HMV have quite the interesting PlayStation 3 preorder offer going at their online store. Customers who wish to secure themselves Sony's shiny new console at HMV.com.uk right now can do so, but only if they buy a 4GB PSP along with it. Customers who purchase the bundle, which includes 2 PSP titles, for 675 (roughly $1,300) get their PSP straight away and priority over all other online orders once they have the PS3 on hand. As of right now this is the only way to preorder the PS3 from HMV's online store, as page for the system alone just features a place to put your email and be notified. The PSP preorder offer is good until the 2nd of March, or until 5,000 people have signed up, which hopefully means it'll be on until 3/2.

A Sony spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz, "This is just one of a number of value added incentives that retailers will be offering to mark the launch of PS3.

Yeah...not sure how tacking on extra items that people potentially don't even want qualifies as 'value added', but I guess a Sony Rep calling a major retail partner 'bastards' would be in bad form. Michael Fahey

HMV refuses PS3 pre-orders unless consumers agree to buy PSP too [GamesIndustry.biz]

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