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God of War sees red PSP

New "deep red" version of portable hardware features Kratos silk-screened on system, copy of game, <em>Superbad</em> on UMD, and downloadable Syphon Filter.

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Kratos gets the Vader treatment.
Kratos gets the Vader treatment.

As the blood-splattered Spartan soldier turned God of War, Kratos is prone to seeing red, both figuratively and literally. To promote the upcoming release of God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PlayStation Portable, Sony is giving handheld gamers the chance to see red not just in the game, but all over their systems.

Starting in June, Sony will begin selling a new PlayStation Portable bundle that includes the system in a "deep red" color with an image of Kratos silk-screened on the back, a copy of Chains of Olympus, the raunchy comedy Superbad on UMD, and a voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops onto a memory stick for the system.

It's a PSP, but red.
It's a PSP, but red.

Chains of Olympus is set for a stand-alone release March 4, but gamers with the patience of the gods will need to hold out for the release of the newly colored God of War PSP Entertainment Pack until June. The bundle will retail for $199.99.

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This bundle hits in June, and the PS3-MGS4-DualShock3 bundle hits in July, this summer my wallet's going to take a beating!

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Is that thing a slim? Anyway, I'm looking for a new PSP since my old one's WiFi capabilities are conking out...

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i dont think people can wait that much, it shud release with GOW

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Kratos on the back looks cool, but I don't know if the read does it for me. I'll be sticking with my white PSP, thanks :)

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I came close to buying a PSP on multiple occassions. But this offer is simply too much of a bargain to pass up on. Looking forward to June! :))

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Great, now I have to buy yet another PSP. I thought all these colors and multiple versions were Nintendo's thing. I'm sad to see Sony taking the same route.

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great deal, but i'll probably pass due to the delayed release, my old psp works well enough for now.

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really i could just get mine and get it customized change to any color i want and get any image silk-screened on my psp i wouldn pay 200$ for this.

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color is nice but i really hate both of the decals (this and the star wars one) i like the silver more and the white even more than the silver :P

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WOW! I really like how he looks on the back of the PSP, glad I waited to upgrade.

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COPPED!

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That is one of the coolest looking things I have ever seen in my life. :o

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Cool PSP...that's awsome !!!

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i am sooooooo getting this!!! it'll go well with my hot rod red ds that came with mario kart lol

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YES!! This thing is MINE!

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GOD OF WAR bundle > my daxter slim psp package, SONY Fails

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i waited to get a psp because the games didn't intrigue me much but I would buy it just for the GOD OF WAR GAME AND THAT SLICK RED COLOR. and only 200? sony is giving us a gift

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Still have yet to get a PSP. So, I might pick this up come June.

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So stylish, superb and a great value :)

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o baby the red psp looks o so sexy..... not to mention gruesome. its mine!

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3G-ENIE "Slim or fat version?" All new PSPs are Slim version, the Fat one has already stopped production since last year.

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i think i am gonna save up for this bundle seriously

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Oh man, if I didn't already have Superbad on DVD I would definitely get this. As it stands, I'll probably get the Daxter bundle and get GoW seperately

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@ 3G-ENIE It's the slim version, you can tell by the placement of the speakers

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I just bought the Daxter pack. If they released this with the game, I would buy this. Not going to buy it if it's not out until June though.

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Slim or fat version?

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i am getting one or maybe two.

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Pretty cool looking PSP

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Wow! I thought I was getting a good deal with the Daxter pack, but this will blow it away. I envy those who don't have a PSP yet!

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june that sucks... why so long i mean in japan during xmas they had red psp. don't get me wrong it's a great bundle i just wish it wasn't so far off. well at least i will get to play game in a few more dayz :)

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o0o datz juss nice Sony Thankz for releasing it after Christmas and in a top where it takes time for systems to be bought >:(

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amazing looking good

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it looks nice, but do the slim psp's still have the funky square button? YunalescaFFX: I'm sure you could get a marker and draw kratos some nice braids, maybe a bow?

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I wouldn't want to be seen with a lipstick color red psp, even if it has Krato's face on it. They should have used a blood red color; something darker.

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NEED NOW! I was really looking forward to buying a PSP this month but I think I have to wait for this bundle.

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Damn. Looking gorgeous...

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I never really considered buying a PSP,but that's red!It looks good too.I played God of War on my friend's PS2 and it ain't that bad and chains of olympus looks great.Problem:I'm waiting to see if MS goes into the portable market and when the next gen of portable gamesystems is coming along,it's worth the wait.If I buy a PSP now,I would regret it in 2 years when something much better comes out for a little over that cost.

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Very nice. But so is my black one. I have an origional baby!! :P

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NEEEEEED IT NOW!!!!!!! DAM YOU SONY!!!!! thats the sickest most badass psp ive ever seen I only have the demo for GoW:CoO but wow it was great. its like god of war 1 and 2 on the psp

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that is a cool looking PSP. Would have been nice since they already made it red to have teamed up with the (RED) organization and added some charity to the whole thing but overall pretty cool looking skin!

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me want

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Excellent! I now have a legitimate reason for buying a second PSP.

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my fave color is red i might be getting the psp color "deep red" looks suitable for me to look at. a too bright red would burn my eyes.

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DO WANT!!

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Wow I love the color! But hmmm... let's see I am a girl so having Kratos' face on my PSP isn't something I want... however the color is drop dead gorgeous.... grrrr what to do >....

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hopefully they wait till july so i can get mine.

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Isn't Chains of Olympus eventually coming to PS2?

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The Best Bundle by far the best part is Superbad. a great game and a great movie I'm seeing red right now because i recently switched my old psp for a black psp 2000 oh well still getting the game though

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Certainly a beaut, but I'm still very much into my slim silver. If the red were out first, and they just introduced a silver, many owners of the red would be saying 'ZOMG! I should have waited for Silver"!

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