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MGS4 PS3 bundle has everything you need, including backwards compatibility
10:26 AM on 02.27.2008, Dale North 79 comments

MGS4 PS3 bundle has everything you need, including backwards compatibility photo
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I've always hated the phrase "everything but the kitchen sink." What the hell does that mean, anyway? I have to use it here, though. The recently announced Metal Gear Solid 4 PlayStation 3 bundle does include everything but the kitchen sink, and that includes backwards compatibility for your PS2 game collection.

You already knew that the bundle contained MGS4 and an 80GB PS3. Also, DualShock 3? Check. Not bad for $499, right? But a PlayStation Blog reader wanted a bit more value in his bundle, according to MCV. The reader hit the comments section of the PlayStation Blog post with a backwards compatibility question, and he received this response: 

Yes, similar to the Motorstorm bundle, the new MGS4 bundle features an 80GB PS3 with some PS2 backwards compatibility.

As far as hardware goes, that's just about everything you could ask for in a PS3 bundle. Nice job, Sony. Make sure you have your online component going strong by then, please.

Oh, and I'm feeling pretty good about the June 12th date CTZ mentioned yesterday. VideoGame Forums has scans of the Japanese PlayStation magazine, and the date is all up in those pages. If Kojima and Konami hold up to their simultaneous worldwide release promise, we'll have this game in our hands in a few short months.

[Thanks, JR] 


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blehman's Avatar
blehman at 02/27/2008 10:27
Yes, but can I dip my balls in it?
Sirapak's Avatar
Sirapak at 02/27/2008 10:28
Wow.. sony sure wants to save their hides badly. But not everyone is a big fan of MGS will it be enough?
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 02/27/2008 10:32
I honestly think I will buy that... OMFG
Darkknight37's Avatar
Darkknight37 at 02/27/2008 10:33
It's official: MINE
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episodic at 02/27/2008 10:34
Two things:
Where do I preorder, and here are my credit card details.

But ONLY if Sony don't shit on Europe this time.
KingMe's Avatar
KingMe at 02/27/2008 10:34
@Sirapak

How can you negatively spin this great news? Be happy with what they're doing.

And "will it be enough"? I think it will be seeing as how just about everyone says "I'll buy a PS3 when MGS4 comes out". Now the game's bundled, comes with DS3, and BC is still there (not that it REALLY matters), those people will MORE than happily buy the system
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electristan at 02/27/2008 10:36
this is tempting, see how the money flow is come june
joepekula's Avatar
joepekula at 02/27/2008 10:36
It was a quote Winston Churchill used to describe how he was going to attack the Nazis.
Riser Glen's Avatar
Riser Glen at 02/27/2008 10:37
...I actually want that. I really, really do.
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taumpytears at 02/27/2008 10:40
I think I may buy this, I would kind of like a limited edition ps3 but a normal one is probably better anyway.
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Video Cognito at 02/27/2008 10:40
I thought the announcement of an 80gb bundle kind of implied that it'd be BC.
Aerox's Avatar
Aerox at 02/27/2008 10:41
Looks like I'm finally getting a PS3.
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Baron Calico at 02/27/2008 10:44
I think that'll do it for me, too. I'll start scrounging.
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yourfriendawk at 02/27/2008 10:46
I think this will finally make me want to commit to a ps3, probably save up some and go buy this and a nice tv at the same time. That's a lot of cash tho!
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Cowzilla3 at 02/27/2008 10:50
Step 1: You cut a whole in the box
Step 2: You put your snake in the box
Step 3: You open the box
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 02/27/2008 10:53
Coowzilla knows whats up.

Also, Video Cognito - you'd think so, but check the responses. I think most of us, including myself, glazed over the possibility.
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AgentMOO at 02/27/2008 10:55
This is a brilliant move for Sony. So many people are thinking about buying the system for the game; bundling it will seal the deal for so a lot of those on the fence.
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marko72 at 02/27/2008 11:03
Dammit. I was actually hoping to get the kitchen sink this time, but I guess that plethora of crap would have to suffice. Hopefully this'll make people buy the system. My friends list on PSN desperately needs expansion!
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Gott at 02/27/2008 11:06
Sony is a mess...backwards compatibility, then no backwards compatibility, now backwards compatibility again? Sony is acting like a bunch of retards. Pick one and go with it!
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CaptainApocalypse at 02/27/2008 11:10
Has anyone else noticed that the release date is right around when we get our "economic stimulus" checks for being taxpayers? Sony may have actually nailed this one. I know thats what I;ll be spending my money on. This, and the sweet PSP bundle.
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AgentMOO at 02/27/2008 11:24
@CaptainApocalypse

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AgentMOO at 02/27/2008 11:25
oops

I mean that might make sense, stimulus spending could make for a big quarter for sony.
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LeonSK at 02/27/2008 11:26
I think this one might be the one I finally buy!
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Comrade Snarky at 02/27/2008 11:28
This will sell a shitload of PS3s. Esp. with the recent successes of Blu-ray.

