So, after playing a central role in William Gibson’s Spook Country, as a means to smuggle data, the iPod is now going to feature in the latest - and last - installment of the cult video game franchise Metal Gear Solid, coming to PlayStation 3 this June.

IGN: Metal Gear Solid 4 Meets iPod:

Of particular note is the in-game iPod. Using this, you’ll be able to change the game’s background music to music data that you find in the game world. You’ll also be able to download new tracks via the web.

What better proof that an item is really becoming mainstream than to see it appearing in books, movies and videogames, not as a “cool factor” bullet-list gimmick, but simply as part of the story.

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