Will Europe catch the PS3 fever?

That remains to be seen but the news reports:

TOKYO (AP) - Sony's new PlayStation 3 video game machines will go on sale in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia on March 23, company officials said Friday.

The 60 gigabyte model of PS3 will be priced at 599 euros, 425 British pounds, 999.95 Australian dollars, and 1199.95 New Zealand dollars, according to Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Nanako Kato.

Initially, only the 60GB model will be available in these markets, with the lower-end 20GB version to follow later this year depending on demand, the company said in a statement dated Thursday.

I think it will be interesting to follow this and to see which games in these countries end up being the favorite compared to the US. Personally with the price difference I don't think it will really take off until the 20GB version is offered.