Sony revealed a bunch of new information yesterday about Metal Gear Solid 4. The game will be shipping June 12th and that box art we showed you before is right on the money. What we didn’t know, however, is that the Limited Edition of the game will be exclusive to Gamestop. I’m as much a fan of Gamestop as the next gamer, but I did make my preorder for MGS4 there already, so the Limited Edition is mine. The LE contains two making-of documentaries and the MGS4 Soundtrack all in a nice little package (picture after the jump).

More importantly, Sony announced a Limited Edition gumetal gray PS3 bundle that will ship with MGS4. When we say limited, we mean very limited. You better go stand in line now or hope someone is taking preorders. From what I understand, this is the 40gb console, though. So if you want the 80gb, you’ll have to get the regular MSG4 bundle (pack shot after the break).

Finally, Sony detailed the Metal Gear Online Starter Pack that ships with MGS4. Just what do they mean by Starter Pack?

The MGO “Starter Pack” that comes with MGS4 (all configurations, detailed above) is a full-fledged, fully-featured multiplayer component of MGS4. It is not a “demo” or “teaser” in any way, as some have speculated. It comes packed with maps, weapons/items, an in-depth character creator – where your character can be personalized, and most importantly, customized – with special abilities that can be “leveled” and improved through experience, the SOP system, and much more. There will also be an extremely deep community experience through a specialized portal that will feature stats, communication, and other never before seen features - which we’ll dig into at a later date…

Glad to hear this isn’t just some demo. Adding on the online experience with DLC is a good idea… just hope it doesn’t cost a ton of money.

[via PlayStation.Blog]

Thanks to Fragloser for sending this in!