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Metal Gear Solid 4 LE PS3 Bundle Rarity Debated

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Earlier this week, Konami.com launched the Metal Gear Solid 4 Limited Edition Playstation 3 Bundle for North Americans. Initially, Konami's web servers melted under the onslaught of clicks as gamers and eBay 'entrepreneurs' tried to get a hold of the limited bundle.

March forward to today (May 30th), and the Konami servers appear to be fully operational. In addition, the bundle has been available for pre-order most of the day without much trouble at all (as of 10:30 p.m. EST). Compared to the chaos from the previous days, and the fact that it has been relatively easy to order today, it didn't appear to some that the bundle was as rare as initially thought.
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Jumper1080 - 565 days 4 hours ago
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This is going to sell big on ebay
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AlterEgo - 565 days 4 hours ago
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I think either:

a) they have plenty in stock

b) its not selling like they thought it would

because I put one in my shopping cart just for fun (to see if it'd work) and it went no problem...and this was a few days ago.

I hope this isn't a sign of sales for MGS4 :(

Even though it doesn't matter, I just wanna see this game do numbers.
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morganfell - 565 days 3 hours ago
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it sold out in japan already. and i paid no tax on mine. nothing like having two ps3s in the house.
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jackdoe - 565 days 3 hours ago
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There is no doubt that it is rare. However, most U.S. gamers are probably holding out for the 80gb MGS4 pack as it is cheaper.
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Seraphim - 565 days 2 hours ago
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@ $600 it'll even leave the hardest of die hard MGS fans sitting on the couch. America isn't keen on special edition consoles, especially when they come at a premium price. Give them some trivial content and call a Special/Limited Edition game and you're sold. But consoles, not so much. As much as I'd like to order one I already have a 60 GB PS3 [w/ 180 GB hd]. Plus if I did buy it this would be one item I wouldn't want to open anyway...

Now as far as the price is concerned. You're essentially only paying an extra $100 for a Limited Edition MGS4 console. That is in fact actually Limited @ under 10k. 40 GB for $400, MGS4 LE for $85+ tax and possibly shipping so $600 is actually a pretty fair price; although steep nonetheless. Maybe that's just too much? Or maybe it's just that because Konami is only offering <10k and only through them you have to consider that a vast majority of people interested probably aren't even aware of this MGS4 LE PS3...
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Snukadaman - 565 days 2 hours ago
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3.1 - hello nasim....
so the bundle got 97%...thats pretty high huh.
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Xakep - 565 days ago
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Your Nasim radar is off kid, that's not him, LenHart is.
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Snukadaman - 562 days 2 hours ago
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3.3 - No offence
but for someone who barely has 600 points..how can you not spot nasim aka mavrick aka tanod aka lenhart aka various other aliases. I was here when he was originally nasim and not the one bubble mess that nickname is.
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Xakep - 562 days 1 hour ago
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Who said I wasn't around then, and that I don't know who Bill Gates actually is? Anyone who can easily spot Nasim knows how to do so because for some reason he never changes his posting style.
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crck - 565 days 3 hours ago
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4 - Thats what happens when you overcharge
by $110 then throw in tax and shipping. It comes out to $180 more for me then it would cost to just buy a 40 gb from Amazon since tax and shipping is free.
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jackdoe - 565 days 3 hours ago
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This also happens when they charge $500 insurance. Even if it is temporary and refundable, they still charge you for it once you order the bundle, raising the grand total to $1000 at the onset. Not exactly appealing, even to the most diehard MGS fan.
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crck - 565 days 3 hours ago
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4.2 - They actually said that insurance thing was an error
and they have removed it. So they aren't charging people that any more.
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jackdoe - 565 days 3 hours ago
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Really. Then just the overcharging then.
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Millah - 564 days 23 hours ago
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4.4 - Ummm
OK ummm I ordered one, and you all are way overexaggerating "shipping and tax" prices. My total price for the order came to 620.00 There was no tax and shipping was about 20 dollars for ground shipping, so its not that bad. Luckily I have the extra money right now, so I am buying it for collectings sake, can't hurt to have an extra Ps3 laying around the house huh :)
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crck - 564 days 23 hours ago
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4.5 - I live in California so no I am not exaggerating on tax
Konami is based in Cali. Its 8.75% tax here so on $600 thats $50.
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AclayPS3 - 565 days 3 hours ago
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Just because it was easy to pre-order the bundle, it doesn't mean that it wasn't as rare as previously thought, it just means that Konami has gotten there act together and has stepped up there servers for high traffic. On the Japanese Konami store, they sold out of the Limited Edition 40GB PS3 MGS4 bundles within a few days, but I think that it's safe to say that Konami has provided the U.S. with more bundles than Japan most likely due to the fact that the Gaming market is larger in the U.S..... the only thing I would like right now is those MGS4 Bluetooth Headphones ( not the Bluetooth Headset), but they are only avaliable in Japan.

If I had the extra cash I would get the Limited Edition 40GB MGS4 bundle.... I wouldn't even use that PS3 if I got it, I would just put it in a glass case and add it to my Playstation console collection.
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Chuck Norris - 565 days ago
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I'd get this bundle if I didn't have a PS3 already. That gun-metal console looks yummy. I wonder if they serve it with hot sauce.
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