If I didn't have my 60gb, I would have gone for this.

Registered just to post this: I AM MAD... waited several months and held off on getting a PS3 so that I could get the DualShock 3 controller now they are telling us the standard MGS$ 80 gig version won't have the dual shock 3. I am mad... All this time, I have been reading otherwise...

It's not an 80GB?  IT'S NOT AN 80GB?! Jesus.  I'm getting a new 360 to fill in the gaming gaps this PS3 has created with Sony's out-of-touch BS.  I adopted early (then my 60GB was stolen and I had to get a 40GB).  I knew I wanted another PS3 with BC, so I waited, waited and waited...for this.  These guys have just lost touch...and that PRICE! Have they learned NOTHING?  No matter what your selling, YOU CAN'T EXPECT MASS ADOPTION AT THAT PRICE.  My god they're GIVING fuel to the competition.  Idiots!  I am just floored.  <<shakes head in disbelief>>.

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@Barca--This is the Limited Edition, not the standard....if that helps.

@ Odium... Thanks for the info but the following statement what's scarring me, I hope it's wrong:

"There will also be a regular edition PS3 bundle with MGS4 which will be released in stores but that bundle will not be including the gunmetal PS3 or DualShock controller."

Wait, so the regular edition isn't an 80GB either?  I'm gonna confirm this, but if it's true......................................................360.  Loyalty be damned.  They're not loyal to me (or themselves, really).

Odium, your a moron, I don't know if you noticed or not, but you have to special order it from Konami, NOT SONY!!!!! I also hate to tell you this, but I highly doubt that they will not sell out this bundle at $600. I am so tired of people complaining about this BS. Now Barca you have a point, I don't know if I would be "Mad" about it, but it is kind of dumb that they are not including the DS3 controller??????

Why is everyone going crazy over this?  What's the big deal about picking up a normal PS3 and then MGS4 seperately?  You want a gunmetal colored PS3, then pick up a can of spray paint and go at it.  You don't even have to paint the PS3, just get a cool looking pastic container, cut some holes in it, paint it any color you want, and place it over the PS3.   No girl is going to come over at your house, look at your gunmetal PS3 and say, "OMG, YOU'RE SO COOL, TAKE ME NOW!!!"  If they do, they're probably only after your country's nuclear secrets.  Sony probably would sell more systems if they had a more variety of colored PS3s and get this backward compatability thing sorted out though.   I think the issues with backwards compatability, the lack of playing your own music in games, and the delay on releasing Home is really making them look bad, and they should work on getting those worked out above everything else. 

wtf? I thought there was a 500 dollar package with an 80gb PS3 and a copy of MGS.

I'll be severely dissappointed if there isn't, as that was the PS3 I was planning on buying.

@ woflhawk... I am mad because I had money saved up to buy it in late last year... i was for sure gonna buy it in January but when I heard MGS4 bundle with DS3, I thought i might as well wait since eventually i'd have to get a DS3 controller anyway to take full advantage of newer games... I am mad because I could've been enjoying a PS3 for all this time if i had not waited for the MGS4 bundel with DS3 that now appears to be a fantasy

I have been waiting for ever and they give me this! wtf!!! oooooo it has a sweet paint job... its just a FU@#@#@ NORMAL GRAY ps3! what happened to the 80gb!?!?! I would have been fine with paying a hundred dollars more than what was rumored for an 80gb, but it's just a 40! Sony your whack you forgot about the real gamers!!! nobody in their right mind is going to pay this much for a 40gb 

Ripoff! Thanks for removing my 1st comment PSU, it wasn't explicit!

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people please! read the source website

The PLAYSTATION 3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack will be available on June 12, 2008 for $499.99 in the US. The bundle includes an 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 system, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game and a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for $499 (MSRP).

http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/3809/2/

thats like a limited edition bundle from KONAMI not SONY

and PSU put the complete article :P

so, are they coming in 8- gb ps3 and 40 gb ps3? confused because my gamestops has a sign up saying 80 gb ps3/mgs4 bundle.   i should call in a day or 2 and ask them. cuz i'll buy a new one from them and sell my ps3 or keep it or give it to my friend

@ zhino87, thank you for the info. I was going mad. PSU SHOULD FIX THIS ARTICLE. It still states that 80 gig version won't have DS3.

wait..i payed $600 for a 60 gb...and now its 600 for a 40 gb? wtf this is the biggest scam/

BarcaTheGreat I dont think Sony will put new bundle without DS3 ...it doesnt make sence !! atleast to me.

