CompUSA: Would you like a PS3 with your HDTV?

Electronics retailer devotes launch allocation of Sony's next-gen system to customers purchasing big-screen, high-def Sony TVs.

For last year's Xbox 360 launch, GameStop offered a deluxe Omega bundle for $4,499 that included the system, 20 games, a slew of accessories, and a 42-inch Dell plasma monitor. The bundle was a luxury item for only the most spendthrift of gamers, with GameStop offering a number of less expensive, less exhaustive options for Xbox 360 customers as well.

The bundled HDTV-console combo is returning this year, as pointed out by tech blog Uninnovate. CompUSA on Sunday started running a promotion that allows any customer purchasing a 40-inch (or larger) Sony HDTV to reserve a console for launch day. The least expensive such TV on CompUSA's Web site rings up at $1,799.99, bringing the lowest possible price of the bundle with a $499 20GB PS3 to a little under $2,300.

"The reaction we're receiving is so phenomenal that we're devoting our entire allocation to that offer," a CompUSA representative told GameSpot.

The representative could not confirm how large CompUSA's company-wide allocation is, but she did say that the preorders will be handled on a store-by-store basis. If a given store receives more PS3 systems than preorders, the remaining stock will be made available to customers without requiring the purchase of a TV.

As for the company's plans for the Nintendo Wii, which launches two days after the PS3, the representative could not comment on any special promotions the retailer might be planning for the system.

199 Comments

  • Crimson-_-Tears

    Posted Nov 25, 2006 7:41 am PT

    Cool.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 3:32 pm PT

    I think that this was wise of them to do

  • kapil_uk

    Posted Nov 18, 2006 8:52 am PT

    Not bad if you were planning to buy a HD-TV anyway. But you are a total idiot if you buy a HD-TV now. Just wait after christmas, prices will go WAY DOWN.

    I will wait till then. And by then some better games will come out for PS3.

    Win win situation. I'm not one of those sad lifeless morons who camp out for 3 days for a fricken console. just wow. It's sad that that is the highlight of your life.

    I'll wait till Ps3's are readily available, no rush here. I'm sure the first batch has problems we have yet to hear about....

  • teknocack

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 10:06 am PT

    Anyone who buys a tv from Comp USA is a complete moron.

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Nov 16, 2006 9:59 am PT

    Now who has $2500/$3000, likes games and needs a new TV?

  • casmar82

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:28 pm PT

    People cry too much around here... just get a job people and stop B!tchin about the console's price you are getting good stuff for the 60 GB version. Everyone found out the price at E3 you all had since May to raise $700 and most of you just wasted your summer trying to level up on WOW.

  • xeidog69

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:11 pm PT

    This is a very good deal for those in the market for a hdtv set and ps3.. I would do something like this before the whole ebay thing.. why pay $2,300 for just a ps3 system when you can pay $2,500 for a HD TV and ps3, then turn around and sell the ps3 for $2,000+ and pretty much break even...

  • undox

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:17 pm PT

    Jesus! As if the system was expensive enough already.

  • bhankins

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 6:01 pm PT

    Dang, this console really is for the super rich.

  • screwed101

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 5:57 pm PT

    i guess i should have waited for my tv

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 3:23 pm PT

    sweet...too bad i dont have to money for that

  • s3lFc0nTr0l

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 3:04 pm PT

    wow.

  • 4quarters

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 2:48 pm PT

    In Chicago it is 33 degrees and over 200 people are in line today(weds.) for Thurs. midnight 100 systems guaranteed Sony promotion!!!!!! That's 30 hours of freezing......HARDCORE gamers!!!!!!

  • wizardps2

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 2:14 pm PT

    nice what the PS3 can do!! for the market nice PS3 rules!!!

  • Pinkyimp

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 1:55 pm PT

    gamestop* correction

  • Pinkyimp

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 1:50 pm PT

    Sounds like that dell tv with the xbox 360 bunble at gamespot that was sooo expensive!

  • ocdog45

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 1:13 pm PT

    its a good deal......if you have money

  • holycrowbar

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 12:50 pm PT

    it's a pretty good deal if you havent upgraded to an HDTV yet, i suppose. But for all those with HDTVs already, its probably not worth it haha

  • migg2

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 12:16 pm PT

    Just called the 2 CompUSAs in my area (Las Vegas) and they are not guaranteeing the PS3 on launch day even if you bought a 40" TV. One said it's looking like the 2nd wave of shipments, not launch. And the other said that they are not bundling them anymore because they have been told that only 1 in 10 PS3s are actually going to work. (!!) I asked him who told him that? He said his boss. I made a comment that this is quite a statement for a major retailer to make to a customer and he was like, "well, that's what my boss told me".

    So there you go. Take it or leave it. Sounds like normal launch hysteria!

  • grayoldwolf

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:53 am PT

    Ah, the joys of a free market economy. Anyone remember the days when you could just buy a console at launch on its own?

  • GrimGravy

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:28 am PT

    thats actually kinda cool

  • Expane

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:14 am PT

    Not a horrible deal if you can get the sale price on the HDTV
    $2300 for a 40" direct view HDTV alone is a decent price, until you factor in tax.

    Free delivery would sweeten the pot. Its actually making me consider upgrading to a 1080p from 720p

  • maine_c86

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:10 am PT

    Sales manipulation at it's best.So you can't Ps3 by itself , you have to buy an hd-tv close to 2,000 dollars first then they have a Ps3 for you. Comp usa can go to Hell.

  • SugarWill

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 11:00 am PT

    Capitalism at its finest!

