Dead of Knight
02-05-2007, 10:47 PM
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165373.html
British gamers trying to order a PlayStation 3 from HMV were in for something of a shock today. The high street chain e-mailed customers to let them know it has opened up preorders for its PS3 as part of a bundle that includes a PlayStation Portable and two PSP games: Killzone: Liberation and Gangs of London.
The total price of the HMV bundle comes to £674.99 (approximately $1,328), almost £250 (~$490) more than the console itself. Buying games for the new console is likely to add at least another £50 (~$98) to that sum.
In the US, similar "deals" were offered to consumers in the launch period of the console there, including one from CompUSA that made customers purchase a Sony 40-inch (or larger) HDTV to secure a PS3.
Customers who opt for the HMV bundle will "take precedence" over others who simply order the console on its own. The e-mail states that the company will have only "up to 5,000" units available.
A HMV spokesperson commented, "The reason we went down this route, which has met with a mixed response, is in order to maximise the number of consoles to as many as we can get from Sony. Inevitably, there's a limited number, and we decided to do it this way to ensure we could meet as many of our preorders as possible."
Wow.
British gamers trying to order a PlayStation 3 from HMV were in for something of a shock today. The high street chain e-mailed customers to let them know it has opened up preorders for its PS3 as part of a bundle that includes a PlayStation Portable and two PSP games: Killzone: Liberation and Gangs of London.
The total price of the HMV bundle comes to £674.99 (approximately $1,328), almost £250 (~$490) more than the console itself. Buying games for the new console is likely to add at least another £50 (~$98) to that sum.
In the US, similar "deals" were offered to consumers in the launch period of the console there, including one from CompUSA that made customers purchase a Sony 40-inch (or larger) HDTV to secure a PS3.
Customers who opt for the HMV bundle will "take precedence" over others who simply order the console on its own. The e-mail states that the company will have only "up to 5,000" units available.
A HMV spokesperson commented, "The reason we went down this route, which has met with a mixed response, is in order to maximise the number of consoles to as many as we can get from Sony. Inevitably, there's a limited number, and we decided to do it this way to ensure we could meet as many of our preorders as possible."
Wow.