By Brian Crecente, 8:30 PM on Thu Mar 22 2007, 18,713 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

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How's this for nice?

The BBC is reporting that everyone who purchased a PS3 at the London launch of the console received a free 46-inch HD television and a taxi ride home.

Holy!

That's About GBP 250,000 worth of televisions and cab rides to more than 100 gamers. The guy at the front of the line waited a whopping 36 hours.

So let me get this straight. Wait two days in the U.S. for a PS3 and you get a gut full of shot. Wait two days in the UK for a PS3 and you get a free cab ride and television.

OK, no more whining about how you guys had to wait longer. Brian Crecente

PlayStation 3 launched in Europe [BBC, thanks Daedelous]