According to VGChartz.com, first day sales of Metal Gear Solid 4 reached 1.4 million units worldwide and boosted hardware PS3 sales up 180% in North America.
Over 350,000 units were sold in Japan (along with various PS3 bundles) and over 400,000 units sold in the Americas. The American release of Metal Gear Solid 4 saw a 180% increase of Playstation 3 hardware sales. The 70,000 Metal Gear Solid 4 bundles supplied by Sony sold out immediately and with no confirmation of further shipments, it is expected that the "hardware boost will be short-lived and PS3 sales will return to normal levels within the next couple of weeks", according to VGchartz.com
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
liam_w said: Mmmm that is awesome. This game is gonna be cool... whenever it is that I finally get to play it.