Sony announces new PS3 bundle for UK

Thats nearly $700 to put things into perspective for US readers

This is actually pretty pointless. Amazon.co.uk sell the PS3 for £280, and Ratchet/Uncharted + most other titles for £35 or less. Works out as the same price.

Unless retailers hack another £10/20 off this bundles RRP it's proberbly cheaper to buy individually. Then again they proberbly will take money off the RRP.

it just shows how bad the overall picture still is for Sony. Release a game, if game becomes a decent seller, bundle it in an attempt to sell more hardware units. It's like something Microsoft would do in Japan, but Sony is doing it EVERYWHERE.

I think I'd wait till it's a TAD bit cheaper, TBQH.

PS3 sales are on par with the first year XBox 360 sales. Considering the competition they had versus the lack of competition for the 360, they're doing pretty well but still fighting an uphill battle.

Sales bundles are a great way for the mass market to be encouraged into buying the system. I know I'd rather have gotten my 80GB PS3 + a title of my choice rather than Motorstorm since I never play racing games.

You fu--... WHAT? they have the BALLS to charge us EXTRA? That's $700 USD... You pay $500 for the PS3 unit itself, games at $60USD (x 2) = $620 USD. What the fuck are they charging us extra for? Do your 'largest consumer market' a break, Sony and don't raise that price. At the moment, you're breaking even with the Xbox 360 Elite at your price, include 2 games without raising the price and just THINK about how much you're going to 1UP Microsoft?

After all the bullshit you've given Europe, Sony, I think you owe us some slack.

Not bad, but it's STILL more then the Elite packs. Hopefully in a few months there will be more reasons for getting the damn thing.

Not yet tho.

Somehow Sony doesn't seem to have grasped the idea that higher price = lower sales. Instead of say, lowering the price of that oversized powerhouse, they're deciding to throw in a couple of games and raise the price even higher so that even less people can afford it.

I actually held out for a PS3 when it was announced even though I had all systems last gen but it's shit like this that keeps me from making the big leap.

The amount more that GB pays for this deal is on par with the typical higher prices of goods that GB pays overall.

Honestly, I'm happier with my $499.99 80GB PS3 than I am with my $349.99 20GB XBox 360 Pro Bundle + $94.99 wireless adapter + 25.99 quick charge kit (just in case you're not keeping track, that's a total of $470.97).

People complain about the prices because they don't pay attention to the fact that to get the same thing, you end up paying about the same price. Only thing is, the PS3 is a better machine when it comes to quality, design, and lack of reliance on proprietary components. It's not the better gaming console, but what it gives you is definitely more worth it than what the 360 gives you (I want to kill my 360's disc drive whenever I'm playing a game, sounds like it's going to die any second).

I wont buy a PS3 till it matches the US price + Import taxes + VAT, and thats about £220, SONY, yeah Sony we in the UK do know you are screwin us!!