I will be buying that bundle i will be heading to gamestop in march to see if i could reserve it.

SpawnSon

This is probably what will make me buy a PS3 to go with my 360. Unfortunately its probably gonna cost a whole hell of a lot more than $500 in the UK (I'm guessing the equivilent of $600-$700).

98abaile2

It begins..., shit yeah!

Skunx

Solid Snake's nemesis, Liquid Ocelot, ahma gonna git yeh...in about three months time. So watch out!

cheeses

@Streeks1984: two copies... why? I am the biggest MG fan ever, but if i can get the full experience for 60 bucks... why would I spend 120?

FlyingWombat

June 12 is Philippine Independence Day.

Can I get a HELL YEAH! for freedom?

Frank

Greatest day ever!

Huxle

YAY!

Soyerz

"I hope the bundle is 449 then I might buy it."

@ghnvt:
What the HELL are you talking about????? I caved and bought one of the last 60GB PS3s back in October 2007 for $499 with a rumbleless controller and NO game. Youre getting a DS3 and technically MGS4 for free and you still are whining the bundle should be $450? It should be $550-560 instead!

This is an awesome deal.... Kinda makes me want to think I should've waited more.... oh well.

Alex_Mexico

OMFG!... *runs to look for a towel*

nopposan

damn i jumped on the Motorstorm bundle already shiiit!

CenatorC

EPIC WIN!

SolidOni_ds

I wonder how good(or bad) the game will be.

KM91

Good things does indeed come to those who wait! The countdown begins now!

Tenchuu

@Gambare: Awesome

Barf#1

@slickchris7777: No thank goodness it's $500

Barf#1

@dunetiger : apples are red: It only has software BC, not hardware like the 60 gig model. Although I've heard the software BC is very good anyway. Besides, most of us own a PS2 anyway, and you can't really sell them for THAT much, so why not just keep your PS2 if you want hardware BC that badly?

Spiffyness

@reptile168:

What's crippled about it? Mine works just fine, has the card reader, and has the backwards compat.

dunetiger : apples are red

With a bundle of that magnitude, they should have packed the 60GB version, and not the crippled 80GB..

reptile168

@_@ So we can have a taste of the action in April! Great! :D

ShinjiKinomoto

@chantron: That's what I was wondering. Is this the high quality, gimp or supergimp model.

Spartan1308

Oh no. Beta test! I might need the PS3 in April instead... CRAP! what to do??

Highlander Wolf

Ho ho, Hideki and Itagaki challenging eachother head on, which is a weird thing considering there suppose to be friends...

Ultrasinc

CRAP! My family and I are going on a big road trip around that time. Oh well, l just buy the game on the road, then drool over it 'till we get home.

Spiffyness

@lithium: Yeah wha huh?

Spoony Bard

Oh My FUCKING GOD.

The Dark Defender

@Kazzahdrane: Dude get the MGS collection, coming out next month for like 30 bucks or something.

slackjawed

@mva5580: How does it feel to be totally wrong on this one? $499 MSRP.

slackjawed

OMG!! I'd whore myself for that...
Do want PS3.

phosphor112

MY WHOLE PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO STAY ALIVE UNTIL JUNE 12!!!!!!

Wolf_Dog

Sweet. Giving MGS4 the summer is a great idea. MGS4 selling like hotcakes confirmed.

WolfGod

@TheIrishNinja: lmao sweet post!

zanzibarlegend

@zztopp: what planet were you born on? Trollville,USA Populaton 1?

MGS4 will own June. even if it isnt most anticipated game of the year, it is indiscussion as a top 5 game across all other games in every console out. just this bundle alone will help MGS4 sell well worldwide. (11.5 PS3 sold to date) do me a favor. stop lacing your ganja with bird seed, its not doing you any good. the hammer sways over your head.

zanzibarlegend

@Meus: Your comment needs to be nomitaded for Best Comment Awards 2008 :)

lithium

This canceled any summer plans I had.

WolfGod

Yes Please!

gunstarhero

@Kazzahdrane:

Actualy, 3 is sort of unnecessary to enjoy 2. There are a few allusions, but since 3 is a prequel, you're not missing much. If I were you, I'd just run and get 3.

SnakeCL

Is this Call of Duty 4? Those guys that are running, they're like those OpFors from COD4.

