{"id":58825,"date":"2013-09-30T11:17:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T09:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=58825"},"modified":"2013-09-30T11:23:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T09:23:19","slug":"ps4-launch-delayed-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/58825-ps4-launch-delayed-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"PS4 launch delayed in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 4 has been delayed from its originally planned 6 December 2013 launch date in South Africa, a Ster Kinekor representative has confirmed to MyGaming.<\/p>\n<p>The PS4 console was originally pegged with a recommended selling price of R6,299. Pricing will not be affected unless there is a drastic change in currency exchange rates, Ster Kinekor said.<\/p>\n<p>Ster Kinekor would not confirm a new launch date, but said they are striving to ensure the console is available in time for Christmas 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The launch date change will affect all retailers in South Africa that procure their PS4 consoles from Ster Kinekor.<\/p>\n<p>However, BT Games has set their new PS4 launch date for 13 December, hosting a midnight launch of the PS4 on 12 December 2013.<\/p>\n<p>When queried about the date, a BT Games representative confirmed that the launch dates were correct and that customers looking to attend the midnight launches would have to begin queueing up at 9PM on Thursday 12 December.<\/p>\n<p>BT Games is additionally delaying releasing information about the console launch in order to confirm final bundle contents and launch pricing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-4-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55079\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55079'>\n\t\t\t\tThe PS4 comes bundles with a headset\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-3-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55078\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55078'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-1-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55076\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55076'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/55074-playstation-4-price-and-hardware-unveiled\/attachment\/playstation-4-image-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PlayStation-4-image-5-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"PlayStation 4\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55080\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55080'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayStation 4 will launch on 13 December 2013 in South Africa, with the Xbox One still awaiting an SA release date.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h6>Source: <a title=\"BT Games Midnight launches\" href=\"http:\/\/btgames.co.za\/bt\/spages\/midnight\/midnight.asp\" target=\"_blank\">BT Games<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More Gaming news:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a 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