$499 80GB PS3 bundle includes MGS4, DualShock 3
by Justin McElroy 
{ Feb 26th 2008 at 2:40PM }
If you haven't already purchased one, there's a hot new PS3 SKU coming in June to commemorate the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, confirmation of something we heard earlier today. The bundle includes the game, a DualShock 3 and an 80GB PS3 for the extremely reasonable price of $499. We're not sure of an exact date, but expect it sometime in late Q2, according the the press release.We've heard plenty of predictions that 2008 is going to be the PS3's year, and if this extremely attractive SKU is any indication, the future could be very bright indeed.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
xFenixKnightx @ Feb 26th 2008 2:45PM
Why you little!!!!
ala Homer Simpson
please @ Feb 26th 2008 3:30PM
Exactly take out the BC but give you an enhanced controller
FidliousWong @ Feb 26th 2008 3:42PM
The 80GB have BC
PeacefulOutrage @ Feb 26th 2008 3:47PM
The old 80GBs do. Remember that the HDD is upgradeable. Will it have the GS chip inside? Time will tell.
upz @ Feb 26th 2008 7:16PM
The PS Blog also tells.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/02/26/destination-playstation-news-mgs-ps3-bundle-kratos-psp-and-dualshock3-release-date-by/
Read the bright red reply to post 4.
umm....hello??? @ Feb 26th 2008 7:57PM
@wong-
80gigs only have software emulation FTL....60gig models FTW....
FidliousWong @ Feb 26th 2008 7:58PM
GS models get 85% BC last I heard. While it's not the 99% of the EE+GS model, it's no slouch either.
Edog Lost @ Feb 26th 2008 2:45PM
SOLD
please @ Feb 26th 2008 3:28PM
Short SOLD
MGS4/FF is anime lovers crap
xFenixKnightx @ Feb 26th 2008 2:46PM
I knew I shouldve waited, damn your Drake DAMN YOUUUUU!!
milestailsprowe @ Feb 26th 2008 5:27PM
IM SO GLAD I WAITED OR HAD TO WAIT LOL @ U!!!
milestailsprowe @ Feb 26th 2008 9:31PM
IM SO GLAD I WAITED OR HAD TO WAIT LOL @ U!!!
FOXHOUND @ Feb 26th 2008 2:47PM
IT'S MY SEXBOX AND ITS NAME IS "SONY". -clings to MGS4-
Chameleon @ Feb 26th 2008 9:05PM
heh, +1 for the reference sir ....
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Feb 26th 2008 10:22PM
lol well ill make it and even plus 2 for you sir and ur reference.
Mullinsmcd @ Feb 26th 2008 2:48PM
This deal is amazing and full of win. At this price (along with one of the biggest releases of the year) there is no reason why any hardcore gamer shouldn't own one. I really hope this move sells a lot of consoles and gets a lot of the PS2 users to finally upgrade.
emagius @ Feb 26th 2008 3:04PM
If hardcore gaming is defined as MGS/FF, count me out.
That said, if this 80GB PS3 still has the half-decent backwards compatibility, I might just pick it up and sell MGS4 to whatever fool will buy it. I saved a good bit of cash doing much the same with the PS2+'s network adapter and ATV Off-Road Fury.
dsub @ Feb 26th 2008 4:10PM
ditto
JayVe @ Feb 28th 2008 1:55PM
Each game sells fewer and fewer. Add in the PS3's price tag, and you'll find that Metal Gear Solid 4 won't sell as well as its predecessors.
But for the sake of argument lets say that:
* Everyone who buys Metal Gear Solid 4 ONLY buys the $500 80 Gig bundle
* Lets also say that Metal Gear Solid 4 sells as well as the original version did.
Yes, I know, both of these points are more than extraordinarily unlikely, but lets hold on for the sake of speculation...
So in our imaginary scenario, Metal Gear Solid 4 would sell around 5.6 million systems. That would take the PS3 from 10.35 million systems sold, up to an impressive 15.95 million PS3s sold worldwide - a number that is STILL BEHIND Microsoft's 17.22 million systems already sold.
Even in the very best case imaginable, where Metal Gear Solid 4 sells better than any other version AND every purchaser of Metal Gear Solid 4 ALSO purchases a PS3 it still will not sell enough systems to surpass Microsoft's 360.
Mullinsmcd @ Feb 28th 2008 3:46PM
Why does PS3 need to beat out total X360 sales on the back of one game? Thats fanboy logic you have there. PS3 doesn't need to beat X360 in any sort of total sales figure to be viable in this console generation. If MGS4 flops but PS3 continues to outsell X360 on a worldwide basis per month, all 3rd party developers will still make a PS3 version of their games, and thats all that matters to me.
nipples @ Feb 26th 2008 2:48PM
im getting this
seeing as how ive been holding back on buying a ps3
samfish @ Feb 26th 2008 2:49PM
That ain't sellin' to many people at $500 bucks.
cc123 @ Feb 26th 2008 2:59PM
Not sure why I'm bothering but...
The 80GB by itself at $499 has been selling more than the 40GB at $399.
So why exactly would the 80GB + MGS4 + DS3 + BC* at $499 not sell well??
I'm not expecting some kind of gigantic boost or anything but this is honestly the best deal on a PS3 that has come out since launch.
* Hopefully BC will still be there...
baby sea tuna @ Feb 26th 2008 3:19PM
How do we know that this is *that* 80g machine (as opposed to a new hardware revision? Is back-compat confirmed for this?
