MGS4 pre-orders stopped

Konami ☂has temporarily ceased taking pre-orders on the Metal Gear Solid 4 hardware bundle, after a US deal launched on the official site yesterday went belly up.

Eager fans hoping to get hold of the limited-edition Gunmetal PS3 bundle, sold exclusively through the official online Konami Store,🌠 were greeted to "503 errors," according to, who described the ordeal as "a clusterf**k of massive proportions." Nice choice of words there.

The Store works at the moment. But it says the allocated pre-order stock for the day has been reached. It then asks you to "check back tomorro𝄹w (May 20, 2008), when we will make available more🍌 stock for pre-orders."

Not really one known for having solid internet servers, Konami really needs to prepare itself for the impact of a꧃nother internet rush, so that it isn't hit with ano♛ther disaster reminiscent of the Metal Gear Online beta fiasco.

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May 20, 2008