Lewism Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 80GB PlayStation 3 to return with Metal Gear Solid 4, DualShock 3 includedSony Computer Entertainment America today revealed at Destination PlayStation, its annual retail and publisher conference, several new hardware items for spring and summer. North American gamers envious of their Japanese counterparts who have been able to buy the DualShock 3, which returns vibration force feedback to the PlayStation 3 controller, since last year will soon be finally getting a local option. The DualShock 3 will hit North American stores on April 15 at an MSRP of 54.99, or $5 more than the current SIXAXIS controller. While Japan has both white and black DualShock 3 models, SCEA has not revealed which shades in which it will launch the controllers. Launching alongside the DualShock 3 will also be Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, which fully supports force feedback controllers and wheels. Although retailer information points to the 80GB PlayStation 3 as discontinued, Sony doesn?t seem to be done with it yet. SCEA also announced that it will create a new system bundle upon the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, which will include the feverishly anticipated title and a DualShock 3 controller. The new 80GB pack is expected in late Q2 2008, and will retail for $499. ?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,? said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. SCEA confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4 will indeed hit a worldwide release in the second quarter of this year, which will also launch with a Metal Gear Online ?Starter Pack.? Furthermore, those who pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4 will be ?guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test for Metal Gear Online scheduled for late April.? In the last bit of hardware news, SCEA will release in June a special edition ?Deep Red? PSP model which will be packed with God of War: Chains of Olympus, the film Superbad on UMD and a voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops from the PlayStation Store. Just as the Star Wars ?Ceramic White? PSP-2000 was silk screened with an image of Darth Vader on the back, the ?Deep Red? PSP will come branded with Kratos ? the protagonist from the God of War series. God of War: Chains of Olympus will launch on its own on March 4. Tretton also took the opportunity to slip in a mild nod to Blu-ray Disc?s recent victory, no doubt helped in part by the PlayStation 3. ?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,? he said. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kak Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The PS3 is about to steamroll the market. It has a lot of catching up to do, but its becoming more attractive every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 so the new 80GB has the same architecture as 40GB or the previous 60/80GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightz Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 it will have backwards compatibility like the 80 gig. Yes, similar to the Motorstorm bundle, the new MGS4 bundle features an 80GB PS3 with some PS2 backwards compatibility. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/02/26/.../#comment-46827 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Source already posted :) https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=622283 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=622286 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=622289 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Guh, why announce the Deep Red PSP *now*? I have absolutely no time to get a new PSP with Chains, and I'm not waiting until I get enough money to get Chains of Olympus, I want to play it ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Great, just after I bought my 40GB model :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted February 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 27, 2008 im still waiting for EU white ps3 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmorya Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 So why did they discontinue the 80gb model to begin with then? That just doesnt make sense to me :blink: Sony's business strategy is weird but seems to be paying off. I wanna see a 320GB slim model that's matte black with a 45nm chip plus a dual shock 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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