Buy a PlayStation 3D Display at Best Buy, get a PS3 for $100

by Griffin McElroy on Nov 30th 2011 2:30PM

Like a horseman of the apocalypse, Sony's undeniable spokesperson Kevin Butler has stormed the holiday shopping battlefield, riding a sale horse. The ad above has the juicy details: At any Best Buy across the country, anyone who buys a PlayStation 3D Display -- the Sony-branded, $499 bundle that comes with MotorStorm Apocalypse -- can attach a 160GB PS3 to their purchase for just $100.

Think of it this way: For the original launch price of the PS3, you can buy the console, a game and a television which shoots pictures directly into your brain. The times, friends; they are a-changin'.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Tags: 3d, best-buy, kevin-butler, motorstorm-apocalypse, playstation, playstation-3d-display, ps3

Reader Comments (75)

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@CaptainProtonX

BITCH! I just bought this same package 2 weeks ago at Walmart for (almost) full price!

@King Johngie the Fourth
Can't you bring it back? Most places are more lenient around Christmas time. You might need to wait until after Christmas, though.

@CaptainProtonX my exact thoughts when resistance 3 sold for $20 on amazon lightning deals when I already own it

For a second there, I got excited because I read the title backwards.

@pluupy
Also it's been a long time since i've heard the "pu-rei-stei-shun" voice.
With Butler and the voice, Sony just ticked me in the right places.

I am pleased.

@pluupy

you have to turn off the Hebrew setting

@eat it

HAHA!

@pluupy 001$ rof 3SP a teg, yuB tseB ta yalpsiD D3 noitatSyalP a yuB?

@pluupy
I am just glad the pu-rei-station voice wasn't at it's old-school, 6 decibels louder than the rest of the ad volume level. That would always square the crap out of me.

You can also get a 2nd pair of glasses for $25. I saw that deal online so not sure if the stores will honor it too.

@akmdpc Where? The only deal I saw was a second pair for $20 off.

refurbished or a new , need to know finer details before i buy.

@kmcroc
Since when has Best Buy ever sold refurbished console?

/sigh...some people, man.

@kmcroc
This isn't gamestop.

@mywhitenoise
Well, I can't give you a precise date, but I know at least two people who have purchased refurbished 360s from Best Buy. I remember because they both regretted it, when they discovered that the refurbishers had voided the warranty and their consoles didn't qualify for free red-ring or e74 repairs--so it's been at least a year or two.

Best Buy definitely still sells refurbished consoles. I don't expect this deal is for refurbished PS3s, though.

@Ravenok

i don't think Best Buy would do that to you, at least not in the lying-to-your-face kinda way. They would let you know its refubed

@PR0F3TA

Oh, no, I didn't mean to imply that they sneak refurbished consoles in with the new ones or anything. Those friends knew that they were buying refurbished consoles; they just didn't know that the warranty had been voided by the process.

I was just informing mywhitenoise that Best Buy does, in fact, sell refurbished consoles. Again, I don't think this deal involves refurbished PS3s.

@Ravenok
Sometimes BB sets up tables where they have returned items and such that are discounted. Yet, this is a Sony/BB offering and not something that BB is piecing together. The units would be new and not just tacked on returned items.

@Duke

To reiterate, I do not believe this deal is about refurbished PS3s. I just wanted to save kmcroc a little face, because mywhitenoise took a little swipe, acting like BB has never sold refurbished consoles, and I know that they do.

And now he's in the blue, and I'm looking like an idiot for continuing this thread. Sorry everyone.

@kmcroc
I work for Best Buy. Ol' blue does not sell ANY refurbished items in store. All the refurbs are online only*. We do ocassionally sell returns as open box items, however, consoles are not one of those items. Consoles that get returned end up being sent back to the manufacturer.

Ergo, this deal mentioned in Joystiq is for a NEW playstation with a NEW TV.

*There are outlet centers that sell them, but those damned things are like, impossible to find...

