Amazon to offer $199 PS3, Blu-ray bundle Black Friday

kharma45 - 404 days 18 hours ago

That's a friggin steal, if only UK prices were that good :( It'd bloody fly off the shelves here.

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Pennywise - 404 days 18 hours ago

I voted every round and picked the winning item. Crossing my fingers I get picked for the PS3 bundle... I will snatch up a second PS3 sooooo fast.

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The Matrix - 404 days 18 hours ago

Wait guys, this isn't what you think. Read the link. Not everyone will get to buy one.

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lokiroo420 - 404 days 18 hours ago

@Matrix

thats true but its safe to say that amazon wont be the only deal hitting that day, stores have to make room for christmas and move all older units off the shelves, expect this to hsppen at a lot of retailers.

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Lifendz - 404 days 18 hours ago

I might buy another one just to sell it on Ebay. Who knows, maybe I'll make my money back plus something. Good deal.

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sunnygrg - 404 days 18 hours ago

If you dont own a PS3 and dont jump onboard on that date, then you will be labelled stupid. It wont get any better than that.

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Figboy - 404 days 16 hours ago

in your ears; didn't you hear? bashing the Playstation 3 is SOOOO 2006 and 2007.

it's 2008 now, dude.

there is more on the PS3 than just Lair and Haze.

that cave you live in must be really, REALLY dark. and smelly. i imagine there aren't any baths in there.

anyway, on topic, these are a STEAL for those that can buy them.
a PS3 costing less than $300 is an amazing value. hell, the PS3 at it's current price is an amazing value.

if Sony drops the price down to $300 just before Christmas, i see a lot of PS3's flying off the shelves.

Amazon won't be the only one to offer discounts and bundles on the PS3 for the holidays.

just think, you can get a 32" HDTV for $400 after Thanksgiving (according to NUMEROUS news reports saying prices of HDTVs are going be halved after Thanksgiving), and a Playstation 3 for $200-$300 (if you luck out with the Amazon deal), that's $600-$700 for your HDTV and PS3.

i paid $650 for my PS3 ($599 plus tax), and $1500 for my HDTV over a year ago, and you can get BOTH for over half the price (granted, my TV is 40", but 32" sets are awesome, and 40" sets are dropping in price as well) of what I paid last year.

the HD era is most certainly upon us, and in my opinion, only one console is really equipped to take full advantage of it, and that's the PS3 (built in HDMI, built in Wi Fi, built in Blu Ray drive for HD movie playback and games, web browser, a quality library of beautiful, fun games across all genres, and free online gaming).

if Sony's big marketing campaign set to debut soon does it's job, i can see a lot of people making the PS3 their HD platform of choice.

Sony's marketing campaign needs to do four main things:

1) Show off the awesome games that will appeal to the hardcore gamer (MGS4, Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2, Uncharted, Valkyria Chronicles, etc).

2) Show off the awesome games that will appeal to the casual gamer (Little Big Planet; although it works as a hardcore game too; Ratchet and Clank Future, Singstar, Buzz, High Velocity Bowling, etc). Games that will appeal to the Wii crowd that may be turned off by the Wii's minimalistic visuals, and especially if being played on a big screen HDTV (trust me, Wii games, even using component cables, look pretty bad on my set, and my roommate's set).

3) Show off it's cohesive new online network, spearheaded by the release of Playstation HOME (which is now listed in the PSN signup process). And most importantly, reiterate that online gaming, and HOME access is FREE, granted you already have an ISP.

4) Show off it's compatibility with Blu Ray movies (ie, Spider-Man trilogy, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Wall E; all looking stunning on Blu Ray. i just watched Wall E on Blu Ray yesterday, and WOW. it looks amazing).

those four components, in a nutshell, embody what the PS3 is all about, and that NEEDS to come across in the advertisements.

there's literally something for EVERYONE on the PS3, and for $400, it's an investment for your whole family (if you have one; son's, daughter's, mother's, father's, etc), or just for you if you want some high def entertainment, but don't want to buy each component separately (say, an Xbox 360 for games, where you STILL have to pay for online, and if your router is too far away from your console, you'll have to either find a cord long enough, or plunk down more dough for the Wi Fi adaptor, and if you want HD movies, you're going to have to buy a dedicated Blu Ray player, or download "barely" HD movies from rental services; why bother, when you can have ALL of that for $400 - and less - in a PS3?).

the PS3 is a monster of a machine to market, because it does so many things. gamers complain when a new ad doesn't show off all the games, and instead focuses on Blu Ray, and the haters hop on it as "see, Sony cares more about Blu Ray than games, har har!"

when they basically have two very large, and DISTINCT markets they are pimping too.

a non-gamer movie fan doesn't want to see games in their movie commercials. and a hardcore gamer fan doesn't want to see movies in their game commercials.

so they have campaigns to pimp Blu Ray, campaigns to pimp Games, and then campaigns to pimp BOTH. that can't be cheap, honestly.

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shovelbum - 404 days 16 hours ago

Maybe my cheapa$$ brother will finally buy one if he's selected or if I am. Several good deals on amazon.

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prowiew - 404 days 2 hours ago

Thats a really good deal. If I got pick, ill buy it again and sell it. woo. Only 500 ps3 though. Its gonna be hard. But the real product I hope I get pick is the kitchen Aid professional mixer for $69.00!!. Thats really a bargain. And im not kidding

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PooEgg - 404 days 18 hours ago

It won't be game over until PS3 gets a bigger game library, then we can talk.

PS: this is not to bash PS3, or to start a flame war. I own and like my PS3, but I just don't like the game selection on PS3 as much as on 360. Heck the past month my Wii has gotten more attention the both systems put together. But that's just because I finally put my 360 controller down.

