Metal Gear Solid 4 + DUALSHOCK 3 + 80GB PS3 Bundle $499

[emacs]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...lease-date-by/

To coincide with the much-anticipated North American launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2 2008, SCEA will introduce a PS3 bundle, which will include an 80GB PS3, the upcoming blockbuster Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for $499.99 (MSRP).

[BluRay Rulez]

Intresting. Didn't see this coming. Is this the new SKU they are talking about? So no 120gb PS3?

[BigRick]

Prepare to hear "use the search function" This was posted earlier today.

[PS3-Playb3yond]

MGS4 Bundle Announced

[Magic]

"use the search function"

[BigRick]

Originally Posted by Magic

"use the search function"

+1

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

+1

[wem003]

I hope its not the new SKU since the game doesn't come out until June.

C'mon Sony. Waiting to buy a second PS3....

[xtop]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/49...4-dualshock-3/

If you haven't already purchased one, there's a hot new PS3 SKU coming in June to commemorate the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, confirmation of something we heard earlier today. The bundle includes the game, a DualShock 3 and an 80GB PS3 for the extremely reasonable price of $499. We're not sure of an exact date, but expect it sometime in late Q2, according the the press release.

We've heard plenty of predictions that 2008 is going to be the PS3's year, and if this extremely attractive SKU is any indication, the future could be very bright indeed.

[ezcobar411]

now that's good marketing

[Chocolatejas]

That will really boost sales.

[The Don]

how convenient...you get the system with the system seller packaged in...

they could have bundled any other game, or movie for that matter... but they chose MGS4, a game that many people would be happy with just purchasing the 80GB with the game separately...

[Blu Titan]

This bundle will sell tons of PS3 consoles. A great move.

[AlienHeadBoy]

Finally, we're getting DualShock 3 (I can not wait for my controller to actually rumble and shake again!) I've already got a PS3, but I'll no doubt be picking up a new DS3 controller.

[Dark Saiyan]

I just died and went to heaven.....

*THUD*

[surfdude12]

hmm doesn't explicitly say "includes MGS4", just "includes game dualshock", and that its commemmorating MGS4, i sure hope it has 2 games!

[NARMAK]

So, they reintroducing the 80GB bundle with MGS & a DS3, guess a 120GB PS3ain't coming after all, or is it.

I personally would have loved to see a MGS4 bundle with 2 DS3s & 120GB PS3maybe sometime down the line huh

[Jimboc]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

hmm doesn't explicitly say "includes MGS4", just "includes game dualshock", and that its commemmorating MGS4, i sure hope it has 2 games!

From the press release:

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At its annual retail and
publisher conference Destination PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SCEA) announced details of upcoming PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) and
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) (PSP-2000) hardware bundles with two of the
most highly anticipated 2008 titles. The company also announced the April
2008 availability of DUALSHOCK(R)3 wireless controller in North America.
To coincide with the much-anticipated North American launch of Metal Gear
Solid(R)4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2 2008, SCEA will introduce a PS3
bundle, which will include an 80GB PS3, the upcoming blockbuster Metal Gear
Solid(R)4: Guns of the Patriots and a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for $499
(MSRP).

[xtop]

apparently there have already been threads on this, titles on the other threads threw me off so i wasn't aware it had been posted. merge away mod's

[GyasiM]

Great deal, Just wonder if the date will get pushed back to late summer! I don't know how much longer i can wait!!