PlayStation 4 Bundles: Sony PS4 Available for $299 at Sam's Club?
A recently leaked advertisement from Sam's Club has revealed the membership-only retailer will be selling PS4 bundles at a heavily marked down price starting next week.
A flyer sourced from a supposed Sam's Club employee, per Cheap Ass Gamer, indicated that the chain store will be offering PS4 bundles for only $299 next Saturday, Nov. 14.
The listing did not reveal how much hard disk the console will have in store, but considering its price tag, 500 GB is the likely bet rather than 1 TB. A free game will be included, but no specific titles were mentioned. The ad also did not indicate if buyers can choose their own free game. It merely stated that free game will vary by club.
Despite the juicy offer, the deal will only last for a day, presumably as an early morning door-buster. This applies to both physical outlets as well as online, Polygon reported.
Those who want to take advantage of the offer can avail of a Sam's Club membership for $45 annually.
This report should be taken with a grain of salt as Sam's Club has yet to confirm the offer, meaning current details regarding the PS4 bundles are subject to change.
Needless to say, the Sam's Club sale will surely help bolster Sony's already lucrative income of its current-generation gaming console.
According to Sony via Game Informer, the PS4 has sold nearly 30 million units since its release in late 2014. The figure is expected to balloon this holiday season as Sony officially set a $50 price cut in North America just last month. To top that all off, the PS4 became considerably cheaper in Europe, the U.K. and Australia since last week. Its international asking price is now €349.99, £299.99 and $480 AUD, respectively.
Sony is already planning to outpace the competition by offering its own lineup of top-tier PS4-exclusive titles but at a more global scale, unlike the Microsoft's North America-centric Xbox One market.
Be that as it may, the Xbox One heavily trumps the PS4 in the exclusive titles department for this quarter. The Microsoft console is offering "Halo 5: Guardians," "Rise of the Tomb Raider," "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" and "Forza Motorsport 6" just in time for Christmas.
Despite Microsoft's apparent advantage this holiday season, Xbox exec Phil Spencer candidly admitted that he doubts the Xbox One's ability to catch up with the PS4 in terms of global profits, as per GameRant.
The next top-tier PS4-exclusive title is "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End." The game is expected to release on March 18, 2016.
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