Sony has announced that the price of its latest PlayStation 3 bundle, which will come with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue thrown in, will be £299.99 - effectively making the game free.
For your £299.99 you'll get a 40GB PS3, a Sixaxis and a Blu-ray disc copy of GT5 Prologue.
If you already have a PS3 you'll have to spend some cash to get your mitts on the game. It will be available as a download or boxed copy for £24.99. The download will be available on Thursday 27th March, while the bundle and hard copy of the game will be available the next day.
The previous 40GB PS3 pick and mix bundles, complete with two games, cost £349. So, does Sony agree with SPOnG that it is effectively making GT5 Prologue free in the bundle? We asked a Sony Computer Entertainment Europe representative and were told, "Yes."
That brought another couple of questions to mind. Is today's news in any way a reaction to Microsoft's announcement yesterday that it will cut the price of the Xbox 360? "We're not going to comment on that", the rep told SPOnG.
Is the free bundling of the game due to Sony having a backlog of hardware inventory that it wants to shift? "I can't comment on that", SPOnG was told.
You may have noticed that a DualShock 3 controller is, disappointingly, not part of the bundle - despite the fact that the game is equipped with rumble compatibility. It could be that, rather than having too many buxom consoles sat in warehouses, SCEE wants to push all its Sixaxis controllers out into the world in order to make room for the aforementioned Dual Shock 3 controllers.
If you want to swot up on GT5 Prologue before it arrives, check out SPOnG's review here. You can find yet more details, including a rundown of the cars on offer, here.
For your £299.99 you'll get a 40GB PS3, a Sixaxis and a Blu-ray disc copy of GT5 Prologue.
If you already have a PS3 you'll have to spend some cash to get your mitts on the game. It will be available as a download or boxed copy for £24.99. The download will be available on Thursday 27th March, while the bundle and hard copy of the game will be available the next day.
The previous 40GB PS3 pick and mix bundles, complete with two games, cost £349. So, does Sony agree with SPOnG that it is effectively making GT5 Prologue free in the bundle? We asked a Sony Computer Entertainment Europe representative and were told, "Yes."
That brought another couple of questions to mind. Is today's news in any way a reaction to Microsoft's announcement yesterday that it will cut the price of the Xbox 360? "We're not going to comment on that", the rep told SPOnG.
Is the free bundling of the game due to Sony having a backlog of hardware inventory that it wants to shift? "I can't comment on that", SPOnG was told.
You may have noticed that a DualShock 3 controller is, disappointingly, not part of the bundle - despite the fact that the game is equipped with rumble compatibility. It could be that, rather than having too many buxom consoles sat in warehouses, SCEE wants to push all its Sixaxis controllers out into the world in order to make room for the aforementioned Dual Shock 3 controllers.
If you want to swot up on GT5 Prologue before it arrives, check out SPOnG's review here. You can find yet more details, including a rundown of the cars on offer, here.
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SuperSaiyan4 11 Mar 2008 11:43
1/7
This bundle is terrible, you can buy a 40gb PS3 much cheaper than £299.99 online and on amazon.co.uk you can get GT5: Prologue for £17.99 hardly going to break the bank is it.
And with the lack of a Dualshock 3 this bundle is disgraceful.
Sony need to seriously get their act together - they offer much better bundles in Japan and USA and lumber us in Europe with crap.
A bundle like this would have been better:
PS3 40gb + GT5: Prologue + 2 Dualshock 3 controllers.
And with the lack of a Dualshock 3 this bundle is disgraceful.
Sony need to seriously get their act together - they offer much better bundles in Japan and USA and lumber us in Europe with crap.
A bundle like this would have been better:
PS3 40gb + GT5: Prologue + 2 Dualshock 3 controllers.
realvictory 11 Mar 2008 13:11
2/7
It's true - where is Dual Shock 3? So it's not essential, but it still makes a difference. And GT Prologue having rumble functionality in a package without rumble functionality, to me, makes it appear that Sony don't know what they're doing. Is rumble good, or is rumble bad? They put a feature in the game that you can't actually use!
