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Amazon discounts Hot Shots Golf PS3 to $49
Published: March 24, 2008 8:46 AM PDT
Amazon.com on Sun. discounted Sony Corp.'s Hot Shots Golf title for the Playstation 3 by 17 percent in the latest promotion for the Blu-ray backed hardware.
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds on Sun. was price cut to $49.99 from a $59.99 MSRP. The latest entry in the franchise was released last week. The title features larger, more detailed courses, multiplayer options, online play, and downloadable content. The promotion is the latest in a slew of promotions to further sales of PS3 product, including adoption of the Blu-ray disc high-definition format. Amazon earlier this month offered the new DualShock 3 controller for $49.99, $5 under the MSRP. The product, which includes rumble functionality, will be sold in mid-Apr. Best Buy Co. Inc. this month began offering $100 the purchase of a PS3 and an HDTV $999 and up. Sony's U.S. game division this month said that a new software update for the Playstation 3 will add new interactive Blu-ray features to the hardware in late Mar. The new Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0, or BD-Live, will enable new interactive features, including downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and more. The PS3 sold 280,800 units in Feb. U.S. sales according to NPD Group Inc.
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