PS3 DualShock 3 rumble controller release date is April 15th 2008. Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle and red God of War PSP bundle announced by Sony

SCEA will introduce the DualShock 3 wireless controller for the first time in North America on a April 15th, 2008, release date for $54.99 (MSRP). DualShock 3, incorporates both rumble and motion sensing Sixaxis technologies, maintains the award-winning design and precise, responsive features of previous PlayStation controllers. The added rumble feature, combined with the Sixaxis system, enhances the gamer experience with more interactive, intuitive and immersive game play experience and will work with more than 100 current PS3 titles.

To coincide with the much-anticipated North American launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2 2008 (retailers claim the game’s release date is June 12th, 2008), SCEA will introduce a PS3 bundle, which will include an 80GB PS3, the upcoming blockbuster Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and a DualShock 3 wireless controller for $499.

SCEA also announced the June 2008 availability of the limited-edition God of War PSP Entertainment Pack for $199.99 (MSRP). The God of War Entertainment Pack will include a “Deep Red” PSP with God of War himself, Kratos, silk-screened on the back of the unit, a copy of the highly anticipated upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus game for PSP, the hit comedy movie from Columbia Pictures, “Superbad,” on UMD (Universal Media Disc), and a PlayStation Network voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops from PlayStation Store. The stand-alone version of God of War: Chains of Olympus launches on March 4, 2008.

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