This seems too easy...

Earlier this week, Konami.com launched the Metal Gear Solid 4 Limited Edition Playstation 3 Bundle for North Americans.  Initially, Konami's web servers melted under the onslaught of clicks as gamers and eBay 'entrepreneurs' tried to get a hold of the limited bundle. 

March forward to today (May 30th), and the Konami servers appear to be fully operational.  In addition, the bundle has been available for pre-order most of the day without much trouble at all (as of 10:30 p.m. EST).  Compared to the chaos from the previous days, and the fact that it has been relatively easy to order today, it didn't appear to some that the bundle was as rare as initially thought.  

A post over at the Konami forums by an Admin seemed to clarify the rarity of the bundle:

Hi - We’ve been following the threads here about the LE MGS4 PS3 bundle at Konami.com, saw some confusion, and just got approval to clear some stuff up...

First, there seems to be some speculation as to how limited this limited edition MGS4/PS3 bundle is. I can't divulge exact stock numbers, but I can verify that quantities are in the four digits, which means less than 10k (its actually a bit less than that, even). Once that's gone, its gone. Seriously, we don't have any more than that.

Second, some seem to think that the Gun Metal Gray is just a "paint job", which it is not. It is a different material, which has more of a "matte" finish and feel as opposed to the standard "glossy" one.

Also, the bundle comes with a DualShock3 controller which also is Gun Metal Gray like the console, as opposed to the standard controller, and is of course limited like the bundle is.

The bundle does indeed come with the limited edition version of the MGS4 game (which has the extra disc of documentaries, the soundtrack, etc), which is only otherwise available exclusively through GameStop, and if you have not pre-ordered it yet, you will probably have a tough time getting one of these (except through this bundle), as it is truly limited as well..............

So, it appears that the bundle is rare, but they are spacing out the limited allocation over the next few days (and appear to have their web servers under control).  Obviously, if you are a big Metal Gear fan, you may want to jump on this (if the 40GB hard drive doesn't bug you).  If you are an eBay 'entrepreneur', the jury is still out if this limited $599 bundle will be worth your time...
 

Here is a list of the features of Konami's $599.99 Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Bundle:

• Gun Metal Gray PLAYSTATION®3 with a 40GB Hard drive
• Completely new outer casing, featuring a matte gray finish, that has been specially made for this bundle. 
• Gray DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition
  • The Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game, which includes Metal Gear Online, enabling you to take part in the ultimate multiplayer squad based tactical shooter
  • Exclusive Blu-ray disc including over 2 hours of additional content - "Hideo Kojima's Gene" a behind-the-scenes vision of Hideo Kojima's production team & game and "The Making of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" documentary
  • The official Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots CD Soundtrack, including 16 never-before-released tracks by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Armageddon, The Rock), Nobuko Toda, and Ennio Morricone