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The Mother of All Bundles ...

I called it in January. Bluray would destroy HDDVD and Sony would do major damage with two blockbuster bundles: I Am Legend, and Dark Knight.

Well, I was wrong about I Am Legend. Probably not a big deal since the movie wasn't all that. But Dark Knight is another story. Sony has a chance for the Mother of All Bundles. PS3: Dark Knight Edition/Bundle. The only question is, does Sony's marketing team have the chutzpa to pull it off?

Past performance says not, but just think about it... Dark Knight Bluray, can't be played on Xbox no way, no how. How about a little payola to Warner for a time exclusive. Available months before general release, in time for Christmas, on with the PS3 bundle?

Sony has some strengths over MS that can't be matched and they're doing nothing with them. Bluray being the primary advantage. This may be the last opportunity to drop the Blu-mother load on MS. The only question is, does Sony have the balls.

Montrealien6479d ago

So if I understand this correctly, you want a PS3 bundle with The Dark knight on Blu-ray months before Warner launches the DvD which you will be able to play on the 360 or any DvD player? I don't see why Warner would do this, but that's just me.

MorganX6479d ago (Edited 6479d ago )

Don't believe the upscaling hype. Upscaled DVD doesn't compare to a 1080p native Bluray, at least not on my 52" LCD, but the real advantage is the high definition audio. If you'e never watched a Bluray with uncompressed audio, Dolby TrueHD, or Dolby-MA, then you have no idea what you're missing. Changes the whole experience.

Besides, that, bundles are going after fence sitters, not people who already have a console. Polls show many people still don't realize the PS3 is a Bluray player and one of the most capable at that. A Dark Knight bundle in time for the Holdiay would probably dramatically reduce that number and provide an incentive the Xbox simply can't match.

DVD movies are done. Yeah, they're still going to sell quite a bit, millions will never own a PS3 or a bluray player or a good 1080p LCD. But, the obituary is written, just not printed yet. By this time next year, there will be sub $200 Bluray players and it'll be over.

Why would Warner do it? That is a good question. Sony needs to drop a little payola for a few months of exclusivity, just through the Holdiay buying season. Microsoft would do it if they could. But my whole argument is Sony is too soft, and too cheap. They've got the goods, they just don't know how to market with the big boys.

Microsoft, now they know how to play the game. Look how many superior products Microsoft has destroyed with inferior products due to marketing and doing the little things that grow brand awareness and mindshare.

Jack Meahoffer6479d ago (Edited 6479d ago )

I think the main issue is how Sony could offset the money Warner could make with a simultaneous Bluray and DVD release. Warner only cares about maximizing Dark Knight profits nothing more. Warner doesn't have love for one platform over another... Thats obviously from their long hold out in the HD DVD vs. Bluray format war. Only massive "undisclosed" $$$ tipped the scales.

As a gamer that already owns a PS3 and doesn't care about advantages between 360 and PS3 all I care about is that the Bluray would be available outside the bundle. If its only in the bundle for 2 months thats just going to piss a lot of people off. I know I'll be buying Dark Knight on Bluray day one.

At the end of the day I doubt Sony would see enough return on investment to warrant putting down the cash especially with their philosophy this generation of focusing all money on internal development rather than securing third party exclusives. Whether games or movies its still software. They'd be more likely to do a bundle with a Sony Pictures movie. Less up front investment risk.

MorganX6479d ago

on exclusivity. Exclusive or not, the bundle should happen. Do you agree a PS3 w/Dark Knight Bluray bundle would move some fence sitters?

Jack Meahoffer6479d ago

No doubt about it. I'm just wondering if it would be worth the investment in the end for both companies.

At the end of the day. I just want to watch Dark Knight on Bluray. Action movies are amazing in pure 1080p.

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AKIronMaiden6479d ago

That would boost Blu-Ray player sales a boat load, and Could cause people who want to buy a PS3 to fall of the edge. This would bring a whole lot of money to Sony, but for Warner, I don't know how much it'd give them, even with a payload from Sony they might not get that huge paycheck quick enough. A few months seems a little outrageous, A month max I think, If they did it at all.

But I can picture it now, The Dark Knight being an Exclusive Blu-Ray title for a bit, and maybe even exclusive download off of the PSN video store.

pwnsause6478d ago (Edited 6478d ago )

Warner would also make money for every bundle sold as well with a huge paycheck from Sony of course.

Truplaya6466d ago (Edited 6466d ago )

i tihnk someone has been reading this blog closely, look

http://www.engadget.com/200...

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Capcom Says Pragmata Sold 1 Million Copies in 2 Days

Pragmata has sold 1 million copies in two days, Capcom has announced.

asad1974h ago

Capcom is the best developer of all time. Consistent hit over many years .

DivineHand1254h ago

I didn't know it came out last Friday, or I would have bought the game. I will try again for this upcoming weekend.

CrimsonWing694h ago

Im really digging it. It reminds me of games from the PS2 era, not visually or how it plays, but like the spirit of it. If you were around for that golden age of gaming, you’ll get what I mean when you play this.

LucasRuinedChildhood3h ago

Have you tried Kanitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess (also Capcom)? That feels like a PS2-era Capcom game.

The_Hooligan3h ago

Agreed! The art style is amazing in that game. I bought it immediately after I played the demo but haven't started it lol

isarai_lee3h ago

The next thing I'm mine when I've had my fill of crimson desert. A nice linear action game to contrast the open ended 😗👌

jznrpg3h ago

CD is so big I’ll play it all year and squeeze shorter games inbetween

jznrpg3h ago

I preordered it long ago. Going to start it later this evening

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is The Second Title To Win Game Of The Year At All Major Awards Shows

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now become the second title to win Game of the Year at all five major awards shows.

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INMATEofARKHAM4h ago

solideagle, maybe the article is wrong but it mentions BG3 as the other.

CrimsonWing694h ago

It’s good, but I’m getting tired of seeing how overrated it’s getting.

andy852h ago

It just wasn't for you in that way i guess. Can't really argue with it when it wins all the awards and it's the highest rating by players of all time

1nsomniac2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I thought this game was a load of rubbish. Trying too hard to be art(sy) by people who don’t really understand art but want to make it look like they do. Found it obvious and shallow and just not a fun game. Just seemed like every relentless second they were clutching at trying to feed this superior narrative… the irony being that’s kind of what I’m doing now… maybe that’s art imitating art….

dveio1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Didn't know the Golden Joystick fan votum was considered one of the "major awards"?

I always thought it's "only" the Big Four - VGA, Bafta, GDC and DICE.

Nonetheless, congrats to Clair Obscur!

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Ex-Naughty Dog Dev: Big Studios Are 'Forced' to Hire Like Factories

Former Naughty Dog artist Gabriel Betancourt explains why the "sweet spot" for game teams is under 200 people and how AAA "factories" kill creativity.

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