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Retailer Cuts Price of PS3 Slim Dramatically

Gadgehit.com writes: "HMV, a UK retailer, has cut the price of the 12GB PlayStation 3 Slim console to just £119.99 (including free delivery) following offers from other retailers such as GAME, who cut the price of the console to just £125. This represents an affordable option for those who wish to upgrade their current PlayStation 3 consoles, or for those who’ve never previously thought of buying a PS3."

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Dark_Overlord4131d ago

HMV aren't the only ones doing if for that price, Tesco have been advertising a lot on TV that price too, plus there are others.

Not a bad price, but I'd seriously consider factoring a hard drive into the price too :)

wishingW3L4131d ago

they are cheap and easy to install too but the average joe doesn't knows that.

Ilovetheps54131d ago

A couple years back I bought a 500 GB HDD for my PS3 for around $70. It is still working perfectly and I have like 320 GB still left. So yeah, it's fairly cheap. And it took me like 5 minutes to exchange it in the original PS3.

silvacrest4131d ago

actually, HDDs are pretty expensive right now because the place where the vast majority are made (thailand) had very bad floods which they are still recovering from

cee7734131d ago

they are still cheap online I got a 500gb for like 63$ on amazon(right before the flood) they are back around that same price now

amazon and ebay 500gb as low as 60$

Arkrite4131d ago

"They are but once you change your HDD you kiss your warranty good buy".
They show you how to upgrade HDD in the owners manual have also used warranty with a 500gb hdd installed by myself

ABizzel14131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

That 12Gb needs to hit the US and soon.

$150 PS3 will fly off shelves. My guess is September 2013 for worldwide launch.

Anon19744131d ago

KnightCrawler said "once you change your HDD you kiss your warranty good buy."

Nice try. A simple Google search disproves that statement. This is right from Sony, including instructions on how to swap out the hard drive.

"Upgrading the HDD will not void the warranty, however, the consumer takes full responsibility when upgrading the HDD."

Obviously they won't warranty the hard drive you put in as a replacement, but it does nothing to void your warranty.

http://support.us.playstati...

GribbleGrunger4131d ago

Knight-Crawler, so you think that Sony would put specific screws into the HDD bay and give you instructions on how to change the HDD in the manual, just so they can then laugh when you void the warranty? Even without a google search a minimum usage of common sense would have done.

Ezz20134131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

@knight_crawler

since you don't own ps3 ..why talk about it without using google first??!!

PirateThom4131d ago

£35 for a 500GB HDD and £10 for the bracket.

Also, no, it doesn't invalidate the warranty, because Sony show you how to do it and they want people to do it since there's no "Sony branded HDD"

1Victor4131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

I got lucky and have a 1tb on new egg in a shell shocker on dec 10th for $69.99 it pays to subscribe for times like this. I wish they drop the prices here in the U.S as well so I can play with it in the bathroom as well. LOL @ troll_crawler

Bladesfist4131d ago

Sivacrest is correct, atleast reasearch it if you have no idea what you are talking about. Before the floods I bought a 2tb HDD for £40.

http://www.techspot.com/new...

MmaFan-Qc4131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

@Knight_Crawler
you are clearly out of touch with the reality son.

or simply really bad at trollin.

yeahokchief4130d ago

Yes. Bought both internal and external 1tb hard drives over black friday for 70 bucks each.

Took 1 night to get everything transferred. Had to redownload activation for my dlc on some games. But altogether it went very smooth.

Note that you will only have 920 gb to use for a 1tb hard drive after formatting to fat32.

Very easy to swap into your ps3 except for the screws which strip even if you are using the proper screw driver.

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davekaos4130d ago

@Gameonbro

These people you call "stupid" provided proof that you can install a HDD without voiding the warranty, if anything they are smart.

As for the person who posted that bold statement, well he is either trolling or just clueless.

The only person who is stupid is you and Knight_crawler

GuyThatPlaysGames4130d ago

They sure are. I have a 500gb in my ps3 and it only cost me about $40. Bought it on ebay.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4130d ago

My friend would be to scared to replace his hdd. He will say as usual "This might break it!! not gonna take the chance!" ugh he reeks of noob.

ABizzel14130d ago

If you live in the states you can get a used Vita for only $119 (amazing price)

http://www.cowboom.com/prod...

Waddy1014130d ago

You also need to buy the Hard Drive caddy which is about £10

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Tei7774131d ago

they are cheap. I got a tiny portable (no mains power needed), stainless steel harddrive with 1TB of memory for £130. obviously you can get half the amount for around half that price. But that was for my work, I'm still not keen on the idea of having a separate attatchment hanging off my ps3. Also due to my own ignorance or whatever, I always feared it would have a negative effect on load times etc.

