MGS4 dated for late June, rumbling Dualshock 3 in April

Wednesday 27 Feb 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot will be released across North America in late quarter 2 of 2008, which runs until the 30th of June. The game will include a Metal Gear Online ‘Starter Pack.’ If you pre-order the game you will have guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test for Metal Gear Online scheduled for late April. Metal Gear Online allows players to battle online with up to 16 players.

In a post on SCEA’s PlayStation blog, Al De Leon, PR Manager SCEA, announced that the game had been dated at Destination PlayStation, a meeting held between Sony PlayStation, retailers and third party teams in Arizona. And that was not the only juicy nugget divulged.

New PS3 bundle and rumbling DualShock dated

To coincide with the launch of this highly anticipated title, SCEA will introduce a new PS3 bundle including an 80GB PS3, a copy of MGS4 as well as a DualShock 3 wireless controller. The bundle will retail at $499.99.

It was also announced that the DualShock 3 wireless controller will be released across North America in April 2008. It will retail at $54.99. The controller is compatible with over 100 PS3 games and boasts rumble and motion-sending SIXAXIS technologies. So, get ready to turn the rumble on in popular titles including Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and of course MGS4.

More 80GB PS3s being manufactured

Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA said “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. 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.”

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