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Metal Gear Solid 4 will launch on PS3 later this year. In addition, players will be able to enjoy a Metal Gear Online "Starter Pack." Online features support for up to 16 players using "the latest weapons and stealth techniques."

Konami will introduce a pre-order campaign through a nationwide pre-sell promotion will enable gamers to pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and be guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test. The beta would occur in late April.

This is a great incentive for fans that already planned on picking up MGS4. We're curious as to see how extensive the "Starter Pack" for Online will be.

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If you already want this game, then this is an excellent bonus.

Betas are awesome.

I won't be jumping on the bandwagon for this beta, but I'm sure many people will. I guess this is a clever way to get people pre-ordering the game, especially for those who already own a PS3. I'm guessing those who don't already have one will look very closely at the 80gb PS3 with Metal Gear Solid 4 bundled with it.

Hey, it worked for Halo 3...

Yeah, this is pretty smart and will have plenty of people preordering this game. I wish I could preorder it, well I can actually but I don't think it will count over here... I gotta look into this.