formula One 06 and Warhawk. What? No Madden?!

Best of luck, pre-order peeps! And thanks to all our tipsters for the heads up. Michael McWhertor

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