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:57 am PT

    Not a bad deal I suppose. I mean, if you don't have an HDTV and plan on buying a PS3 you're really not going to benefit from the PS3. You'll have to get a TV sooner or later; might as well get it at the same time.

  • bassam10

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:30 am PT

    hmmmm????????????

  • GrimBee

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:12 am PT

    The company KNOW the demand and the lengths which people will go to get one, so they nastily slap it with the tvs that they cant sell off!

    Alot of ps3-to-be owners will see that price, with the tv, but they only want the ps3. They see that they have an opertunity to walk away with one, so they just max out a credit card or something stupid like a payment plan (suckers!!). They would probably of never of had a hdtv for like 2 years or something!!

    Sneaky way of pushing the ps3 i think.

    Hey, heres an idea.. how about bundling some GAMES with the ps3 instead of a freakin tv for $1800!

  • tartar23

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:07 am PT

    ahaahahaha , now this is turning out to be really funny , I've been a 1st-gen PS/PS2/XBOX/XBOX360/ATARI-2600/GENESIS/NES/N64/PSP/GameBoy-AD owner , so when I dis somethin , there must be a reason , right ?
    I always get a console that I see promise in on release , ALWAYS - except I'm gonna skip PS3 this time & I still do think Wii is constly for it's price - it shd be under 200wit sports package included . I'm gonna get a Wii instead of a PS3 this holiday season ( I like the swinging controller idea ) - but as for bundle , I 100% stand by comment .

  • edgarchong

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:07 am PT

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    bcolter
    Package includes a tube of KY!
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Great observation bcolter cuz if anybody takes this deal there gonna get %@#$ed.

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:56 am PT

    That's a nice offer, too bad I don't have that kind of money. But really good offer.

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:55 am PT

    dont dis the wii tater cause your ps3 costed you 1000 $ for every thing you could have got with an wii and 360 your biased opinion is not needed here , comparing nintendo to betamax ? beta max failed where as nintendo has not they only made one single failure that is virtual boy sony made one as well that is the psx in japan which is why it didnt come to america and sega also made one the dc so you aint got room to talk about failures the wii is gonna out sell ps3 cause more gamers prefer new games not some beefed up xbox360 or a game from last gen that we played on our xboxs

  • BIGboss600

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:55 am PT

    the ps3 and hdtv's are not for little kids and old people thats for sure

  • specialed

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:52 am PT

    Its simple ClandestineZero, you buy it somewhere else. No one is making you buy the bundle, except CompUSA, if you chose to go throgh them. You will just have to wait till alitle later when the ps3 is more readily available to buy as a standalone without any bundles.

  • ClandestineZero

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:48 am PT

    Another reason I'll hafta wait. This is aggravating: Sony is essentially telling me that I'm not good enough for them by making the price so high (yes, I admit it, I will have trouble affording it! College isn't friggin' cheap!), and now CompUSA will only sell it to me bundled with a TV way too large for my room. Great job...

  • tartar23

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:31 am PT

    Still , Muhhaahahah . to Bear-Max or Should I call You Mario ? LoL

  • QuazarX

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:31 am PT

    Wow, tartar. I guess you've proven that Nintendo doesn't have the 15 year-old uneducated, homophobic idiot market covered. Too bad, cause boy that market sure has lots of money to spend! Oh wait...

    Anyway, this doesn't sound too bad for those who were planning on purchasing an HDTV and PS3 at around the same time. There are probably enough of those people out there to cover the launch allotment.

  • Darthmatt

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:14 am PT

    Give me a discount of rebate on buying an HDTV with PS3 and maybe I'll consider.

  • Mr_Saturn26

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:12 am PT

    i wish i could afford it, if i could i would get it my self.

  • UntoldDreams

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 9:01 am PT

    Sony's Bravia line is highly regarded as perhaps the best HDTV's on the market. Anyone who says otherwise is in complete and utter denial.

    However, I would prefer the XBR series versus what Compusa is sporting...

  • martoon96

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:52 am PT

    lame

  • 040591

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:51 am PT

    i just need the money

  • Mobius76

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:34 am PT

    Maybe it's already been said, but why not buy the HDTV, grab your PS3, then return the HDTV a few days later? Seems like a good solution for those who already have HD sets and don't want another. It's not like CompUSA can refuse a refund or anything. Just don't open the TV and avoid a restocking fee.

  • Greydawg

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:17 am PT

    Not THAT'S smart---------It's better than giving your money to a "scalper" on eBay, and it's just a brilliant marketing move for CompUSA to deal with PS3 shortages worldwide.

  • kyosukeugc

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:45 am PT

    ""Darth-Revan45
    Oh CompUSA what a nice way to allow Sony to make you their *****.""

    Seriously, Grow Up.

    I think it's a great way to promote the products, but as I said, I woulnd't go for the Sony TV myself, but meh, it's a good deal for some.

  • christopherneal

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:29 am PT

    So let me get this straight: Phillips of SONY Bravia HDTV?

    You are a bunch of n00bs. Hilarious.

  • Darth-Revan45

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:19 am PT

    Oh CompUSA what a nice way to allow Sony to make you their *****.

  • KikoJones

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 7:03 am PT

    LOL, I just have to laugh at the ignorance on this site. While a little overpriced, Sony Bravias are the best sellling HDTVs worldwide after only less than a year on the market and people rave about the quality of their picture. Also I love this:

    "As for the company's plans for the Nintendo Wii, which launches two days after the PS3, the representative could not comment on any special promotions the retailer might be planning for the system. "

    Of course, the Wii brings nothing new to the table except the gimmicky controller. Oh, and more Zelda, Mario, etc. etc. etc. Hilarious.

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