I picked up my MGS4 bundle off Craigslist new, had to cause I waited too long to pick it up in a store and I wanted backwards compatibility so I could get rid of my PS2. Going strong for a year and a half now. I haven't read too much about this version having problems, mostly the 60gb. Of course no version is perfect and if you get a good price for yours, I'd say go for it. I might look into this when mine gets a little over 2 years old. If you're worried about it, might as well get something for it while you can.