Biohazard 5 and Star Ocean 4 bundles coming out in Japan

[Jonnyram]

2009/2/19 24800 yen
Xbox 360 Arcade
Star Ocean 4 software
Original faceplate
Star Ocean Best Collection soundtrack CD




2009/3/5 34800 yen
Xbox 360 Premium
Biohazard 5 Deluxed Edition software:
- game
- Biohazard 5 Selection Track soundtrack CD
- 48 hrs gold card
- special metal case
Code for a premium theme

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

Any reason why SO4 is bundled with the arcade and RE5 is bundled with the premium?

[web01]

No surprise but smart move by Microsoft.

[kenta]

48 hours?! Why so skimpy?

[johnFkennedy]

Any reason why SO4 is bundled with the arcade and RE5 is bundled with the premium?

RE5 has an on-line component?

[PJX]

RE5 has an on-line component?

And you think Star Ocean 4 won't have any DLC?

[itxaka]

On the biohazard bundle, is that a vga cable?

[Wario64]

And you think Star Ocean 4 won't have any DLC?

SO4's DLC content will be on the disc. You'll just be buying 108Kb keys to unlock them.

It's Namco, afterall.

[Dot50Cal]

On the biohazard bundle, is that a vga cable?

It is D-Terminal, which is basically the Component of Japan.

Also, all this stuff (beyond the branded box) is available in the Deluxe Edition, which will be the standard Xbox 360 release until they run out of stock. So overall, quite useless.

[icecream]

48 hours?! Why so skimpy?

Of course.

It's Namco, afterall.

Of course.

Wait what?

[Nirolak]

SO4's DLC content will be on the disc. You'll just be buying 108Kb keys to unlock them. It's Namco, afterall.

Namco, Square Enix/Tri-Ace, same dif. >_>

[fernoca]

The Biohazard one, should have been a black Xbox and a faceplate too..but you know, that makes sense..so of course not!

[Error]

that Namco comment was an INSULT!!!

[Kai Ozu]

It's Namco, afterall.

[Rpgmonkey]

I was waiting to see when something like these would pop up. :P

And is that a new character on the SO4 faceplate? :o

SO4's DLC content will be on the disc. You'll just be buying 108Kb keys to unlock them. It's Namco, afterall.

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[Andrex]

I thought the title said the bundles were coming out of Japan. :(

[PSGames]

The Biohazard one, should have been a black Xbox and a faceplate too..but you know, that makes sense..so of course not!

Yeah it kinda sucks the SO4 one gets a faceplate yet RE5 doesn't.

[Strider2K99]

Nice bundles. I'm assuming the PS3 will get a Biohazard 5 bundle of its own.

[Error]

higher res pic of the faceplate, definitely a new character.

[MrDenny]

I like the RE5 box art. Is that also the cover for the US Collector's edition ?

[cvxfreak]

Biohazard bundle will be mine.

[Firestorm]

If Vesperia is anything to go by, that faceplate will pay for most of the 360 =[

[omg rite]

higher res pic of the faceplate, definitely a new character.

Must. Have. This.

[disappeared]

Biohazard bundle will be mine.

As if there was any doubt.

[_Alkaline_]

Pfft. Doesn't come close to Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda.

[Error]

might as well post it here...

new TVCM for SO4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSOFK...e=channel_page

[Shouta]

Want faceplate. Do not want catgirl.

[Error]

Want faceplate. Do not want catgirl.

Oh I'm sure you do!

[klee123]

I want the faceplate.

[bomb_jack]

This just fuels my excitement for RE5 even more, 2 months to go!

[Rez]

Two long, arduous months.

[Rpgmonkey]

higher res pic of the faceplate, definitely a new character.

It is someone new. :o

Please don't be lame SE and bring this over here...the Vesperia one didn't I think.

[bomb_jack]

RE5 will definitely be region locked won't it?

[cvxfreak]

RE5 will definitely be region locked won't it?

The Japanese version will almost certainly be region locked.

I wonder if there'll be any PS3 bundles...

[BlueTsunami]

higher res pic of the faceplate, definitely a new character.

A dude with a facial scar. Awesomeness complete

[pseudocaesar]

The Japanese version will almost certainly be region locked. I wonder if there'll be any PS3 bundles...

They'd be silly not too. Even without bundles though the PS3 will outsell the 360 version 5 to 1 in Japan.

[Larson Conway]

Hope SO bundle boosts MS points in Japan. Nice move.

[Psychotext]

The actual packaging looks terrible... I'm surprised that they didn't try to find an image that would work better with the green at the top.

[Jonnyram]

Want faceplate. Do not want catgirl.

You already have your hands full with a Mithra?

[itxaka]

It is D-Terminal, which is basically the Component of Japan. Also, all this stuff (beyond the branded box) is available in the Deluxe Edition, which will be the standard Xbox 360 release until they run out of stock. So overall, quite useless.

ooohhh so that is the famous D-terminal. Cool to know.

[_Xenon_]

higher res pic of the faceplate, definitely a new character.

hmmm? where's the huge boob elf girl?

[sprsk]

Every game in Japan must have a bundle.

[Shouta]

You already have your hands full with a Mithra?

Catgirls sux! I bet you're the one busy with a mithra!

[Ashour]

I love the Star Ocean faceplate but I don’t like Star Ocean games so I’ll probably get it from Ebay, anyway smart move from MS and I think Sony will bundle RE5 with PS3 too.

[Yazus]

I love the Star Ocean faceplate but I don’t like Star Ocean games so I’ll probably get it from Ebay, anyway smart move from MS and I think Sony will bundle RE5 with PS3 too.

Fuck, i love star ocean to death but i'm NOT going to buy another 360 for sure. M$ Bring this to America so i can import it and play NA Region locked games like vesperia

PS: this is probably an hint that so4 won't have DLCs... for now :(

[john tv]

Fuck, i love star ocean to death but i'm NOT going to buy another 360 for sure. M$ Bring this to America so i can import it and play NA Region locked games like vesperia PS: this is probably an hint that so4 won't have DLCs... for now :(

NA Vesperia works fine on Japanese 360s, FYI.

[Jonnyram]

A lot of NA games work on JP 360s, and if they don't you can always buy the Asian versions (usually for $10 less), but there won't be much of a second hand market for them.

[Shig]

They should have preloaded or included a code for Megaman 9 or Bionic Commando with that RE5 one, just to sweeten the deal.

Or they could just preload the demo versions for all of Capcom's XBLA stuff, might interest some people that would have otherwise never tried them or known they exist. Definitely couldn't hurt.

[Mohonky]

You'd have to think the Star Ocean bundle would sell well for MS in Japan. I don't think they'll ever really win over the Japanese market, but they must certainly be making inroads this gen with awesome bundles like these and the previous ones. I think this gen has been pretty good for MS in Japan; they have far more developer support and are getting the games the Japanese market usually lap up.

If anything, I think Japan will at least become more consistent for them and they might garner enough interest that by the time next gen rolls around the Japanese market will see the Xbox brand as a more viable option.

[Jtyettis]

Two long, arduous months.

Indeed