PlayStation 3 250GB Console + PlayTV + 1 Game - $588

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  crumble on 27/11/2009 - 15:32

  I agree. It's a useful bundle. Often you have to be lucky if the game you want is included in the bundle. PlayTV is something that most households would find useful. If you can choose the game then this is fantastic, otherwise it's still good, you can always sell/trade the game. I also like your itemised costings, they are releastic indications of the lowest price point for each item.

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 15:34

    Thanks. There is a choice of about 10 games there, can't remember which ones but one of them was Top Spin which I guess is the rough value (~$50) of the other ones and that part of the deal.

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  aeon on 27/11/2009 - 15:34

  Similar deal for $599 at JBHifi comes with Assassin's Creed + HDMI cable.

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 15:40

    Updated deal with this one as well. For me who isn't really interested in any of these games, the GAME deal appeals the most, although if you were willing to trade games in then the others are worth looking at.

    Any more similar deals?

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  mawinmawin on 27/11/2009 - 15:34

  playtv is a give away bonus from sony for 250gb ps3

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 15:37

    Yeah I've been searching for an "official" deal from Sony but have yet to hear of one. Would definitely love to be corrected though!

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      mawinmawin on 27/11/2009 - 15:50

      it is from their news letter : http://newsletter.au.playstation.com/playtv/

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        chylld on 27/11/2009 - 15:55

        I can't seem to find any solid details on how to redeem your PlayTV though. I don't think it's yet safe to assume that ALL 250GB PS3 consoles now come bundled with PlayTV since GAME was also running another deal also for $588 that was for a 250GB console + 2 games. If PlayTV was free with every 250GB then why go for the 1 game deal?

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          zzyss on 27/11/2009 - 16:05

          @chylld: The bundles are at the discretion of the retailer, not through Sony.

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            chylld on 27/11/2009 - 16:07

            @zzyss: That is the impression I got, however the newsletter and press release keep raving about it. Also, the guy in the GAME shop said that an "official" deal is going to be coming out before Christmas. Mind you the EB games guy said the opposite.

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  fransisqo on 27/11/2009 - 15:48

  I heard you can get Uncharted 2 as the free game. So let's find this bundle people :D

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  zzyss on 27/11/2009 - 16:06

  You can find a fairly up-to-date price list of all PS3 bundles on the Economical Gamer site:

  http://www.ecogamer.com/forums/topic,833.0/

  Depending on your needs, either an EB or JB deal is currently the "best".

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 16:12

    Updated deal with this link. That page only has one PlayTV deal though (JB)… we have 3 :)

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    dzf on 27/11/2009 - 17:17

    +3

    btw, i purchased the EB deal yesterday…just wanted to share my goodluck story and possibly a bit of a tip with ppls…

    So EB's deal is:
    $599 for 250gb Slim, PlayTV, NFS: Undercover, Battlefield: Bad Company.

    I wasn't interested in either of the games. So I asked the EB guy about trade-in value and he said those 2 games (NFSU & BBC) were only worth $25 (for both!) trade in. I couldn't believe both of them were worth so little.

    Anyway, I explained the JB deal (Trade 3, get 1 free) to him…offered to purchase an additional game, then swap all 3 for a better game (as per JB's deals). I also mentioned that NFSU and BBC were NOT on JB's exclusion list (which the guy double-checked as well).

    In my case, I hadn't done my homework earlier to buy a cheap $15 ps3 game from the recent Sanity clearance or anything…and picked Little Big Planet cos it was "cheapest" they had on the shelf for ~$45.

    So, in short I then traded in NFSU, LBP, and BBC for Tekken 6.

    Potentially, someone could just pay a minimum of $614 (if they can get $15 tradebait) and get a new release game in the bundle.

    Luckily for me, I had a gift card i wanted to redeem and I had an Edge card too which I used for the trade-ins…in the complication/confusion he forgot to charge me the extra ~$45 for LBP.

    So I paid $599 and got 250gb Slim, PlayTV and Tekken 6…(minus another $70 cos of the gift card I had).

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      bargainhunter on 27/11/2009 - 19:25

      +1

      You have my vote for saving $45 by overwhelming the poor shop assistant with your Machiavellian scheme.

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      bryans on 28/11/2009 - 17:38

      +1

      Great you got a good deal mate, but -1 for keeping quiet. Where is the honesty these days…

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  tae on 27/11/2009 - 16:24

  Good guys catalogue PS3 250Gb, a BR remote control and Play t.v for 589
  EDIT link
  http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/portal/page/portal/tggwebporta…

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 16:32

    Thanks, added

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  Davo1111 on 27/11/2009 - 16:49

  awesome research dude

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  cmcv on 27/11/2009 - 17:10

  Hi so does this now mean I could buy one of these & hook it up to my new HD Tv & use it a pvr as well as it being a normal PS3.?

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 17:12

    +1

    Yes.

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  cmcv on 27/11/2009 - 17:25

  Thanks chylld. Just to futher check if I connect it up its by the hdmi to tv but does it record in hd or just digital & whats the compression like for this unit does it hold much if hd or digital?

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    dzf on 27/11/2009 - 17:31

    +1

    http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=ps3_playtv

    About 3/4 down the page, it has the breakdown of channels, recording duration and average size…!

    All recordings go onto the PS3's hard-drive. PlayTV itself is very light little plastic box…doesn't look/feel like it's worth $160. ;P

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  lplau on 27/11/2009 - 18:42

  is this a better deal??

  http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-999031-250GB-PS3--PlayTV--2-Ga…

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    che0173 on 27/11/2009 - 19:03

    Yes it is actually.

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    Farrba on 27/11/2009 - 20:03

    no, eb's bundle for $599 should be:

    ps3 250g plus automatic playtv
    assassins creed 2
    nfs
    battlefield

    ask if you can immediately deduct the trade in value of ac2 for $70, so the whole lot should only be $529 playtv included…

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      Crownie on 27/11/2009 - 23:35

      Now that would be one excellent deal :)

      I think your confusing EB's 2 different 250GB deals:
      The Play TV one:
      http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-999031-250GB-PS3--PlayTV--2-Ga…

      and the Assassin's Creed 2 one:
      http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-999029-250GB-PS3--Assassins-Cr…

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    chylld on 27/11/2009 - 22:57

    It's already up there in the original deal. It is better if you want the games, but if you don't want the games and aren't interested in trading in then the GAME or WOW deal is better. (but not by much)

    Up to each person to mix and match really!