November 24, 2008 10:32 AM PST
Sony PS3 holiday bundle
(Credit:
Kotaku.com)
Normally during this time of year we stuff stockings; however, Sony has decided to stuff a box. According to Kotaku.com, there will be a new PlayStation 3 bundle just in time for the holidays. This box will include the 80GB PS3 console, accompanied by the Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Casino Royale on Blu-ray, all this while maintaining its $400 price tag.
(Credit:
Kotaku.com)
A Best Buy employee provided this information to Kotaku.com. It's expected to go on sale this week, just in time for Black Friday. Whether it's a Best Buy exclusive has yet to be confirmed.
Be smart.....the ps3 will be a succesfull console just like the ps2 was and still is.....It will be a console that will provide years of entertainment....
what about game selection?
what about a (QUALITY) online gaming experience?
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im afraid that poor sony all you have on the xbox 360 is bluray, and that's not really working in your favor at the moment with pi$$ poor bluray sales... maybe you can get a boat load of UMD movies on ebay or amazon for $.50 apiece, and watch those...
As a Netflix user who owns a 360 and a PS3, I do love the functionality of streaming video on the 360, and I like the upscaling capabilities and Blu Ray aspects of a PS3.
If you want a gaming system and a Blu Ray player, the PS3 is a great choice.
xbox 360 wins... sony give up...
Yes. Because typing in caps the name of a game over and over again will win your argument. To be honest, I've played Halo and it was a boring game in my opinion.
The math (all prices according to Best Buy Currently):
X-Box 199.99
X-Box Controller 49.99
X-Box Live Accessor Bundle 169.97
Insignia Blu-Ray Player (currently the cheapest without sale) 169.99
Halo 3: 59.99
Gears of War 2: 59.99
Grand Total: 709.92
Without the hard drive I couldn't even load the games in for slightly faster load times. Add about 30 - 60$ depending on whether you would like to add your own hard drive or not. Also not taking into account that if you wanted to use Netflix, you'll have to pay a subscription, so add a yearly subscription of at least about 71.88 if you were planning on using that and you were a new customer.
PS3 40 GB System: 379,99
PS3 Controller: 49.99
Bluetooth Headset for PS3 49.99
Little Big Planet: 59.99
Resistance 2: 59.99
Wireless adapter: Free
Online Access: Free
Grand Total: 599.95
Saved myself about 100$ going with the PS3 with 40 GB more space and a much higher quality blu-ray player. Also, no subscription fees tied to the machine that will mount up the longer I own it.
As for the argument that X-Box has more games, it's not like PS3 has craptacular games. Litttle Big Planet, Resistance 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Gran Turismo 5, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Heavenly Sword,
and a soon to be released Killzone 2.
Or maybe I should just type in all caps just one of the game titles mentioned over and over again to compete?
Now if only Sony didnt do away with PS2 compatibility I'd buy this
Secondly, as a former Xbox fanboy (and recent PS3 purchaser), the PS3 is currently the best deal for ANY Blu-ray player out there (if not the best deal for a game console), and I believe that as Blu-Ray players go down in price, the PS3s price will go down accordingly. Also, the PS3 has a great assortment of games (not quite the 360s assortment, but close) and 1ups the 360 for multiple reasons.
For example:
Blu-Ray
WiFi ($100 on the 360)
SIXAXIS
Bluetooth (I had the 360 wireless headset, and it is an uncomfortable POS. With the PS3, you can use any Bluetooth headset you want.)
Home (when it comes out... much better than Avatars)
Oh, and it doesn't break (I went through 4 Xbox 360s)
In reality, the Blu-Ray portion of the PS3 is much better than any sub-$400 standalone player. It rivals the quality of players costing twice as much, and it's a great game console to boot. In fact, the main purpose is still games, and it delivers.
I'm really sorry if that sounded fanboyish, but that is just the way it is.
Sony has been offering discounts up to $150 off of the $400 playstation 3 80 gb on their own website...for almost a year now. I only wish an xbox 360 fanboy would do some research before butting in to threads to throw dirt. i know people who have purchased $400 ps3's for as low $190.. there are message boards full of these people as well. Welcome to the land of the smart consumer.
