In addition to Metal Gear Solid 4, Sony will bundle another hit with one of its platforms, offering a special red God of War themed PlayStation Portable package in June. The special edition edition PSP will follow in the tradition of last year's Star Wars Battlefront bundle and feature a rendering of Kratos emblazoned on the back side of the device.
The God of War package will come bundled with God of War: Chains of Olympus, a UMD version of the hit comedy Superbad as well as a gift certificate for a PlayStation Store downloadable game. Pricing is said to be set at $199.
Note: The image shown was one we created and does not depict the final color of the PSP.
Note 2: Turns out we were pretty damn close, here's the first look at the new PSP.












Comments
This makes me angry... Why did I already have to buy a PSP?
Bought!
... hmmmm, dammit Sony. I'm going to be so poor after this is said and done.
I don't really like the kind of red they used.
It... looks like candy..
I'd swap mine for this one, or Ill just give mine to my neph
... nice, but we need the Gundam or Monster Hunter PSP :D
I will most likely buy one. I have never owned a PSP, and now that it has a larger library, and Chains of Olympus this seems like the right time.
Nice, maybe this will get me to pick up the new PSPslim.
*rubs sleep from eyes*
When did Sony pull their head out of their ass? This is fantastic.
y the hell did i buy that silver daxter psp pack???
do we have a visual for the back?
@Part-Time-Viking: so you could play patapon and god of war before june?
All these announcements! :: explodes ::
@maxax: Yeah i dont like that red too much either, it's ok. i have a feeling my gf will go crazy about this, just as she did with my brain age 2 ds bundle. So i got an excuse to pick this up! =)
@RockstarLlama: It's a pretty good time to jump on the PSP bandwagon, there is a much better library now. I have almost as many games for the PSP as the DS ... although, overall, I've played way more on the DS. Plus, it would be cool to get a unique red one ...
What people actually like this thing? I think it looks very very girly, so it's a no go in my eyes. It's almost pink.
@jayntampa: The Monster Hunter version looks so awesome.. I'd buy a second PSP if that one got released here.
Looks too much like a pink for my tastes, if it was darker I'd be interested.
I'm waiting for my Chocobo Yellow PSP!
@maxax: But red and candy-like make it irresistible! Who doesn't like candy?
This being said, I definitely want. Haven't picked up a psp yet but Kratos + red makes it hard to eschew much longer.
@LX: I see the logic here my friend, indeed, that is a reason to already own it.
Red?
No.
That is ceriese.
Holy crap, more PSP colors!?!
Finally, Sony..about god damn time!
sweet I will wait and grab one of these unless I win one of the ones I already bid on on eBay (brand new of course)
I really like the colour, will it be released in the UK? ..... Probably not as we still don't have the silver version, Sony have forgotten about us. :(
They should of made it white with red stripes going through it.
This is a little too red for me. Definitely a great deal though!
I am such a sucker for red!!!
I forsee much controversy about claiming that that is red.
I bought my PSP at launch and it's starting to show it's age already. Perhaps it's time I gets me a slim.
I like that they do these additional colors but do they all have to be branded with some type of artwork on the back? How about just coming out with some standard colors for distribution. My boy would love the red one but I don't feel that promoting the God of War series to him is appropriate for his age.
Meh, I picked up the Daxter Pack a couple weeks ago. I like the silver color, and all the goodies it came with.
I still think it is the best buy for the memory card, and family guy pack alone.
Also, I do not like the color red they choose. A darker red I think would have looked better.
@ReignFury: U..... K....? My American Public Schooling has not informed me of anything of the sort.
looks like it would be more appropriate to bundle that with Barbie: god of whores
Eh, looks like I'm with the minority here, but that color just doesn't do it for me.
I have the silver one, but quite honestly if it weren't for the bundled value I would have gone with the classic black.
Is that picture of the PSP red version official?? or is it photoshopped? I would hope that it would look alot better... kije the DS Red version.
Also, it would be so much better if it was released in march.... Now, I need to decide to either wait for GOW3 or buy it now.
WOW. I want this bundle too. Sony, why do you have to suddenly start marketing smart again? You made my purchasing decisions a lot easier back when your advertising and systems sucked.
ahhhhhhhhh i want !
@Digital-Moth: doesn't do it for me, either
That red reminds me more of lipstick than a sports car or piece of consumer electronics.
I'd buy it if it didn't match my niece's pink DS Lite.
oh yeah!:):):):)
Nice was gonna get a PSP soon. Although I don't like the color. If the pic of Kratos looks good on the back then that'll make up for it!
hmm. something inside me says "want". Maybe its the red.
Suddenly I feel like vomiting strawberries
@Phenom88: Agreed, an ash white/blood red PSP would be badass.
Very nice. Do want. But I already have a normal PSP and I don't like the red.
I definitely called this bundle about a week ago. But Sony would have been stupid not to make one.
Also kind of curious as to what the back of the thing looks like!
@maxax: The picture is not the real psp. It's a photoshop job of a PSP
Looks too pink to be called red.
DAMNIT I want a red PSP! Damn it. Why did I have to go and buy the white one? Nooooooo
That looks like hot hot hot pink.
This bundle is awesome, though, I agree, the Red isn't too red...more like Pink-red...If they made it a dirty white (like Kratos's skin) and they had a blood red tattoo on it (so basically, a little PSP replica of Kratos upper body) with a Darth Vader type thing of Kratos's head on the back of that, then, I would sell my PSP in less than 30 seconds and if there are not buyers, I'll bat a home run with it outside my house and run my way to the nearest game shop my and buy this bundle of sex...but the colour took it and shot it straight in the face. Eventhough I love red to death, that red, is not red...