Another announcement coming out of of Destination PlayStation today: SCEA is going to be selling a limited-edition PSP bundle including the new God of War: Chains of Olympus. The PSP in the bundle will be a swank, "Deep Red" version with a silkscreen of Kratos on the back. While Chains of Olympus comes out on March 4, the bundle will be available in June 2008 for $199 MSRP. In addition to the new entry in the God of War series, the bundle will include a UMD of Superbad and a voucher to download Syphon Filter: Covert Ops from the PlayStation Store.
Here's a summary from the press release of the contents of the bundle:
- “Deep Red� PSP system with an image of Kratos silkscreened on the back of the unit; this is the only time that this special PSP color will be offered in North America.
- God of War: Chains of Olympus, developed as a joint collaboration by Sony Computer Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios (WWS) Santa Monica Studios and the team that created Daxter™, Ready At Dawn® Studios, is a must-have for PSP owners, and retailer pre-order sales have been very strong. Developed from the outset as an original story, God of War: Chains of Olympus takes place before the events of the original God of War, delivering yet another adventure in the dark and brutal world of Greek Mythology that fans of the franchise have come to know and love.
- Superbad UMD video – This 2007 box-office comedy hit from Columbia Pictures is a gut-busting coming-of-age comedy for a new generation.
- Syphon Filter: Combat Ops voucher – Download the PLAYSTATION Network exclusive title, Syphon Filter: Combat Ops, to your Memory Stick PRO Duo™ for free* with the included voucher. Developed by SCE’s WWS Bend Studios, this latest edition of the critically acclaimed stealth action franchise was named the 2007 PSP Multiplayer Game of the Year by IGN.com. The title is currently available for $9.99 on PLAYSTATION Store
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