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Little Big Planet free with PS3 purchase down under

By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AUPosted Oct 16, 2008 10:54 pm PT

Sony announces updated local sales figures and new PS3 and PSP hardware bundles for Australia.

Consumers who have been holding off on purchasing a PlayStation 3 console while they wait for bundle deals are in for a pleasant surprise next week. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia today announced that from October 23 onwards all customers who buy a PS3 will receive a copy of Little Big Planet at no cost. The promotion start date also coincides with the game's Australian retail release.

The announcement was made today during a Sony media event, and though no firm ending date has been confirmed by the company, it's expected to last well into the Christmas period. A Sony spokesperson told GameSpot AU that gamers will receive their copy of LBP in-store at the same time as they receive their console.

The PS3 isn't the only console to receive a Christmas bonus with the upcoming PSP-3000 handheld coming bundled with a copy of Lego Batman for A$339.95 ($325.25). The PSP-3000 hardware will also be available on its own for A$319.95 ($221.45).

Official console sales figures from data trackers GfK Australia are few and far between, but Sony used today's event to announce its latest hardware install base figures for the Aussie market. Sony claims that there are currently 385,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in Australian homes--75,000 of which were given away during recent Bravia television promotions and are not included in industry sales figures. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia managing director Michael Ephraim also predicted that by January 2009, the PlayStation 3's s total install base would exceed 500,000 units in Australia.

18 Comments

  • Outer_Raven

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 1:22 pm PT

    @Avenged Plague
    No it's just in Australia

  • Avenged_Plague

    Posted Oct 18, 2008 11:01 pm PT

    wait, im guessing this is in new zealand too, right?

  • Avenged_Plague

    Posted Oct 18, 2008 11:00 pm PT

    YAY this is great for me becuase im buying a ps3 in a couple of weeks

  • PolskaKing

    Posted Oct 18, 2008 10:41 am PT

    man i wish this would happen in us

  • mattro11

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 3:47 pm PT

    LBP has been delayed for a week due to a song that has a verse from the Quran
    Unbelivable!!!!!
    It's on giantbomb.com

  • CorruptGamerGX

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 11:38 am PT

    Just noticed all the commeents have thumbs down. Some Xbot must've had a bad day.

    At least more people can enjoy LPB now.

  • halfbreed11111

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 7:38 am PT

    i like how desperate mircosoft and sony are 4 sales
    its nice for the buyier

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 7:17 am PT

    CamiKitten ... this pricing is for AU not US. They always have gotten the shaft everything is much more expensive there. And since the dollar is down as well it seems even more expensive.

  • Maersyndel

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 6:56 am PT

    Sweet. been meaning to get a new Ps3... and was going to get this game too. Consider me sold.

  • CamiKitten

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 6:26 am PT

    Geez the new psp is gonna be pricey.

  • flammable_zeus

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 3:34 am PT

    Hey this will be good. I haven't bought a PS3 yet, but I do plan to. I was also looking forward to playing LittleBigPlanet, so I'll get that too.

  • doolies

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 2:25 am PT

    PSP-3000 is actually $299.95

  • ffe_neo

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 1:40 am PT

    Finally a half decent game gets bundled with a console.

  • mlisen

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 1:15 am PT

    @ DGeraghty1, How do they expect this to fly when no casual gamer will have heard of LBP. In Australia, I've seen no advertising for it outside the internet.

  • istylee

    Posted Oct 17, 2008 12:33 am PT

    DGeraghty1
    Well Little Big Planet does reach out to more then just the core gamers unlike MGS4 did, even my girlfriend is buying me LBP just so she can play it. Maybe it will help sales maybe it won't time will tell.

  • WR_Platinum

    Posted Oct 16, 2008 11:51 pm PT

    Sounds like a pretty good strategy.

  • istylee

    Posted Oct 16, 2008 11:48 pm PT

    That's a nice deal for people that want a ps3 and little big planet.

  • DGeraghty1

    Posted Oct 16, 2008 11:22 pm PT

    So Sony expects that LBP will increase total install 23% over 3 months!! It's taken 18 months to get to where they are now!!
    Geez, they must have allot riding on LBP to boost PS3. I hope they have something to follow it up.

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