Zootittles @ Feb 26th 2008 3:25PM
Yes Sony, please put BC back in for this one. That way, people can play through the entire MGS series on one machine.
cc123 @ Feb 26th 2008 3:27PM
We don't, thats why I put a * after BC.
The press release does not mention it.
samfish @ Feb 26th 2008 3:55PM
It won't sell well because it's still $499. It's JUST to expensive.
That's not to say it'll be the next Halo 3 Edition 360 or anything...but most people simply won't pay that much for a videogame console no matter what it comes with. Wii bundles sell for less than that often times and those comes with a hell of a lot more.
$399+MGS4 might be another story, though.
samfish @ Feb 26th 2008 4:05PM
The point being, I should add, is that I don't see the logic in releasing an expensive $500 dollar bundle in the middle of summer. If you're going to do a special bundle like this, price it aggressively and put it out during a time when it'll actually sell.
Otherwise, like the Halo 3 360's, it'll just sit there and look unwanted...not a perception Sony can afford right now.
cc123 @ Feb 26th 2008 4:12PM
I'm not gonna argue that they should have been more aggressive with pricing since I agree with you. I'm hoping another price drop will hit before the holidays.
But my point was that its been selling at $500 without MGS4 or DS3 so this is a good move...but whatever.
Good news though - PS2 BC is confirmed for this 80GB model.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/02/26/destination-playstation-news-mgs-ps3-bundle-kratos-psp-and-dualshock3-release-date-by/#comments
Sora267 @ Feb 26th 2008 5:13PM
@samfish "I don't see the logic in releasing an expensive $500 dollar bundle in the middle of summer."
I personally like it, as, like many teenagers, I only have a job during the summer. Since this'll be out by the time I get $500 from my job, I'll buy this bundle instead of some more 360 games. If it came out at around September, I'd have blown all my cash by then. And I'm sure some other kids are the same way.
pureeviljester @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:44PM
@samfish.
good, i'm glad some people think it's too expensive. that way we don't get little kids like in XBL.
preteen online gamers, FTL.
xFenixKnightx @ Feb 26th 2008 2:49PM
But will MGS4 have accomplishments so I can enlarge my e-penis?? =P
Phranctoast @ Feb 26th 2008 3:01PM
oh.. the solid snake puns that could be made. ;)
Curtis the Claw Game Master V2 @ Feb 26th 2008 2:50PM
I've been waiting to get a PS3 but now with Blu-Ray winning and MGS4 included I've got to get this when it comes out.
dizzy @ Feb 26th 2008 2:50PM
well, I guess thats the news I was waiting for. I was on the fence for getting a ps3 this year. Hopefully Soul Calibur 4 comes out 'round then so I can get my Vader on
Korova @ Feb 26th 2008 3:59PM
This isnt exactly get off the fence kinda story.
Late 2Q08 means you'll be sittin' on that fence for a few more months. Hope you brought a pillow and a book or something.
This news actually says "No one buy a PS3 for the next 4 months unless you are going to use it only as a BD player. Buy your GTAIV for 360. kthxbuy"
dizzy @ Feb 26th 2008 5:23PM
lol you make it sound like people waiting on this will be sitting in caves drawing circles in the dirt. I don't know about other people but I'm still freakin' back-logged on games from the past holiday season, along with new games coming out.
Plus, the 4 months allows for me to set aside ~$125 a month instead of plunking down the 500 all at once.
nick @ Feb 26th 2008 2:55PM
I don't know, I guess if your a MGS fan, this sounds great, but at $500, it's a bit on the high side for me. I'm more interested in the console going down to $299, then up another $100.
kbomb1upc @ Feb 26th 2008 3:03PM
@nick
It didn't go up an $100 dollars, they just replaced Motorstrom with MGS4 and the Sixaxis with the DS3. Still a great offer.
SoulBlade @ Feb 26th 2008 2:56PM
definitely a decent offering by sony. I personally don't care about MGS, but if they do something similar w/ FF9... I'm in.
They're definitely poised for a big gain - with 360 exclusives hitting PC and all multiplatform games being basically identical, Live is the only thing that really stands out for the 360... and even that is beginning to look meh compared to the promises of PS3 online (i.e. Resistance 2 offerings) and being free.
I dunno, seems like a smart move to me.
ViagraFiend @ Feb 26th 2008 3:36PM
FF9? Are they remaking it?
fwacce @ Feb 26th 2008 3:39PM
I'm guessing a lot of people would be disappointed if they made a bundle with a PS3 and FF9.
SoulBlade @ Feb 26th 2008 6:12PM
wow total mental lapse. ff13 or whatever. my bad.
CGamble20 @ Feb 26th 2008 6:38PM
hahaha
sorry, this series of comments was funny.
Jag @ Feb 26th 2008 3:03PM
I thought companies don't bundle mature rated games with their consoles?
emagius @ Feb 26th 2008 3:06PM
What, like God of War with the PSP?
baby sea tuna @ Feb 26th 2008 3:22PM
This isn't Wii we're talking here, this shit's for adults.
Mr Khan @ Feb 26th 2008 4:05PM
... and its sales sure show it
furtive @ Feb 26th 2008 10:03PM
$500 bucks too rich for my blood, must be paying you Joystiq people too much if you think thats a deal.
Martez @ Feb 26th 2008 2:57PM
As someone who got their PS3 for $300, this is not a great deal so I'm feeling no remorse over not waiting. But for people still on the fence, it's a pretty attractive retail package.