New GTA IV PS3 bundle revealed

St0 - 640 days 15 hours ago

Just upgrade the HDD your self, it's simple

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DrakeMan - 640 days 15 hours ago

Yeah but I guess he wants BC.

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St0 - 640 days 14 hours ago

Oh yea, forgot about that lol

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sonarus - 640 days 13 hours ago

lol why is everyone always crying about backwards compat. I can't remember the last time i played a ps2 game on my ps3. I do plan to get mgs essential collection though:D

As for this bundle, i am still kinda doubtful. Sony seems to favor bundles over price drops but common they got to drop their price. I know they need to make back some of their money but at the same time, they need to start setting their sights on the wii.

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spandexxking - 640 days 13 hours ago

dont forget the memory card reader, two usb ports and the lettering is painted on rather than recessed. plus the chrome looks awesome in comparison to the dull finish. i looked at my ps3 (60gb) and my brothers (40gb) and it looks so bad! hey at least its not the halo edtition 360!

sorry dont mean to bash but it is ugly, i mean green and bronze? WTF!

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mikeslemonade - 640 days 13 hours ago

This is very good deal. For the first time a game is packaged in the 40gb which is $60. So right out of the box you're playing with GTA with rumble I suppose with free online. On 360 would you have to pay for the $60 game and then $40-$50 online.

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le killer - 640 days 13 hours ago

when the rumours were flying that microsoft was gonna do a gta bundle, the sony sheep were screaming how desperate they were..... but now sony are rumoured to be doing the same. it's just the most amazing bundle since sliced bread!! lololololololol i've never met such a bunch of hypocrites in my life!

man you've just gotta love this place!

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mindedone - 640 days 12 hours ago

Can you link to those that derided a XboxGta bundle and turned around and praised a PlaystationGta bundle? Are they the same people?

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le killer - 640 days 12 hours ago

threads from over three weeks ago dude??? there was a couple of BIG stories about how desperate micrsosft were because they were gonna do a gta bundle?? both stories were in-excess of 150 comments!

tel me how to find the stories without searching through the pages, and i'll provide the links mate!

edit: i love the disagree trolls! so there was'nt microsoft are desperate stories? is that what your trying to say????

idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MrBii - 640 days 12 hours ago

Hey listen mister. Is BC really that important to you.

Did you ever stop and consider about PSN store bringing PS1 & 2 games as downloads much like XBOX Live and virtual console are doing?

PSN doesnt have maximized MB downloads and there is guaranteed no software incompatibility issue. This is the next step and this is the future.

If you want to miss out on the best of gaming, then please be my guess and continue to cry.

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mindedone - 640 days 12 hours ago

I'm assuming that the people that are praising this bundle are the ones that are disparaging the xbox bundle, since the claims you make would not seem to make sense to me if they are separate individuals (seeing as fanboydom is not some "collective.") If I am correct, then you can look up prior comments from ANY individual poster by going onto their profiles.

Fanboy PS praising bundle PS and disparaging bundle X is hypocritical. Fanboy PSa praising bundle PS and fanboy PSb disparaging bundle X is not.

EDIT: are comments recently editable for 30 minutes?

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The Killer - 640 days 10 hours ago

when ps3 drop in price last year in june, they said its desperate move but when 360 make a price drop its ok and itd time for them to do even though they should have made it a year ago!

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mindedone - 640 days 10 hours ago

The question goes to you too (assuming you aren't one in the same.) The comment you made makes the fanatics seem like a group of co-conspirators as opposed to individuals with like minded agendas. If I am wrong, and these fanboys do conspire with one another to damage the reputation of the "other" company, then I admit my error.

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Official General - 640 days 9 hours ago

@ sonarus - I agree with you, I dont know why everyone is crying about not having backwards compatibility on the PS3. I honestly see myself playing very few (if any at all) PS2 games on my PS3. For those who have a PS3 with no BC, why not just keep your PS2 and play your PS2 games on there when you need to, it's that simple. I'd most likely only play the past PS2 GTA titles on my PS3, but thats probably about it.

