MGS: Peace Walker Walkman, for the Big Boss who has everything

by JC Fletcher on May 12th 2010 10:40AM

Sony and Konami have partnered on a new Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker MP3 player, no doubt modeled closely after the kind of MP3 players used by real mercenaries in 1974. The NWD-W253Z Walkman is a special edition of a new waterproof (!), wrap-around Walkman MP3 player, featuring an original camouflage design and preloaded with six songs from Peace Walker.

The 4GB Walkman will be released in Japan in "mid-May" for ¥11,800 ($128). Each order will include a voucher for downloadable in-game characters (in Walkman apparel, of course!). One version of the device, limited to 2GB, will become available in the US at an unspecified date.

[Via Siliconera]

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Tags: japan, konami, metal-gear-solid, metal-gear-solid-peace-walker, mp3-player, sony, sony-style, walkman

Reader Comments (18)

It's more of a collectible thing than a practical device, I'm guessing.

that's awesome! although not very comfortable looking

Now this is what I call synergy!

Price for aesthetics. Can get a 16GB nano for that price, or almost an 8GB nano video.

No I am speaking of the 16GB non-video nano, or the 8GB nano that does video now.

You might also be paying a tiny bit for the whole waterproof aspect. It's probably just water resistant, but if it's actually waterproof, that'd be badass.

i'd learn how to swim if that thing was waterproof

Tend to agree here. I think waterproof means waterproof in this case, but there is a premium to be paid for this (per independent searches for waterproof MP3 on Amazon and Buy).

snake??? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKE!!!!

(snake is fine. just can't hear him due to his shiny new walkman)

The "waterproofing" is specifically to entice people to buy them for gym or workouts. So your sweat doesn't damage the unit.

Unfortunately, with past experiences with similar models, they are indeed not sweat-proof and die rather easily because of it. Save your pennies.

Wow you must have helped make these with all your knowledge of this mp3 players waterproof abilities...

Just trying to give some advice to people who might be looking to use this thing as an MP3 player. You know, people who want their money's worth for products and aren't fat, lazy, unhealthy gamers who overcompensate for their physical appearance by trying own people via comments on the internet.

They keep announcing these mgs related things and I keep adding them to my 'to buy' list. This one is a bit expensive though, but if it is indeed water proof I might consider it