Chris Kohler
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<cite>Metal Gear</cite>, <cite>Dual Shock 3</cite> Release Dates [Update]

UPDATE: Sony has made everything below official with a press release, although they list "late Q2" as the MGS4 drop date. Now for the $64,000 question: Will this PS3 have backward compatibility? [Update 2: Yes!] ORIGINAL: Seems as if those lovable muckraking scamps over at Kotaku have a mole at Destination PlayStation, Sony’s conference for […]

Dualshock3_b494_screen_540x354UPDATE: Sony has made everything below official with a press release, although they list "late Q2" as the MGS4 drop date.

Now for the $64,000 question: Will this PS3 have backward compatibility? [Update 2: Yes!]

ORIGINAL: Seems as if those lovable muckraking scamps over at Kotaku have a mole at Destination PlayStation, Sony's conference for retail buyers, and they have some scoops about PlayStation 3's most anticipated new products.

To wit:

  • The DualShock 3 rumble controller will ship in the U.S. on April 15 for $55 (ouch!);
  • Metal Gear Solid 4 will drop on June 12, and there will be an 80 GB hardware bundle with the game and DS3 controller (Update: $500);
  • A red PSP packed with God of War: Chains Of Olympus will also hit in June (Update: $200, and it'll also include Superbad on UMD and a free download of Syphon Filter: Combat Ops).

Continuing coverage on Kotaku.