@ spandexxking - Yeah you are so damn right and I'm so damn glad I got the PS3 60gb version before Sony stopped selling in Europe (I live in the UK). Though both the 60 and 40 versions are the same design, there is actually quite a significant difference in appearance. The 60 version clearly looks better with the shiny chrome trim and glossy black finish on the exterior casing, not to mention the other extras that the 40gb is missing. Even though I have BC on my PS3 60gb version it aint no big thing because I havent really used it at all. However the 60gb version is the one to have, and thats for real man.

By the way that Halo 360 edition does look terrible. I actually think the 360 console altogether has quite an unattractive design. The only 360 version that looks ok is the Elite version and thats only because it's coloured in black and thats because a black colour can conceal design flaws alot easier.

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TheExecutive - 640 days 15 hours ago

its big nonetheless...

if this is real that is. there has been no confirmation of this bundle.

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UGA_1 - 640 days 14 hours ago

A lot of sites are just looking to add to their hits.
I made the Resistance 2 bundle in about 5 minutes in photoshop.
Take a look. http://tinypic.com/view.php...

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DRUDOG - 640 days 9 hours ago

UGA you dirty dog you, that's pretty good looking. :P

I do believe this could be true, but tough to say when it's coming from somewhere I don't know about. It makes sense since Sony was bound to do something with GTA just as MS is with the DLC. This property is way to big to not jump on the bandwagon and try to push consoles. This could be big trouble for the 360 in the EU if MS has no answer for this bundle pack and it is sold throughout Europe. I come to that conclusion since it seems that the 360 is already in a bit of trouble (except the UK) in Europe.

I know that if I was on the fence about picking a console up for GTA my mind would be made up very easily by this bundle...

EDIT: @UGA. Agreed. This would (will, if true) be big worldwide. I figured that Sony had something up there sleave and wouldn't be surprised if this hits the states. Makes sense since (did I just actually write that two times in one post?!?) with all the recent SKU "discussions" about the 80gb here in NA. My buddy might have to reconsider the MGS bundle and move his time frame up to a GTA bundle! Bubbles for the pic as well...

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UGA_1 - 640 days 9 hours ago

Thanks DRUDOG,

Signs are starting to point to it being legit, which I hope is the case. It would be great to see this show up in the states as well.

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Fruit Loops - 640 days 14 hours ago

It's PS3's way to reach the masses.

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kevoncox - 640 days 15 hours ago

Huge mistake by MS. You would think that Ms would have ensured that they would have been the only one with a bundle for 50 mil

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FishFingers - 640 days 15 hours ago

Yeah, and it's already happening. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (a PS3 only game) is top of the UK charts at the moment and the console seems to be selling well. Things can only get better from here.

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mindedone - 640 days 12 hours ago

I don't think there is a way that MS can bar Sony from making bundles or bar retailers from making bundles.

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kornbeaner - 640 days 12 hours ago

Actually there is. Since neither MS nor Sony own the publishing rights to GTA, as part of the 50 mil contract MS could've had some sort of package only clause in their contract. Pretty much the same way they negotiated on the DLC episodes, they could've done the same for Bundles and skins pretty much whatever they wanted. This is America with the right amount of money you can buy someone's soul, A bundle deal wouldn't have been that hard to do.

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Buubar - 640 days 15 hours ago

I agree, it looks real. Hopefully we'll see a new SKU, similar to the MGS4 SKU.

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TheExecutive - 640 days 15 hours ago

yeah i agree... they need to get the D3 to europe now! maybe it will ship with this bundle? i dunno though. As for the HDD we all know that you can switch it out but it should come with an 80gb in there, that would be sweet.

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Yi-Long - 640 days 15 hours ago

...but it seems like Sony is once again using the european gamers to screw over. First the delayed release, then the lesser SKU, AND the highest retail price, and now they're using europe as a dumpingground for their useless six-axis controllers.

I would really love a PS3, as it has some great GREAT games already out, and on the horizon, their PSstore content looks good, the hardware (PS3) seems to be great, etc etc... but the way Sony is treating us European gamers does kinda leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

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TheExecutive - 640 days 15 hours ago

I hear ya man... its unfortunate how they do treat you guys, especially considering how important the Euros are to Sony. I cant help but think its a combination of things though.

