160GB PS3 'Drake's Fortune' bundle caught in the wild
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Nov 15th 2008 7:13PM
posted Nov 15th 2008 7:13PM
[Thanks, Nasser]
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There is about a pyramid of 20 or so of these at my local Best Buy. Didn't even realize it was anything special...
I am wondering if i am missing something too doesnt seem like a good deal to me lol
Same, they even had a few Wii consoles in back.
You know PS3's not doing well when they have to constantly repackage it into SKU's with 1 out of the 10 PS3 only games there are on the market. I'm sorry, Xbox 360 won this generation's console war hands down.
I think by tax season they'll be damn near giving them away.
@flashpoint
I'm trying real hard not to insult you intelligence, so I'll just repeat what has been said a million times: all 3 of the current generation systems are aimed at different audiences. The Wii if for casual entertainment for everyone, the 360 is aimed a gamers, and the PS3 is an entertainment center. It is possible for all three systems to "win" this generation. The 360 can't hold a candle to the PS3's processing power, formats supported, or internet capabilities. The PS3 will never ever be within striking distance of the 360's library, and they will always lose out when it comes to exclusive titles. And the Wii will always be the only system that people from age 8 to age 80 will be able to use. Until you can understand this, you will neither understand econmics nor for what the current generation of consoles were built.
Flashpoint:
he'sa trying a-real hahd not to-a insult-a you intelligence but you-sa given him no choice
cazzo vai via stronzo
@ADAM
Ps3 has processing power, formats supported, internet capabilities AND games. How else would you explain one of the best titles ever, MGS4. And other exclusives like R2, GOW3, Uncharted, Warhawk, LittleBigPLanet, Motorstorm 2, Gran Turismo 5, Ratchet and Clank, among others. Also almost all Third-party games.
Sterile:
Ma a chi parli?
@Playa:
Why does it lag in sales? Is it just price do you think or bad advertising or what? I am serious btw, not being a smartass.
I thought that the Nintendo system won this generation of consoles since it's outsold both of the competitors. Around 35million units now.
@Gameplaya
FIrst of all, GOW3 isn't slated for PS3 release. It is epic's choice on which console to sign it off to. Realize that wherever you heard that information is false until epic releases that statement. INITIALLY it was slated for PS3 release as Epic was going to try to give the GOW title to different consoles. However, not that they have seen GOW and GOW2 do so incredibly well on the 360, then i think they are going to stick with it. Let's face it, PS3's online network BLOWS. No one is on it and the funny thing is...its free. Whilst xbox 360 still reigns in the dough for Live, with the most players since its conception.
And also...Uncharted was mediocre. Who the hell plays warhawk? Littlebigplanet is decent, Motorstorm 2? Really? what a joke. Ratchet and Clank 14? that franchise is dead.
It's silly to argue that PS3's platform games are anything but mediocre. MGS4 was and will be the only truly great game SPECIFIC to the ps3.
Who really uses the browser on the ps3? And with that price tag, they can't even use the "Yeah, but it's also the cheapest Blu-Ray player!" argument.
For $500 US, you could buy...
Xbox 360 - 200
GOW2 - 60
Halo 2 - 30
Blu-Ray player $200
get real.
@ Ricky@Berklee
You're an idiot. Gameplaya was referring to God of War 3. Even I knew what he was talking about and i never want to waste my caash on a PS3. 360 FTW
@Game_Playa - most of those are 2nd party developers, not third.
@RIcky - GOW3 is God of War 3 which is most definitely coming out for the PS3. They also should be able to claim the GOW abbreviation since they had it first, and it just gets confusing when both games are labeled with it.
word.
first? why bother? just get a 40gb and put a 500gb in it yourself...much cheaper and better!
cuz of backwards comp... oh wait.
Can a pay in Pokemon Cards? I'll trade you all of my holographics
Bad economy = light wallet
they're first edition super rare ones too =]
You can also pay like this:
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/good_idea_man_submits_drawing.php
While Microsoft are taking the Xbox south of the price ladder, Sony are doing the opposite.
I guess you somehow missed the Elite and the Halo 3 edition.
Both companies still make more expensive versions, while lowering price overall.
Change "are" to "is", and I agree.
In british english, having a company be plural (Microsoft are a big company) is actually proper.
You get what you pay for. The 360 is cheap, but it's also shit. You pay extra buck for a PS3, you get the best entertainment system, the best gaming system, the best build quality.
Simple as that. Clearly there are lot of retards who will try their best to convince you that the 360 has the best games, however that's just a rouse, because they wasted their cash on the first pile of crap that hit the market, and they want you to waste your cash too, so they don't feel like a total idiot...
American English is like British English 2.0 ;)
Unless your British it's ("Microsoft is" and "Sony is") since it is one singular company. You describe yourself as one even though your made up of billions of cells right?
