PS3 starter pack rumours silence Sony

By Games Industry.biz Published 5 September, 2007

Heavenly Sword and F1 in bundle.

Pictures surfaced today of the box for a new PlayStation 3 starter pack for Europe, with a changed line-up of games, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

The picture suggests that the pack will replace the current included games (Motorstorm and Resistance: Fall of Man) with two other SCEE titles: new release Heavenly Sword, and launch title F1 Championship Edition. As before, it will also include a 60GB PS3 and two Sixaxis controllers.

Sony has so far declined to comment on the authenticity of the image.

The source of the image suggests it will retail later this month, at the same price as the current starter pack: EUR 599 (GBP 425).

The current starter pack was launched in the UK on 18th July and the rest of Europe on 1st August. There has confusion as to whether or not it is a limited offer, but if this image is genuine, it would suggest that Sony intends to continue the promotion.

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  • X201 #1 5 years ago

    Forgot to copy & paste "the promotion." at the end of article.

  • NAC #2 5 years ago

    Heavenly Sword and Ninja Gaiden or Resistance might start to tempt a few people.

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #3 5 years ago

    Forgot to copy & paste "the promotion." at the end of article.

    Oops. Well spotted and pointed out.

  • X201 #4 5 years ago

    "Heavenly Sword and Ninja Gaiden or Resistance might start to tempt a few people."

    Would turn me off. If I could find a Motostorm, Ridge Racer bundle somewhere I may have already ordered one.

  • Weezer #5 5 years ago

    Four hundred and twenty-five pounds.

    No thanks.

  • Cloudane #6 5 years ago

    To be perfectly frank, I would rather Sony drop the price of the system than throwing in two (first party) games and an extra controller when most customers would prefer choice.

    If Sony want to do very well this Christmas then a SingStar party bundle with two microphones and the PS3 itself for £349 - don't underestimate the pulling power of SingStar!

  • evild_edd #7 5 years ago

    Hmmm... that actually looks a worse offering than the 1st bundle deal!?!?!

    Motorstorm and Resistance were solid titles. Heavenly Sword sounds above-average but, regardless of quality, an F1 title is just too niche! I can't bear F1 games... a Motorstorm, Heavenly Sword combo (in spite of the review malaise for the latter) would be more my thing. Those and Little Big Planet are the only PS3 exclusives I fancy getting my grubby mits on.

  • Sulphur_Man #8 5 years ago

    The operative phrase being 'a few'.

  • Icebox #9 5 years ago

    @X201

    [link url=http://www.gamestation.co.uk/discountaddall.asp?di scountid=217
    ]http://ww w.gamestation.co.uk/discountadd...[/link]

    Gamestation have a choice of 5 games to pick from.

  • Gurgeh #10 5 years ago

    F1? They must have a lot of copies left to shift I guess.

  • MouzerMalti #11 5 years ago

    Would turn me off. If I could find a Motostorm, Ridge Racer bundle somewhere I may have already ordered one.

    Go to play, I saw a similar offer.

    However I'm not interested in Buying a PS3 for now, they should do a Killzone2 & MetalGearSolid4 pack, when both of them are out. That would sell millions.

  • Killerbee #12 5 years ago

    If true, this (imho) is a poorer bundle than the existing one. The F1 game has next to no appeal for me... maybe a choice between that and Motorstorm or Resistance would be better?

    Actually, what am I saying? £425 is still too expensive. Get it down to the price of the 360 Elite and they might finally shift a few.
    Edited by 1 at 05/09/07 @ 17:12

  • SniperWolf #13 5 years ago

    So they bundle the PS3 with two worse games than Motorstorm and Resistance. Add two controllers even though both games are single player only.

    Just lower the price Sony and stop this nonsense, it's beyond a joke.

  • dsmx #14 5 years ago

    They can throw together as many bundles as they want, but until the system is under 300 quid with 2 controllers and a game I will not buy a ps3.

  • groovychainsaw #15 5 years ago

    Hmm, so take out 2 games that seem like the pick of the ps3 bunch for one new title with average reviews and one that is just rubbish? Strange move, methinks - I suspect this is someone messing around in photoshop...

  • doomboom #16 5 years ago

    Is it just me being incredibly inept or have GamesIndustry.biz not posted a link to the actual picture in question? I want to see what the box looks like!

  • Nallen #17 5 years ago

    Still want a weeks wages for it yeah?

    No thanks.

  • Skeletor #18 5 years ago

    Average games, shitty price. Thanks, but no thanks.

  • Santino #19 5 years ago

    its like watching a car crash in slow motion, you just can't keep your eyes off.

  • smoothn00dle #20 5 years ago

    This is brilliant. Sony need good game. Here is the answer *v*

  • Khanivor #21 5 years ago

    So the unsold discs of Motorstrom and RFoM have come close to running out, now it's time to offload all those unsold of copies of F1 and HS.

  • Xerx3s #22 5 years ago

    A bad move imo. Motorstorm is a much more fun game.

