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blackdelsol94 · 02-28-2008, 05:18 PM

Metal Gear Solid 4 Sneaks onto PS3 on June 12
The long wait for an official release date is over. Barring no sudden delays, Solid Snake fans will be able to play MGS4 on June 12, and PS3 sales could get a nice lift as a result.
Posted by James Brightman on Thursday, February 28, 2008

It's one of the most anticipated games of 2008 and may be the "killer app" for Sony's PlayStation 3. After initially providing a vague release date of Q2 2008, today Konami officially locked in a launch date of June 12 for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Konami likened the release to that of a blockbuster Hollywood film – a strategy that certainly has worked nicely for the Halo franchise.

"Blockbuster events and premieres are a tradition of the summer," said Kazumi Kitaue, Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. Chairman and CEO. "We anticipate that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots fits that bill perfectly, and consumers will be waiting in line to get their copy of the game just like it's a hit Hollywood movie."

In addition, Konami said that starting in April 2008 gamers will be able to pre-order the game and receive the Metal Gear Saga 2.0 DVD, which features a Prologue recapping the entire Metal Gear franchise, a 20th Anniversary retrospective, character bios for Big Boss, Liquid Snake, Solidus Snake, and Solid Snake, and a collection of international trailers for Metal Gear Solid 4. The pre-order bonus also comes with an insert with a download code and special instructions for accessing the Metal Gear Online beta test – currently set to go live in late April.

SCEA earlier this week announced a special PS3 bundle, which includes MGS4, an 80GB PS3, and a DualShock 3 controller for $499. The company said it would launch in conjunction with MGS4, so presumably the hardware bundle will go on sale on June 12 as well. We're checking with SCEA for confirmation.

Shiba-Kun · 03-01-2008, 05:26 PM

Thank God! I was worried Konami was gonna push it into Q3 or Q4! Whew!

j.steimer04 · 03-01-2008, 06:18 PM

Im so used to Call of Dutys gameplay, and Konami put it off for so damn long, that Im not even excited for it anymore.

blackdelsol94 · 03-01-2008, 11:40 PM

I'm hoping MGS4 is the game that gets me on the 'Metal Gear Solid' bandwagon... I tried MGS4 on the PS2, but really didn't care for it.

However, I'm prepared to give it another shot, and MGS: The Essential Collection is my first step: IGN: Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection

3 games for $30!

Edit: I meant "*MGS2* on the PS2," sorry for the confusion!

Shiba-Kun · 03-03-2008, 07:50 AM

^ Just a reminder to the peeps. It's a PS2 game. So if you've gotten rid of your PS2 & your PS3 isn't back-compat... then oh well...bummer deal.

blackdelsol94 · 03-03-2008, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shiba-Kun

^ Just a reminder to the peeps. It's a PS2 game. So if you've gotten rid of your PS2 & your PS3 isn't back-compat... then oh well...bummer deal.

See my edit.

Anyways, I'm thinking most people have either a 60GB or 80GB PS3... it is unfortunate for those who picked up the 40GB though.

tha_con · 03-03-2008, 01:38 PM

The beauty of MGS as a series is in the way (or rather, multiple ways) you can approach it. You can play it as an all out action title, shooting and killing everyone and everything in your path, or you can simply sneak around, and not kill a soul.

It's awesome.