According to a reader tip, Target stores are receiving a brand new PS3 SKU. The DPCI item number for the new product is 207-23-0009 and it will be available on March 29, a few days after the end of Game Developer's Conference.

The new SKU, confirmed by our tipster's photo, bundles the now-standard 80 GB console and two Greatest Hits games: MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man. Those that have managed to keep track of the various SKUs will find this package awfully similar to a bundle launched in Europe in 2007. Heck, all it does is add Resistance to the now-defunct MotorStorm bundle.

Unfortunately, our tipster says this new bundle doesn't come with a price drop. The SKU will retail for $399, the same price as the current low-end PS3. Yes, the addition of two free games makes it a better value, but this bundle can't replace the "price drop" analysts have been predicting (and publishers have been begging for). Either this is a Target-specific bundle, or this will be one of the most unexciting PS3 announcements to date.

Nice sony stepping up there game

Ughh, come on sony!!!!

Two free games aren't going to move much hardware.

Two free games and a price drop,now that's different.

Here's hoping that they team this with a Price-cut (if possible as i would not want them cutting the price to lose more and more money), thing is when it comes to Target they are of course not going to disclose the price-drop if there is going to be one so there is still a chance!

i dont see it that bad, well since they will be loosing more money on the $300 i am sure they are gonna offer , they make that bundle so it is more seductive to the buyers, look now they offer a bundle for the most expensive version and yet nothing with the $400 sku, they will offer a$300 and $400, they try to make the 400 more atractive

As much as I like to poke fun at the PS3, this is actually a pretty cool deal. If it wasn't for PS3 hardly having any exclusives I want (Just Uncharted and the upcoming Uncharted 2), I'd probably pick this bundle up. Motorstorm is by no means a bad game, and I've heard nothing but good about Resistance. Hope it does well.

This is an excellent bundle!  (if it was spring 2007, not spring 2009)

This is in lieu of a price drop. Sony cannot afford to drop the price at this time.

Mike from Morgantown

This is ultra lame... I didn't expect a price cut but they should at least be bundling recent and hyped games such as Killzone 2.

As I recall it this is the same bundle Europe had back in... 2007!

need a 50-100 dollar price drop