The PS3 launched in Australia last night with very little turnout. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, 500 retailers opened their doors at midnight and despite the 20,000 pre-orders most stores were deserted.
Below is what was posted on Joystiq.com:
The Herald says even the official launch event at Myer's Pitt Street store had only 40 people in line at midnight "causing distress for the army of camera crews who turned up expecting to capture launch mayhem." The gentlemen who ended up being first in line showed up at 9 PM. Adding insult to injury, television producers "unashamedly" had the crowd fake cheer for the cameras. A local radio station even had their on-air talent create "bogus cheers" to convince listeners that a major event was going on. Looks like the hype accompanying the U.S. launch has all but vanished. We'll get a better picture of the PS3 PAL release later this evening when reports of the European launch trickle in. Maybe the land down under is just full of Xbox and Nintendo fanboys?
Click here for pics and a detailed run down of one of the launch parties that was posted on Kotaku.com!
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