Dekabreak

OH MY CHRIST, BEST NEWS ALL WEEK.

in other news, TheIrishNinja will be absent from June-July, depending on how long it takes him to get Big Boss Status. If for some retarded reason, there's no trophy in place for such a feat, do watch for the inevitable avatar-to-screenshot change.

TheIrishNinja

@Mudkip_Winger: I am sure it will be out on the 360 right around the time Jack Thompson is appointed to the Supreame Court of Florida.... Go ahead... Hold your breath....

Mr.SithNinja

Dammit....the excitement for MGS4 kinda makes me wish I'd stuck it out with MGS2, as I understand 3 is all kinds of great.

...damn....seriously considering playing 2 and 3 just to take part in the MGS4 release excitement....

DAMN MY EASILY-SWAYED MIND!

Kazzahdrane

Great, now we just wait for the 360 release date!

Mudkip_Winger

Metal Gear..!!??? It cant be. You knew? Metal Gear is a secret black project...how did you know that???

METAL GEAR!!!!!!!!!!JUNE 12!!! SET THE DATE!!!!

DCPlayaPride

yes!

RENVi

[blog.us.playstation.com]

now on the ps blog

Crazyeyez15

@Kirkpad: Kewl.... I'll catch ya on the PSN sometime around 2012....

Mr.SithNinja

wow i just went the other day to-preorder MGS Essential Collection, this is a joyous day:D

zanzibarlegend

Also confirmed: online multiplayer beta starts in April if you preorder the game.

mind in rewind

$499 confirmed. That's not a bad deal at all, since it includes a new, $60 game.

mind in rewind

@zztopp: That is with out a doubt the most idiotic statement that has ever been posted on any blog site in the history of the internet. You sir, are either a tard of epic proportions, or a pathetic troll looking for attention. Either way your existance is a sad one at best.

Mr.SithNinja

@baked ham:
You know MS will just lower the 360's price if they do that. I don't think they can fight a price war this early. But damn, I so want a PS3, but after my 360, I don't have the money. But I can't sell my 360, because I love it. The one console future is sounding nice to me right now.

gamadaya

Much as I love Metal Gear, buying a console for one game is downright nutty. If this bundle had been present shortly after launch, I probably would have been one of those people lining up outside a Best Buy. As it stands...Snake will have to wait.

Tetley

Confirmed!!!! MGS4 for 360 intime for fall!!!! PS3 is the fail...

katieandowen

as another commenter said in a more recent post, check the Playstation Blog: everything has been confirmed, the bundle supposedly going for a cool $499

Update: "Database Error" hmm, too much traffic perhaps? Regardless, it'll be there once it loads back up again.

What I'm more interested in however is that, as mentioned in the blog, players who preorder MGS4 will get "guaranteed" access to a multiplayer beta in late April for MGS Online. No other details besides that, though hopefully this would mean preordering at any store you choose (ie, not just through GameStop).

DragonSphere

This is gonna be a kickass birthday present.

Solidius

@AndrewDB: its done dude. Ryan Payton Confirmed game is done. It is now going through bug testing mode.

zanzibarlegend

@baked ham: Nevermind that 10 dollars more. It's only 5 dollars more (just read the Kotaku article stating it'll be available for 55 dollars). So... yeah... I don't think the bundle will cost any more than 500. It's approximately as valuable as what they're selling currently in the bundle, only slightly more valuable. It's somewhat possible the bundle will sell for less than 500, but I doubt it. I'm putting my money on the bet that it costs 500.

baked ham

@Android8675: That's laughable. But we can all dream can't we?

JohnnytheFuture

@mva5580: I highly doubt it'lll be 600 dollars, and it will certainly not be more than that.

It's currently 500 for an 80 GB unit with a 60 dollar retail game and a 50 dollar retail controller. If you change out that one 60 dollar game for another and then exchange the 50 dollar controller for its placement, which will at most cost 60 dollars when it's available, will not add 100 dollars to the price tag. I think it'll be the same price, actually. You'll be able to get an 80 GB with MGS 4 and a DS 3 for 500, and I think they'll repackage the 40 with a DS 3, and lower its price to 350 to match the 360's 20GB model price point.

baked ham

That fits in with what I'd heard (either 12th June or 6th December)

brooza

Once the PS3 is at Wii pricing, then I'll buy a blu-ray player.

Because then, HD-TV's might actually be affordable to everyday people. Which is when the PS3/360 will actually be worth buying. No HD = Pointless Blu-Ray player.

