Has anyone spotted the PS3 "Blu Ray" Remote in Canada yet?

I don't think it's available anywhere yet.

Apparently a lot of people down south have seen it at their local Gamespot/EB Games selling for $24.99

Anyone heard anything about the release of the blu ray remote yet? I thought it was supposed to come out in December.

Some people in the US have been able to buy the remote at their local EB Games/Gamestop since just before Christmas.

strange -- if its available at EB in the US I wonder why they dont have it listed on there EBgames.com website yet?

I just picked one up from the FS at Eglinton & Laird (Toronto).

$39.95

Gary

Also available at the HS at Yonge just north of Eglinton.

It's beautiful, BTW. Works like a charm.

Don't know why people hate the look. Seems classic Sony to me.

Gary

I just picked one up from the FS at Eglinton & Laird (Toronto).

$39.95

Gary

Picked mine up in Ottawa at FS.

The prices weren't marked on the racks, and I was expecting to maybe pay $30 given they're going for $25 in the U.S.

$40 was a bit of a shock when they scannned it!

Compare a Sixaxis controller: $50 in the U.S, $60 in Canada.

Is this a Future Shop mark up, or is Sony Canada gouging the Blu Ray camp?!

I just got home...I'll see if they have it here in Brampton tomorrow.

Just came back from FS (in Ottawa). They had about 20 of them on display. They must have got them today because the price wasn't even indicated (it's $39.99).

I'm one happy camper now! Using the Sixaxxis for BD playback was getting frustrating. :D

BTW, you need S/W version 1.30 or higher and you need to pair it which takes about 1 minute. Works really well.

Is this a Future Shop mark up, or is Sony Canada gouging the Blu Ray camp?!

I think it is:

1) Typical $x9.95 SRP

US$29.95 -> CDN$39.95. It stinks, but it happens all the time.

Look at the players: $499 -> $699 and now $599. Sammy for $999 -> $1299.

2) The PS/3 itself is only CDN$50 above US list (~10%). So, consider this evening things a bit.

Gary

30->40 might be ok, but they're actually only 25 in the U.S.

I just expected the same "markup" as the PS3 and other PS3 accessories such as the Sixaxis.

Ah well, I guess Sony can consider this my evidence of support for Blu Ray.

As I said in my previous post, for the price of a gaming platform and a blu-ray player, plus all the other things it can do, the price can't be beat. I went ahead and also bought the Bluetooth remote for Blu-Ray playback so my level of investment is now to the point where I am thoroughly committed.

I still blame you, however. Thankfully.

I just got my PS3 remote yesterday from buying it on ebay ( not available in Canada just yet ) It worked great and is needed for blu ray playback. Too bad it is bluetooth as I have a Harmony 880 and probably can't use that.

I downloaded a few movie trailers and they looked awesome in 1080i on my Hitachi 51G500 TV ( HDMI to DVI ). I bought / watched MI 3 too. Now I just need a 55-60 inch 1080p TV and I am set.


Speaking of blaming..my brother hasn't blamed me for him having to buy a new TV. I got him a 20 GB PS3 for Christmas.

Brian

Yes, $25 -- $40 is a bit of a ridiculous mark-up. What other options do we have though? :confused:

:p Picked one up today at FS Burlington.

for those looking I just bought one today as well at Future Shop Richmond Hill. They had about 7 more left. They are $39.99.

I agree with others sentiments. The controller is beautiful and makes the PS3 feel complete (as a movie player at least).

A (dumb) question about buying the remote at futureshop, where are you guys finding it in the stores? I've looked at 3 different future shops here in winnipeg and there's none in the PS3 accessories section, nor on the website. There's not even a place where it would have been (but is now sold out). Is it in with dvd players or universal remotes? I haven't seen it anywhere here in winnipeg.

sugartune:

I found the ones in FS in the PS3 games and accessories section.