Even so, I won't be among the buyers. None of the PS3 "exclusives" like MGS4 (cough) really thrill me that much. Plus, I'm already having trouble finding the time and money to enjoy my 360, Wii, and DS.
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bipolar beers at 02/27/2008 11:29
do wantt
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lowercaseluke at 02/27/2008 11:38
Wait, does it ACTUALLY have a squatting solid snake on it?
harrmonica's Avatar
harrmonica at 02/27/2008 11:52
Sony is a mess...backwards compatibility, then no backwards compatibility, now backwards compatibility again? Sony is acting like a bunch of retards. Pick one and go with it!

umm...i don't think its just sony...as i recall, ms racked up a lot of dead boxes and has had many different skus and different processors and until recently were talking about an hd-dvd bundle as well.
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akathatoneguy at 02/27/2008 12:07
This is a great idea. If I have the cash, and (here's the big one) if I can FIND one of these when they come out, I might snatch one up...even though I've never really been into the whole MGS series. The bundle is such a good deal that I'd gladly give it a shot.

@ harrmonica-

Not true. First, you can't hold it against MS that there were *RUMORS* regarding an HD-DVD bundle, that were never confirmed by the company in any way, unless I'm gravely mistaken. Secondly, different processors? Who cares? If Sony changed processing chips or other internal components, no one would even notice. The only reason it made news with MS is because it may or may not have helped fix the RRoD problem, which had become a big story.

No matter which way you slice it, having a feature like backwards compatibility not be standard across all skus is unnecessarily confusing and well, lame.
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CelicaCrazed at 02/27/2008 12:09
I want that inside me.
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TheStripe at 02/27/2008 12:17
Goddamnit, cowzilla, that was my joke.



And while I'm not gay, or female, I could probably deal with that inside me, too.

As long as it doesn't skimp on the reacharound.
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onomelon at 02/27/2008 12:19
Well, there goes another $500 to my corporate overlords. Wonder if Gamestop will be doing preorders on these and how much I'd have to put down.
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DryvBy at 02/27/2008 12:19
That's an incredible deal. They should bundle an action figure inside it too. But not like the broken Big Daddy action figures Microsoft was passing out.
DrkAdonis's Avatar
DrkAdonis at 02/27/2008 12:20
It's official... I'm finally going to own a PSTriple when this comes out.
teknomusik's Avatar
teknomusik at 02/27/2008 12:21
What a great way to get rid of the old systems... I think I'll wait for a cheaper, slimmed down model with the new 45nm processor.
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BS3 Owner at 02/27/2008 12:35
Pre-Order NOW! Going Fast!

: )

HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 02/27/2008 12:41
LOL @ BS3 Owner

This is really what Sony should have had at launch... that would have been epic.
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Lavallee017 at 02/27/2008 12:54
so it has the same limited backwards compatibility that the now discontinued PS3 had?

I want this so badly especially with the attractive price. but why is it not FULLY backward compatible?! WHYYY!?
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Quest at 02/27/2008 12:56
This will sales like hot cakes :)

Nice move from sony for the BC ... keep going on !
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FinalFist at 02/27/2008 13:02
@lavalle, I own the 80gb version and it plays almost all ps2 games, it really does, it really only has trouble with the most unpopular games and older games. Well they've got to cut costs somehow, microsoft did the same thing with the 360.

Now this really makes me wish I had waited to buy a ps3...damn.
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s0lesurviv0r at 02/27/2008 13:08


As long as I can still play Abe's Oddysee, Bushido Blade, and the first Guilty Gear, BC is all good.
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Lavallee017 at 02/27/2008 13:15
@finalfist

thanks for the info. I just checked Sony's site and there is a search function to see which games work with the PS3 and which do not and you are right, most of the games I own still work with the system, save for Brave Fencer Musashi but I still have my PS2 that it will work on. it seems that the software upgrades solve a lot of issues with the popular PS2 games such as MGS3 Snake Eater which had some video issues that have now been resolved.

I can't wait for June. I just hope that I can get one of these. I'd rather not take a day off of work to go wait outside a store. but I will do what is necessary to get this
CypherVR's Avatar
CypherVR at 02/27/2008 13:31
BC still clinches it for me, i'm a convenience nut.
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Crunshii at 02/27/2008 13:51
I called my local gamespot n they said they are already all pre-reserved... wtf!?

Also, In case people would like to find more in detail info on BC for all systems, Sony replied to my email with links and all info for it.
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 02/27/2008 13:58
Anyone know whether this is hardware or software backwards compatibility?
akathatoneguy's Avatar
akathatoneguy at 02/27/2008 14:01
Did a search, and Gladius works on the 80gb. That probably seals it for me.
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Chibi_Zero at 02/27/2008 14:01
I want to pre-order this... But no one seems to be taking pre-orders.
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JohnnyV at 02/27/2008 14:13
Looks like I'm officially buying a PS3 now!
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Cynical Gamer at 02/27/2008 14:19
$500 is still too expensive. Most people who already have PS3s will be just buying MGS4 because there's nothing else worthwhile to play.
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