Kirkpad

FROM PLAYSTATION BLOG:

As has been announced previously, MGS4 will include a Metal Gear Online "Starter Pack." If you can't wait to try out MGS4, the good news is you don't have to much longer. Those who pre-order the game will be guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test for Metal Gear Online scheduled for late April.

Ajay

I will be preordering this promptly.

Sollus

yay i get a ps3 june 12th.does the bundle have BC because thats actually a deal breaker for me.ill just buy them all seperate I NEED BC!

Truepatriot

It would be a devastating blow to the competition if Sony launched this bundle for less than $499 but I doubt that from reading their recent comments regarding a possible price cut. You see, because the more expensive model sold just as well if not better as the cheaper model, Sony realised that people aren't necessarily concerned with price as long as they get a great bundle that is value for money. So it would seemingly make sense that they launch this bundle for the same price at $499, and considering the title in the bundle, it should sell incredibly well.

But I'd like them to do well and attain a faster rate of consumers, so hopefully it'll cost less than that prediction.

Meus

For kicks, it should come in a cardboard box with "orange" stanmped on the side.

seriously though, awesome bundle. Killer game, kiler system, and new controller, for $499? Not a bad deal.

mrantimatter

Great news :D.
And I hope that they take on Zone of the Enders 3 immediately afterwards :>. It feels as if decades have passed.

somarix

This bundle is for real and for the US, I will finally get myself a PS3.

RudeAnimat0r

Yessssss, and life just got a load sweeter. i hope gamespot have some collector item for preorder and hopefully a collector edition.

UltimateIdiot

@Peronthious: All we know is that the 80GB limited bundle SKU with Motorstorm was being phased out. There is no reason (except for rumors of 120 GB) to believe that we'll never see another 80 GB SKU.

Kj719

Hey, that's the day before my birthday.

Should be a good birthday.

MykalBloom

Is that PS3 the "good" one or is it the emulated one? If I ever buy a PS3 I want to buy the right one. The new ones I heard are emulated so it's not even true HD Blu-Ray goodness. Any help would be appreciated.

But, alas, I am a longtime Metal Gear Solid fan and need to play this game. But besides that I really have no interest in the PS3. Sorry Sony fans.

Viva la Wii60. :)

-bennifer3000

bennifer3000

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 Bundle
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).

Playstation Blog just confirmed it.

SnakeCL

Regarding the screenshot:
"I'm crushing your head! Crush crush!"

@108: And mine by exactly a week. Boo! Oh well, it'll be a late birthday present to me.

NateN

Word is on NeoGAF that it'll be bundled with an 80GB PS3, which is a mite odd since the 80GB is being phased out. Possibly a sign of a new 80GB SKU.

Peronthious

NICE THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOO!!! *cries* Now I just need a PS3!!!

acez2087

If they could price this bundle at $399, then it would be a wonderful move. Then make the 40 GB models $349 or $299. Wishful thinking I know, but it would probably make the PS3 sell like hotcakes.

y2kenjination

I'M SOLD

ffmusicdj

All Sony has to do is drop the price of the PS3 another $100 right before MGS4 is going to be released and they have a system seller on their hands = )

LeLoi

My grades for this summer term are now going to be two Fs

badoor

Oooooooooooooh Snap! Productivity projection for month of June: Down -%36.5!

Patient

A day before my birthday! Sweet. I was waiting for this game to get a PS3. ^^

xeleion

80 gig ps3 (with Backwards Compatibility)
DualShock controller 3
MGS4

Yep June's the month I'll be happily buying a ps3. I'll even make a prediction. PS3 sales up 300% in June.

Xideo

I seriously hope this 80GB model has PS2 backwards compatibility... BC and MGS4 are really the 2 things I want from a PS3.

Seeing as how it's coming out a couple weeks before my birthday, I guess I'll be getting this!

Arttemis

@icarusprime: If it's the 80 gb in the bundle, there should be no problem playing the older games.

Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre

june 12,right on my birthday,great birthday present.

dreamer3kx

HOLY SHIT IT COMES OUT THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!! SWEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTT JEEEEEZZZZUZUZUZ. ok ok im calm now...heh

im am hyped guys. i have my ps3 and all... but if that bundle is true, sony will make people go apeshit. news of the week.

going to gamestop right after work!!!!

zanzibarlegend

i hope the gameplay lenth isnt short for this game.

