After what seems like an eternity, Sony's micro-console, the PlayStation TV, is finally hitting shelves in India mid-February. Listings on Flipkart and Amazon India have pegged the price of the PlayStation TV at Rs. 12,990.
And while the price might be on the steeper side, Rs. 12,990 gets you the micro-console, a Dual Shock 3 controller, an 8GB memory card (that's proprietary to the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV), and four games. The games are available as codes that have to be redeemed digitally. They include first-person shooter Killzone Mercenary, skateboarding game OlliOlli, turn-based strategy fest Worms Revolution Extreme, and shoot 'em up Velocity Ultra.
Considering that the Dual Shock 3 controller retails for Rs. 2,990, an 8GB Vita memory card will set you back by Rs. 1,999 and Killzone Mercenary is Rs. 2,499 at retail, there's a savings of around Rs. 7,500. And that's not counting the other games in the bundle. With grey market units retailing for around Rs. 8,500 without any games or memory cards, it's a surprisingly fair deal from Sony.
While Amazon mentions a February 15 release date and Flipkart states it would be out early February, Sony confirmed to us that it would be out around that time, maybe a little before, or a little after.
Considering that the global response to the PlayStation TV has been tepid at best, it will be interesting to see if this bundle gets any traction in a country that's dominated by PlayStation.
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