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Warhawk $59.99 at retail, includes Bluetooth headset photo

Sony has confirmed with 1UP that the PlayStation Network title, Warhawk, will be headed to retail shelves on a Blu-ray disc come August 28, 2007. They also have confirmed earlier reports that a retail version of the game will also ship with a Bluetooth headset, a peripheral that will certainly come in handy for fans of PS3 online play. 

From Sony, via 1UP

The highly anticipated title Warhawk, a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive, will be available both as a downloadable title via PLAYSTATION Network and at retail stores as a Blu-ray disc on August 28, 2007. The Blu-ray version will retail at stores for $59.99 and will be bundled with a Jabra Bluetooth headset ($39 value), bonus features and upcoming product trailers. Pricing for the PLAYSTATION Network download of Warhawk has not been announced.

Pricing and release date for the downloadable version of Warhawk has yet to be announced, but if you assume you're getting no discount on the $40 headset, it might be a safe bet to say it'll cost no less than $19.99. The headset included, the Jabra BT125, has received solid review scores on sites like CNET.

This is definitely a slick move on Sony's part, and will certainly drive gamers into the store where they'll buy four or five SIXAXIS controllers and a copy of Motorstorm. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if a similar bundle were offered with a retail version of the upcoming SOCOM Confronation (which has not been announced for retail as of right now). Good show, Sony. Good show.

 


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Angry Irish's Avatar
Angry Irish at 07/02/2007 18:19
I should just donate plasma until I can afford a PS3.

But wait. There is that tuition thing too.
Kryptinite's Avatar
Kryptinite at 07/02/2007 18:30
Am I buying this? Yes. Maybe. I don't know. I need games for the fucking machine!!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/02/2007 19:15
Awesome...tomorrow is the last day of the Public Beta, which I’ve recently been playing the hell out of. I can’t wait to get my grubby paws on the real thing in less than two months! The Beta is tons of fun, even though it has crashed my PS3 a few times (I suppose that’s to be expected with a beta version...there are also some other strange bugs, but again, it’s still in testing mode).

The hilarious part is that I bought a BT125 headset on eBay for $10 in February or something, but I lost it when I came home from college. I held off on buying another headest because I heard that one was going to be included with Warhawk — now, I won’t even have to be paying extra for it!
MasterMS's Avatar
MasterMS at 07/02/2007 19:57
That's generous of them, now I'll have two.
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topgeargorilla at 07/02/2007 20:07
seems kinda like a weird bundle, tho i do have to say that it not being a warhawk branded device is nice. i thought the big news on this games was that it was only gonna be a download title. well, i guess i was wrong.
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 07/02/2007 20:09
This may kind of suck. One of the things I liked about Resistance was that I wasn't accused of being a [insert derogatory racial slur here] every 5 seconds when I'm in the lead.
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Bricfa at 07/02/2007 20:09
Thing is once you buy four or five controllers and a copy of motorstorm, you will find out it has no split-screen multiplayer. Then you will shoot yourself in the face.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 07/02/2007 20:10
@ Agent Chieftain:

I was always too lazy to change the settings, so I'd always hear that coming out of my speakers anyhow.
Bricfa's Avatar
Bricfa at 07/02/2007 20:13
Well Cheiftan, it's probably optional to use a headset, as the PSN version won't have one included.
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Bricfa at 07/02/2007 20:16
Well Cheiftan, it's probably optional to use a headset, as the PSN version won't have one included.
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Rainbowblack at 07/02/2007 20:31
too bad the majority of us will be purchasing Blue Dragon on august 28th

nice try sony
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 07/02/2007 20:48
When I had the chance to play Resistance, the few people who talked were adults, thankfully. I actually own a Motorola H3, but since nobody else really used them I never bothered connecting it.

Did anybody else play Warhawk on the PSX? I remember enjoying it, but what was the deal with the cyborg guy with pink goo tubes in his nose?
TheBrain's Avatar
TheBrain at 07/02/2007 20:51
Pretty clever, Sony.
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bobthecat23 at 07/02/2007 21:02
agent chieftain i have the same headset the motorola h3 its a nice bluetooth headste im gonna use it on my iphoneor wait to get the apple one
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 07/02/2007 21:36
instead of a bluetooth ear piece they should have opted for the brain implant that makes you not regret getting a PS3.
sushi111's Avatar
sushi111 at 07/02/2007 21:49
Thats a good deal.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/02/2007 21:53
I approve of that bundle.
Joe Burling's Avatar
Joe Burling at 07/02/2007 22:15
I agree. Good bundle! And I heard it's a really good game, too!

Now if only I could afford a PS3...
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ArrestedDeveloper at 07/02/2007 23:13
@Mxyzptlk

Lktpzyxm!!!!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/02/2007 23:29
You're doing it wrong! :)
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Zero Iscariot at 07/03/2007 01:12
Um... shouldn't it come with a Sony-Ericsson headset?
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HarassmentPanda at 07/03/2007 06:45
With Metroid Prime 3 coming out August 27, Blue Dragon coming out August 28, and Bioshock being released one week prior, I just don't think I'm going to find space for Warhawk. Especially when the Haloes are only a month away.
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MATTFOO at 07/03/2007 15:45
PLAYSTATION.BLOG LINKED TO THIS...
KyleGamgee's Avatar
KyleGamgee at 07/03/2007 15:55
Nice move, Sony. What else you got?

(meaning, keep it up)
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