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Sony have announced in a press release following the “Gamers day” press conference that Europe will be receiving the Metal Gear Solid PS3 Hardware bundle but the contents will not match that offered in Japan or the US. Sadly in Europe we will have to be content with a standard six axis controller. Sony say in their press release this package will offer “millions of PS3 and MGS fans around the world the ultimate gaming combo”. Many gamers will find this statement a little hard to believe when other territories will get a Dualshock 3 controller in the bundle. While it may offer the ultimate combo in Japan and the US, it clearly doesn’t in Europe. Sony goes on to say  ”Available from June 12 and priced at 439,99 Euros this offer is one of the most exciting bundles to date”. 

Read the full press release below:

London – 6th May 2008: One of the legends of the PlayStation® generation has taken his partnership with the platform to the next level. Solid Snake, the hero of the Metal Gear Solid® (MGS) franchise, is, this summer, being bundled with PLAYSTATION®3 and a SIXAXIS controller offering millions of PS3 and MGS fans around the world the ultimate gaming combo.

Concluding Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid saga, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a battle-scarred future where huge conglomerates fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. This devastated world is seen through the battle-weary eyes of an older Solid Snake who has been charged with infiltrating a number of key locations across the globe, including the Middle East and South America. As such, the epic end to Snake’s story offers ground-breaking combat elements, a refined control system that offers unprecedented control over the aged hero, and the tying up of key plot lines and loose ends.

Similarly, the accompanying Metal Gear Online features all the stunning stealth and combat elements of Guns of the Patriots, as it drops the player into a series of war zones and game options. With all-out ‘Last Man Standing’ battles to rescue and protection missions, Metal Gear Online effortlessly transfers the sublime control system of the series to an online competition, creating an absorbing battle between like-minded fans.

Available from June 12 and priced at 439,99 Euros this offer is one of the most exciting bundles to date – bringing two great servants of the games industry together for the conclusion of what has been one hell of a ride!