You gotta be kidding me. They are bundling it with the 250 GB Elite? Who saw that one coming?
Is this really going to make a difference though for Microsoft? On the one hand, you figure that Playstation brand loyalty is a big factor behind the 360 version being out pre-ordered by over 2:1. But then again, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Devil May Cry, etc. were all "Playstation brands" and look what happened in NA... 360 versions sold more. I figure that those who pre-order FF13 are more likely to be hardcore FF fans and hardcore FF fans are more likely to be Pro-Playstation. The more mainstream gamers are less likely to pre-order. So we might see 360 numbers pick up after release. Taking that into account, the bundle may be a smart move. It's going to be difficult to get the hardcore FF geeks (except for the mavericks who prefer the dreaded gaijin console) to bite but it will grab more casual/mainstream fans of the genre. I strongly doubt the majority of the 2.74m who bought FFX in NA are western otaku. Most are regular gamers who buy into game hype and go with it. Jocks, meatheads, fratboys, etc. they did buy FF7. Because MTV told them to. Amazing how far advertising can take a very Japanese-esque geeky game like FF.
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