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papflesje on 27 August 2008

Why are they announcing the first bundle two weeks in advance, and the second two months in advance?

They prepared for the first one, and didn't feel the need to keep the second one a secret? Besides, the 160GB version will outshine the second version anyway. It may just be a way of keeping up their "more value for the same price".

Besides, if I (as a gamer) knew that a new bundle was coming, only giving a movie, and that the game bundle was only available for a month and a half or so, I'd hurry to buy the first bundle (which will lead to sold-out if played correctly by Sony)

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Chrizum on 27 August 2008

I think the bundles are meh to be honest. GT5P is a demo and that movie... ehh.

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Pristine20 on 27 August 2008

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Why are they announcing the first bundle two weeks in advance, and the second two months in advance?

Does anyone else feel that this may be the company's way of avoiding a price drop?

No...its their way of surviving M$ price drop

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Cougarman on 27 August 2008

i am not big on gt5p, but its still very good bundle, if only they had another game other than gt5p in the bundle.


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stellabelg on 27 August 2008

Chrizum said:
I think the bundles are meh to be honest. GT5P is a demo and that movie... ehh.

Guess we get an other movie.

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Cougarman said:

i am not big on gt5p, but its still very good bundle, if only they had another game other than gt5p in the bundle.

Wait 'till LBP releases...

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BKK2 on 27 August 2008

starcraft said:
Why are they announcing the first bundle two weeks in advance, and the second two months in advance?

Does anyone else feel that this may be the company's way of avoiding a price drop?

The movie bundle probably coincides with the movie's BD release date.

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Seems like a good idea to let fans of the movie know in advance that there will be a PS3 bundle at the same time as the movie comes out.

Sony have repeatedly said there won't be a price drop this year, and the 40Gb had similar bundles to this, so I'm not really sure what your point is.

Edit: Amazon France confirms the movie releases the same day as the bundle.

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papflesje said:
Darn, they sure are stepping it up with the 80 GB version, since this 80GB with 2 dualshocks and a game will surely sell out insanely fast in Europe.

With that price...NO

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tombi123 on 27 August 2008

@starcraft

They don't need a price cut in Europe, they are selling good already.

The GT5:P bundle saves 40 Euros of the RRP, so a very good deal. Still neither are as good as the 160GB deal. 70 Euros worth of downloadable game content for the win.