Stranglehold Exclusive PS3 Collector's Edition - 50 gigs of Blu-ray Disc

Midway and Sony Computer Entertainment America have made available an exclusive PS3 collector's edition for Midway's highly anticipated third-person-shooter, Stranglehold, currently in development for next-gen consoles. Featuring the full game and a full-length version of John Woo's critically acclaimed action film "Hard Boiled," the collector's edition will be available on a high-capacity Blu-ray disc, thus only for PS3 owners.

Stranglehold continues the story of Inspector Tequila, played by Chow Yun-Fat that started in 1992 with John Woo's action masterpiece Hard Boiled, which appears courtesy of The Weinstein Company and Genius Products, scheduled to release a 15th anniversary Two-Disc Ultimate Edition of the classic film via their Dragon Dynasty DVD label on July 24, 2007.

Riley Russell, senior vice president Third Party Relations and general counsel, SCEA comments on the exceptional opportunities Sony's double layer, 50gig Blu-ray disc provides, proving that the PS3's price is somewhat appropriate for what the machine can do:

"The exclusive collector's edition of Stranglehold demonstrates the power of PlayStation 3 Blu-ray disc and the total entertainment experience that can only be found on PlayStation 3," said Russell. "The 50GB capacity of Blu-ray disc allows PS3 content publishers to do things simply not possible on our competitor's 9GB DVD-based systems. Thanks to the advanced technology found in PS3, developers like Midway can truly realize their visions, bringing consumers even closer to the game."

I'm not going to go on about what's available on PS Network and how everything but a good next-gen PS3 title is so not interesting for PS3 owners, but I just want you to know that I'm with you on this one 100%. This Straglehold Collector's Edition sounds quite appealing, but when on Earth is anyone going to release a game for the PS3 that could actually sell the machine? The Xbox 360 has one, the Wii has more than one, so why can't the best gaming console in the world have one?

If you need more information on Stranglehold, please visit this site, while the collector's edition will be available in limited quantity at select retailers for $69.95, in summer when it will be released exclusively on Sony's PS3.