I'm picking one up for the bedroom.
I'm not allowed to pick one up for the bedroom?
Bah, they should have put Metal Gear Solid 4 in that bundle.
I would have gone with Little Big Planet instead...
RIP PS2 backwards compatibility and memory card readers, these new 80 and 160gb models are functionally identical to the 40gb ones.
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2 USB ports. No SACD playback.
But really who plays SACDs and besides you can simply attach a $5 or whatever USB hub.
Problem solved.
Is it backwards compatible? If not, why would I want one at that price? What is Sony thinking?!?
Nope.
I've no idea why they don't. I know several friends of mine wont fork out the cash for a PS3 because its lacking backwards compatability.
I don't get the whole backwards compatibility thing. I was kind of bummed that when the Xbox 360 started shipping that it wasn't, then I played it and I haven't wanted to play any of the old games since, and if I do I can plug in the old xbox...
exactly...
there are very few PS2 games I'd want to play now that I have a rack of PS3 games. I think Sony was smart for doing this. N
Well I for one for one wont fork out for it.
I've got several PS2 games I love to play, and since my PS2 bust I have no intentions of buying a PS3 _and_ a PS2. My 360 meets all my needs, but I'd love to go back to some of my older games.
@CraigJ
The 360 does support backwards compatibility, its not hardware and it doesn't work with everything but at least its there. Sony went from full to support, to software support, to fuck it support.
I know it DOES. For a long time it DIDN'T
"I know it DOES. For a long time it DIDN'T"
Uh, it did ship with support for some games, and the catalog of backwards compatability has improved. This is the opposite direction of Sony, who has reduced compatability incrementally. Anyway there are a couple of things that make backcompat desirable, foremost is that it saves space in the entertainment center. During the first year of console life it is also a selling factor, as you can try to entice people not just with the limited amount of games for the current platform during the first year, but also with the back catalog for people that didn't own the last gen console. Going forward, as consoles die and production stops on the last gen console it means you don't have to hunt for a working second hand console to play old classics you still like. For example, I still occassionally break out SSX 3 and Spiderman 2 on my 360, despite the fact that they are last gen games.
I'd be a lot more excited about the PS3 if it played the PS2 games I still own (since I still own them for a reason and since I have gone through a couple PS2s). There are only a handful of PS 3 exclusive games I find interesting and the blu-ray capacity is not horribly compelling to me as I already have a media center PC with a blu-Ray drive. Thus, at least for me, backwards compatability would be a deciding factor.
Really backwards... most people who want a PS3 already have a PS2 and the people who do not are new to the market. So the PS2 equals... what? Me, I have a launch 60gb PS3... and was a advent PS2 player... let me tell you how many PS2 games I have played on my PS3... one, and that was just to see if it worked. The PS2 is still selling a lot for a console that has been out for a long time (look at the support for the original xbox). From a business point of view ... why would you undermine that... when all it does is make your current console more expensive while undermining sells for the PS2 (which is nothing but profit). Which brings up a another point... with all this fanboy stuff... when you hear about the xbox360 doing SO MUCH better than the PS3 they leave out the PS2... which if you look at the sell records is still selling well... combined with the PS3 sells the xbox360 (MS dropped the original xbox, like it was hot). is actually doning well. Just my thoughts... so let my bashing begin...
Buy a real camera, or focus.
Seriously, a third grader with trets could take a better picture.
Do you mean Tourette's Syndrome?
which doesn't really have much to do with taking pictures anyway. I don't think PS3s are bothered by involuntary swearing. Maybe you meant Parkinson's.
Oh yeah, I mean, what a douche, taking a picture of something he sees when he is out and wanting to inform people ASAP. I mean, he should have set up a shoot so we can see the box in glorious splendor.
@Smileypanda:
Tourette's manifests in a lot of different ways, and it's not very common for people who have Tourette's to swear. More often it's a set of consistent tics and movements that are uncontrollable. Don't be lame and correct people with incorrect information of your own.
Tourette's is more than just swearing, it is involuntary tics and actions, so involuntary muscle spasms can fall under the syndrome. The swearing just happens to be the more comedic symptom (though not for the sufferer). Similar to how the Kama Sutra is much more than a how-to guide.
%^(*& $#@#$% THIS POST!
Glad I bought the MGS4 bundle instead of waiting for a price drop or a bigger HDD. It's not worth it to me to lose PS2 BC, at least until I finish MGS essential collection, FFX, FFXII, KH, KH2, and KHRe:CoM. Also, I don't know if I might end up buying PS2 games used in the future.
If you can suffer through the first half of it, get FFX-2 also. The active battle system is the best imo.
First half is sorta girly, but the 2nd half is kick ass.
i'm just sad because they look butt ugly on my 40in. lcd. it doesn't bother me too much playing them on the ps2 in my bedroom instead of the ps3 in the loft.
