This is a really strategic move on Sony's part. Why?
Uncharted is a great game, that shows off what the PS3 can do graphically and gameplay wise. Although at $30 retail, consumers LOVE bundles, they think they are getting something for free regardless of the price. It's Marketing 101.
Pain is a quality PSN game that will make the owner of the PS3 to visit the PSN and register online. After playing Pain, the customer will then see that PSN has very good quality offerings at a low price, and continue to buy from there.
160GB, lots of HDD space it's the best on the market, making the PS3 seem, in the consumer's eye, to be the best.
P.S. Why do most of you think $499 is a lot of money? It's like a half of a week worth of work for adults, and a week for students. If you adjust PS2 prices and SNES prices over the years and compare to PS3's price, they are basically the same price. How do people not see that?
Fact: Earthbound is the greatest game ever made
