Damn, makes me interested :oP

oh my god. i wish i had not bought my ps3. seriously. i will sell mine and buy this.

I know of at least 7 people who were wanting this very thing. Also happy to see it priced for $500

I may just give my bro my old PS3 and buy one of these bad boys.

For 500$ I might finally end up buying a PS3. The 80 GB Model is backwards compatible, isn't it?

@DCPlayaPride: Why? Unless it's some special edition PS3, I don't understand your logic.

Mark, link to the announcement please?

@EvilFiek: About 70% BC.

Um, sold.

I`ll buy it.

Million Dollar Question:
Backwards compatibility - yes/no?

Is it just the same black PS3 model, or will it have any special color/design?

Looks like I might be using my Best Buy extended warranty.

not bad save about $20 or so. see if i did the math right

399.99 for PS3
60.00 for MGS4
55.00 for Dual Shock 3

514 roughly

I could actually see myself getting one of these. but June is far away and I am putting a PS3 on lay-away soon.

WOW, if you have been on the fence and are a MG fan looks like good times ahead!

*rumbling*

OMG, STAMPEDE!

Link to announcement:
[blog.us.playstation.com]

1 million copies on day one confirmed.....

maybe not, but sony will be selling ALOT of PS3s that day.

I thought you said it was coming out on the 12th of june?
:P

Meh.

:D cool beans

Wow. This is the first PS3 bundle that's more attractive (to me) than the 60 GB. I would LOVE to see how fanboys are going to try to spin this as bad news.

Too bad I can't afford a 3rd console. I'd be all over this. But maybe the 360 will get a port (please...).

80gb has software for bc right?if so im buying.

@Dakobah: it's an 80 GB system. So more like $120.

@sora000111: You are right, technical difficulties updating. :)

@y2kenjination: I am a crazy MGS Fan. I was planning on getting the dualshock 3 with the game anyway. So, that right their will be about 120 dollars. Plus sell my console..maybe 300 dollars there..one of my sixaxis....

I dont know...I have to see what sony's planning.

Showtime!!!

Meh... the 60GB is still the best PS3 out there, so I'm glad I bought mine early. Nevertheless, Metal Gear Solid 4 and the Dual Shock 3 controller are going to be in my possession when they come out.

BOUGHT.

Well I lose about $200 for early adopting a 60gb PS3....damn. I want to trade in my PS3, but I'll lose my BC :(

$499 80gb+ds3?

499-60(game)=439

doesn't the 40gb cost 399??

maybe a price drop imminent?

I'm sold.

Seriously, I was hoping they'd make a bundle like this, and low and behold, it's made.

At $499 I doubt this version of the 80GB will have backcompat.

Sorry, your carrot and stick stuff won't work with me Sony. Let me know when you're selling a PS3 for $299 so I can stream my 1080p .mkv's to my TV.

Scazza enters the PS3 market it seems. I guess I can take a hit on partial backwards compatibility to get a free dualshock and MGS4...

Although I do pray this 80gig has BC and they didn't announce removing it or something...

RE: BC
check here to see if the game you want will play

So the 80gb wasn't discontinued? Why isn't it being shipped then? Colour me confused.

noice. guess the dude an neogaf was right.

@musicnoteless: $200 is what BC costs! :P

So why do I still not care about the game....

Wow this is a great idea. finally sony will entice someone who owns a ps2 to buy a ps3

Look at it this way.

Regular, non BC 40 gig PS3 with only 2 USB slots.

400.

DS3
55.

MGS4
60.
Together, that's over 500 dollars.
NOW, consider the fact that this isnt the 40 gig PS3 with only 2 USB ports and no BC, BUT the 80 gig PS3, 4 USB ports, and mostly BC. This is a steal. I already have a PS3 in the house *not mine, but I use it* and even I'm considering this bundle.

@valhum: Well that is going to be the day I buy a PS3

[blog.us.playstation.com]

all the info is now on the ps blog O_O =)

So, the 80 GB PS3 is not dead after all.

Now i might buy a ps3 again.

Im pumped, this is gonna' be the one of the very few reason Im buying a PS3, is for MGS4, and now that it's going to come in a bundle, that just makes it even better

@YoppaDo: You can still order one right now at Sonystyle if you want.

Maybe they wanted to clear out the 80gigs to transition to the MGS4 bundle with the DS3.

I'm not much of an MGS fan, but unless a new >80GB with full BC comes out, this is the one I'll get!

@Arttemis: Yeah, like y2kenjination said, about 70% Backwards Compatible. I think all of Sony First and Second Party Titles are BC, and the Third Party Titles are hit or miss. There was a website I saw awhile back (related to the official Playstation Website) that would check to see if a Specific Title would Play on the 80GB. The only one I saw that I couldn't play, at the time, was Kingdom Hearts 2.

This is the bundle I've been waiting for. I just hope its still around till the end of the year....

Sounds like great news.
However, I'm wondering whether this bundled PS3 will have the latest 45nm Cell BE. I'm hoping so because current PS3s heat up too fast and the fans are getting too loud.

If this bundle has the latest hardware, I'm definitely getting it :)