Went to Wal-Mart, out of stock. Took a picture of the price, went to Best Buy, had it price matched no problem. Manager okayed it himself. Free twenty games and ten dollar GC (reward zone GC) to compensate for taxes.
This deal is actually perfect for me. Sure, it costs $4 more than Amazon.com due to taxes. However, in addition to the $15 GC, I get the 500 bonus points AND I'm $55 away from a bonus 500 points due to being enrolled in the Gamer's Club; the purchase of L.A. Noire would hit that point. So that...
Haha. You left out the part where the PS3 version miraculously has better responsiveness during sequences where the framerate drops across both versions. But seriously, it's all about controller preference. Which is why I went with the PS3 version (since I hate the 360 bumpers with a passion'...
I wouldn't hold my breath for Amazon to price match it. Especially if Amazon factors in the $5 shipping. And ESPECIALLY if it isn't available online. And the PS3 version isn't any more.
Haha. It's 2.8 GB not 28 GB. 28 GB is actually larger than the Blu-ray disc (which is a 25 GB). And I'm still going for the PS3 version because I don't really like the bumpers on the 360 controller (and they figure heavily into the game).
I'm personally hoping for the the shiny trio to be available through Wi-fi around the same time as Europe. I don't want to make a trip for a bunch of shiny's I won't use. But I will make the trip for Celebi.
It's guaranteed to be a ghost town on the 360 as well. Any game not named CoD is decimated weeks after launch. Hell, Halo Reach's population saw a significant decrease weeks after launch as well (and splintered even more with the release of a map pack).