I am not really up to date on what it takes to get things approved to go to europe but i know that it does take some time. I also know that sony should be pretty good at this process but they arent, so yeah... its a combination of things, but mostly incompetence on Sony's part.

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LastDance - 640 days 14 hours ago

treat you? man all sony got for one year was WAH WAH too much money too much money.....so they strip the friggin machine and make it cheaper now its WAH WAH i want 60 gig Sony hate us because things dont get here the same time it does else where!

higher retail price?....I duno about you over there but in australia, i bought my 60 gig bundle for $959. But the minimum wage here is much higher then in america and when you do the exchange rate, it works out the same.......

People are just running around this site saying business's SCREW and OWE people.
Its really doing my head in.

whats the point of putting an 80 gig ps3 world wide when the 60gig machine was too expensive???? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? thats the way sony see it.

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DRUDOG - 640 days 9 hours ago

Damn Yi-long complain much?!? It hasn't been reported if this is coming with DS3 or Sixaxis and that's a deal breaker (if this is true at all)? Sorry, but the console comes with a controller. Use the extra $60 (whatever is equivalent where you live) you'll save on the game and pick up a second controller that is a DS3; assume you'll need another one anyway.

Also, 40gb is plenty of hard drive to begin with and can easily (and fairly cheaply) be upgraded down the road. Not really intending to jump on you here, but your first and second posts seemed to add up to a lot of excuses about why you want to buy a PS3 but won't. Not to mention the FUD of Sony dumping Sixaxis controllers on the EU...

Bubbles at you Last Dance for making sense!

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PStriple703 - 640 days 15 hours ago

a little big planet bundle would sell like crazy around chrismas time, imagine around chrismas parents kids wanting a ps3....and just have a bundle like that would be great for kids(everyone)

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tweaker - 640 days 15 hours ago

It will happen dude. America is the big market for GTA.

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SUP3R - 640 days 14 hours ago

I thought the exact same thing when I saw the bundle.
A bundle with the 40G+GTAIV for $399 should do well for sales until the 80G+MGS4 bundle in June.
So by then you'll have both SKU's with their own bundles for 2 great games. It'll definitely outshine the competition.

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IDemonstalkerXI - 640 days 13 hours ago

US does not get enough bundle action Sony best to recognize.

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Yi-Long - 640 days 15 hours ago

... so now you know how much more we in Europe have to pay.
It's ridiculous, isnt it!?

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PStriple703 - 640 days 15 hours ago

that's crazy...

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Kareem - 640 days 14 hours ago

And that is the reason why I have been hunting for 40gb on the interwebs.

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chaosatom333 - 640 days 13 hours ago

PS3 just doesn't want to kill xbox now, it wants to murder it in hardware sales.

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Isaya85 - 640 days 9 hours ago

I Knew it I knew all along that Sony had something up they're sleeve

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PopEmUp - 640 days 2 hours ago

This is just the beginning xbox gonna get ownz quicker this year

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na2ru1 - 640 days 12 hours ago

Another click worth the "show"

lol

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Corrupt - 640 days 14 hours ago

In fact.. you've put me in the mood for listening to it.

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heyheyhey - 640 days 13 hours ago

glad to be of service

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TurdStationPee - 640 days 6 hours ago

Who the f*ck cares about the EU and Jap markets? You? lmao. I'm an American. I don't give two sh1ts. America is the leading market, and everyone in America hates PS3. suck it.

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Mr PS3 - 640 days 13 hours ago

And No Xbot SUCKA'S
We Sony Soldiers Have not been waiting for the Demise of the Xbox Because we knew it was coming !! We are patient, We are confident
We are part of the demise ,We are enjoying the demise of the worst console in history the Xbox 360
All Hail King Kaz
What the future holds for the PS3 and What the future holds for the 360 are totaly different !!
Sit back Xbot SUCKA'S and take it
There aint a damm thing you can do about it

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meatnormous - 640 days 5 hours ago

I live in the USA and I care about the PS3.

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TurdStationPee - 640 days 5 hours ago

That's because you're dumb.

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Archaeox - 640 days 2 hours ago

Don't you have some porn to look at, Turdstation?

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