Kotaku
Word from Destination PlayStation, a retailers-only conference for all things PlayStation related, is that Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the PlayStation 3 on June 12, 2008. According to sources there now, the release of Kojima Productions action-stealth game will arrive on a Thursday, oddly enough. Even more interesting is that 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.
We're checking with Konami for official word on the matter and will update with additional information soon.
Update: It's official, hit the jump for the full release, plus tons of other confirmations of news we broke.
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INTRODUCES METAL GEAR SOLID®4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS PS3 BUNDLE AVAILABLE IN LATE Q2 2008 IN NORTH AMERICA
Company Also Announces Limited-Edition God of War® PSP® Entertainment Pack and April Availability of DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller for North America
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 26, 2008 - At its annual retail and publisher conference Destination PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced details of upcoming PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-2000) hardware bundles with two of the most highly anticipated 2008 titles. The company also announced the April 2008 availability of DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller in North America.
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 (MSRP).
SCEA also announced the June 2008 availability of the limited-edition God of War® PSP Entertainment Pack for $199.99 (MSRP). The God of War Entertainment Pack will include a "Deep Red" PSP with God of War himself, Kratos, silk-screened on the back of the unit, a copy of the highly anticipated upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus game for PSP, the hit comedy movie from Columbia Pictures, "Superbad™," on UMD™ (Universal Media Disc), and a PLAYSTATION®Network voucher to download Syphon Filter®: Combat Ops from PLAYSTATION®Store. The stand-alone version of God of War: Chains of Olympus launches on March 4, 2008.
"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."
SCEA will introduce the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for the first time in North America in April 2008 for $54.95 (MSRP). DUALSHOCK 3, which incorporates both rumble and motion sensing SIXAXIS™ technologies, maintains the award-winning design and precise, responsive features of PlayStation controllers. The added rumble feature, combined with the SIXAXIS system, enhances the gamer experience with more interactive, intuitive and immersive game play experience and will work with more than 100 current PS3 titles.
In additional news coming from Destination PlayStation, SCEA announced Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots will be available in North America in late Q2 2008. A Metal Gear Online "Starter Pack" will also be launched to support online game play. Gamers can select a single player experience or take the action online with up to 16 players and battle it out using the latest weapons and stealth techniques. For those eager to take on Solid Snake's nemesis, Liquid Ocelot, 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.
Comments
Nice!!!
I would buy that bundle for sure.
June? Thats earlier than I was expecting, prepare for more delays, I say OCt of 09.
Finally a real reason to buy a ps3 :3 I've been holding out for a while
Anyone actually believe it'll actually be finished June 12th?
Wow - and it's not even November.
throw BC into that package and I'll grab my checkbook
can't wait for that dumpster hiding action!
Excellent news! :D
About time we get a solid date for this... *Marks on calender*
I do, the latest podcasts from KP sound like they are wrapping things up. Well, the intro movie anyway...
@Rehabilitator:@AndrewDB:
Yes it will be ready for sure.
I might be buying a 2nd PS3, since my 60gig has been wonky as of late...
@Starplate:
Agreed, heh.
There goes any free time I'll have in June.
I haven't looked forward to the middle of June this much since High School.
Please make that bundle available in Europe, give it backwards compatability, price it at 499 € and bang, you've got a new customer.
hmmm, i take it this is a world wide release date or japan only?
OMG. DS3 + MGS4 = I can die now.
Perfect Timeing for the Perfect Game :D
Sweet!
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 ...
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.
YES!
But, June? I had expected March or April tbh :\
Anyways, 2 days after my birthday & technically holidays = win!
@jayntampa: Naaah, they just got rid of the "Limited Edition 80 GB Motorstorm Bundle"
@nopposan:
This is the US release.
Damn, I have A level exams in June, the game will have to wait.
*ack!* I just peed a little...
I hope the bundle is 449 then I might buy it.
Now I don't have to go out in the sun! Bring on June
@Bisu:
Dying now makes no sense to me.
@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 :) :)
I bet it will be $600.
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.
and all is right in the world once again.
@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.
Has this been double confirmed yet?
About time... what about all the other great games we are expecting? LBP? KZ2?
sounds like a damn sweet bundle to me! I'd get one for sure.
@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*
Watch out everybody, i blowing my load... and god knows it's been a while.
WOahowoawoaowoaowawooow..
@Pai Pai Master: Uhm...the game is released simultaneously world wide. So this is global.
OOOOO, a day after my birthday. Huzzah
@Pai Pai Master: Or is it the *worldwide* release? Muahahahahahaha.
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 ::
maybe this is the rumored new bundle we have heard so much about
@mnTwins07: correction...a day before..Wow..You know you're getting old when you don't even know your own birthday.
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.
wow so this makes me want to pick up a second ps3 its that awesome =)
That's very nice.
80GB model with DS3? Sold.
HuoOOOOO!!
What excellent news to start the morning.
I will be placing an order on that PS3 bundle as soon as possible.
*yay!*
Let's get ready to rumble! (and not just for the DS3).
WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! dug.
brb. need to buy a PS3.
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!
Man I can't wait for this
Sweet. Already pre-paid mine at Gamestop. Cant' wait.
GREATEST DAY OF 2008... Mark this on the calendar if confirmed.
I felt a disturbance in the Force... as if a thousand anti-Sony fanboys cried out in pain.
@obeymydog: Same here.
MGS4!? bundle!? pie!? drunk!? the!? you got yourself a purchase, sony!
"...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.
Awesome! Hope it's the best MGS of them all!