Sony’s UK Managing Director, Fergal Gara, has quashed previous rumours of a PS4 and Vita bundle, reports OPM.
When asked by the magazine if Sony had considered a bundle of its forthcoming next-gen console and existing handheld Gara replied Sony have “No firm plans at this stage to put the two together in one box”.
Gara went on to say how the recently announced Vita price reduction is what he would call “a nice coincidence in timing”, before talking about how lowering production costs and passing those onto the consumer is an ongoing concern for Sony. “So we’ve hit a moment when we can do that and bring [the Vita] down in cost [and] that happens to time very very nicely with PS4, which further adds to the PlayStation Vita agenda.”
He didn’t however discount the possibility that retailers could combine the hardware themselves adding, “there is clearly the opportunity for us to work with retailers to put them together” – which still means we might see a pricey pack-in from the likes of Amazon or Game ready for the Christmas rush.
Sony’s PlayStation 4 launches in the UK on November 29th.
The Avenger
Didn’t the original rumour mention £499 for a bundle. With the Vita’s price cut it adds to pretty much the same amount except one would get more games buying them separately.
Asking for a lower price bundle now would surely be off the books. I can imagine the shops doing something though, bundling with Plus subscriptions or maybe even doing a Sony mega bundle of consoles, memory, games, accessories and subscriptions; sure it would alienate people with high prices, but GAME would be up for it.
tactical20
Game have a poster instore called ‘PS4 essentials’ and it has a picture of a controller, the camera, and a Vita. Thought it was a bit cheeky, seems as you get a controller with the console and the other two are far from essential.
cam the man
They probably think they don’t need to as SCE UK head Fergal Gara said when talking to Gameindustry “pre-order numbers of the PlayStation 4 are in the millions and UK shares a good chunk of that.” and “these numbers are “unprecedented” in 20 years of the business.”
They could bring out a bundle some time after launch when sales start dropping off?
Starman
PS4 & Vita bundle with both Killzones seems an obvious bundle to start with.
Roynaldo
Yup.