Dakobah

Very good decision to do this. I fully expect the same once Final Fantasy 13 is released as well. But can we get a MGS4 with a Dual Shock 3 only bundle as well?

hunter8man

@djricekcn: Did they? Any source on this?

Candlejack

June?! Holy hell, I was expecting April along with GTA IV. Oh well, GTA will keep me busy 'till then.

AlternateView

@mva5580: Changing out Motorstorm and a Sixaxis for MGS4 and a DS3 isn't $100. $60 would be closer. Unless it's a LE PS3. Then yeah, we can look at more than $600 easy.

Tale

damn it. it's so tempting to go for a PS3 nowadays...I'm going to wait a bit, hopefully they'll announce the game for the 360. :-)

crazyorloco

@Candlejack: They said it won't be the same day. More like a week difference. They said their global release does not equal the same day.

djricekcn

That bundle sounds appealing. I've been waiting for MGS4 to pick up a PS3.

Roto13

If this turns out to be true, expect this bundle to be the smartest marketing Sony's done in awhile. Keep it simple Sony, 2 Sku's is more than enough.

Luv2Hate

that misses my birthday by almost a week :(

108

While this is great (especially since I have not picked up a PS3 yet and besides price, my big hold out is wanting a Dual Shock right off the bat and backwards compatability), I am sad that you wont be able to turn around and play you copies of the previous MGS games on the system. Hey everyone, I just got the new MGS PS3 and MGS 4, isn't that great! What's that you ask? Well no, the new MGS collection I bought back in spring doesn't work in it. = /

Guess I will still be waiting. Hopefully Sony can get to work on that new peripheral for the PS3 the Playstation Steam Iron to work out all the kinks and wrinkles.

icarusprime

I can't wait for this game! I hope we don't get another delay and this seams like a feasable release date since they were aiming for a target of Q2 of 08.

deman88

So an 80gb PS3, MGS4, and the new Dual Shock? What will that bundle cost, 4 grand?

Too bad there's not a way to track all the people who are uber excited about that bundle right now, because I guarantee you the price will not make you as happy. $600, at least.

Oh and I have a PS3, so cut the "FANBOY LOLZ" crap.

mva5580

Ah man, I cant wait for this game. glad we have some big realeses from now till then, but this is on top of my list. Oh and 80gb system packed with MGS4 and DuelShock3.....BOING!!

boots555

That bundle is what I have been waiting for.

Consider me sold, if this is true.

yashichi8bit

damn it i was expecting april, i guess konami doesn't wanna go head to head with gta

eternal sadness

GC

@Infradead:

I have a feeling this might be part of Sony's deal with Konami to keep it exclusive.

Afterall, Konami is going to be getting money for every copy sold in a bundle, and there are going to be people buying the bundle for the PS3 alone, with the game as a bonus.

If anything, its another nail in the "multi" coffin.

SnakeCL

I guess I'm finally getting a PS3.

ShizzleBeef

That would be hilarious if this was the only way you could buy the game for the first few months.

NegativeGhostrider

odd EB has the date as 6/17/08 still if it comes out in june that would be kick ass.

Gadgetron

Wow, that'll be an expensive fucking bundle.

WhoreStop was right on their prelim date.

GhaleonUnlimited

@Part-Time-Viking: "a solid date" I see what you did there...

This, in tandem with the news above about the Dual Shock 3, has warmed my cockles greatly.

Cathaoir

@Infradead:

Someday over the rainbow..... >_>

Gambare

About bloody time Sony comes up with a reason for me to buy a PS3 (even if not one of their inhouse games)... of course, im assuming it will be a worldwide release. Getting MGS4 before "Super Smash Bros Brawl" for the European Wii fells somewhat wrong... hear that, Nintendo?

Shiryu

@Infradead: you should at least add this line: "fanboy mode ON"

Playstation

And now I know when I'll be finally getting a PS3.

JackBauer02

Haha, the bundle's actually a smart idea. As it is now, MGS4 would be the only reason I buy a PS3 (and I'm sure the same is true for a lot of people out there), but I'm still going to wait quite a while before I buy another console on account of the fact that I'm leaving college soon and am still doubting the true exclusivity of the game.

Plus, 2007 was hella exensive for me. Wii, 360, DS Lite, Game Boy Micro, and about 40 games between the four of them have me just about spent. I'd be lucky if I buy so much as ten games this entire year, much less another new console that I'm still not sure of.

