Sony have announced, via the Playstation Blog that the Playstation Protection Plan available from May, 2010 will enable you to “extend the same coverage from the original manufacturer’s one-year warranty for one or two additional years”.
Before you get really excited though, this is only available for consoles that are still within their original 1 year manufacturer’s warranty.
The pricing includes all shipping charges and repairs, which are performed by PlayStation-trained service technicians at SCEA-authorized repair facilities. The PlayStation Protection Plan is available beginning in May 2010. PSP owners can also choose the Accidental Damage Plan, which provides coverage for cracked-screen damage in the event of an unexpected drop. See pricing below:
– PS3 – 1-year extension ($44.99) or 2-year extension ($59.99)
– PSP – 1-year extension ($29.99) or 2-year extension ($39.99)
– PSP Accidental Damage – 1-year ($39.99) or 2-year ($49.99)
So what about the UK/Europe? Scanning down the comments section over at the Playstation Blog, someone does indeed bring up the question of Europe being included and was met with the response, “The extended service plan is only available to U.S. PS3/PSP owners at this time.”
What?!? Are U.S. PS3s more shoddily put together and therefore more likely to break? Is the rest of the world immune to the yellow light of death?
Come on, Sony – there are one or two PS3 owners outside of the United States!
For more information go here.
