As could have been expected, having exhausted the stock of the 60GB systems (though some stores still have them in stock, which may lead to middle ground pricing), Sony has now cut the price of the 80GB PlayStation 3 from $599 to $499, effective immediately. Motorstorm will be included in this bundle for the foreseeable future.
In addition, the company will introduce a 40GB model on November 2, which will retail for $399, and it will include a Spider-Man Blu-Ray DVD. Still not low enough for the mainstream, but this is a pretty fair entry pricepoint for the system. Anyone getting the base model might want to hold on to your PS2, as the 40GB version is not backward compatible.
Ubisoft has released a locations trailer for its upcoming flying game, Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WW2, which will be released on September 18th for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
18 Grateful Dead songs will be available for download for Rock Band, including: Truckin’, Uncle John’s Band, Touch of Grey, Sugar Magnolia, and Casey Jones.
“Grateful Dead’s unique fusion of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, and jazz challenged traditional musical boundaries and pushed the limits of creativity to produce a signature sound that is undeniably their own,” said MTV’s Paul DeGooyer. “With an enormous legion of fans all over the world, ‘Rock Band’ will give players a chance to interact with the music of these beloved rock pioneers and experience what Grateful Dead did best - jam from the depths of their souls.”
Rock Band is slated for a November release for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
According to Enterbrain, Nintendo continued its lead over Sony for the four week period ending August 26. Wii outsold the PS3 by a 3:1 margin, an improvement for the PS3 compared to the 4:1 margin in July and 6:1 in June. Microsoft remains a non-factor.
The main contributor for the PS3’s boost was that it finally got not just a game, which in recent months has been rare with all the PS2 support, but also a game people actually want, Everybody’s Golf 5. The problem is it’s just one game and can only be stretched so far, particularly up against the slew of first party games from a company whose last system has been dead for years. The upcoming schedule remains not completely barren but still pretty thin, though the highly popular Gran Turismo 5 does have an October release date, with Dynasty Warriors 6 as the other high profile holiday title.
Nintendo Wii: 245,653
PlayStation 3: 81,541
Xbox 360: 11,288
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a crime-story third person shooter from Io Interactive (Hitman) and Eidos. The game will be released in November for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Check out the trailer below.
