Sony Japan Outs PlayStation Move Bundles (Including Ray-Gun)
It's not just a white PS3 and a chunkier hard drive that Sony Japan are promising today; they're also spilling some details on the PlayStation Move launch including the awesome retro ray-gun "shooting attachment" we saw at E3. Two bundles have been announced for Japan, set for release on October 21st 2010, one with a single Move wand, PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition, and another that throws in a ray-gun shooting attachment and replaces the title with Big 3 Gun Shooting.
Big 3 Gun Shooting is described as a "gun game value pack" and includes three titles: Time Crisis Razing Storm, Dead Storm Pirates and Time Crisis 4 Arcade Version. For a limited time, people buying a Move controller will also get a demo disk of game samples, which Sony are calling the "PlayStation Move Omnibus Demo Disk".
The "PlayStation Move Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition Special Pack" and "PlayStation Move BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING Perfect Pack" will be priced at 7,980 yen ($91) and 11,980 yen ($137) respectively. The Move controller will make its debut in North America on September 19th; more details here.
Press Release:
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN TO INTRODUCE PLAYSTATION® MOVE MOTION CONTROLLER BUNDLE PACKS FEATURING "BIO HAZARD 5 ALTERNATIVE EDITION" AND "BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING"Additional Bundle Packs to Accompany the Launch of the Motion Controller, Further Enhancing the PlayStation®Move Launch Line-ups
Tokyo, July 6, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. responsible for business operation in Japan, today announced that it will release two PlayStation®Move bundle packs, "PlayStation Move Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition Special Pack" and "PlayStation Move BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING Perfect Pack," to accompany the launch of the motion controller on October 21, as a limited offer at a recommended retail price of 7,980 yen and 11,980 yen (including tax) respectively. Along with the "PlayStation Move Starter Pack"*1 that will also become available on the same day, SCE will offer users with more choices and opportunities to enjoy the PlayStation Move and further accelerate the expansion of the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) platform.
"PlayStation Move Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition Special Pack" comprises a PlayStation®Move motion controller, PlayStation®Eye camera and PlayStation Move supported software title, Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition by CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Since its release in February 2010, Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition continues to show record breaking sales and this new bundle pack will offer users more intuitive and immersive gameplay that only PlayStation Move can deliver.
"PlayStation Move BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING Perfect Pack" features a PlayStation Move motion controller, PlayStation Eye camera, PlayStation Move supported software title, BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING by Bandai Namco Games Inc., as well as PlayStation®Move shooting attachment that will allow players to comfortably hold the motion controller as if they are holding a gun. Delivering exciting and realistic shooting action, BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING includes three key franchise titles from Bandai Namco; Time Crisis Razing Storm, Dead Storm Pirates and Time Crisis 4 Arcade Ver.
SCE Worldwide Studios will also continue to add new titles to the PlayStation Move software line-ups, including newly announced action game, Furifuri! Saru Gecchu, to be released in 2010. Furthermore, as a limited time offer starting October 21, users who purchase PlayStation Move motion controller*2 will receive PlayStation Move Omnibus Demo Disk (tentative name) that contains a demo version of various PlayStation Move supported and dedicated titles.
Through the introduction of these new PlayStation Move bundle packs, SCE will continue to further expand the PS3 platform and create a new world of computer entertainment that is only possible on PlayStation.
*1 "PlayStation Move Starter Pack" comprises a motion controller, PlayStation Eye camera and PlayStation Move software title, Beat Sketch!, for a limited offer at a very attractive RRP of 5,980 yen (including tax).
*2 PlayStation Move Omnibus Demo Disk (tentative name) will be offerd to those users who buy one of the following product at select retail store: "PlayStation Move motion controller (CECH-ZCM1J)," "PlayStation Move Starter Pack (CEJH-15008)," "PlayStation®Move Bio Hazard 5 Alternative Edition Special Pack (CEJH- 15010)," or "PlayStation®Move BIG 3 GUN SHOOTING Perfect Pack (CEJH-15010)."