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New PS3 bundles announced for European market photo

Peopel frequently complained about the lack of bundles available a few years back, and it looks like the gaming industry certainly heard their cry. Not only are consoles personalized with color and sometimes even stamped with game art, but bundles have returned with a vengeance. Following the trend are these two recently announced bundles, which will both go on sale during the month of March in Europe.

One is geared directly at movies (which I find a bit odd, but when I think about it I probably watch more movies on my PS3 than I play games on it) and the other at gaming. The movie pack includes a 40B PS3,  Casino Royale, 300 and Spider-Man 3 on Blu-Ray along with a Sixaxis controller. This pack will retail for €399 (roughly $600 US.)

The game pack will contain the 40GB PS3, a copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and a Sixaxis controller. It will run the same price as the movie pack. Sony UK confirmed that the latter bundle would also be released in the UK, but that there were no plans to release the movie pack there.

The Wii is the only console not to fall prey to the multi-SKU fad. I wonder if that will change in future due to all this bundle madness, or if they will stick with the standalone console?

[Via Gamespot and Mr Wilson's Cblog]


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22 comments | showing # 1 to 22

Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:07
Mabec
Via WHAT?? SADIST!!!
dethrock's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:07
dethrock
Which peopel complain?
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:08
Mr Wilson
My poor, neglected blo. Damn you Colette and you interweb celebrity!!!

:)
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:13
Mr Wilson
Wow, i spelled blog wrong...i suck
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:14
BlindsideDork
Is it wrong to just want it for its box?
xmetninjax's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:14
xmetninjax
the month of marth? which month is that!? AHHHHHH
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:15
mix
I don't see what people would want this as I highly doubt it's the people who complain that $399 is too much for a PS3 as the $600 price point isn't too appealing.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:21
Samit Sarkar
If I were British, I would say something like...

“This is bollocks. Why the bloody hell wouldn’t they include the DualShock 3 in either of these bundles? SCEE can take their Sixaxis and shove it up their collective arse. Fucking cunts.”
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:22
Colette Bennett
Sorry Mr Wilson, I have so much to do I don't get to read the cblogs as I should. Threw a link in there ;)
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:25
Anus Mcphanus
@Samit Sarkar:

I am British so “This is bollocks. Why the bloody hell wouldn’t they include the DualShock 3 in either of these bundles? SCEE can take their Sixaxis and shove it up their collective arse. Fucking cunts.”
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:26
Anus Mcphanus
also cocks
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:38
brainderailment
DS3 should've been packed into all the PS3 console boxes when they were launched in japan.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:38
Kryptinite
why does Europe get cooler shit than us?

Like the hot girls with their lovely British accents...their chocolate is way better than ours....that's about all I can think of. And yes Europe = England

jk
Cynical Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 13:53
Cynical Gamer
they get a half finished. big deal.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 14:05
HarassmentPanda
It's absurd to not bundle the consoles with a DualShock 3. Are PS3s at least coming with HD cables now? Having to buy a PS3 and then immediately upgrading the controller and cables adds a significant bit of cost.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 14:25
NightDehumidifier
The Wii is just the Gamecube: Special Edition.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 15:26
Dexter345
Bundles, I'm okay with. Multiple SKUs, not so much. This is, if you notice, the 40 GB version, which doesn't play any PS2 games, which is a goddamn sin.
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 16:30
Mr Wilson
Hey thanks, Colette. I was just busting your balls...err...you know what i mean.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 18:25
Holyetheline
Sony needs to stop changing the SKUs and bundle options, it's starting to become a really bad plan for them.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/28/2008 19:07
Necros
Wow...more SKUs. Dear god, parents must go crazy buying one of these things.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/29/2008 10:03
Professor Pew
I don't see what's so confusing about a PS3 with 40GB and not 60GB, and a packed-in demo of a game that you normally pay for (knowing/not knowing that a demo is normally free), while that game comes out a year later?
RitualNet's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/01/2008 09:53
RitualNet
YAY. Oh wait i hate racing games. Greeat. Don't we get that MGS4 bundle?
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