MGS4 bundle, beta and possible date announced
- Posted February 26th, 2008 at 16:47 EDT by Eric Blattberg
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This latest bundle announcement should without a doubt coerce those on the fence into purchasing the PlayStation 3. To coincide with the highly 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 MGS4 and a DualShock 3 wireless controller for the current price of the MotorStorm 80GB bundle ($499).
"Working closely with our retail and publishing partners and sharing our hardware and software roadmaps at Destination PlayStation gives us a great opportunity to outline some key milestones for the year. In response to incredible demand, we will be manufacturing more 80GB PS3s for North America and the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 80GB PS3 bundle is an ideal way to offer that continued value to our consumers," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "With Blu-ray having won the format war, our stellar software line-up and a broad product portfolio, we will continue to drive the incredible momentum we've been generating since last fall."
Also revealed at Destination PlayStation, "A nationwide pre-sell promotion will enable gamers to pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and be guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test for Metal Gear Online scheduled for late April."
Finally, a possible launch date seems to have been leaked from the Destination PlayStation conference. Rumor has it that June 12 will be the epic day that MGS4 releases; we've e-mailed Konami in an effort to verify this date. We'll keep you posted on all things Metal Gear Solid 4.
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SonyJunkie |
Bender6191- 4:53pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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Damn, i wish i wouldnt have bought my PS3 earlier, i could have gotten a better PS3 sku, and got MGS4. Well whoever is going to buy this bundle shoudld be very very happy.
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oopsadoops |
hbears93- 4:56pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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wow static, still dont have a PS3?
ouch.
anyway, a beta would be amazing.
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ChildOfIllusions |
FirstAmongEquals- 4:57pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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I wonder were therew going to force us to pre-order it from? reguardless if i have it pre-ordered already even if i have to pre-order it somewhere else to get in the MGO beta i will . LOL
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leeman99 |
Bedsidelee- 5:05pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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This game is hyped so so much amongst us ps3 gamers to be honest the first one was good the second not bad but the third was terrible the camera was a total mess i must admit it's got to much of a japenese element in it for me and alot of ps3 gamers think this game is going to be the saviour of ps3 i would have to say you either love it or hate it a typical marmite game, now killzone two now your talking.
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dannyphantom105 |
dannyphantom105- 5:17pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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@ leeman, i totally disagree. you do know that MGS 3 won ps2 game of the year on many sites, including IGN? the story was sick and i loved the camoflouge system. anyways, sweet deal, you get the motorstorm bundle but with a better game and a better controller. it adds about 50 bucks of extra value for free.
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bnolan56 |
snowy311- 5:24pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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@ leeman99. are you serious? who cares if its hyped this is one of the few games that it lives up to the hype. You clearly ahve never played other MGS's on a serious level to say that its hyped too much. This game will be godlike (might even topple my favs: RE4, MGS2)
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Promethius30 |
Tealcsg1- 5:39pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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The metal gear series in my opinion the best gaming series that there ever has been and probably ever, but i do agree with leemen that you either love or hate but luckly for Mgs nearly everybody loves it. This is the reason i got a ps3
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Cerbera182
- 5:51pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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what? so they announced the discontinuation of the 80gb model.....then theyre bringing this out? im confused does this mean that this bundle is the only way to get the 80gb? are they bringing a new SKU out? and what about europe?
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Stickemup
- 6:26pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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@leeman: Wow are you kidding me? You may have hated the camera in Snake Eater but when Snake Eater Subsistence got released that got fixed up and it pretty much made the game perfect, it already was in my eyes, but with the new camera it gave us a glimpse into MGS4. I have played MGS4 (one of the first Americans to get that honor*cough*cough) and it is AWESOME. You realize you're playing something special as soon as you pick it up. And the part I played in the demo didn't show any of the awesome bosses or anything supernatural it was just regular combat. I can't even imagine what kind of boss battles are you gonna go down. And Killzone? Are you kidding me? The first one sucked so much and while the story was solid it wasn't like it felt epic or anything. You're probably one of those dudes that is only waiting for Killzone 2 because of the graphics. I'm more anxious for Resistance 2 and Haze then Killzone 2.
