Best Buy offering games instead of PS3 Slim exchange?
- Posted August 25th, 2009 at 18:49 EDT by Adam Dolge
- 41 Comments
The new PlayStation 3 Slim is probably attractive to both current PS3 owners, and those interested in stepping up to Sony’s console. But what will big retailers do with large amounts of ‘old’ PS3 returns in exchange for the new, slimmer, larger-hard-drive PS3 Slim?
According to sources close to Kotaku, Best Buy’s solution may be to offer new games to those looking to exchange their console for a new PS3 Slim. Apparently an internal memo, distributed to stores nationwide, urges managers to offer a free copy of inFamous, MLB 09 The Show, or Killzone 2 instead of an exchange for a PS3 Slim. The memo appears to only be a recommendation.
As of now this is still a rumor, but if there is truth to the memo, it’s nice to see Best Buy has something to offer those looking to upgrade. On the other hand, many may still want to upgrade to the slimmer and larger-hard drive PS3.
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RawK_Solid
- 1:51pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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That's really cool. If you are within the return window, I'd still go for the Slim.
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wetfbbqchiken
- 1:56pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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so i can give away my "old" ps3 and get a game i already have for free? nice...wouldnt have a console to play it on but nice
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MeetThaDealer
- 1:59pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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I'm planning on selling my old PS3 and I've already got a buyer.
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Tha_Last_Romeo
- 1:59pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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That is dumb... What ever happened to the restock fee on open products. I would have a 20% restock fee and give them cash or store credit. That way, the only people that can get a slim are the ones that purchase the PS3 for $400. The ones that are purchasing them now would just lose out!
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Rediaen
- 2:18pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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Funny because you could in theory (provided they don't do anything to the sales receipt) attempt to return your PS3 phat, get offered a game, take the game, and then go to a different BBY location and get your slim or repeat the process and get another game. I hop for BBY's sake that they have measures in place to stop that from happening, assuming that this is true.
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Strung Out
- 2:45pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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I guess you can be eligible to trade in your ps3 and get a slim? Even if it's not broken?
If that's the case, I think the offer is "here's a game and you keep your old ps3".
But it's vague, and I have no idea why they would even allow people to return a ps3 for a slim in the first place.
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discharge
- 2:46pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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If there is a mass exchange going to happen it would be benefit those of us who prefer our phat ps3's in one way, coz sony could(?) use all the returns as refurbed units for those of us lucky to be still with 'Continuous play', Im not sure if I made any sense there......
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DarkNemesis
- 2:55pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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It's stupid for people to try and exhange their phat for a slim.
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Halo_In_Reverse
- 3:09pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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@12 not everyone has and old ps3 with all the usb slots, card reader, 320 hdd and emotion chip jack@#$. For most people this will be an upgrade. Bigger HDD smaller profile. At $299.99 i might just keep the ps3 i have now and just get the slim as well. couldnt hurt to have 2 ps3s.
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michaelcorleone
- 3:35pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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i had mine on finance from currys a week after release with insurance so ill just throw my 80gb ps3 in the bath like i did with my 60gb and get a slim....its all good to be insured for a small fee of £1.79 a month ha ha
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lloyd_yayo
- 4:07pm EDT - August 25th, 2009
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we are doing that, not a dumb idea from a reatil point. if we take back used ps3's in store we have to send them to sony and sony charges us.
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