On November 2, a sale offering a discount for purchasing a PlayStation 5 console, an external disc drive, and the physical edition of Marvel’s Wolverine together kicked off at PlayStation retailers nationwide. On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board, posters pointed out that the disc drive could become useless in a few years once optical disc support ends, while others speculated the bundle was really just a way to clear stock to help hit the game’s sales targets. Discount amounts varied by store, and many posts compared notes on the actual terms of the deal.
What people said
1AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:04
Starting today, Monday, November 2nd, the "PS5® & Marvel's Wolverine Bundle Sale" is live at PlayStation® retailers nationwide! Fight as Wolverine on PS5!
Details here ⇒ play.st/3U8NDXJ
8AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:10
Weird how every Yodobashi store has tons of stock but it's not eligible for the deal
With this sale, buying the PS5 console, the disc drive, and the physical edition of 'Marvel's Wolverine' together gets you a better price than buying them separately. Don't miss this chance to enjoy the hit title 'Marvel's Wolverine' alongside the PS5 console, now priced at an MSRP of 55,000 yen (tax included).
12AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:12
Re: #11
Sony's Wolverine really did lose, huh
13AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:12
So you only get the deal if you buy all three — console, drive, and software — together? So how much does that actually come to?
14AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:13
Guess they got complaints — 'it's not going to sell at this rate, please do something about it.'
15AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:13
Lmao, they're pairing a physical copy with the Digital Edition (the disc-less PS5 model)
94AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:48
Re: #15
You're supposed to buy the drive as part of the bundle too, you know?
18AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:14
Re: #11
If you're admitting defeat, go ahead and buy it
You're part of the PS5 family now too
19AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:15
PS5 console: 55,000 yen + disc drive: 19,800 yen + Wolverine at whatever it's going for
That's roughly 80,000 yen total
So is this basically stock clearance — bundling a disc drive that'll be obsolete next year with the 'yellow old guy' (forum nickname for Wolverine, after his yellow costume)?
21AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:15
Why bring up — and have everyone laugh about — a game bad enough to be this year's 'Face of the Year' (the forum's mocking title for the year's most infamous trainwreck game)? 🙄
22AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:19
Even with a sale like this there's no way they hit the 6-million-unit quota — maybe they should just give up?
23AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:20
Seriously, how dumb can you be
You'd think they'd drop physical media at least for first-party titles
Why are you guys still putting out physical media — you're supposed to be the ones leading the charge to kill it off
24AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:21
So now they're forcing the external drive on us too, even though it'll be junk in a year
25AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:21
You can really feel how desperate they are to hit their quota
26AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:22
Instead of going through all this hassle, just toss it in the bargain bin (the clearance cart at Japanese electronics stores) with a 'take one home, free' sign
27AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:22
Wasn't there some penalty clause if they don't sell 6 million copies? lol
28AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:22
It's funny how hard they're hammering that '55,000 yen console' price, like they're trying to make the deal look better than it is
29AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:22
Is Sony eating the cost of this discount themselves?
30AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:24
They probably need to clear out the in-store stock piled up worldwide — if they tried to hit quota with free bundle copies instead, retailers would likely push back hard
31AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:24
Wait, is this the 55,000-yen Japan-region PS5?
If you buy this, you genuinely won't be able to dodge GTA6's CERO rating restrictions (Japan's game content ratings board)
32AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:26
You won't even be able to play the disc normally — they'll just end up dumping the software on its own for cheap
33AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:28
The drive's turning to junk in a year too, so they're getting desperate
Just wait until next year and this'll probably come free with a 50,000-yen bundle lol
34AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:29
'Buy the disc drive too!' lmao
This hardware is such garbage lol
35AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:29
Shady sales tactic — forcing people to buy a disc drive that'll only be usable for one more year
36AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:29
The white PS5 Digital Edition is out of stock everywhere,
so maybe make the double pack eligible too?
37AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:30
Bundling in a physical copy and a disc drive, then turning around and saying discs are done in 2028 — are they stupid?
40AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:31
Re: #37
You can't include a physical copy of Wolverine without the drive
51AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:46
Re: #37
??? 'Who wouldn't buy it right now!'
52AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:47
Re: #37
It's getting discontinued, so of course they have to clear the stock
41AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:33
If they don't guarantee sales numbers, Marvel might cut them loose
44AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:34
Thought they were just bundling Wolverine in, but oh, they're bundling the disc drive too lol
I'm dying lol
45AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:37
Kind of like that Mario Kart World bundle overseas, huh lol (a jab at Nintendo forcing some Switch 2 buyers abroad into a Mario Kart World bundle)
53AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:48
Checked Edion (a Japanese electronics retailer) and it said 3,300 yen off
58AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:59
Re: #53
Wait, wasn't it supposed to be free…
Guess I need to correct Re: #57 from 8,980 yen to 3,300 yen then, my bad, SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
57AnonymousNov 2, 2026 12:57
I kind of want a commercial where CG Wolverine shows up, sings the game's praises at the top of his lungs,
and then at the very end goes 'Buy now with the PS5 and drive for 8,980 yen off!'
70AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:13
Just checked — at Bic Camera (an electronics retailer), even putting just the Japan-only console + Wolverine in your cart gets you the 3,300 yen discount. Is that… okay?
71AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:16
Re: #70
Well, even if they did that, there'd be zero benefit for the buyer anyway…
80AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:23
So it's 3,300 yen off from here
https://www.edion.com/ito/img/0ic/P000009597/tile.jpg
82AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:26
Re: #80
Gotta give them credit, it clearly states the stand is sold separately
89AnonymousNov 2, 2026 13:33
Re: #80
Wondered what happens after 14 days, but it's probably just the usual thing
Background and key points of this discussion
The sale requires buying all three items together — the PS5 console, external disc drive, and physical copy of the game — with no discount for buying the software or hardware alone, which caused confusion. Many posters speculated that the disc drive would eventually become unnecessary once optical disc support ends, or that the bundle was really stock clearance aimed at hitting sales targets for the game — but these were all speculation within the thread, and no official statement about specific sales targets or penalty clauses was cited. The actual discount amount also varied by retailer: Edion listed it as 3,300 yen off, while at Bic Camera the same discount reportedly applied even without meeting the stated conditions, suggesting the sale’s terms and pricing weren’t clearly communicated to shoppers.
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