As most of you have probably heard LG's lawsuit with Sony has resulted in a ban against PS3s being imported into Europe. Does this mean that we're going to run out of PS3 consoles or that Microsoft will drop prices in an attempt to capitalise on this opportunity? It's always a possibility but in reality it's not very likely.
Firstly most stores have at least a 2 weeks supply of the consoles. Secondly the ban itself is only for 10 days. LG are fighting to have this extended while Sony are doing everything they can to get the time reduced so it will be interesting to see how this develops.
The ban itself only applies to Holland so it is possible for Sony to setup operations elsewhere that would allow them to supply Europe with consoles. LG could of course just begin again in that new location and get the same ban in place.
In short it's going to be interesting series of events but ultimately with little consequence for us consumers. Anyway the arrival of the 3DS is probably going to have a bigger impact.
For more details I'd recommend looking at the article gamesindustry.biz.
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