NoFunShogun

Right. Whens the 360 version come out, then?

Infradead

BTW, I think they have a white bundle as well. So the rumors go anyways. White PS3, white DS3, MGS4? Throw in HDMI and ill buy a second one, and give my current one to my parents for BR.

Jandre02

A release for June isn't really a bad idea. After all it is the summer, and we all know how lackluster gaming can be during the summer months. Man, GT 5 in March and then MGS 4 in June. This is going to be one busy summer...

rzac30

Hmmm quicker than I was expecting not to mention the rarity of a AAA game getting a summer release.
Most unusual.
I'd certainly love to see some other companies releasing their big budget titles during the summer months, hopefully Konami start a trend.

TokeYo

@kylenalepa: Yep, HGW will be doing this soundtrack, too. As you can tell by the sexy ass music playing in the background of the GC and E3 07 trailers.

YUYU

Sony's doing something intelligent!?

REJOICE!

YUYU

but i want it now!

jBat17

Oh I do want this but I still can't justify (for myself) the purchase of another system for the sake of a game ( I own most of the must have multi format titles on another system). There is stuff coming that I want, but I don't mind being a little late to the MGS4 party for now. Nobody quote me on this if on release day I snap and buy buy buy!

TearsandScreams

@zztopp: Are you fucking serious...WiiFit????? Don't ever mention WiiFit in the same sentence with MGS4. That's just wrong man, you disgust me.

thegunshow

@Everard:

Heh, well, I intended on buying another one anyway. My 60gig has been acting-up, overheating a bit easily, but I don't wanna send the thing in since its a bit of history for me (first PS3 at the store I got it at, first pre-order, yadda yadda). Maybe I'll put it under a glass case or something.

If the 80gig is a new cooler-running version, I'd be all set.

SnakeCL

Hot damn, now I'll have to go preorder the game and wait.

phalanges

Wow I might actually buy a Pee Ess Thrii for this game with the bundle. Next Month I snag the mgs essentials.

Witzbold? are you there? PEnguinnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!

D3Anon

"...we're hearing word that Sony will be offering a hardware bundle that features MGS4, an 80GB PlayStation 3 and a DualShock 3 packed-in."

Sold. I'm buying a PS3 if this becomes a reality.

PaulHunter

Yay! I gotta get me some Metal Gear Solid 4.

I've been wanting to play through the first three again before this one comes out, so I guess I should get started soon.

Is Harry Gregson-Williams doing the music for this one too? I can't remember, but I loved his music in the previous two games (especially MGS2).

Also, I'd love to see another song along the lines of Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday. I freakin' love that song!

kylenalepa

@SnakeCL: Whaaaa? B-b-b-b-ut I thought only Xbox fans did that...

Everard

I welcome you all 360 people to the world of PS3.. fanboy mode ON

Playstation

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG BUYING TWO COPIES OF THIS GAME WHEN IT COMES OUT LIKE I HAVE ALWAYS SAID. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Streeks1984

"Just a box!"

Collapse The Control

FINALLY.

ShirtGuyDom

It's about time. And a bundle like that seems pretty good.

PapaBear434

Smart move since MGS4 IS a system seller. Now I'll just wait until then to pick up a PS3. Was going to get one anyway, I mean Blu Ray won so I might as well get a Blu-Ray that plays video games =P

Damnit, I hate giving into Sony.

Absent Blue

If this is the BC model then I do believe that it will be all I need to finally convince myself to get a PS3. I was going to get one to play GTAIV but now I think I can wait a little longer.

natureboy46

@zztopp: Desperate measures? The bundle makes perfect sense, especially for people who wanted a PS3 and waited for MGS4 to arrive. Great move.

As for Wii Fit, sure it will sell, but I would not choose that over MGS4 anyday.

Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre

at 399 color me sold!

latinogamer

awesome.. ill start camping a night before the release even if there was no line..

sweetness

Playstation

Dude, that's my birthday! Now I just need to get a PS3 and an enjoyment for the MGS series, and I'll be set.

MasonL87

Does... does anyone else think the lighting in that particular screenshot is kind of crappy? I mean he's in a dumpster.

Bernard McGraw

I hope this is true. A brother needs his MGS4! Also, a Dualshock3 is fine too.