And about the online game experience, its free on the ps3 and i have a great time with it. Im sure 90% of xbox owners have spent more money on their "$199" xbox 360 than i have on my ps3.. simple as that.
Im two things in one, a man and a pretty smart shopper. -"Centaur" Old Spice commercial
That's so true!!! You know why, because they actually have good games to buy unlike what's on that Blu-ray player disguised as a video game console.
After all, if you buy a $199 Xbox arcade, in order to get SOME of what the PS3 offers, you need to buy:
A $100 60GB HDD (but still not 80GB)
A $100 WiFi Adapter
That brings you up to $399.
What would happen to the price if Microsoft added a Blu-Ray player?
who said the xbox didn't have good games? better yet who told you the ps3 didn't? sir, what are you talking about?
Thing is, it's the only talking point you little PS3 fanboys bring up like it's an issue to gamers. Get real... the majority of them aren't gonna base their decision off of WIFI and such. If that was the case, the 360 wouldn't be trouncing the PS3 in sales...like it always has.
Maybe you all need to realize that if you bought a PS3 for gaming only, you were just part of Sony's plan. Using their largest fan base to succeed with a new format. It's always been obvious to everyone except Sony fanboys that they purposely cannibalized their gaming division for Blu-ray.
Other than Blu-ray, the PS3 is the worst $400 I've ever spent. It's ridiculous how infrequent I even turn it on because with the exception of 2 games, the library it pathetic... still.
Whatever, enjoy the view from last place, because you'll always be there.
Oh and here is a quote from Phil Harrison, former? Sony honcho...
"People will buy a PS3 even if it has no games"
Ha, even he knew his fan base were tools... rofl.
Phill Harrison left Sony, and he made some pretty dumb quotes, so don't even bring him into this. He does not represent the PlayStation gamer base.
If the PS3 launched a year earlier than the 360 (or even at the same time), it would probably be in second (behind that awful thing called Wii).
Also, I needed Wifi, so that was one factor that determined my switch in fanboyism (after my 360 got stolen). Another was the value But the most important was the great selection of games. It's not as high of a percentage of shooters as the 360, and I like a variety of good games.
Even though the 360 had a lead on the PS3 by 10 Million systems at PS3 launch, it has dropped to around 8 million, and I can see their lead going away within the next two years, if PS3 sales growth stays strong and the price goes down in March (as expected), and more people realize how bad of a deal the 360 is.
The least important factor determining my purchase was Blu-Ray. It's nice, don't get me wrong, but it is really not all that important. I just really like the system as a whole more than I like the 360.
copy and paste to get the offer: http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/gateway/?offerlink=snpsc150
You can use the discount at certain sony approved retailers( there is a list on the site) some of the retailers have deals you can stack on...
I bought my ps3 from a sony style store, free of all 360 fanboys, just fyi, it was great.
@ eeclark21, oh and 360 fanboys are in the sony style store, but we're in the tv section
Also, though quality games used to be few, now they are pouring out.
As far as my opinion goes.. out of the box, ps3 blast the 360. there is so much free content on the ps3 now that the 360 seems like a waste to me. The playstation network (free) has flaws but overall, it has outdone it self with boat loads of free demos for downloading and now home which is a (free) virtual world. The real world is more interesting but when i want to blow it up :P, this seems like a interesting feature. websurfing is great, and PS3 updates the console every other week or so with improvements through the internet. the ps3 is better than it was out of the box when it was released which is something crazy.
oh and the games are great! this console will last for probably 3 more years. if not more.
the 360 may have some similarities but ill let someone else make that comparison.
Waiter: How are you today sir?
Xbox fanboy-I'm doing good!
Waiter- Are you ready to order sir?
Xbox fanboy- What are your specials for today?
Waiter- The special for today is "the ring of death" ITS EVERYONES FAVORITE!!!!!
Sony not only sees the PS3 as a gaming system, but much more. Thus the reason they aren't dropping the price to compete with the 360 (which is a "gaming console"). They aren't the same, yet they are.
