160GB PS3 'Drake's Fortune' bundle caught in the wild

Engadget writes:
Hey, pal -- remember that 160GB PS3 Drake's Fortune bundle we told you about back in August? Well thanks to the totally awesome skills of one intrepid reader, we now know that they're available for purchasing pleasure at your local Best Buy (and other spots, we like to imagine). From what we can tell based on that extremely blurry photo you see, the package will sell for a holiday-destroying $499.99, so you'd better hope grandma drops a big check on you this season.

[Grassroots]

I think they definitely should've had another game in there. Uncharted is amazing, but seriously LPB, MGS4, R2, GTAIV would've all make that price at least a little more interesting for the public.

[Aclay]

Yeah, I definantly think that there should have been another game bundled with it. I think Resistance 2 or LBP would have been awesome for that bundle.

This is my own version of a 160GB PS3 bundle: 160GB PS3 bundle with Resistance 2, Killzone 2 Beta Code, and The Dark Knight on Blu-ray... now that would fly off shelves.

[Megaton]

Yep, shoulda been LBP instead of Uncharted.

Should have bundled Dark Knight with the 80gig like how Spiderman 3 came with the 40gig when it first launched.

[Bonsai1214]

its limited to first party games, and R2 is too new to include. they make more money selling it separately. they should bundle it with the dark knight, but thats also a third party studio. they'd have to do something from sony picture entertainment.

[Megaton]

Can't be true about 1st party limitations. Metal Gear Solid 4 isn't 1st or 2nd party. It's genuine 3rd party, and it got bundled with the 80gig right around launch.

[tortella]

to get that bundle

so awesome

[IzKyD1331]

which 80 GB model are you talking about?
the recent ones don't have backwards compatibility so I would think twice before selling it

[Rick Astley]

@ Iz:

We didn't buy a PS3 to play PS2 games. :)

[zo6_lover27]

It would be stupid either way.
It comes with $120 in extras, 160GB HDD $50, Uncharted $60, and pain $10

He will get, maybe $400 (if it has BC) or $300 (non BC)
The 160GB is $500.
He could just get a new hard drive, used copy of Uncharted ($50) and pain and he will end up losing MUCH less $

[tortella]

:)

Much cooler than previous ps3s

[Dragunov]

They must add warhawk or another online game, except socom

[DiabloRising]

I'd keep the 80 gig you have. For under $100 you can upgrade your HDD. my 60gb PS3 is now a 320gb PS3, and I only spent $80.

[Sevir04]

seriously as much as uncharted is an awesome game. that should have been the bundle they released last year. this year, this bundle should of had LBP/MGS4... specifically LBP because the marketing for that game needs work. MGS4 sold well and is an established franchise. This bundle with that insane $499.99 price is a kick to the gut. at 399 they are doing well if they had just lowered the 40g to 299, and had the 80g at $399 then they would have made waves this quarter but they didn't/. and we'll see how much people stay away from that 500 bucks this holiday

[callahan09]

As much as I love my PS3 and the games available for it, and as much of a value as I believe the console offers for the price it costs (and I'm more than happy with my purchase of the machine at 500 bucks)... I do agree. I believe that dropping the price by 100 dollars would MORE THAN double their sales. The demand is there for the PS3, this was proven by how well it has sold in comparison to the competition despite being a higher priced product with fewer available games and less aggressive marketing. A lower price would put the PS3 in killing position.

[ocalot2k5]

Sony is increasing the exposure of the game for the next installment of uncharted. I mean it may look stupid but if you look closely you'll see this is exactly what they are doing. The more xposure uncharted gets the more succesful the franchise will be....think about it.

[Ju]

Problem is, you can get a 80GB + a 320G HDD for ~$450 now...

[ocalot2k5]

good for you

[Ju]

I'm really curious to see how it'll sell. But IMO it totally misses the current market demand.

BTW: I don't really care. I got 2 PS3s already. So what.

[gametheory]

Otherwise it would be too expensive for Sony because they'd have to pay their own devs the money they deserve for each copy sold. Also, the numbers would artificially rise as for each PS3 sold there would be one of these games sold even though those games might not have sold that much; would you imagine Wii Sports, Wii play or Wii Fit selling if they weren't bundled with hardware? They'd sell very little. However, Nintendo doesn't have to pay that much to their own devs anyway since these are probably considered budget titles inside of Nintendo, unlike AAA games on PS3. It's not worth it for Sony to ignore 60 bucks of sales outside of bundles and at the same time having to pay the developers their proportional amount for each new game sale; that's why PS3 is usually bundled with relatively old games, demos or games that aren't very popular (like LBP in Japan or Formula 1 and Heavenly Sword in Europe).

[Makidian]

I am hopefully getting mine tomorrow or Monday, my 60gb died on me so I am returning it, giving the new console gained from that to my father-in-law and we are trading his in to split the cost in games. I figure I will end up putting in a 500gb drive next spring once tax time rolls in because there should be plenty to choose from, though I will end up with a Western Digital despite other options. It's a win for me everyway I cut it, I need a new copy of Uncharted anyway, and $500 is well worth it

[iggypop123]

they arent using lbp cause its new and want it to sell by itself. they are using uncharted cause its been out already and people are waiting for it to come down to 30 to play it. its only 7 hours max to pass it.

[ReBurn]

I saw this in Target today for $499.99.

[Wii Fanboy]

Grandma drops a big check for me :D (Plus LittleBigPlanet)

[ChrisGTR1]

why is sony selling another 500$ console? they should be lowering the price NOT highering it! not to mention 80 gig is more than enough for a gaming console and the fact that uncharted is a year old game, at least bundle something thats really good like mgs4 or something.

[Magnust]

the ones that are buying their first ps3 dont care its a year old game, it still rocks. imo everyone that buys a ps3 needs to play uncharted. they might miss it since the game doesnt get advertised anymore.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Man that is cheap! a 160GB HDD with a game too.

[nirun]

so i'm correct in assuming that no more ps3 consoles will be produced with chrome trimming, or 4 usb ports?