KeroseneClimax

yeah, i'll take that bundle please.

poopsonlawn

MGS4 as a pack in? Desperate times call for desperate measures. WiiFit is probably going to be released around that time so its going to swamp MGS4 eitherways.

zztopp

yay finally something other then a BR movie to buy for my ps3!

sudz

Cant friggin wait!!!!!!!!!!

neojam

@WhaleMenace: yes. thanks for the good idea. im going to request 1 day off..hopefully there will be no delays

kastout

One of the greatest's day on my life

Rorsha

w00t! :)

GamingNinja

I think im going to stop by gamestop. ASAP!!!!!

kastout

@Android8675: I'm wondering how long the "timed exclusive" will take. Capcom seems to take up to a year.

AlKusanagi

in 4 1!

first day, too.

cooler_dood

I've officially requested off for that thursday and the following friday. Nothing will stop me from completing this game.

WhaleMenace

Now, that's a smart bundle that will pretty much force fans and people on the fence to jump in. If I had the patience to wait, I would have waited for just that bundle. Good call Sony/Konami!

sascha23

Xbox 360, beware the day before the Ides of June...

TheSonicGamer

Well played Sony/Konami... that will be a tasty package to many people.

Good that the bundle includes the BC enabled 80gig... all my games run on the software emulation just fine :)

Astrofox

Would the 80gb model in this supposed bundle be backward compatible or do you think its a new model with an 80gb drive?

chantron

That's a sexy bundle. Drop it to $400-$450 and I'll jump on board. I just built a home theater system, so I'm strapped for cash right now :p

NinjaBurg3r

Can't wait I will buy 2 copies of the game day one! That'll help get it to 1 Mill quicker.

-EDGE-

I'm very glad to hear this. I think this hardware bundle is a great idea and will definately attract more people to the PS3.

voteccow

Waiting for 360 version, KTHXBAI

Android8675

Pretty sweet bundle, I would get it if I didn't already have that sweet 1 of a kind Kotaku PS3 (yay paper hats), Ill just have to buy the game, the special edition, the rerelease and the DS3 sepratley.

WhaleMenace

I am getting married June 21st. Fantastic timing Konami. Now I must debate whether to blow through this game the week before my wedding or hold off on it until after the Honeymoon.

JouninGarrett

@relax_guy:

That's disgusting...

Kinda makes gamers look like the manchild...-shakes head-

Vecha

I might have to get that bundle if it isn't just full MSRP of all the items just in one box.

FoxHoundADAM

Awesome news, I'l be buying this for sure along with a copy of Uncharted. I was happy to see that the whole camo mechanic seems improved compared to the hassle one in snake eater.

BryanGuitarDude

Awesome! Hope it's the best MGS of them all!

Vecha

"...we're hearing word that Sony will be offering a hardware bundle that features MGS4, an 80GB PlayStation 3 and a DualShock 3 packed-in."

I guess June 12th is also the day I'm getting a PS3 or something.

Do Kesubei

MGS4!? bundle!? pie!? drunk!? the!? you got yourself a purchase, sony!

ChibiKyKiske

@obeymydog: Same here.

PriorMarcus

I felt a disturbance in the Force... as if a thousand anti-Sony fanboys cried out in pain.

blackadvent

GREATEST DAY OF 2008... Mark this on the calendar if confirmed.

lithium

Sweet. Already pre-paid mine at Gamestop. Cant' wait.

killer_meatballs

Man I can't wait for this

Sparx

Wow people, I'm amazed that it finally has come to this moment...a final release date
I for one will be picking this up as soon as it drops, and live in seclusion for a few weeks probably
Wish we luck!

sander_dutch

WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! dug.
brb. need to buy a PS3.

lithium

Let's get ready to rumble! (and not just for the DS3).

El-Suave

80GB model with DS3? Sold.

Demaar

HuoOOOOO!!

What excellent news to start the morning.

I will be placing an order on that PS3 bundle as soon as possible.

*yay!*

Highlander Wolf

That's very nice.

Kai_

wow so this makes me want to pick up a second ps3 its that awesome =)

neednorespect

Wait a second, I've never heard of an official bundle featuring a game that wasn't published by the hardware publisher. Now, Costco or Sam's Club bundles features titles published by 3rd parties all the time. But this would be a first as far as I could tell. Seems unlikely.

Gargapudu

@mnTwins07: correction...a day before..Wow..You know you're getting old when you don't even know your own birthday.

mnTwins07

maybe this is the rumored new bundle we have heard so much about

Seiven

Snake, I'm ready and willing to share your last mission with you. I'll be by your side till the end.

