From the Vault — originally published June 28, 2008. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.
Calling the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle I saw at Frys earlier today “custom” is putting it nicely. In order to get your hands on one of those nifty Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB Playstation 3 bundles you have to buy a crap load of other accessories you may not have the slightest interest in having. What a way to ruin what Sony intended to be a great deal. Yes, we have seen “bundle gouging” (my term for it) before with Wii console sales and it sucks balls regardless of the system.
The Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle itself is supposed to be sold by itself for $499. Frys requires that in order to get the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle you also buy the following at a total of $669.62 (before tax is added):
– Metal Gear Solid 4 headset
– Dual Shock 3 controller (in addition to the one that comes with the system)
– Controller Charge Station
– PS3 BluRay Remote
