A rumor recently appeared on a Web site that was not us (for a change) concerning the appearance of Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Xbox 360. The Internet was on it like maggots on a rabbit corpse, but Konami has now cruelly swiped away the hopes and dreams of 360 owners ... for the moment, at least.
Responding to Kotaku, Konami's Michael Shelling has emphatically stamped out the latest gossip fire with the following statement:
For the record, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a PlayStation 3 exclusive and there are no plans to develop an Xbox 360 version of the game.
Ouch, Konami's PR department is pulling no punches this time. What happened to teasing us with coy phrases that inject some sense of false hope? While Konami could have milked fanboy dreams forever, it seems they're getting pretty sick of answering questions on the whole thing and have essentially much just said it isn't happening ... right now.
But then, do we believe PR people? Personally, I don't know what to think anymore, except it might be time for MGS fans without a PS3 to punch their grandmothers in the face for their gold teeth, just in case they need to buy a box of Blu-rays in the near future.
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11:46 PM on 01.03.2008
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lol.
Also, there is NO WAY Konami will not be cashing in on this game by releasing it on the 360 (I expect a PC port too the way things are now).
Did everyone forget about the million copies that need to sell on day one? Somehow I seriously doubt Konami really wants to lose money on MSG4...
Also, you PS3 fanboys bitching about the possibility of a 360 port, consider you may never have another MGS if this game doesn't get ported and make money!
Shelling says that METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS is a PS3 exclusive. He doesn't mention METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTSISTANCE, which will be the Xbox 360 version that is release on two discs, with additional content in 2009.
all i can say is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-eniEcEuE
The fanboys always come out for this MGS argument.
It WILL happen and you're a dumb fuck if you believe otherwise. But then again, you're right. It would be as believable as seeing Metal Gear Solid on the GameCube or Resident Evil 4 on the Playstation 2..... Oh wait. ;P
Like I said before denial means next to nothing even coming from the publishers/developers nowadays.
Resident Evil 4 was supposed to be exclusive to the GameCube, and when asked about it Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami said he would "cut off his own head" if Resident Evil 4 came to the Playstation 2.
We all know how that turned out. Even the creator of the series saying he would practically kill himself if it happened wasn't enough to keep if from happening.
Hell, were you not paying attention to the Metal Gear series at all lately? Metal Gear was supposed to be a Sony/Playstation exclusive or at least many people felt that way and people thought hell would freeze over before that changed. Well, GameCube got it's own remake of Metal Gear Solid and XBox got Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. If it weren't so close to the XBox's death I have very little doubts about seeing Metal Gear Solid 3 ported over on it.
I really hope you guys are being sarcastic, because the lack of logic in these comments is astounding.
Exactly!
tazarthayoot has the right idea, they've done it before with Sons of Liberty and Twin Snakes and both of those were released on less then successful platforms. It would make no sense whatsoever to skip the 360, especially when it has the larger userbase and evidently fans are rabidly anticipating MGS on their console despite all these Konami rumour smashes.
Stranger things have happened and imho I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
All you people clamoring about it selling better on the 360 are missing the whole point of providing exclusive brands that will force people to buy PS3s... if Sony didn't have this, they'd be dead in the water in 2008. Of course they're throwing money at Konami like crazy, but why wouldn't they since they need titles like this to catch up to the 360 console sales? And, with this following off the DMC4 packaged PS3 boxes, there is the possibilty of a good year for getting more PS3s in people's homes.
Perhaps you don't give a shit and you just don't want to have to get a PS3 or you sleep with your 360 tucked in your arms, but I'd rather there be some good ole competition between the two consoles rather than just one leading console and another that sometimes gets ports made for it.
Secondly, why keep saying "Sony is paying fat checks to keep them quiet"? If Sony was paying Konami, then it would DEFINATELY BE PS3 EXCLUSIVE!!!! Unless of course all the 3rd party exclusives that M$ paid for are coming to the PS3, since you guys think paying will not guarantee exclusivity.
Lastly, don't trash the game because it's not coming to 360. "This game is crap because it's not on my system of choice" is just an ignorant statement.
ZING!!! Common sense should shut them up
Just to clear up your Bioshock refernce = shit because a) it made money and b)the 360 owns the 'current gen' market so it doesnt NEED to be ported to break even.
This is not true for Meal Gear, this is why the rumours wont go away its just common business sense.
Why all the rapist jibes towards the commenters too, have you got something to confess?
I hope MGS is a PS3 exclusive it needs it, however i get the feeling that it will come out sooner or later...like i said it make business sense....
It'll still sell alot of ps3's to people on the fence, the hardcore 360 fans will get to play it eventually, and konami makes a litte more money. Everyone wins, and if I recall correctly Ron said it would be out on the 360 eventually, not anytime near the ps3's date.
May I ask, what was the install base of the 360 when Bioshock came out? About the same as the PS3 should be, should sales continue, when MGS4 comes out? That being the case, why wouldn't it be able to break even without being ported?
Do you still believe the PS3 isn't selling? Would you like to know that since the price cut, PS3 has outsold the 360? (It's January, so don't say it's just a quick surge) Do you still believe the PS3 has no games? Heavenly Sword, Ratchet, Uncharted, UT3, Warhawk, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, etc all say differently. Not to mention AC and COD4.
And I only made the rapist comment because you think no means yes, this is what you believe, not myself
@ loki_d20
Once again, you are correct
MGS4 is a massive budget game, it blows Bioshock out of the water with the amount its cost, thats why, regardless of the install base. If the game has cost 4 times more to develop hen you need 4 times more users to buy it....see?
Also Sony isnt exactly flush(business sense comment) they cant just hand companies 50 Million like MS dif for GTA4 download stuff.
No wonder you guys cant understand simple business and sales numbers if you think people who say this game will come out on xbox are rapists. Amazing sense guys way to go ;¬)
More audience = good. Less audience = bad.
People who feel good when a game loses potential customers don't really respect the game industry at all.
Metal Gear Solid was a PS1 exclusive.
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes was ported to the Game cube.
Metal Gear 2: i don´t know what´s the complete name was a PS2 exlusive.
Metal Gear 2: Subsistance was ported later to the XBOX.
Metal Gear Solid 3: We are playing with the father was a PS2 exlcusive, and stayed like it until now.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of old men is gonna be a PS3 exlusive.
We don´t know if there is gonna be Metal Gear 4: Wheelchairs with guns for the 360, but who cares? When it comes out, the PS3 is gonna be cheap and you will be abple to find a used Mteal Gear 4 everywhere.
As far as my own feeling on all of this, I do feel it will eventually be ported over. I personally don't understand the "needs to sell 1 million on the first day" thing... Why must it be on the first day? That's what I don't understand. I read the article and it just doesn't say..