Resident Evil 5 gets custom PS3 bundle

by Majed Athab { Jan 7th 2009 at 6:00AM }

It looks like that Yakuza 3 bundle isn't the only SKU out on the market with an extra dash of special detail. A bundle for Capcom's Resident Evil 5 will also feature a unique 80GB PS3 adorned with a Tri-Cell logo. It's perhaps not as stylish as the Yakuza 3 one, but at least it comes with a second controller. The set hits Japan on March 5 alongside the debut of RE5 and will retail for ¥48,980 ($522).

It's interesting to see Sony pursue an interest in this sort of hobbyist/collector appeal strategy. Microsoft has been employing the tactic in Japan for several years now, releasing major J-RPGs in the territory with custom faceplate bundles. It'll be interesting to watch the rest of the year to see if this stratagem bears fruit, or becomes commonplace for other big name titles. In any case, don't expect to see these babies outside Japan ... seeing as we never got the silver and white units.

Tags: capcom, ps3, resident-evil-5, scei, scej

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Christian @ Jan 7th 2009 6:09AM

The one thing that keeps me from considering getting a Japanese PS3 is that I use my PS3 also as a DVD player, so the region locking would mess me up. Games and (most) Blu-Rays are fine anyway... (Also I am loathe to give up on my SD Card readers).

stargateheaven @ Jan 7th 2009 8:53AM

If you're from the UK, you'd be in luck. As Japan and UK use the same region.

If you're from the USA, you have bad luck with dvds..

HOWEVER. For some strange reason, the region coding for blu ray are different than DVD..
With blu ray, the region for japan and america is the same. Weird.