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I read from Kotaku earlier this morning that online retailer Amazon.com will be offering one of three Playstation 3 bundles in a very special limited sale that will happen later this week. The bundles come either as a sci-fi, action, or family pack, and they include the following:

Sci-Fi- ($199)
Firefly, the complete series on Blu-ray
Start Wars: the Force Unleashed

Action- ($229)
James Bond Collection on Blu-ray
Far Cry 2

Family- ($199)
Pirates of the Carribean Trilogy on Blu-ray
LittleBigPlanet

Each bundle comes complete with the 80GB Playstation 3, and a remote for Blu-ray disc playback. The sale has very specific rules on how you can participate on which bundle is chosen to be sold, and on how you can be a selected customer for this offer. They are following, straight from Amazon.com:

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Welcome to Amazon Customers Vote 2008, your chance to compete for our most ridiculous deals of the season. The products that get the most votes in each of six rounds will be offered at ridiculous deal prices, and the runners-up will also be offered at slightly smaller discounts. (But they'll still be sweet deals.)

* Step 1: Vote.
Browse our six rounds of great products, and vote for the ones you'd like to buy at an amazing discount.
* Step 2: Check E-mail.
Check your e-mail the day before each buying round to see if you've been randomly selected to participate in the race to buy.
* Step 3: Go!
If selected, make sure you come back and log-in early on race day. We will have many more participants than deals, so the race is on. Good luck!

Keep in mind:

* You may vote in all six rounds on the same day if you like.
* The day before each buying round, you will be notified by e-mail if you've been selected to participate in the race to buy. You may also return to this page to find out whether you were selected.
* Customers Vote is a race. If you're randomly selected to participate in the race to buy, you still need to check what time the buying starts for each deal that round and log-in early, as we expect to have many more people participating than we have deals available.
* If selected, you may choose to purchase any or all of the items for that round, not just the product you voted for, as long as supplies are available.

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The vote lasts until Wednesday (26th), and the sale begins the following day (27th). Sign into your Amazon account (or create one if you don't have one), vote, and wait for your chance to get a Playstation 3 for well under it's MSRP of $499. You can vote here.

Editor's Note: Kotaku has since removed the post regarding this sale for unknown reasons. I have it in my blog reader still, and the PS3 special offer is still up on Amazon.com's holiday shopping page.