Sony's Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 bundle spotted in Belgium store
By Darren Murph 
posted May 2nd 2008 8:36AM
posted May 2nd 2008 8:36AM
[Thanks, Yannick]
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In switzerland too...
That's not just a coffee mug, that's a Simpsons coffee mug.
Good call Vince! That's definitely some Marge hair!
Weird shop, I tell ya.
They've also been on sale in Ireland since Tuesday.
Available in greece too, for 499eur... which to our fellow americans means
750 USD, for a ps3, 1 sixaxis (not dualshock) controler, 1 game, and the smallest available HD
nice huh?
Is GTA IV really a good game to bundle with, especially since it isn't exclusive to the PS3?
I'd say it is. New games drive new console purchases particularly early in a console's life (and I mean early based on the general population, not this demographic).
It doesn't matter that the game is out on other platforms - if you want it for the 360, you buy that version. But if you want a new console for this game, then a budle like this could win a few more sales for the PS3, which is obviously what Sony would like to see.
Yeah, but the game is yet another rehash of an old game.
You would think they would dig a little deeper to get a game that is actually going to drive sales for a console, especially the PS3.
not really considering the price is almost double that of the 360, and that the ps3 version of the game only has a 640 resolution where as the 360 has 720p HD resolution.
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=181308
FTA: PlayStation 3 version only: Resolution, online issues hamper GTA IV experience
Maybe there IS a difference after all: Reports confirm online issues and less-than-HD 640p resolution for the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV.
When it isn't locking up your system with inexcusable game-ending glitches, Grand Theft Auto IV, for all intents and purposes, has delivered as advertised.
That is, if you're playing the Xbox 360 version.
Confirmed reports today have laid two additional issues at the feet of the PS3 version of GTA IV. These issues include inaccessible online play and a less-than-true-HD 640p resolution.
Sony is aware of the online problems, read a post over at Kotaku, but Rockstar so far has not responded to their inquiries. The GTA IV servers are hosted by Gamespy.
As for the resolution issue, several outlets have confirmed the PS3 version runs at 640p, compared to the Xbox 360's HD 720p. Before you go stringing up Sony and Rockstar for the gaff, however, remember that Halo 3 experienced the same un-HD treatment when it launched in 2007.
http://www.rockstarwatch.net/news/469/IGN-Compares-GTAIV-for-the-PS3-and-360/
Doesn't seem the 80 lines really do anything particular good for the xbox.
Gier, if you are referring to color, that can be changed manually.
Yes it is a very good title to bundle! It made me buy a bundle today. As I must confess I actually planned to buy the Gran Turismo bundle for €399 but as the separate copy of GTA4 wasn't available anymore i decided to buy the GTA4 bundle for €435 (also Belgium).
I own a Wii and this title made me really buy a next gen console and as the Xbox360 is already an old machine compared to the PS3 it was clearly I had to go PS3 to play GTA4.
I compared games on both Xbox360 and PS3 and as most popular games seem to be out on both platforms so to my opinion the moxt next gen console to buy was the PS3
Several reviews that have compared the two have said that the the PS3 version looks better. It may be subtle, but that appears to be the concensus. So the resolution difference obviously hasn't benefitted the 360 version in any way. Of course, Rockstar wasn't prepared to handle the online load so the PS3 version's online mode stuff has been spotty at best thus far. For the record, I own both systems and bought the 360 version... mostly because of the gauranteed episodic DLC.
http://polygamia.pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/20080429084.jpg
~492€ :f
BELGIUM ;-)
I've seen these in my local BlockBuster (near Pittsburgh).
I stole one today in a Game store (near Copenhagen) :D
They've been available for almost a week in Slovenia ... ;)
Available in the FNAC stores in Barcelona, Spain since Monday
Uhhm, I spotted one of these in the Texco's down the road from me the other day, I'm sure..
we got these in when the game launched i didn't know it was a big deal ???
especially when there are stores doing 360 pros and gta for A$499 when this costs A$720ish
The price in Ireland for the GTAIV and burnout paradise is €439.99 and just GTA and the console is €400 so we're getting a way better deal than most of europe it seems!
399 netherlands...
toysrus PS3+gta4+gt5 399
hey dat is wel spotgoedkoop hé!
welke winkel juist?
misschien kan ik dat dan eens vragen hier bij ons in belgie
I'd like to know where that is as well, cause whole amsterdam doesnt sell it that cheap anywhere... are you sure you're not pulling strings?
This is old news... the bundle is being sold all over Europe since GTAIV launch day.
Euh i work in Belgium Brussels in a Mediamarkt and that pack was launched with the game.. Here it's at 439€
I don't get why this is a big deal lol I've seen this bundle online lads of times on UK shops like GAME, HMV, Zavvi, Play.com etc.
:)
Yeah, this has been in the sony centre i work at for a while now at £319.99 in the UK.
469,- (euros...) overhere in Holland. Every local toystore sells it like fireworks... Since the normal xbox and playstation releases are sold out everywhere!
Wow! Have to admit Mr BurryCam is a well-traveled guy
been available in australia for a while also... i sold 4 of them tonight
Are all stores that messy in Belgium?
It looks more like a "behind a counter" as the monitor next to the PS3 looks like an old security monitor. Otherwise it's a second hand shop.
lol im from belgium, could be cool if we are also first with a launch xD... like were also waiting for the iphone and i mean not the 3g one, just the normal one :s
The Gta 4 bundle has been in England since the 29th at 12am/pm (release day).
In the wild? I've had it since Tuesday! C'mon Engadget! and it's nothing special. It's just a sleeve over the original box with GTA4 chucked in. Quick unbox pics:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6nsbro&s=3
This hit New Zealand on May 2 - NZ$860
http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/YG2490
That's how we drink it in Belgium. It's called a Belgian Dip.
Is this news? I just bought one today and there were plenty available. Yes I live in Belgium.
http://www.konsolinet.fi/tuotekortti.php?path=35/37/6188
This game store in Finland has sold out its PS3 GTA4 bundle... The release date was the 30th of May...
If you're in Finland try Citymarket, they had a big pile of these packages.
I'll take the pissed-off looking guy in the upper middle, for the block.
I still don't understand why it's $700 for a $400 PS3 and a $60 game.
its not 700$....
399 euro (well at least at a lot of stores....)
for ps3 + !!!! gta4 = 625 $ incl tax.
usa....
400$ ps3
60? $ gta4
=
460 $ + tax 8%* = 500...$
so......
and there are even deals with ps3+gta4+gt5
or Ps3+gta4+burnout sometimes.... at some places :P
The bundle has been out in Australia since the 1st.
I DON'T CARE.
I don't really like GTA.
Oh, it's Marge Simpson in the mug!
I saw a "Grand Theft Auto IV Collector's Edition PS3" bundle for €119.99 today at FNAC here in Portugal, and next to it there was a PS3+GTA IV.
The bundle seems to have the game, an Art book, a OST CD, a metal box that seems to be a safe of some kind, and a handbag to carry all that shwag (bad engrish when it comes to slang).
I tried to take a picture of it, but the security guy was right next to it. Well, here is the link to the product page (I think it will help if you understand Portuguese):
http://www.fnac.pt/pt/Catalog/Detail.aspx?cIndex=3&catalog=jogos&categoryN=Jogos&category=jogosPlaystation3&product=5026555401043
Greetings from sunny Portugal! :)