Ps3 and xbox360 holiday bundles......WTF????

[lachemo]

Thanksgiving flyers in the paper......

at Best Buy

Ps3 120gb slim w/ Ratchet and Clank:a crack and time and LittleBIGplanet game of the year edition. $299 reg price.

xbox360 120gb elite w/ Lego Batman and Pure. $299 reg price.


at Gamestop

Ps3 120gb slim w/ LittleBIGplanet GOY edition and God of War collection $299

xbox360 120 gb elite w/lego batman,Pure and your choice of COD:modern warfare 1 or Bakugan:battle brawlers(I dont fuckin' know???)

I'm not gonna go on a 360 sucks rant here but this isnt rocket science.Since the price cut, the Ps3 has been lighting up both the mighty Wii and 360 in the sales dept and clearly has the edge in exclusives for awhile. Why the fuck is Microsoft giving you these crap games in their bundles? Pure is a good ATV racing game but its ATV racing,who relates to that? And Lego Batman will appeal to the non-hardcore gamers only as well. Choice of ModernWarfare1 isnt bad but are those servers gonna be on for long with the sequel out now? And if you're a COD fan than you want Modern2 not 1. And what the fuck game is Bakugan:battle brawlers???

The ps3 is giving you their flagship titles in their bundles. There's not one exclusive first party title to be found in those xbox bundles. Give em' L4D 1 or some shit......And beleive it or not,bundles like this make or break someones decision on what system they will buy when entering this gen because not everyone can afford to buy or rent every game down the pipe. What looks more appealing to you in these bundles????

 

[darkwarrior3007]

Come on don't lie. You just wanted another 360 sucks thread and that's exactly what you did. I know plenty of hardcore gamers who love Lego Batman and tried to get me into it and those same gamers absolutely can't stand Little Big Planet. Also Sony also offered Lego Batman a year ago with the PS2. If I didn't already have a PS3 I still wouldn't purchase that Sony bundle because I'm not interested in Little Big Planet what so ever and I have never liked the Rachet & Clank series. In fact I only see two good games even listed and that's CoD 4: Modern Warfare and the God of War Collection. Bundles by design are made to move games that aren't doing as well as they once were or games that they have too many of. Another thing is they're designed to appeal to parents who have yet to buy a system for their kids. Hardcore gamers usually pretty much have the system that they want already. Bundles almost never include brand spankin' new games. The God of War Collection doesn't really count as brand new because technically it isn't. It's a re-release of two PS2 games.

 

[lachemo]

Come on don't lie. You just wanted another 360 sucks thread and that's exactly what you did. I know plenty of hardcore gamers who love Lego Batman and tried to get me into it and those same gamers absolutely can't stand Little Big Planet. Also Sony also offered Lego Batman a year ago with the PS2. If I didn't already have a PS3 I still wouldn't purchase that Sony bundle because I'm not interested in Little Big Planet what so ever and I have never liked the Rachet & Clank series. In fact I only see two good games even listed and that's CoD 4: Modern Warfare and the God of War Collection. Bundles by design are made to move games that aren't doing as well as they once were or games that they have too many of. Another thing is they're designed to appeal to parents who have yet to buy a system for their kids. Hardcore gamers usually pretty much have the system that they want already. Bundles almost never include brand spankin' new games. The God of War Collection doesn't really count as brand new because technically it isn't. It's a re-release of two PS2 games.

I didnt do this by design warrior,xbox is making itself look weakening on its own with stuff like this......just messin'. I appreciate your opinion and agree somewhat but I totally disagree with making bundles to move old games/games that dont sell. They do it to move systems. Maybe do that in the summer yes but for the holiday you want to see games in that bundle you'd want to play right out of the box.

Ratchet n Clank:crack in time and GOWar collection are brand new. LittleBIGplanet is older but the GOYear edtion is new that includes a boat load of DLC in it. All the games included w/the 360 bundle here are ancient. I'm not saying that everyone likes LittleBIGplanet,GofWar and Ratchet and clank. However, they are games that are tried and true and have already sold multiplatinum,sold alot more than the bundled 360 games. That tells me that the ps3 bundle is more appealing to everyone as a whole than Lego,Pure and Buraka or whatever the hell that game is called.

And if that was accurate about moving old games than they gotta come up with something better. Gears of war 1 sells for $10 brand new,include that in there.....Gears is a system seller,that was an incredible game.

 

[darkwarrior3007]

Considering that Lego Batman has gone multiplatinum and Pure has received some really good reviews I think Microsoft is just fine with what they chose. I think you're going by your taste in games and your console choice. Sure, not everyone is going to like Little Big Planet, God of War, and Ratchet & Clank but not everyone is going to hate what's in the XBOX bundle as well. Some people might actually prefer those games. 8 years working in a video game dept. and going through many systems and games with many different customers tells me that. Also the God of War Collection is not new by a long shot. Sure, new to the PS3 but that's like saying Final Fantasy VII is new because you can play it on the PS3. Personally I'm against set bundles because they almost always include something that you really don't want. I think a better choice would be to let customers choose their console and to let them choose any two games (up to a certain price point) this way they actually get what they want. I've seen bundles done like this in the past and they've been more successful than set bundles.

 

[STDiva]

Sounds like Microsoft is hoping dumb parents see the COD:Modern Warfare and assume it is the 2nd one and buy it. Only to get ripped apart by their kids X-mas day.

 

[lachemo]

Get some people to chime in on this one. I'm curious to see what people think of the games included here other than me and warrior.
Legz,Whimsy,Stdiva,DOA,whalers,bolt where are you?

Warrior I understand GOW games arent new but they are brand new to ps3 and theres prob a heck of alotta folks who never touched the franchise. I myself never played it and I had a ps2 when that hit back in 2000....So I guess in a way they would sell more like a new game rather than a pushed platinum hit.

 

[lachemo]

Here's another one for ya' just saw it in the Walmart flyer.....

ps3 slim 120gb w/ Infamous and Batman:arkham asylum...bonus THe dark knight movie on bluray.

Xbox360 arcade w/ Madagascar:the game....bonus Madagascar 1 and 2 movies.

how do ya' like me now bitch???? lol kidding.