@ravenok

You are either lying or mistaken. Best Buy hasn't started accepting consoles as trade-ins yet.

Ravenrock

I believe you amigo. I was at Best Buy with a friend once, and seeing as his Xbox had just died, he decided to pick up a refurbished console on the cheap.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell

you don't need to take in trades to sell refurbished PS3s... demo units, returns, serviced units, etc...

i've seen them for sale many times at best buy. usually it's only 10-20 bucks off the full retail price, but you still get the same warranty and everything.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell
Actually, yes, they do trade in consoles. Games and handhelds were first, but now the stores take consoles as of about a month and a half ago. If you include Best Buy's website, they've been doing console trade ins for a little over a year now.

As for this deal, it's the 160GB PS3 for $250 in the offer. If you look in Best Buy's ad this week, you can see it.

Well, damn. . . If I didn't already have a PS3 and a decent television, this would've aptly sufficed.

That TV is just not big enough.

@A Sandwich

You're filled with thick meat and cheese and veggies on thick bread.

I agree.

@A Sandwich
For a living room, it is not good. For my desk, is it good.

@sigma8

idk is it?

Gee, if only they made one larger than "small".
(Yes ladies and gentlemen, a 24" TV is now considered small, believe it or not)

@Dizazter
In my bedroom I still have my dad's hand-me-down 1980's 12" Sylvania.

That's right, this is twice the size of my main T.V.

@Dizazter 24" is really small, something you;d find in a camper or a kitchen. Not going to be easy enjoying 3D or gaming on that little thing unless its maybe in front of the toilet.

@Captaindrek1 by the sounds of it, your father is a cheap ass, and there is no way in hell you'd be getting this.

@Captaindrek1

Ahh the good ole UHF days.
So you play current gen HD Consoles on that 12 incher?

@Dizazter

No, after my PS2/GCN time was over I switched to PC gaming for awhile.
But this deal is pretty tempting. I might grab it if the deal is still around when I have the cash.

(There is an HD Samsung in the 'rents room that I can use whenever they're not sleeping though.)

@drunkingamebar

By the sounds of it you're judging my father by the T.V in my room.

He's not a cheap ass by the way. But, thanks for trying to figure out what my situation was from a comment on a video game blog.

@Captaindrek1

I wouldn't take what people say on here too seriously. Lots of trolls around here.

But its cool to actually see parents that don't automatically shower their kids with hundreds or thousands of dollars of electronics. They're teaching you something important by having you save up for it yourself.

And yeah, PC gaming is a way more affordable way to go with the insane Steam sales. Assuming you already own a PC that can handle the games you want.

@Dizazter thats cause its not a TV....its essentially just a monitor(no Channel Tuner), which is why it has no remote control.

@Dizazter
Sony makes plenty of larger 3D TV's. But they cost more than $500.

Not always a lot more, though. Especially with sales going on..

Or you could buy 5 ps3's and play 3D games on standard tele's with 4 other really happy friends.

@drunkingamebar

The PS3 is $250 by itself though.
So, two PS3's and left overs for or game and tax.

@Captaindrek1 pfft refurbs.

@drunkingamebar

You also can't play games in 3D on standard televisions for various reasons...

Lay off the booze.

I check that Monitor out in the store on Black Friday. It's cool, but it's very small. It may be okay for someone that games on a computer monitor, but it was way too small for me. I hope they'll make more sizes.

@Mr Hett

I just hope they add that sweet dual screen local co-op option\feature to their new Bravia 3D TV line. I can't work with a HD TV thats less than 32" and 1080p.

Glad they included a neckbeard in the front row so we can continue to stereotype gamers.

@DSight

I'm a skinny clean shaven almost eighteen year-old boy. I could have sworn I was at least 25% of gamers.

@Captaindrek1

Same here.

@DSight

Sony should make him VP of Neckbearding.
Neckbeardery?
Neckbeardism?

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