Mr. Blurrycam lives!
I think this picture was taken with a pinhole camera from an F-16 flyby.
No, that's his cousin, ShakyPhone II
You mean Ryan Block is taking pictures for Engadget again?
the mgs4 one is backwards compatible? are they still able to be found for sale? i was thinking about buying one but in the end i decided not to but the backwards compatibility might make me rethink it... since i got a broken ps2 and alot of ps2 games.... that would be like a 3 for one for me blue ray player... ps2... and ps3 in one.... ahhh my heads gonna explode.... i just know for sure i want blrue ray capabitily for myself and a ps3 or xbox360..... waiting to see if any real black friday deals pop up so i can take the plunge...
You should have picked up the older 80Gb at SonyStyle for $250 over the last few months.
The 80 gb MGS4 bundle had backwards compatability, the 40 gb bundle did not though. The former models are available.. but for a real premium. Retail was $499 i believe, and now you'll be fortunate to find one for $600
Good. Good.
Now the price Gouging is complete...
and apple doesn't do that?
I think he meant to say: Finally, everyone has jumped on the price gouging bandwagon that Apple started
I just bought the 40gb one and put a 250gb HD in it (=
just curious, how much did the 250gb HD cost?
just curious, how much did the 250gb HD cost?
250GB should be around $70
The 60GB PS3 is the bestone. El Perfecto. Good thing I snapped one up about 7 months after it released.
The 60GB PS3 is quite a bit noisier than the 40GB and 80GB models. Even then though, the extra card readers, PS2 backwards compatibility, and 4 USB ports make the 60GB better.
I would disagree, I recently sold my 60GB launch unit, and with the money raised, bought a new 80GB unit, another 3yrs warranty and 2 games.
Sure I lost PS2 compatability (almost certain to come in software emulation soon, seeing as PC PS2 emulators have reverse engineered PS2 to run), SACD support (can live without), few less USB ports (hub), no card reader (buy a USB card reader).
The reason it's much better, is because it's totally silent in operation, runs much cooler, and draws less power (~110W), and is generally manufacturered better.
why the heck do people buy the 160? buy the cheapest and throw in any hard drive you want. mine was the original 80 and nows it 320
For those asking "why would anyone buy the 160GB PS3 instead of upgrading the drive themselves?"
Sad but true, some people either:
A) don't know they can do such a thing or
B) don't know how to do it
Metal gear soild 4 bundle pack is better than this, 4 usb ports, backwadrs compatible, 80gb
You are correct sir, that it why I bit the bullet and bought it before it was discontinued. =)
$500 on a gaming device.. wow, simply wow. I realize that it does have the Blu-Ray support; but I don't know what Sony was thinking here.
I paid $499 for my 80GB last year and am very happy with the purchase.
Just think of it as a $299 Xbox but with 3 years of free online, wireless and HD Optical disc. Works out the same to me.
i bought mine in august 2007 for 899 canadian
You buy xbox, you end up paying the same, if not more, once Microsoft start the nickel and diming...
Only idiots look at raw price tags. The PS3 is really good value, with free online, better features, better games. Sure you have to pay a bit more upfront, but a couple of years of 360 Gold membership, and any advantage is lost, yet you still don't have HDD, Blu-ray, Wifi....
Drake's Fortune indeed: his 401k, his IRA, his bonds, and his paycheck. C'mon Sony, please make the price not painful to look at.
Only idiots look at the raw price label, and ignore the free online, the integrated Blu-ray, Wifi and 160GB HDD...
Once Microsoft screws you over for pay to play, any cost savings on the inferior but cheaper console, is long gone. You want quality, you got to pay for it.
Typical American attitude, thats why you automovie industry is down the toilet, cost down/qualitydown....
Didn't Sony say something about a price cut in 2009? The PS3 could sure use one.
I'm pretty sure they said no price cut for a very long while... Oh well I'll just hunt for the 60gb model on ebay and put a 200gb hard drive in it.
KILLZONE 2 FTW, and other amazing exclusives after they start marketing Guerilla Games killzone engine on other 1st and 2nd party Sony exclusives its game over boys, seriously ps3 is the way forward i got rid of my 360 cause i got tired of how the crapy its built, got a ps3 and it satisfies all my gaming, media needs, except sexually oh wait mp4 pornos for the win too.
Most artistic blurrycam photo so far
Man, get off this "free online" Crap ya'll feeding your selves.. It doesn't match up t LIVE at ALL. If it did, then you could say something, but it doesn't, so dead that statement.
Here's my "Thatcher" statement:
"There will be Mountains of ps3's through the holiday season, and few will be buying because of the economy. The masses will flock to the 360 instead because of the "entry" price, and the library. Expect sony to announce the ps4 in the spring of 2009 which also calls the end of the ps3. Expect most 1st party titles for the ps3 to move to the ps4."
