Konami unveils new PSP game bundles

By Dan Pearson Published 3 March, 2009

Get Metal Gear plus one other for 20 quid.

Konami is offering PSP owners the chance to pick up two of its titles for 20 quid.

Or GBP 19.99, to be specific. From March 27th, Konami will be bundling games in twin-packs, complete with special cases and original cover art.

The first two packs will both feature Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, with Silent Hill Origins and Coded Arms playing B-sides. So far, the packs are only confirmed for the UK.

It's not yet clear if this is a sign of things to come, but kudos to Konami for the move.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • zedzee #1 3 years ago

    Fantastic! But also smacks of desperation for the state of the PSP.

  • DFawkes #2 3 years ago

    Wait, that makes little sense. If you get both packs, you'll have 2 MGS: POs. Are you sure one of them isn't with MGS:pO+, as it's a different game and that way buying both sets would be worth it, should you want them.

  • Aggesan #3 3 years ago

    I think it's really sad how a big selling platform (old around 50 million units) have to struggle so much to sell games in the west. This move by Konami is most definately an attempt to actually make some money out of it games.
    You can be sure the PSP 2 will be more difficult to play pirated games on than the current PSP.

  • dominalien #4 3 years ago

    SH Origins was quite competent, if very by-the-numbers. Coded Arms is supposed to be bad?

  • DFawkes #5 3 years ago

    I wouldn't call Coded Arms bad, it's jsut that if I had to hand someone a game that was the physical embodiment of Average, it'd be Coded Arms. Still alright, but I wouldn't play it a lot if I had bought it in a pack with MGS:pO.
    Edited by 1 at 03/03/09 @ 14:11

  • monkeylite #6 3 years ago

    I wouldn't call it desperation. Nobody called MGS: Essential Collection bundle a desperation. It is just a clever way to making money from old games, and in this case £10 per title is reasonable for both the buyer and from the company's POV.

  • frycrayola #7 3 years ago

    Konami somewhat did the same with the Castlevania double pack on the GBA.

    Shame MGS:pO is on both, I already have that. Actually, I'm not too fussed about the other games. Or maybe any of Konami's PSP output. Other than Castlevania X, what else did they put out?

  • HermitArcader #8 3 years ago

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  • Ryze #9 3 years ago

    Right analogue and optionally installable / downloadable games. If I buy the UMD, I should be able to install all (or part) of it optionally. Bonus points if you let me download the game in full if I can authenticate my purchase on the PSP.

    Games should also become available on the PSN around release time - even if the shops get a long-ish exclusivity period.

    Finally - a comfy redesign with a right analogue and perhaps even a couple of small face (or back) buttons to help with PS1 titles.

    There's no reason why the PSP couldn't potentially succeed in terms of software and games in the right hands. a UMD-less version of the console could especially become a stroke of genius.

    There are tonnes of people using PSPs (not always for games - especially not for multiple UMD games). It's just that Sony's games offering on the unit, in terms of the gaming experience - isn't cutting it at present.