Final Fantasy may not be the juggernaut that it once was, but it's still comfortably one of the most iconic franchises in PlayStation's stable. And after a brief dalliance with Microsoft around the launch of Final Fantasy XIII, it's nice to see the series back where it belongs – firmly under the PlayStation 4's umbrella.
It's no surprise that Sony appears to be the chief marketing partner for Final Fantasy XV, then, with the platform holder announcing a Limited Edition console bundle at the Tokyo Game Show today. But it's now been revealed that the special PS4 Slim console will also be available in North America and Europe – though it will cost you a pretty penny.
The package includes the 1TB moon-themed machine, a copy of Final Fantasy XV in a steelbook, the Kingslaive: Final Fantasy XV Blu-ray, and a bunch of add-on content. But here's the catch: it'll cost you $449.99 in the United States, which is more than a PlayStation 4 Pro. Granted, it does come with the game and movie, but that seems pretty steep.
The other downside is that it's a GameStop exclusive, so you'll need to brave your local store if you want to snag one. There doesn't appear to be any such restrictions on the European bundle, though Sony's yet to announce a price. It will be offering a simpler bundle in the Old World, too, without the custom hardware and Blu-ray.
It's just a bit odd that this will be made available after the PS4 Pro has released; we have to imagine that those in the market for a custom console will be looking for the high-end hardware. Then again, we suppose that this bundle would cost $549.99 if it included Sony's top-end system, which is scarily close to that frightening $599.99 figure.
[source blog.us.playstation.com, via blog.eu.playstation.com]
Comments 17
the FFVX limited edition ps4 2016 model look awesome in my opinion!
@DEAD Yeah, it's a great custom console.
Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
With, without.
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
No pro no buy
It is awesome but there is no Pro bundle for some bizarre reason. So no buy. Depending on the price I could even cancel my FF15 preoder and get this bundle instead.
So is it a 4k ultra blu ray disc?
Been waiting for a long time to finally hear about a PS4 FFXV bundle, many comments in here about it over the past few months, but if I wanted to spend $450 on a PS4 I probably would have bought one at launch. Or a few months ago spent $400 for the Uncharted 4 bundle.
Why make a low price console then bundle it up to $450? I do appreciate that it's 1GB - something I think the article should have mentioned - but I'll just buy the U4 bundle for $300, rent the movie for $1, and wait until next year for FFXV: International or whatever they'll call it.
It is really nice box art, and that 1TB up there helps, but more than the Pro, that doesn't make sense.
@rjejr You'll never buy a PS4, quit lying to yourself.
I think the design is ok, but not enough to let me get it at that price.
@Napples You know, its getting close to just giving up. If I could sleep 20 hours a day for a year I might be ready after that.
@get2sammyb Why does the top pic w/ the 12 on it have a moon-etched PS4 but the bottom box doesn't?
Rip off.
@rjejr "There doesn't appear to be any such restrictions on the European bundle, though Sony's yet to announce a price. It will be offering a simpler bundle in the Old World, too, without the custom hardware and Blu-ray."
@rjejr FFXV doesn't look to appealing now, does it? Have fun playing The Witcher 3 then
@get2sammyb Wait, I have to look at pictures AND read the article?
So the EU and US are getting the same bundle, only different? Or is the EU getting both? I'm obviously confused by the 12 on the box alongside the 16. I just re-read it all again and I'm still not sure what's going on. BTW, does the voted-itself-out UK get the same stuff normally as the EU?
I suppose it doesn't matter, I'm back to looking for BF sales. Maybe I'll just go back to pron and give up gaming.
@Octane Is there enough pron in the Witcher to keep me interested? I know Conan OBRIEN thought so.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjLRuE1CLw
@rjejr Both the US and EU are getting the moon-themed version. EU is also getting a plain bundle, too.
@get2sammyb Thanks. Makes me feel better about being confused, it is confusing.
@rjejr If want it, probably haha. Haven't encountered any outside of the prologue scene.
Wow, this is way more expensive than I would like it to be :/ I think I'll just pick up the Uncharted 4 bundle. I do have to say though, the design looks out of this world!
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