Actually, there was a price drop for both the 3DS and DS versions. I thought it was a sale at the time, so that's why I pre-ordered them both. They were both $10 off, so I was able to get both for less than what I would have paid just for the PS3 or XBOX versions. It does make a difference because there's a whole lot of things I could get for less than $60. Don't know about you, but I'd rather get multiple games for less than $60 than pay $60 just for one game. Surprised the 3DS won't have free roam though cause I read somewhere on here that it's supposed to have most of the same levels at the console version. But like I said, I can live without free roam, and I would only buy the PS3 or XBOX versions if I had my own PS3 or XBOX, then wait for a price drop, or if I have money to burn.