If you don't think the ps3 lost by now, Then you are truly the Mindless Sheep that sony strips its wool off year after year.. It's almost impossible to catch the 360 right now. Especially that the ps3 install base is divided by people that want a blu-ray payer, and people that want a "Playstation". Reason being, gamers want a console that plays GAMES. "Chough!! 360, Cough!!"
No BLOG want's to talk about the attach rate of the ps3, because the truth will hurt. Most of my friends have all three consoles, with the 360 as the Primary game console, the Wii for parties and the kids, and the ps3 as a blu-ray player. And that's the TRUTH. And I'm sure they're not the only ones.. My boss has a ps3 ONLY for blu-ray. He has NO GAMES at all for it... But his 360 has a game library!
Just fess up already.. blu-ray won the hd battle... Some of ya'll can admit that you copped a ps3 for a blu-ray player. it's okay to break the hearts of the sdf..
They're mindless sheep anyways!
There won't be a PS4 next year, Only Microsoft have the track record of dumping consoles, and moving on, like they did for the Xbox.
I would expect a Xbox replacement in 2010, rushed out, unreliable, and feature lite(again). PS4 maybe 2012/2013 with a proper next-gen.
The PS3 has all but destroyed the 360's 18month headstart, so you can see all the Xbox retards coming out in force and making crap up...
The PS3 is the best console peeriod, it doesn't have been sold. Like some other's have said, it is an entertainment power housse, you can hook an external hard drive up and play media from that, browser, downloads,, processor power, and games, just everything, I can charge my sidekick on it. The reason for its lackluster sales is the price, and its always been the price, especially when you could get a Wii for $250 and an Xbox for a lil more than that. The Wii is a novelty console to me, and a kid's console. The 60GB and 80GB version of the PS3 are backwards compatible. I have the 80GB and all the PS2 games III tried to play on it when I first got it, worked so. I would love to have the 160GB version, but I paid over $400 for the 2 I have now, I'm not spending that monney for the same system. If it was a PS4 ok, but not for the same. And who says that the PS3 has mediocre games? How is that? When it pretty much has the same games as over consoles, with the exception of a few exclusive titles. The only thhing that Xbox has is Halo, that's it.
Sony made 2 mistakes, that they continue to make with this beauty of a system, the pricing and not wanting to pay for exclusivity. They should have paid for Grand Theft Auto and Guitar Hero to be exclusive to Playstation, that would have been money. And if a PS3 costed $199 like the XBox now costs, do you know how many people would have a PS3? And realistically, seriously, a PS3 is worth $400, I mean the Blu Ray player alone is like $200
Have already played Drakes, and replaced my standard 40 gig HDD with a 250gig notebook drive for less than a 100 bucks.
Thanks anyway
People keep talking about how great the PS3 is and how it's the best game console on the market. Yet if you look at the information that Sony gave us, you would all be pissed off. Where are all the 1080P games? Where are the graphics that will blow the other consoles out of the water? Yeah the graphics are good, but they can be duplicated, if not improved upon on the other High End Console. I'm won't debate the price point, because, yes bang for the buck, you get more with the PS3. The major problem for me and most of the gamers I know, is that we aren't given a choice on what we want and don't want in the machine. Blu-Ray functionality is nice, but as most Blu-Ray machine reviews will tell you, the PS3 doesn't have the best picture quality. It's nice, but not the best, most tests place it squarely in the middle of the range for picture quality. 2nd, the hard drive. Thank you for including the hard drive, but considering what the OEM cost is on 2.5 inch hard drives, it would be nice to have a larger one. Backward compatibility is a must have for me. I don't have a ton of space, nor will my Wife allow me to hook up older consoles in the bedroom, so I must conserve space. 3rd, I don't need, nor do I use wifi. It is unstable, easily hacked, and prone to disruption by things such as higher end cordless phones, and in my house, apparently, the microwave. That is approximately $15 they could have shaved for me from the device cost, which would (if companies weren't so damn greedy) equate to a price reduction of about $50-75. I have a PS3, but I don't own a lot of games for it. I have played all but Resistance 2 of the PS3 exclusive titles, and they just don't do it for me. I'm certain that things will get better, but as of right now, for the average gamer who is on a budget (and a tight one at that I might add), we can't justify the added expense. By the way what games are native 1080P right now, not upscaled from 720P? I'm not trying to be an ass, I'm genuinely curious on that last question. Thanks
Here's something to ponder...technically speaking the Wii is comparable in graphics and hardware to the PS2, right? So since the PS2 is still selling fairly well, doesn't that mean that the 140+ million units sold puts it in 1st place? Then is the Wii "last" generation or is the PS2 "this" generation?