expired Sony PlayStation 3 - 160GB Console Bundle $249 @ Target
This was posted 11 months 9 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
This will be on sale from Thursday 21 June - Wednesday 11 July.
Bundle includes: PS3 HDMI cable and MX vs ATV Alive.
http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/offer/ps3-consoles/160...
3DS console bundle will also be on sale for $219
Bundle includes: Starter Kit, Rayman Origins and Combat of Giants Dinosaurs
http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/offer/nintendo-ds-dsi-...
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spawnpoint on 15/06/2012 - 22:29 ¶nah I got the ebgames bundle yesterday with darksiders and GT5, two controllers( red/black) and DJ hero bundle.
I would have gone for this one instead.
- spawnpoint on 15/06/2012 - 23:50 ¶
darksiders was $7.50 @ Game, DJ Hero I don't really play and GT5 is $26. No use having something I wouldn't play (DJ Hero). So I see no value in it.
SuperMrBlob on 17/06/2012 - 15:01 ¶Get a controller of ebay. They're not great and not official, but they're 16 bucks each with free shipping
+10 votesTrance N Dance on 15/06/2012 - 17:13 ¶A couple years I'd say, prototype hasn't even been unveiled nor has any official confirmation of its existence. Best case scenario for the fastest release; prototype unveiled next year's CES and any firm offerings at next year's E3 with a possible 2013 release for Christmas but that's a HUGE best case scenario in my opinion. There's no point in a PS4 release this year as Microsoft has confirmed no Xbox 720 announcements at E3 this year meaning definitely nothing by Christmas.
TL;DR?
2013 Christmas release for next gen consoles at best, 2014 more likely, with 2015+ most probable.
+3 votesMy money is only Christmas 2013. Nearly every game announced for PS3 or 360 at E3 was given a release date in the first half of next year. A lot of these games are ones that would normally be out around Christmas time. It seems to me like they are getting the games out early in the year so as not to interfere with releases for the next gen consoles. Also E3 really highlighted the sort of "limbo" that the industry is in at the moment. The current gen is becoming stagnant and there has been no official word about new consoles (unless you count the Wii U - which I don't). Nobody really seems to know what to do.
- a100miles2go on 15/06/2012 - 17:26 ¶
You will have to wait till tomorrow for the new online catalogue or for junk mail to be delivered to your house. Just check target site tomorrow.
+3 votesThe catalogue is online now. PS3 is on page 60.
http://catalogues.cataloguecentral.com.au/default.aspx?iid=6...
Thanks for pointing that out. Even though I don't want a Kinect, that's $1 more than the JB Hi-Fi bundle to go from a 250GB HDD to 320GB. Does anybody know if there are any differences between the 4GB and 250GB models, other than the obvious, and the lack of a headset in the 4GB box?
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+2 votesalwayseric on 15/06/2012 - 19:56 ¶Don't know why ppl negged u(well, actually I know.but it's their problem …). Yes, it's "hackable", but I won't do it. No point. A couple of good games are enough for me to have fun for a year. Buying from overseas and selling on eBay, the cost for the fun is actually quite low.also, u can play online for free. Why crack it?its not like jb an iPhone
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BargainHunter666 on 15/06/2012 - 18:37 ¶"MX vs ATV Alive." Is not that game so old??
Not as good as the $199 Toys R Us deal ;)
+1 voteI had a look, $248 at BigW with choice of game, but no HDMI cable. Starts June 28.
http://catalogues.bigw.com.au/portal/offerdetails/ps3-160gb-...
- Trance N Dance on 15/06/2012 - 21:27 ¶
The closest you can do is to backup the content onto an external HDD and then restore it on the new one, but if the old one has died you're out of luck. Apparently the harddrive in the PS3 is encrypted uniquely to each console.
Edit:
According to a post in this thread, it's possible to do a clone.
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/16395/can-i-backup...
- +1 votesillypineapple on 15/06/2012 - 23:26 ¶
Oh wow how did I miss that, haha. It's still not a hard sale though, probably going to wait it out for the K-Mart and Big W sales and see what rate they've got going. Since it's $220 at JB-Hifi at the mo' and I would never play those games the sale isn't for me I guess. Thanks for the heads up though!
+5 votesflying_sheep on 15/06/2012 - 21:45 ¶DAMN IT! I went for the EB 320gb bundle just last Thursday! And I haven't even opened it yet! Bought it as a motivation to study till exams are over!
Nevertheless props for Target. Amazing price, really.
Now I'm sad. I'm just going to bury myself in textbooks and notes… :(
+7 votesibbargainer on 15/06/2012 - 22:47 ¶Not even a contest. $136 for an extra 160GB is clearly not worth it.
Though this deal may be worthwhile to some people:
https://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-999754-320GB-PlayStation-3--2...So you're basically paying $138 for a 160GB bigger harddrive, extra controller, DJ Hero 2 (with turntable), Assassin's Creed 2 and GT5.
