PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Blu-ray Suck Nearly 1k From Your Wallet

The fourth quarter has already ripped into our wallets with must-have game and Blu-ray releases like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Dead Space, Fracture, the NHL and NBA games, Poltergeist, Sleeping Beauty, and the list goes on.

Despite all these great games and movies, next week is when your wallet will want to break free from your pants and hide under the couch. Not once this year has so many irresistible shiny discs become available on or around the same day.

The big question is, what are you going to do about it? Unless your wallet is fat with cash, decisions will have to be made. What if you just want the real “biggies?” What will that cost? Let’s break it down platform by platform, then add up the damages.

Playstation 3
At long last Sackboy will break away from a beta and infiltrate homes across the globe. LittleBigPlanet is poised to be a huge seller for Sony and capture the non-shooter audience Resistance 2 is aimed squarely at appeasing. Also arriving on PS3 are Far Cry 2, BioShock, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.

Xbox 360
Sony’s exclusive will go mano-e-mano with the long-awaited arrival of Microsoft’s exclusive, Fable 2. Both games will require massive amounts of gameplay time to get the most out of, so it will be interesting to see how devoted multi-platform gamers manage their time. Other big Xbox 360 releases include Far Cry 2, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.

Wii
Wii has a big exclusive heading to stores next week as well though to be frank it pales in comparison to Microsoft and Sony’s. Wii Music will certainly fly off shelves to the casual gaming audience despite being hammered by critics in previews, us included. Other Wii notables include Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition, Carnival Games: Mini Golf, The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and High School Musical 3.

Blu-ray Disc
Bond. James Bond. At long last six of the classic Bond films will triumphantly arrive on Blu-ray with re-mastered transfers and high-def extras, and be complimented with a new three-disc version of Casino Royale. Other biggies include Diary of the Dead, Halloween, The Incredible Hulk, The Strangers and Sweeney Todd.

Now the fun part. Assuming you’d want to buy all or even most of these titles and taking into consideration the non-exclusives, this is how much green (or plastic) would need to be extracted from your wallet.

  • LittleBigPlanet: $59.99
  • Far Cry 2: $59.99
  • BioShock: $59.99
  • Fable 2: $59.99
  • Midnight Club Los Angeles: $59.99
  • Carnival Games: Mini-Golf: $39.99
  • Wii Music: $49.99
  • Spider-Man: Web of Shadows: $49.99
  • High School Musical 3: $49.99
  • Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition: $39.99
  • The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon: $49.99
  • Casino Royale Collector’s Edition: $26.95
  • Halloween: $34.95
  • James Bond Vol 1: $58.95
  • James Bond Vol 2: $58.95
  • Sweeney Todd: $27.95
  • The Incredible Hulk: $25.95
  • The Strangers: $27.95

And the grand total is… $841.54.

Even if you wanted to get the highest profile best releases on each platform:

  • LittleBigPlanet: $59.99
  • Far Cry 2: $59.99
  • BioShock: $59.99
  • Fable 2: $59.99
  • Wii Music: $49.99
  • James Bond Vol 1: $58.95
  • James Bond Vol 2: $58.95
  • The Incredible Hulk: $25.95

… you would still need to shell out $433.80. In this economy, that’s a lot of coin.

Your wallet is afraid. Very afraid. But in the end, we’ll all be very happy come this time next week. Very happy.

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