I'm pretty bummed now. I was waiting a little over a month from the time that I had planned on purchasing a PS3 because I was supposed to be getting some coupons to save about $50 for a new PS3. I was going to get the 80GB system that included Kill Zone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4. I got the coupons today, and that is when the bubbles started getting popped.
To start, I read the fine print on the coupons and discovered that although I could use them to buy a new PC, I couldn't use them for a video game console system. So... I just decided to go get the system without them, without getting an extra game or anything.
We got to Best Buy and I was pretty excited. This was the day that I had been waiting for since... well, quite a while. We got to the isle with the PS3 where the shelves were marked for the PS3 KZ2/MGS4 bundle. They were bare. Next to that was the 160GB Uncharted bundle, with their $499 price tag. A Best Buy employee stepped over and asked if we needed some help. I quickly responded asking when they expected to get more of the 80GB PS3 bundles in. He said that he didn't expect any more of that specific bundle and that he expects a price reduction for the holiday season. He said that this was just his opinion based on what he had read online and seen with PS3 stock in the store (that 80GB PS3 has never unavailable this long).
So, I guess that's it for me for a while. I had hope to have a PS3 before my birthday, but I guess I'll have to wait and see what's coming next. Maybe I'll finally get a PSP while I wait for the holiday prices to drop on the PS3.
