On my lunch break I went to see whats new at BB and FS here in downtown Toronto (Canada) and I noticed that PS3 has new bundles available. This one...
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10114041&catid=24376
They were proudly on display next to the Xbox pros and elites. Now this bundle was talked about here quite a bit and has a 160 GB hard drive and Uncharted. the price for this bundle here in Canada is 519 dollars + tax.
I'm sorry but thats just rediculous. I don't know of too many gamers that are so "hardcore" and would need a 160 gig hard drive in their ps3...yet are not "hardcore" enough to know that its cheaper to buy the 399 model and a 250-320 gig hard drive and swap it yourself. Also, the fact that this new model doesn't have backwards compatibility is quite a shame.
When the xbox360 is available for 299 for a model that offers the whole xbox360 experience, which is arguably as good as anything PS3 is offering if not better, having a bundle that is 220 more expensive is just madness. Especially in todays financial times...
Not to mention that the 360 comes with 4 games (lego, panda, dark sector, enchanted arms) and is available for 199 if you want to do casual gaming that also comes with those 4 games.
I can safely make a prediction at this point that PS3 will get a bloody nose this holiday season in terms of sales...atleast in North America. I am hoping they are atleast pulling a large profit for each console sold...then it may all be worth it.
