New PS3 160GB box shot

Box shot of the upcoming 160gb PS3. As you can see it comes with Ratchet & Clank: Quest of Booty, Last Guy, Gran Torismo 5: Prologue and Super Stardust HD. Hows that for £340?

[PirateThom]

Wait

It's £340 and includes 4 network titles?

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty
The Last Guy
Super Stardust HD?

That's only £40 more than the 80GB...

[FreestyleBarnacle]

Yup, pretty cool eh? Something good comes to Europe for a change.

[PirateThom]

Honestly didn't know that, that's amazing value.

[thor]

Wow disagree bandits are go!

[PirateThom]

You say "bandits", but it's one person with multiple accounts (as it always is).

Anyway, my little brother is getting a PS3 for Christmas and I just informed my parents of this.

[TheDude2dot0]

I can't believe that it is all one person because who would log in to 6 different accounts just to disagree?

[Mozilla89]

thats who lol well for my part I gave everyone agrees.

[juuken]

Happens all the time. ._.;

Apparently someone is seething with hatred for the PS3.

But anyway, that *is* an excellent value.

[Jeromejones]

i wish there was a way to find out who has disagreed/ agreed with whoever has posted.

[AznSniper]

Incoming 80GB PS3 price cut for Europe to £199 with regular 160GB PS3 to be £299?

[Lolliflop Lolliflop]

Wicked

[xBot Lemmings]

The xbotches are disagreeing poor bastards

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

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[Joejoefhosho]

BUNDLE WITH KUNGFU PANDA AND A LEGO GAME!!!

OMGGGGGGGGGG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH

[theKiller]

"a perfect bundle" for the europians!!
man thats so huge!!! 4 games PLUS 160GB?????? and there is a possibility that u get LBP too with it!!

i cant ask for more for just 340GBP

well that bundle will really compete with the 360 price cuts!!

[M3 Superhero]

Damn this is a sweet bundle.

[Sevir04]

GT5:prolouge, Ratchet:Q4B and SSDHD. the last guy is a bit left to be desired. Still all that plus 160 gigs of space and a Dual shock 3 controller. Thats hot stuff.

all we get is the uncharted game plus a dual shock 3 and 160 gigs.

[meepmoopmeep]

agreed. that's a sweet deal

[uxo22]

That is an excellent deal. Nice job Sony!

[orakga]

but what about those people who don't actually want all those games? honestly, I think Sony should focus less on "bundling", and more on actually presenting a lower price.

who agrees with me?

[thereapersson]

IGN *did* give The Last Guy a 9, though.

But yeah, it's not everyone's cup of tea...

[Sena Kobayakawa]

this one gon sell like cup cakes.

im of to another thread with my MAX SPEED!!!

[TrooGamer]

I am buying that..thank you Sony and LBP and Fallout all released on same day.

Get in!!!

[Bob Dole]

Same day??

F(_)ck m.... Bob!

[TheDesperado]

Sony deserves to do well now. Nintentrash deserves to fail, but alas, your mothers make sure that won't happen anytime soon.

[leeger]

I think Sony is also releasing a LBP PS3 bundle in Europe

[Final_Rpg]

Nothing can take down the wii I tells ya! NOTHING.

[pp]

£340 = Sony is in the sh*t house

[TrooGamer]

Please shut up...look at the games you get. Plus shops will bundle it with LBP probably.

GET A LIFE!!!

[Lolliflop Lolliflop]

Let them disagree,it brings a tear to my eye every time I see a Pig using the Internet.

My,how far we have come as Earthlings.

[theEnemy]

Now that is what Europeans want.

But how about some LBP Package ?

[PirateThom]

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displ...

Basically, LittleBigPlanet for free.

[TrooGamer]

Thats just the official Sony bundle.

Edit: @ PirateThom

I thought he meant the 160gb bundle but with LBP?

[PirateThom]

I thought that was what he was asking about.

[sinncross]

Very clever pack Sony!

Super Stardust HD is their competition to Geometry Wars on XBLA - it just so happens to be a really fun and killer downloadable title everyone should have.