Wow, I am amazed at almost all the comments above! I agree that PSu should have worded it better but they state that the other bundle will not include the gun metal PS3 or DS3. (aka the gun metal DS3, not the normal one)

As for the price, it's a limited addition, they're all gonna sell even at $600. If you don't like it buy a cheaper model. And it is most likely a 40Gb PS3 as that's what the Japanese are getting, and these are probably just repackaged Japanese models.

And as zhino87 said, it says on the website that the 80Gb bundel will come with a DS3 and a price of $500.

wow, what so hard to understand. There's going to be 2 bundle coming out, 1 in-store, thats the 80 gig with 1 DS3 n the game for $499. The second in online limited edition gun metal pre-order only from konami, with a 40 gig, 1 DS3 and limited edition of MGS for $599. we are lucky, in japan they have 5 MGS bundles, 4 40 gig models and a 80 gig. 40's ( gun metal, black, white and silver ) all with a DS3, plus you get an extra sixaxis with the bundle for free. also a regular black 80 gig.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/04/10/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-%e2%80%93-product-details-revealed/

The 80gig WILL HAVE a DualShock 3 controller.

The regular MGS4 bundle does come with a DS3 Controler check the website. now if the site is wrong, then thats really bad on sony, hope this helps

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665371946

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well it's good news for who just finished MGS3 on PS2 :)

Thanks everyone. Make sense to have DS3 from now on since Sony is discontinuing the six axis.

Some of the people above like Barca The Great and Odium_Generis_Humani don't know ANYTHING about the 80GB PS3 MGS4 Bundle that will retail for $499 and it will have the Dualshock 3 controller. If you look on the front of the 80GB PS3 MGS4 box, you will see the Dualshock 3 controller Icon. Stop whining and complaining about it.  And go ahead Odium and get a 360. When it Red Rings on you you'll be wishing you didn't waste your money and what's the use of getting a 360 when around 90% of the 360's games end up on the PC.

This Limited Edition MGS4 bundle also has the words "Metal Gear Solid 4" engraved on the PS3 console, and it's a very Limited Edition and it should sell for more money. If you guys think that $599.99 is high, just wait and see how much they will be selling for on Ebay. I bet that the bidding on them will reach the $1000 dollar mark easily.

I have to admit that for the price it should be the 80GB PS3 model, but it's a Limited Edition, so what else is there to say. Limited Edition merchandise ALWAYS sells for more money.

Kojima and Konami came up with this bundle for the Die-hard Metal Gear fans and Die-hard Playstation fans and they aren't catering to every gamer. There will be people buying this bundle just to have as a Collectable Item and the Japanese Gunmetal PS3 MGS4 bundle had sold out on the Japanese Konami Store and anybody that thinks that it wont be selling is WRONG.

@AclayPS3, finnally someone that really cares to read and pay attention to every word. I was also like wtf is wrong with these people? don't they read the arcticle and just see the damn image?hehe

Summarizing up:

The Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Bundle (40gb, gray or platinum, with Metal gear solid engraved, etc etc) will be "EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT KONAMI'S WEBSITE.

in the other hand, The normal Metal Gear Solid bundle, 80gb, black etc etc will be made up by SONY and will be availabe at RETAIL STORES.

I will loev to have the Limited Edition but Probably when  go and prorder it they will already be gone xD

why must we fight.

people need to read more carefully :P.

it sucks that the limited edition is a 40gb, otherwise i'd, at least, try to get me one of those bad babies but i rather have some sort of backward compatibility, multimedia card reader and 4 usb ports.

and yes, the new 80gb bundle does come with mgs4, a ds3 and a code to download a game from ps store.

all u idiots saying read carefully, read this: "There will also be a regular edition PS3 bundle with MGS4 which will be released in stores but that bundle will not be including the gunmetal PS3 or DualShock controller. " .... i know it means that DS3 will not be in gun metal colour but anyone else reading it for the first few time would assume that DS3 will not be included, period.

Editted due to me, now understanding this article better.

Well it's obvious PSU got their information wrong. But does this mean the 80GB SKU will be selling as a stand alone console once again, or just as this bundle.