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

:)
Mr Wilson's Avatar
Mr Wilson at 02/28/2008 13:13
Wow, i spelled blog wrong...i suck
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 02/28/2008 13:14
Is it wrong to just want it for its box?
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xmetninjax at 02/28/2008 13:14
the month of marth? which month is that!? AHHHHHH
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mix at 02/28/2008 13:15
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
Samit Sarkar at 02/28/2008 13:21
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
Colette Bennett at 02/28/2008 13:22
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
Anus Mcphanus at 02/28/2008 13:25
@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
Anus Mcphanus at 02/28/2008 13:26
also cocks
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 02/28/2008 13:38
DS3 should've been packed into all the PS3 console boxes when they were launched in japan.
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Kryptinite at 02/28/2008 13:38
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
Cynical Gamer at 02/28/2008 13:53
they get a half finished. big deal.
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HarassmentPanda at 02/28/2008 14:05
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.
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NightDehumidifier at 02/28/2008 14:25
The Wii is just the Gamecube: Special Edition.
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Dexter345 at 02/28/2008 15:26
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.
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Mr Wilson at 02/28/2008 16:30
Hey thanks, Colette. I was just busting your balls...err...you know what i mean.
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Holyetheline at 02/28/2008 18:25
Sony needs to stop changing the SKUs and bundle options, it's starting to become a really bad plan for them.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 02/28/2008 19:07
Wow...more SKUs. Dear god, parents must go crazy buying one of these things.
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Professor Pew at 02/29/2008 10:03
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?
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RitualNet at 03/01/2008 09:53
YAY. Oh wait i hate racing games. Greeat. Don't we get that MGS4 bundle?
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