GT5: Prologue will get more GT around the world in preparation for GT5. The more people who experience GT5:Prologue, the better chance GT5 has of selling (plus the many who are just waiting for GT5)

R&C is a sort of unique PSN title, helps advertise R&C PS3, and Insomniac, thus helping with Resistance 2 sales.

The Last Guy was just added in for fun I reckon, to give the package more value. I've only played the demo but honestly its really fun and challenging... like a new age pacman... helps advertise PSN versatility for months to come (Fat Princess anyone?)

All-in-all, this is one incredible deal, and hopefully will increase PS3 sales. It's obvious Sony are trying to get some good SKU's out.

[Sarcasm]

Good break down.

Boobles

[Max Power]

bubbles for boobles

[doomx56]

Lol Boobles

[thereapersson]

And that's saying something, considering how many hours I've logged in Geometry Wars. It's simply an amazing game, and one that no PS3 owner should be without.

[Peow]

Is this Europe only?

If so, maybe this is SCEE's way of saying, "I'm Sorry, for leaving you guys out."

Then again Europe does get some pretty good bundles if I remember correctly. :D

[ReTarDedFisHy]

I'd jump all over this one, as soon as it came out.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

For sure!

[heyheyhey]

ok it's official.... PS3 bundles have the sexiest boxes :)

question is, which one's better- the LBP one, MGS4 one or this one?

[trancefreak]

I know i want to buy every new sku just to collect the boxes hehe. Also i liked the original ps2 purple box and this box is more of what i expected from the ps3. the grey and purple look nice

[pp]

So £340 is suppose to be a bargain NO THANKS theirs better xbox360 bundles out with a decent price point.Sony can shove that up their ass if i'm paying £340.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Poor little pp can't afford a true next-gen console? :(
Better cover your ass and edit before a Sony Ranger comes in here and starts spitting why the PS3 is the biggest bargain you can get. But then again, you idiots don't want to accept it :(

[TrooGamer]

We dont want your type paying £340 anyway...stick to Live mate where your kind feels at home.

[PirateThom]

That's your opinion, pp, and you are entitled to it.

Hopefully the PS3 will reach a price point and have games that meet your needs and we can play online. :)

[dj_funky]

"NO THANKS theirs better xbox360 bundles out"

instead of playing your stupid games on xcrap.. go back to school.

[trancefreak]

PP Say I like the playstation cmon you can do it.

[Skynetone]

im on the market for a second ps3

[SkolarVisari]

Another one? Wow.

[Kain81]

but i will wait for the slim.
I must say that the 160Gb Version is sexy too^^

[SSJSubgeta]

I brought my PS3 from the States with me to Japan, But I been wanting to buy a White PS3 JPN Sku so I can play some missed PS2/PS1 titles too, so hopefully a nice bundle comes out here.

[juuken]

I'm tempted to get a second one too.

Dammit Sony, you did it again.

[solidt12]

i thought i was the only crazy guy buying a second one. Im gonna buy the 160 gig bundle next month. I have an original 20 gig but I slapped a 250 gig drive in it. I figure I get a 160 gig for upstairs and I won't need to swap the drive out anytime.

[GameDev]

got a second PS3 and believe me they are being used ALL THE TIME.
Once my kids 360 died he started hogging my 60gb turned 250gb unit.
I love my son to death but can't have him cutting into MY playing time so I just went out and got him an 80gb. Problem solved. Funny thing is you all remember when his 360 died this past august and I just F it as far as going to thru all the 1-800-MYFLOPBOX hassle. Anyway I found my Best Buy receipt and saw that I had purchased a 2 year replacement plan with it so off I went to get it replaced. Now that "it's back" my kid hardly touches it. He plays his PS3 most and the Wii second, 360 has now become 3rd in his list of priorities. It's taken time but I believe Sony is starting to establish the brand quality they are so well known for.

[Narutone66]

PS3 owners buy their second PS3 because they find the console is worth the money, while Xbox 360 owners buy their second or third Xbox 360 because their console broke down.

[BattleAxe]

I would love to buy the 160 gig model, but I already have two 60 gig models.