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AclayPS3
- 6:37pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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Well, this is good news. All I can say is PS3's will be flying off shelves. In June I bet that the PS3 will sell at least 1 million units just in the U.S. Metal Gear Solid 4 has been the game that so many people have been waiting for before they get a PS3 and now that MGS4 will be packaged with the PS3, they have no choice but to get the PS3.
Sony is just genious..... PS3+MGS4 packaged with PS3= PS3 Takeover!!! Ha ha ha!!! The Xbox 360 has a bunch of crappy games packaged with the console, but at least Sony has been packaging some of it's best games with the system from the start (Motorstorm). Microsoft will have to start packaging Gears of War 2 or one of it's "exclusives" if they want to compete with the PS3 now.
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RotaryMatt |
RotaryMatt- 7:23pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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I think the 360 has a great deal with there bundles but thats not the point or the topic. I will def be getting this ps3 with MG. This is great news for sony and us. more money for them better deals for us
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blueberry_buds
- 7:44pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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WHY CANT THEY JUST RELEASE IT NOW WHEN ITS WINTER AND THERES NOTHING TO DO.. ITS GONNA RUIN MY SOCIAL LIFE IF IT COMES OUT IN THE SUMMER haha
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FinalAtk
- 7:45pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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Allowing people to prepurchase the game at full price in exchange for automatic beta testing rights is pure marketing genius. That sates hardcore fans hunger for the game and also brings in early revenue. Best marketing idea i can remember hearing. I wish they did that for all games.
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Gen.Penguin
- 7:53pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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i think its perfect timing. school would be out and everything.
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dj_sup3r1or |
sup3r1or- 9:16pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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WTF June 12, Promised march and may not to mention last year, DAMN HAD ENOUGH
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D3v1lwqer23 |
sup3r1or- 9:20pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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I want to be involved in the beta soooo bad.
dj_sup3r1or, if you had been paying attention, you would know that they delayed it to June for perfection reasons, and Kojima stated that it will be delayed no further. -
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 11:54pm GMT - February 26th, 2008
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Nice for anyone who hasn't got a PS3 yet and drives the nail further into the early adopters heads. Glad to at least see the 80GB PS3 continuing to be produced.
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leeman99 |
Bedsidelee- 6:22am GMT - February 27th, 2008
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Stickemup everyone is entitled to there opinions you may find sonic rocks now i prefer mario, if you like mgs all good and well, though i do like good graphics in games but inovation and game play is and should be first choice though the two should go hand in hand together with good graphics, i really enjoyed mgs1which was excellent but mgs 2 was aright but mgs3 spoilt my experience due to the shoddy camera, i think fans of the genre are looking forward too it more, i'm not criticising the game that's all i'm saying is it's a marmite game you either love it or hate it, i will rent it first to see what it's like, well i'm really looking forward too killzone2 and LBP, haze, RFOM2, well there plenty of genres and hey let's keep it civil amongst us fellow ps3 gamers as the xbots would really like us fellow ps3 gamers arguing, ps3 is the best FACT.
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MatrixSixaxis
- 6:44am GMT - February 27th, 2008
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What's the bet the Japanese will get a better looking bundle than the US!?! They'll prolly get a Limited Edition PS3 ! Whether it's a new color or a metal gear stealth colored skin on the PS3!!! Hoo knows....but I care.
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OmegaEqual
- 7:08am GMT - February 27th, 2008
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To everyone who let unconfirmed rumors drive them to by a 40GB PS3 because they believed a bunch of dorks freaking out in forums everywhere, I say this...wait for official announcements. MGS4 or no MGS4, they needed a new SKU JUST FOR THE new dualshock controllers.
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iplayonlysony
- 8:02am GMT - February 27th, 2008
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@ 37, MGS4 will contain a starter pack for Metal Gear Online. The full version will be a separate game.
Yes, I am so glad that sony has made this bundle! Good job!
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1solidsnake |
solid1snake67- 12:31am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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heck ya. i already have it pre-ordered and fully paid for. going to go and get it at the midnight release. while your asleep i will be playing it. and i'll probably get a ticket driving back home to fast. i'll probably overheat my ps3 and melt my xbox 360. sorry box fans we get it and you don't.
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FantasyStar |
Tirin- 2:14am GMT - March 1st, 2008
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As much as I love that bundle deal, my PS3 60GB is too precious to me to trade-in and try to snag that awesome deal.
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