Although last weeks’ Gamers Development Conference in San Francisco has now wrapped up, Sony apparently held over a few announcements from the show for this week, giving PlayStation fans new news on both upcoming bundles and the future of the Dualshock 3 controller on Tuesday.
In a post on the official PlayStation blog, SCEA PR manager Al De Leon revealed that the Dualshock 3 controller, currently a Japanese-only release, will hit the states on April 15 for $54.99. The controller integrates the same Sixaxis sensing features as the original PS3 controller, but adds the Dualshock rumbling that had been missing due to a long legal dispute with Immersion over patent infringement.
The next PlayStation 3 bundle will coincide with the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Although the game still doesn’t have a firmer release date firmer than the second quarter of 2008, when it launches, Sony will offer it bundled with an 80GB PS3 and Dualshock 3 wireless controller for $499.
On the PlayStation Portable side, Sony is preparing for God of War: Chains of Olympus on the system with a blood-red PSP featuring the likeness of Ghost of Sparta emblazoned on the back. It will come bundled with the game, plus Superbad on UMD video, and a voucher for a free download of Syphon Filter: Combat Ops from the PlayStation store, with a price tag of $199. Although God of War for PSP will launch on March 4, the bundle will not be available until June.
