PS3 Weekend Warrior: Invasion of the Slim bundles
After a huge surge thanks to the announcement of the Slim, PS3 sales are now starting to level off. Sony has some things in store to keep the momentum going, though: a veritable horde of PS3 Slim bundles packed with console models that have even bigger hard drives. The crown jewel in this strategy (for Japan, at least) is a pristine white PS3 Slim branded with Lightning, the main character from Final Fantasy XIII. Will Sony’s bundle strategy work? Will shortages indeed occur again? Well, that’s for a few weeks from now. Hit the jump for this week’s PS3 Weekend Warrior.
After a huge surge thanks to the announcement of the Slim, PS3 sales are now starting to level off. Sony has some things in store to keep the momentum going, though: a veritable horde of PS3 Slim bundles packed with console models that have even bigger hard drives. The crown jewel in this strategy (for Japan, at least) is a pristine white PS3 Slim branded with Lightning, the main character from Final Fantasy XIII. Will Sony’s bundle strategy work? Will shortages indeed occur again? Time will tell. For now, here’s the week’s top picks in the PS3 Weekend Warrior.
The Hardware:
- 250GB PS3 Slim bundled with FIFA 10 listed for Spain. Link
- PS3 motion controller release info leaked? Link
- Retailer “confirms” 250GB PS3 Slim to arrive in Europe next week. Link
- TGS 09: 250GB PS3 Slim announced, bundled with Final Fantasy XIII. Link
- PS3 Slim sells 1 million units in 3 weeks. Link
- PS3 sales up 300%, expect shortage. Link
- The Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Slim: Proving pink-on-white works. Link
- Five 250GB PS3 Slim bundles confirmed for Europe, UK. Link
The Games:
- Yakuza 3 headed to the West, Yakuza 4 announcement incoming. Link
- Watch: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time walkthrough. Link
- Famitsu reveals more Final Fantasy XIII character and gameplay info. Link
- TGS 09: Sony details Motion Controller titles, RE5 Director’s Cut to feature motion control too. Link
- TGS 09: Nippon Ichi bringing new PS3 game to US and Europe. Link
- Final Fantasy VIII now on Japanese PSN. Link
- TGS 09: New Final Fantasy XIV trailer. Link
- Broken Steel DLC for Fallout 3 now available on PSN. Link
- TGS 09: Resident Evil 5 gameplay using Sony’s Motion Controller. Link
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Uncharted 2 Europe release date. Link
- Naughty Dog creative director: “Uncharted will keep coming as long as fans want it”. Link
- God of War III:
- God of War Collection to include God of War III demo. Link
- TGS 09: God of War III Japanese trailer. Link
- Gran Turismo 5:
- Still a long ways to go: Gran Turismo 5 only 65% complete *UPDATE* Japan gets March release window. Link
- Screenshots: Mercedes Benz let loose in GT5. Link
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