:: Salutes with a single tear sliding down one eye ::

Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre

@Pai Pai Master: Or is it the *worldwide* release? Muahahahahahaha.

Michael McWhertor

@Pai Pai Master: Uhm...the game is released simultaneously world wide. So this is global.

Candlejack

OOOOO, a day after my birthday. Huzzah

mnTwins07

Watch out everybody, i blowing my load... and god knows it's been a while.

WOahowoawoaowoaowawooow..

relax_guy

@AndrewDB:

considering it was practically done last year before Kojima pushed it back and the fact that its been in the bug testing phase for over a month now it'll make it. All they really have to do is print off enough copies unlike some games *cough* SSBB *cough*

Sparx

sounds like a damn sweet bundle to me! I'd get one for sure.

TheHun

About time... what about all the other great games we are expecting? LBP? KZ2?

AGROS

Has this been double confirmed yet?

Surlaw-the-Mai

@jayntampa:

They sold out of the 80 gig model so they could start selling a new system (or possibly the same 80 gig) with the DualShock 3 controller.

mpmaley

and all is right in the world once again.

niall077

I'm guessing that they might even be bigger than 80 gb bundles, but who knows. This is the one me and plenty others have waited for, shame they didn't have it ready earlier.

MGS4 better not suck!.

Consider one sold.

Seiryuu

I bet it will be $600.

slickchris7777

@nopposan:

Pretty sure it's at least Jp/Na as that date has been thrown around a bit for the states in the past.

Didn't they already announce a MGS4 bundle in Europe? I'm pretty sure they did awhile back.

My birthday is June 15th :) :)

mpmaley

@Bisu:
Dying now makes no sense to me.

seirerman

Now I don't have to go out in the sun! Bring on June

Malidictus

I hope the bundle is 449 then I might buy it.

ghnvt

*ack!* I just peed a little...

Donziburichan

Damn, I have A level exams in June, the game will have to wait.

Ajay

@nopposan:

This is the US release.

Pai Pai Master

@jayntampa: Naaah, they just got rid of the "Limited Edition 80 GB Motorstorm Bundle"

baked ham

YES!

But, June? I had expected March or April tbh :\

Anyways, 2 days after my birthday & technically holidays = win!

Candlejack

I knew it! I predicted that there'd be an 80gig MGS 4 DualShock 3 bundle, and according to this, it'll happen. If it doesn't happen, it's idiotic. It makes all the sense in the world. They'll sell a million of those bundles, at least, if the price is right.

baked ham

Wait, are there even any 80gb systems left? I thought we were convinced they were doing away with that model. Or, maybe they were just setting them all aside for the MGS4 launch? I wonder if they expect to sell that many ...

jayntampa

Sweet!

Phenom88

Perfect Timeing for the Perfect Game :D

Kum0

OMG. DS3 + MGS4 = I can die now.

Bisu

hmmm, i take it this is a world wide release date or japan only?

nopposan

Please make that bundle available in Europe, give it backwards compatability, price it at 499 € and bang, you've got a new customer.

maxax

I haven't looked forward to the middle of June this much since High School.

njhardcoreguy

There goes any free time I'll have in June.

PQ Crash

@Starplate:
Agreed, heh.

diablodevil2

I might be buying a 2nd PS3, since my 60gig has been wonky as of late...

SnakeCL

@Rehabilitator:@AndrewDB:

Yes it will be ready for sure.

Snappywave

I do, the latest podcasts from KP sound like they are wrapping things up. Well, the intro movie anyway...

liquidcalm

About time we get a solid date for this... *Marks on calender*

Part-Time-Viking

Excellent news! :D

Witzbold

can't wait for that dumpster hiding action!

JohnnyChance

throw BC into that package and I'll grab my checkbook

obeymydog

Wow - and it's not even November.

7ucky

Finally a real reason to buy a ps3 :3 I've been holding out for a while

Starplate

Anyone actually believe it'll actually be finished June 12th?

AndrewDB

June? Thats earlier than I was expecting, prepare for more delays, I say OCt of 09.

Rehabilitator

I would buy that bundle for sure.

goonface

Nice!!!

Degringolade

If the bundle's at a good price point - then this will surely be my gateway drug for a PS3. Sony knows this. Let's hope the price isn't ridiculous.

Silent_K