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lokiroo420 - 404 days 18 hours ago

Wow your in big denial pooegg, what does the box have over ps3 in games? really lets hear it, and dont just say gears or fable, ps3 has their own games that are complimentary to those, lets hear about something that the box has over the ps3, thats right go play the wii, good choice there.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 404 days 18 hours ago

"Wow
GAME OVER for competition? "

Are you really going to start with that again? Judgement Day right?

Read the fine print before you start waving your victory flag.

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LuvBurger - 404 days 18 hours ago

If you were one of the lucky few to get a chance, would you pick one up for yourself??

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pwnsause - 404 days 15 hours ago

The PS3 already has a library, and its getting bigger and bigger overtime.

the PS3 is possibly the most wanted box in the market, but there is a Money Barrier that is not allowing these Potential consumers to buy the system. Which comes to this:

Even though Amazon has this price listed, its only for a limited time. Until the PS3 drops its Price by next year (at least by $100) then it will be game over for the Competition. Right now, they have to keep making the PSN better and of course add more games into Their Library, especially AAA games. games like KZ2 is going to help the console in the future.

But seriously if you want a PS3, this is your chance to get one at a AMAZING price. You would have to be very retarded if you dont get one right now.

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PooEgg - 404 days 13 hours ago

Reply to lokiroo420 who said 'Wow your in big denial pooegg, what does the box have over ps3 in games?'

Well lokiroo420, it is a personal taste thing...

Some of the Games I like on Xbox:

Lost Odyssey
Mass Effect
Ninja Gaiden II
Tales of Vesperia
The Last Remnant - just bought it today, and so far it looks like a great game.
Condemned 1 & 2
Infinite Discovery

I am a RPG fan first, and currently Xbox has more exclusive RPGs. Add to the list the upcoming Star Ocean exclusive, and any true RPG fan would be crazy not to have a 360. Besides, as the Sony fanboys keep telling me, Square is now in MS's back pocket, so I have a feeling more RPGs will be 360 exclusives if we like it or not.

This is not to say that PS3 doesn't have good games, it has some great games or else I would have never bought one, but currently more of the games I enjoy playing are on the 360. I own 30 360 games compared to 10 PS3 games. Heck I currently own more Wii games then PS3 games, and your little anti-Wii comment, the Wii is not a bad system it is just different, No More Heros is a great game, and believe it or not Wii does have a small library of decent and fun games, plus it has the classics, and any gamer who doesn't appreciate the classics has a lot to learn if you ask me.

Plus I like the online experience of the 360 better.

Of course if you are not an RPG fan you would probably feel totally different, and I respect that. I also know that the 360 is not perfect, if it was I would not need to have a PS3 to play Metal Gear Solid. Plus Blue Ray rocks : ) I also have a PSP, a PS2 and a PS one, I own over 200 PS2 games, and have a huge PS one library as well, so I am certainly not anti-Sony. And I was not bashing the PS3, I like my PS3, I was simply stating that I don't think this deal is going to win the console war for Sony. I am a gamer, I have been for over 20 years, I am going to go where the games that suit my own personal taste are, and if anyone doesn't like that I couldn't care less.

And I honestly think that the ones who are in denial are the Fanboys who hold loyal to one system, even when they are not getting enough games to play. If you are happy with what you got, then by all means enjoy it, and happily wave your little fanboy flag proudly, but when I see all the complaining going on around hear I wonder if any Fanboy is really happy? They seem to be more pre-occupied with spewing nonsense and being rude to anyone who dares to have a different opinion from their own, and that is just sad.

Rant over. I hope I didn't offend anyone.

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elorm9 - 404 days 17 hours ago

Only 500 bundles will be available

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creeping judas - 404 days 18 hours ago

I know I know, but what can you do???
You can't hold their hands.

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shelbygt33 - 404 days 12 hours ago

I remember trying to get a cheap x360 last black friday online - crashed the amazon servers for a few minutes at the exact time they were going to release it online.

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lokiroo420 - 404 days 17 hours ago

Have you ever been to a store after thanksgiving for the sales that go on? probably and you know the deals that go down, this is just one example of ps3 sales, there will be many to come for the ps3.

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PS360WiiRocks - 404 days 8 hours ago

huh?

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aaquib09 - 404 days 17 hours ago

Ever heard of "Boxing Day"?

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creeping judas - 404 days 17 hours ago

it's jsut that we don't have a holiday so close to xmas, that it's impossible to have a black friday. The closest we come to one would be boxing day.

where you from Meep?

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Kigmal - 404 days 16 hours ago

Imagine how much Sony would be losing if the PS3 sold at $200.

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Figboy - 404 days 16 hours ago

being a black male myself, i find your comment highly offensive...and yet hilarious at the same time. why is the world so Politically Correct?? i'm so confused...

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shawnsl65 - 404 days 2 hours ago

0_0 is it lcd? nvm i'm gonna go check

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blackpanther25 - 403 days 18 hours ago

I feel the same way u do. I have a 360 and i have not bought any of those rpgs for the 360. I mean most of them are mediocre and the story is not compelling. Especially tales of vesperia, i loved tales of symphonia for the gamecube because it was four players. but the vesperia is only one player. Mass effect i got for the pc and i didn't buy fable 2 because i was not satisfied with plotline. As of right now i am forced to buy ps2 jrpgs that i didnt get a chance to play for my ps3 and valkryie chronicles.

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pwnsause - 404 days 7 hours ago

hes at his 5 yr old lemonade stand trying to make a dollar an hour so he can get a PS3.

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