Offering the blu ray and easily upgradable hard drives allow people to easily use it as a computer. Now the 360 has an HD (but not the $199 one) as well and can also be used to store media as well. But believe it or not the blu ray player is a big seller for a lot of people.
I, like most people, buy what I like, and want I want. Sure brand loyalty plays a lot in it, but a lot of decisions go that way these days. Why do people buy the same stuff all the time at the grocery store? They tried it, they liked it, so they buy it, and won't try anything else. I loved my ps1, I loved my ps2, so I bought a ps3 and love it. I tried a zune out, got a hell of a deal on a brand new one, bought it, and I love it.
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So ya spend $200 on a hdless 360, and then spend the $130 on a black friday walmart special (if you are lucky enough to get one)......that puts you at $330 (if you can't get a cheap blu ray player, we will just say $150 is a reasonble price. That puts you at $350)
A brand new 40gig PS3 is $380.........(now the good deal is the 160gigPS3 w/ drakes fortune for the same price as the 80gig, but that's another story)
So a $50 difference (w/the walmart special). Now $50 is a lot for some people, and not for others. And I know the fan boys will say "I can get an HD off of ebay for $30", and all those things, and that's all good.
Ok, so lets say you get an HD off of ebay for $30... your total now (with nothing but deals) is $360
So $360 for your xbox and all the other stuff. You still can't connect wirelessly to the internet (something else you have to buy). Let's say you get that for $20.
There is $380 for your 360 (if you can manage some good deals), your blu ray player, your internet connection device........now you gotta buy a game, and an xbox live sub if you want to do anything online.
Just seems like a lot more work than going to best buy and picking up a PS3 40 and having it all in one box.
As for the Fanboyisum going on in this thread hear this. Both system have their PROS and CONs. I was a proud owner of all three systems at one time. I currently have one, the 360. I have replaced 2 of them but it was free to replace, thanks MSFT. The PS3 I sold because i wasn't playing it due to all the games i bought that have online functionality i always picked up for the 360. Just better online service(you get what you pay for i guess), and i fell in love with the controller. Been a fan of the Sony Consoles for yrs but the PS3 just don't do it for me this time around. The Wii i gave to my niece and nephew, got no playing time from me except for when i first got it and when the guys came over for some Smashbros. I not a Fanboy by any means but the system i play is the 360 and this Gen the best system TO ME. So my opinion! All gamers are not created equal and we certainly don't play the same games or i should say type of games. Choose the system thats best for you or buy them all. My2cents!!!!
Second i'm not paying to play a game online period.
I thank both systems are great!
MS got a jump on the developers for 360 so Sony playing catchup (Same advantage Sony had on PS2)
- by spooneg6 November 26, 2008 8:00 PM PST
- Ok obviously some of you people don't keep up with things.. if you haven't realized Blu-ray has won the HD war.. HD dvds are no longer being made nor are the players. which is y you can get them so cheap on ebay. because noone wants them because they lost.. so for all you XBOX lovers you lose.. plain and simple.. No more HD DVD's.. so about the price difference the PS3's hardware alone is worth much more then the Xbox 360,. and if you play both Gaming systems with the same game,. a good example. COD4, ps3 is faster and smother, then the 360,. but i would expect it when you have 7 3.4ghz processors vs 3 of them.. in the xbox.. i dont know anyone of my computer nerd friends that have a cell processor in there computers.. probably because the processor alone is worth what they are charging for the system and you get all the added bonus's that everyone else had mentioned in previous comments that would be redundant for me to repeat.. so go ahead and buy and enjoy your already obsolete Xbox 360.. the only true next gen. gaming system is the PS3
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- by kilburni86 December 9, 2008 7:40 AM PST
- I'm not playing fanboy here as I have a 360 and a PS3, but sites like gamespot have done a lot of graphics comparisons and almost all the time the 360 has better looking detail. As far as smoothness goes, COD4 and Madden08 are the only games I've seen on both systems and both of them looked a tad smoother on my 360 than my PS3...both set to 1080p on a 32in screen.
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