They've definitely gone the wrong way about Dual Shock in general - who's going to even buy them anyway, when everyone already has Sixaxes? Even back in the N64 days, you could add rumble packs to the controller after you bought the controller... 10+ years ago, was that? Just give people what they want, and stop messing around - why do they think PS3 sales have been trailing behind?
They've definitely gone the wrong way about Dual Shock in general - who's going to even buy them anyway, when everyone already has Sixaxes? Even back in the N64 days, you could add rumble packs to the controller after you bought the controller... 10+ years ago, was that? Just give people what they want, and stop messing around - why do they think PS3 sales have been trailing behind?
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Bentley 11 Mar 2008 15:21
3/7
I'll buy a DualShock 3, as you were asking. I've got one Sixaxis and have missed out on a few good gaming nights due to not having multiple controllers. And I know people who actually are waiting to buy a PS3 once DualShock3 comes out so they won't be lumbered with a pointless controller.
I'd love a satin silver DualShock3 because it would make me feel special. I am a bit pissed at Sony for leaving us in the dark about this... again.
I'd love a satin silver DualShock3 because it would make me feel special. I am a bit pissed at Sony for leaving us in the dark about this... again.
realvictory 11 Mar 2008 19:08
4/7
Don't you think that's possibly a bit extreme, sacrificing multiplayer, even sacrificing playing a PS3 at all, purely because Sony say they're going to release a rumble-compatible controller later on?
I wouldn't trust them that much, to be honest, if their flagship "rumble" game is being released in a package without a rumble-compatible controller...
I wouldn't trust them that much, to be honest, if their flagship "rumble" game is being released in a package without a rumble-compatible controller...
deleted 11 Mar 2008 23:56
5/7
realvictory wrote:
Don't you think that's possibly a bit extreme, sacrificing multiplayer, even sacrificing playing a PS3 at all, purely because Sony say they're going to release a rumble-compatible controller later on?
I wouldn't trust them that much, to be honest, if their flagship "rumble" game is being released in a package without a rumble-compatible controller...
I wouldn't trust them that much, to be honest, if their flagship "rumble" game is being released in a package without a rumble-compatible controller...
i agree to base your console purcahse on the inclusion of rumble at time of purchase is a little sad and lets be honest, does rumble add that much to the gaming experience on my 360 playing halo i forget its even on at times, and i certainly wouldnt hold of buying a great game because my controller doesnt currently have rumble ability. of course these people that go on about rumble so much do seem to be a PS3 fanboy and most likely be waiting for MGS4 which of all games the MGS saga does actually make good use of rumble. oh i dunno people are a fickle bunch.
king skins 12 Mar 2008 13:07
6/7
quite important for driving games...
and while you might not consciously noticing the rumble in Halo3, you probably are unconsciously and it is adding to the overall experience.
Forza 2 has excellent rumble support with it rumbling in different places and ways depending on the grip level of your car and whether you are understearing or overstearing. It does add a lot to the gaming experience.
and while you might not consciously noticing the rumble in Halo3, you probably are unconsciously and it is adding to the overall experience.
Forza 2 has excellent rumble support with it rumbling in different places and ways depending on the grip level of your car and whether you are understearing or overstearing. It does add a lot to the gaming experience.
p 12 Mar 2008 20:53
7/7
king skins wrote:
quite important for driving games...
and while you might not consciously noticing the rumble in Halo3, you probably are unconsciously and it is adding to the overall experience.
Forza 2 has excellent rumble support with it rumbling in different places and ways depending on the grip level of your car and whether you are understearing or overstearing. It does add a lot to the gaming experience.
and while you might not consciously noticing the rumble in Halo3, you probably are unconsciously and it is adding to the overall experience.
Forza 2 has excellent rumble support with it rumbling in different places and ways depending on the grip level of your car and whether you are understearing or overstearing. It does add a lot to the gaming experience.
I agree. No rumble makes that free GT demo feel dead and lot harder to handle. In the absence of force feed back you need rumble unless you drive like a robot.