Now I've warmed to the idea of getting an external HDD but I would still pay a premium for a build in one. Its just one of those things...

EL Lanf4130d ago

3.5 internal 2TB HDDs were sub £60 (which are currently around £70) prior to thailands flooding over a year ago, the prices are coming down close to it, but still not to the October 2011 levels yet. I'd probably wager your HDD would have been less than £60. A quick amazon search shows that you can get a portable 1TB (USB 3 too, no less) for £64.

So I guess they are getting pretty cheap again, but maybe not yours ;P

Tei7774130d ago

Well mine is not much bigger then an Iphone, and being stainless steel its virtually indestructible lol. I think those 2 things contributed to the premium price I paid. Also I got it in early 2012, not sure what that means in regard to the thai floods/price hike.

Nick_5154130d ago

@El Lanf Yeah, I got really lucky. I bought all the parts to build a gaming PC RIGHT before the floods hit. I got a good 7200 RPM 1TB hard drive for exactly $60 before the price shot up to around $150. That hard drive is still at $85, though.

Ryo-Hazuki4131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

Sony doing great in Europe but they need to bring the 12 GB model to America because for one the cheapest PS3 you can buy is $269.99 while for Xbox is $199.99 and even at some retailers $179.99. Big price difference in America and it's been like this for pretty much this entire gen. Sony needs to even the playing field even though they are still doing great in sales. With PS4, Sony needs to come out in 2013 and have a competitive price point and they will no doubt win next-gen.

Blacksand14131d ago

On amazon you can buy a 500gb for $50

ABizzel14131d ago (Edited 4131d ago )

@Ryo

Who are you telling. I guess Europe was the testing ground since they have bought the most PS3, and a world wide launch for the 12GB PS3 September 2013, which gives us an entry level PS3 for $150.

@ Blacksand1

Yeah, and a TB for $70 with a bit a searching.

GameSpawn4131d ago

Ever since they announced the 12GB (HDD-less) option I thought they should bring it to the US and introduce it under the $199 mark. Considering what it is going for in Europe now, I'd say $120-150 would be decent enough for the thing to sell like mad.

The aspect I like about the 12GB model is that it still works well as an entry level system and you can always add whatever size aftermarket drive you want, including a 128 or 256 Solid State drive which Sony doesn't offer as an option at all. I really think Sony boned the US, the rest of the world and themselves by limiting the 12GB to Europe. I understand this is probably to make up for Europe generally getting screwed over on games and extra content, but from a business perspective they would have done better off offering this world-wide at a competitive price point to the Wii and Xbox 360 Arcade/Core/4GB (or whatever it is currently being called) model.

supremacy4131d ago

They be wise to launch the 12gb here in the states and bundle it with say the last of us or god of war.

That would be the smart thing for them to do, but then looking at vita sales one would have to wonder if maybe that's why they haven't done so already.

dumahim4130d ago

There's still a bunch of Slim 160GB models out there. I just bought one over the weekend for $230 at Best Buy.
I do agree they should bring that model to the states.

kayoss4130d ago

I have a feeling that Sony is starting to make profits with every Super Slim PS3 sold. I think they want to keep it that way since the PS3's are still selling. I'm pretty glad that Sony is making profits i was starting to feel bad for them.
However if the 12gb comes to America, I'm pretty sure the PS3 will be flying off shelves. Sony need to be smart to and advertise on the PS3 box to alert buyer that they can easily upgrade any compatible hard drives.

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Ares904131d ago

Can the HDDs be replaced for larger capacity ones?

mewhy324131d ago

sounds like they're dumping stock.

GribbleGrunger4131d ago

LOL! No doubt they'll be 'dumping stock' when they reduce the Vita in price too.

sdozzo4131d ago

It's not American dollars... That's like fun money Cmon.

silvacrest4131d ago

that's funny since america is technically a new country compared to england.....

ChickenOfTheCaveMan4131d ago

... and 1 Euro dollar equals 1.32 US dollar.

kayoss4130d ago

If you convert american dollars to euros. The Euros had better value. If Euros were funny money you can give me yours.

THESHAUNZY4131d ago

England called they want their 13 colonies back... Connor answered... then 300 some odd years later Assassins Creed 3 came out to let the red coats ancestors kill them in digitally.... Ubisoft... what a Frenchie.

Brian1rr4131d ago

They had phones back then?

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC6h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC4h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer5h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6025h ago(Edited 5h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya3h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde3h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 11h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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Tales Of Graces Ƒ Retro Review – Holding Out For a Hero

Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.

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GoodGuy093d ago

Odd this and the xillia games still haven't gotten remasters yet.