  • mkreku #23 5 years ago

    Whenever they release the inevitable Singstar bundle is the time when it's going to be difficult to resist. But that's a good year and a half from now..

  • Feralhero #24 5 years ago

    So why don't they let you pick the games,
    Maybe a voucher for 2 sony titles???
    Or any titles ;-)

  • Agent_Llama #25 5 years ago

    More Sony silliness. Whilst I still firmly believe F1 was under-rated - the Sixaxis controls being a joy to use for a start - it's far too niche for a bundled title. Madness.

  • zuljin #26 5 years ago

    @mkreku
    Singstar has already got reviews out, so if a bundle was made as quickly as with heavenly sword, then i'm sure an xmas singstar bundle could be possible.

  • stoopidgreg #27 5 years ago

    good idea sony.... F1 games really appeal to the mass market....

  • Steroyd #28 5 years ago

    Jesus Christ it's a step down from the Resistance + Motorstorm bundle IMO.

    Heavenly swords a good one, but to pair it with F1 come on if the roster was updated to this season it would make more sense but it doesn't.
    Edited by 1 at 05/09/07 @ 21:33

  • FooAtari #29 5 years ago

    If Sony don't wake up and make some serious changes to their business plan for the PS3 it will soon be to late...

  • Moz #30 5 years ago

    I really don't get this article, the value pack has alway been a choice of games.

    All the pic could suggest is that they are adding Heavnly sword as one of the choices!!

    Really don't get where they got the idea of "replace the current bundle of Motorstorm & RFOM" from!

  • Pablo2k5 #31 5 years ago

    I'd rather eat my own shit than buy a PS3 with that selection of games...
    ...or just burn the money instead, I'd get more fun out of doing that.

    PS - Why's everyone going on about Singstar? it's a karaoke game ffs!

  • stoopidgreg #32 5 years ago

    you know at first i was rooting for the 360 because it was the underdog and also had the best games, but now i feel like i want to root for PS3 because it's failing so badly and i dont think it can survive another generation war with microsoft. it might soon become a one horse race, which puts us back to square 1 with the playstation.

  • QotSAfan #33 5 years ago

    If they bundled in those two games with the current bundle, that would be very tempting indeed.

  • Kengro #34 5 years ago

    Slice the price by 50% and i might consider it... I'm not paying todays price for it, no way

  • Killerbee #35 5 years ago

    funny how the same old faces that are nt interested in ps3 are yet again making the most noises about it? maybe its like the girl you used to fancy at school when you were 8, your confused by your feelings so you call her names and pull her hair!?

    I can't speak for everyone, but for me - it's not that I'm not interested in the PS3; I certainly want one but I just refuse to spend £400 on it. I'm waiting for Sony to drop the price to a level that represents realy value for money versus, say, the Xbox 360 Elite but so far they've resolutely refused to do so. "Value" packs containing minority-interest games like F1 are completely the wrong way to go to increase sales. If/when this is actually launched, I can't see it making any difference tbh.

    Nintendo on the other hand had the good foresight to bundle Wii Sports - arguably the console's killer app - with their machine. Do you think if they'd stuck Wii Play in there instead, people would be buying it as much as they are?

  • Beano #36 5 years ago

    ""Value" packs containing minority-interest games like F1 are completely the wrong way to go to increase sales"

    I agree... to "niche" for most casual gamers. But F1 is still a great game IMO... just not very "next-gen" or representing what the PS3 is capable of by far.

  • JonFE #37 5 years ago

    May I point out that here in Greece the official price of the PS3 or the starter pack is 659€ since launch?

    Apparently, Sony feels that we Greeks have even more money to burn...

  • Beano #38 5 years ago

    You may ;)

  • Goffee #39 5 years ago

    Still not buying.. la la la laa la

  • DanC89 #40 5 years ago

    I thought they were making it so that it'd be Resistance, F1, MotorStorm and HS.(from the title) :p

    How wrong can I be.

  • slickster #41 5 years ago

    why are you bitchin about the ps3 is it because your a fat lazy slob.how dont have a job and cant aford one so you hopped for the cheap 360 what brakes after 6mouth.. sony is a brand you can trust MS should stick to making software for pc's......blu-ray rolls....... (2008 is going to be the ps3 year you will see)
    Edited by 1 at 06/09/07 @ 13:53

  • White_Westie #42 4 years ago

    I own both a 360 and a ps3 and am finding that the lack of "exclusive" games on the ps3 really depressing! I bought my ps3 during this promotion with 2 games and 2 controllers for £379 (not a bargain but getting there ...)

    I am looking forward to the play tv thing coming out (perhaps that could be a bundle too with no money off!), but at the moment I am more on my xbox 360 than my ps3....

    I am sure this will change in a year or two as sony (and developers) get to grips with the ps3... Just feels like I got the ps3 a bit too early still (and this is a year after release!) and shoddy offers like these highlight the distinct lack of games there are (and how many exclusives they have lost)