[Cyber Gamer]

damn if only my 60gb ps3 was that much when it first came out o well u lucky guys who will be getting 1

[Kain81]

but i must resist, i have one already but i will buy my second PS3 ihope Sony will announce the slim-version very soon, cause Sony and Toshi are producing the 45nm Cell-CPUs already.

[juuken]

That is an awesome deal.

That reminds me...KUNGFU PANDA AND A 360?

Are you serious...>:o

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

PANDAS = Endangered Species

xBox 360 = Endangered Species!!! ;-D

That's is the Link!!! ;-D

p.s I LOVE Pandas tho!!!;) SAVE the PANDAS!!!

[Bullseye]

To me and you this is a great deal, but to the mums out there it's still to expensive,do you see? 360 arcade £99.99, PS3 £340.00. Both equally powerful, both with great games. For GAMES, what would you choose? Now, as a gamer i choose both, but as a casual player it's now a Wii or a 360. And before you start, please don't preach to the converted, i do own a PS3 and it's worth every penny of the £299.00 i paid. Well, it will be when the new batch of games arrive.Anyway, don't get mad, i'm just trying to add some balance and maybe some objectivity.

EDIT:Pirate Thom
Yep, brand marketing makes a big difference. How much of a difference, we will see.

[PirateThom]

My brother is getting a PS3.

Brand recognition goes a lot further than price.

[pixelsword]

If I like the game, I'll get the game; If I'm not sure, put out a demo. quit jazzing up the bundles to give the excuse to keep the price up.

I personally can't stand it when they do that.

[ReBurn]

They're adding games to the bundles so that they can add value without having to lower the price. That's the same thing that Sega tried to do when the original PlayStation came in $100 less than the Saturn. Sega knew they couldn't afford to drop the price, so they started bundling games.

What's interesting about it is that Sega had much more brand recognition in the video game market because Sony was a relative newcomer. They also had the massive list of arcade properties that Sony did not. But, as history shows, brand recognition wasn't enough. People were more attracted to the greater software support and lower price.

[Final_Rpg]

ReBurn, are you trying to imply something?

[ReBurn]

Not at all. If nothing this generation has been different than the one before.

[n4gzz]

I agree with Reburn. I would prefer to pay cheaper price and choose my own titles. Even if it adds up little more but i would have the game i want. 360 is doing very good 'coz of lower price tag. People don't see long run expense but they do hesitate paying large amount at front.
Then again, I already have 2 ps3, 60 and 40 gig model.

[360 FLOP RANGERS]

This bundle is clearly not a floppage! :-)
I encourage all to buy a true next gen console!
That does not have the floppish red light of death.

AVOID THE FLOPPAGE MY COMRADES!

[Amnesiac]

Isn't £340 like over 600$? Wow.

[Honolulu]

588.164 USD, to be precise, it costs even more in some countries... like here in Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia :/
Since the Euro is so high compared to the yen and dollar, I think Sony is cashing in more from the European market than what most people actually think.

[Amnesiac]

Wow

[Citizen Cook]

Now M$ will have to release a 200GB HDD...

[karlostomy]

Soon MS will release a 240 GB ELITE and probably charge half the price of the ps3 160.

Awesome!

[PirateThom]

With a 240GB Microsoft hard drive?

It'll probably be about £700

[karlostomy]

it will in fact cost the same as the ps3 160gb.

[darkdoom3000]

holy fork! thats amazing value!
beats the 5 arcade games you get with the x360 arcade.
(pacman championship is ment to be really good tho)

[JasonX43]

I'll bet it still no longer has the Emotion Engine in it like my 60gb! One day, I'll just get a bigger HDD!

[TrooGamer]

Sony will release BC over firmware one PS2 has run its course.

[delaystation 3]

the box art looks so ugly that it gave me diarrhea f#ck $ony

[Mutley416]

Yep I WANNA ANOTHER pS3..After I get a Xbox and a Wii... My kids hog the damm thing all the time-

[NightShade77]

hmm i'm tempted to go out and get a fourth PS3 now! (yes i have 3....)

[DevastationEve]

...might be the best opportunity to get a PS3. But that's quite a price tag. The 80GB is the best all around. Unless you count the launch 60GB.

[ninja_united]

for the people who are about to enjoy the best console