As of Monday (12th March) GAME, a popular UK retailer have started selling insurance for game consoles in store. The plan they’re calling it GAMECARE. Basically, for a fixed price per console you can get free, unlimited repairs and accidental damage cover for a small price. This varies on how long you take out the plan, from your choice of either 2 or 3 years.

At the moment, during the PS3 launch and a weeks after, GAMECARE for 3 years will be £34.99. I personally think this an excellent deal. It covers you against “accidental damage”… which means if you get bad and throw your SIXAXIS across the room, you’re covered. When I suggested this scenario to the manager of my local GAME about this, she responded with “Its not our problem, Alliance and Cole hill deal with it.”

So there you go. £34.99 for unlimited repairs on your console and everything that comes in the box. Smash your controller once, get a replacement and thats your insurance costs covered. :P