Amazon discounted Sony Corp.'s Hot Shots Golf title for the Playstation 3 by 17 percent in the latest promotion for the Blu-ray backed hardware.
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds on Sun. was price cut to $49.99 from a $59.99 MSRP. The latest entry in the franchise was released last week.
The title features larger, more detailed courses, multiplayer options, online play, and downloadable content.
The promotion is the latest in a slew of promotions to further sales of PS3 product, including adoption of the Blu-ray disc high-definition format.
Amazon earlier this month offered the new DualShock 3 controller for $49.99, $5 under the MSRP. The product, which includes rumble functionality, will be sold in mid-Apr.
Best Buy Co. Inc. this month began offering $100 the purchase of a PS3 and an HDTV $999 and up.
Sony's U.S. game division this month said that a new software update for the Playstation 3 will add new interactive Blu-ray features to the hardware in late Mar.
The new Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0, or BD-Live, will enable new interactive features, including downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and more.
The PS3 sold 280,800 units in Feb. U.S. sales according to NPD Group.
Hot Shots Golf video review here