Sony Pushes PS3 Sales By… Offering A PlayStation Credit Card

By Spencer . November 24, 2008 . 4:41pm

Sony Pushes PS3 Sales By... Offering A PlayStation Credit Card The PlayStation 3 isn’t getting a price break this holiday season. Sony’s solution to save you some cash is a strange one considering the current credit crunch they want to offer you a PlayStation branded credit card. If you sign up for the PlayStation credit card before December 31, 2008 you can cut $150 off the purchase a PlayStation 3.

 

That brings the 80 GB pack down to a reasonable $249.99 an 80GB system and $349.99 for a 160GB console. However, you need to purchase the PS3 directly from the credit card sign up website and pay shipping fees which makes the final cost of the 80GB PS3 $284 and the 160GB PS3 $389. Outside of the PS3 promotion the PlayStation credit card doesn’t offer any other deals on games. It’s just a rebranded Sony Card from Chase. I’m weary to call this a deal since signing up for a credit card affects your credit score so you might want to think that over three times before taking advantage of the promotion.

 

Oh, and Sony isn’t the first console with a credit card. Microsoft pushed an Xbox 360 branded Visa earlier this year.

 

Images courtesy of Sony.


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  • http://twitter.com/matty_125 matty

    I guess it could pay off my other credit card.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_ZzNf049U matty

    I guess it could pay off my other credit card.

  • Simon

    damn, too bad this card is not for Canadians, I would love a Playstation picture on my VISA.. i dunt even care about the deal. I just want the picture lol

  • Simon

    damn, too bad this card is not for Canadians, I would love a Playstation picture on my VISA.. i dunt even care about the deal. I just want the picture lol

  • http://blog.PaintedPixelStudios.com Toad64

    This is actually what pushed me over into buying a PS3 a couple months back. $150 off took the price down into “reasonable”.

  • http://blog.PaintedPixelStudios.com Toad64

    This is actually what pushed me over into buying a PS3 a couple months back. $150 off took the price down into “reasonable”.

  • http://several-hours-into-the-game.blogspot.com/ Nika

    I expect this is only a US promotion? becuase I could use a credit card, and a ps3 XD

  • Nika

    I expect this is only a US promotion? becuase I could use a credit card, and a ps3 XD

  • Voyevoda

    Only for USA?

  • Voyevoda

    Only for USA?

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