The extra games and controller can be bought from Ozgameshop for about $120 so this means that if you wanted all these games then you would only be paying $18 for double the size harddrive. Not a bad deal - if you want the games.
silentkiller87 on 16/06/2012 - 08:50 ¶Do u think getting a 3ds now is a good idea since 3ds xl and wii u are coming out soon which should push down the prices further?
- +3 votes
It's the same with all tech. Take Apple for example. Is there any point in buying a iPhone 4S now when you know there is going to be an iPhone 5 out at the end of the year? Then at that point is there any point in buying an iPhone 5 when you know that an iPhone 6 is only 12 months off? Prices are dropping all the time, but at some point you have to decide to pull the trigger. My questions to you would be:
- Do you need/want a 3DS right now?
- Are you willing to wait for the possible price drop upon the launch of the 3DS XL?
- If you wait until the 3DS XL is released, will you just be tempted to buy that instead?
- Would you PREFER to get the 3DS XL?
All the best!
wolfenator87 on 16/06/2012 - 19:21 ¶It is always hard to decide these things. I will need to use my crystal ball of commerce to predict all future bargains and price drops.
Legsweeping on 16/06/2012 - 17:42 ¶This might take your fancy
http://ebgames.com.au/ps3-141722-Sony-PlayStation-3-Console-...
Preowned 40gb for $168- indianregulator on 16/06/2012 - 17:54 ¶
ha good one! i bought a pre-owned before from GAME. Never again. it stopped working after 30mins, and wouldnt turn back on till i removed the power. IMHO all pre owned ps3s are thrashed and not worth buying
- indianregulator on 16/06/2012 - 19:39 ¶
Because i have like 3 spare ones lying around that i can use, why should i pay more for something im not going to use or need?
- wolfenator87 on 17/06/2012 - 08:36 ¶
If I buy one of these it will definitely end up as a glorified blu-ray player, which wouldn't see it being used to its full potential and is a waste. Gotta say that is a stunning price and very tempting to buy.
- +1 votespawnpoint on 17/06/2012 - 13:43 ¶
thing is you can still use this as a media streaming device from your pc. Thats what mine is being used for most of the time
- wolfenator87 on 18/06/2012 - 15:38 ¶
True that. However, most of my digital library of content(movies, music, etc) is on an external HDD which conveniently interfaces with the onboard USB port of our family room's 42" TV so I can access everything quite easily, if the need ever arises.
Has anyone noticed gaming consoles and games are getting cheaper nowadays? I think it has something to do with the indirect competition against tablets, smart phones etc. and the cheap $1 or $2 apps on App Store or Play Store. Back to 15-20 years ago a super Nintendo or ps game would cost avg of $100 each and no matter how old and crap they were would never drop below $50.
- +1 votewolfenator87 on 18/06/2012 - 15:43 ¶
These are certainly great times we live in to be a gamer/tech enthusiast. Prices are much more flexible and always dropping, unlike the days of old. It is also partly due to massive amounts of piracy on the PC platform, region free titles/cheaper foreign imports(dis intermediation), greater competition between console manufacturers and a more rapid hardware development cycle.
Some retailers may choose not to accept the gift card. This includes the Coles Group (with the exclusion of Kmart and Target) and Myer.
So YES, You can use it at TARGET
http://www.target.com.au/termsandconditions/westfield-giftca...
But I don't think the westfield cards will come by tomorrow to buy it.
- scytherbladez on 20/06/2012 - 21:55 ¶
Nice work! I thought the sale starts tomorrow though? I can get to the shop first thing in the morning.
bombercomfort on 21/06/2012 - 11:26 ¶If they sell out Kmart have just the Ps3 for $229 starting next week. You can get that one. No game or Hdmi cable but still one great deal for a PS3 160GB.
- bombercomfort on 21/06/2012 - 11:21 ¶
Put this on layby at the store last night (Huge lines, never seen so many people)… great deal. As I wanted the HDMI cable. So that put it over the Big W one for me and the K Mart one.
- bombercomfort on 21/06/2012 - 11:24 ¶
Also I would not bother with the price match or beat it, from Toys R Us or JB or anything, they ring the store to find out if they have any stock and as most have sold out already they say nope, no deal for you… :(
- wolfenator87 on 21/06/2012 - 15:00 ¶
This concerted effort by all the major retailers to reduce their prices on the xboxs and ps3s makes me wonder if this is going to be a permanent price drop on these products.
- Trance N Dance on 22/06/2012 - 08:02 ¶
I just realised there might be a revision coming up for Christmas and suppliers are clearing out excess stock?
Clear out stock now, revision introduced late August or September for Christmas?
hollykryten on 22/06/2012 - 12:27 ¶I'd say you had to of been at Target right when the doors opened in the morning to pickup this deal. Like i was at Target yesterday when the doors opened and was lucky to be the first person in the store to pickup the PS3 deal. It's probably out of stock now.
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DoctorOwl on 15/06/2012 - 16:55
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It's like they all had a meeting and decided to massively drop the price a month after I'd bought it.