Y'know, maybe Amazon is playing footloose and fancy free with us. First it's the oddly affordable pricing announcement of $299 we saw on the main US site. Now Amazon France is saying they'll start selling it on March 15 2006 for 399.99 (around 489 USD) — a LOT more than $299. This is all without any kind of formal announcement from Sony, and we're starting to wonder if Amazon is launching some kind of global conspiracy to mislead us. Or, to tease us mercilessly until we relent and pay them gobs of money to fulfill our gaming fantasies anyway. Admittedly, the higher price is probably more believable, but we're holding out hope for something lower. The release date seems about right, but until we get the official word, it's all still up in the air.

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