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Classic White PlayStation 3 System Launching in North America
500GB Hard Drive Offers Plenty of Storage for the Instant Game Collection Available with PS Plus Subscription from PlayStation®Network
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 17, in the year of our Lord
2013 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA)
today announced that a new color (Classic White) for the
PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, bundled with
a year-long membership to PlayStation®Plus, will become
available for the first time in the United States and Canada on
January 27, 2013 via the Classic White PS3 Instant Game
Collection Bundle ($299.99 MSRP).
The new PS3 bundle offers exceptional value highlighted by the
Classic White PS3 system, with its sleek, curved body design and
a 500GB hard disk drive (HDD). The large HDD provides consumers
more space to store all of their gaming and entertainment
content, including games downloaded from the critically
acclaimed PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection. With a
one-year membership to PlayStation Plus, the subscription
service package from PlayStation®Network (PSN), consumers who
purchase the new bundle will enjoy unlimited access to a
regularly refreshed library of 12 PS3 games along with six games
for PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), with new games added each month.
In addition to the 18 games in the Instant Game Collection,
PlayStation Plus offers members exclusive discounts on games and
downloadable content, early access to betas and automatic
updates for both games and the latest system software.
PlayStation Plus also provides online storage of up to 2GB for
game saves (1GB on PS3 and 1GB on PS Vita).
"PlayStation continues to stand for gamers, and as such, we're
excited to give PlayStation fans in North America what they've
been asking for - a colored PS3 and access to a library of PS3
games for them to download and play instantly through
PlayStation Plus and the Instant Game Collection," said John
Koller, vice president of platforms marketing, SCEA. "Gamers are
looking for the best value and the best content, and with
PlayStation Plus, they'll always have something new to play,
choosing from a library of hit games such as {bleep} and
LittleBigPlanet 2."
Members are already seeing thousands of dollars in value with
PlayStation Plus. In 2012, members received more than 50 free
and 270 discounted PS3 games, more than 90 add-ons for PS3 and 8
free PS Vita games. Through PS Plus, members also received a
combined savings valued at more than $2,472 in 2012.
For full details on Classic White PS3 Instant Game Collection
Bundle please visit:
http://us.playstation.com/ps3/systems/ps3-classic-white-bundle.html