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Konami puts the MGS4/Xbox 360 rumors to bed ... until the next time they crop up photo

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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loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 11:10
loki d20
@TorpedoTed: Your ignorance is showing through your posts. GTA IV content is but a drop of water int he bucket in comparison to MGS4. And regardless of how much it cost to make MGS4, it is heavily funded by Sony and will stay exclusive for as long as a year. And WTF is up with that rapist statement?

@Jim: Don't be dense. Your logic is too simplistic and can be said for all exclusives.

You guys are just being selfish, ignorant, and not really understanding the importance of these business exclusives. It's not about selling to the smaller market, it's about changing how much smaller that market is. Get over it.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 12:04
Im OK
I would probably agree that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is not coming out for the Xbox 360.

As for Metal Gear Solid 4: Subsistence/Substance/Sustenance/SuperMarioBros however...? That has yet to be determined.

This has already been noted in comments above this one.

Would Mass Effect and Bioshock coming to the PS3 be a good thing? Of course it would. Would MGS4 coming to 360 be a good thing? Of course it would. Why is this even an issue? That's all fine and dandy, but it has nothing to do with the actual state of things. The difference, however, between MGS4 and the other examples that are being bandied about like Mass Effect or Bioshock or whatever is that, for MGS4, the precedent for this to happen is there. Of course, the precedent for it not to happen is there also (see MGS3).

For me it's very simple, cut and dried, one way or another. If it never comes to 360 in any form, I'll buy a PS3 for it. Period. If it comes to 360 in some form or another and is announced in a reasonable time frame after GotP for PS3, then I'll wait and buy it for 360 and get a PS3 for something else, assuming the PS3 ever gets any games that interest me at all that aren't already available for 360.

It's nice to see that the CONSOLE WARZ have been alive and well while I was without computer access for the past two weeks or so. (/sarcasm)
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 12:17
Teta
What is worse is that this game creates so much conflict.
For god sake itīs Metal Gear, and their third deliver was so boring that i had to stop playing it.
The super hero has reuma one eye and looks like he is gonna surf on the middle of a fucking desert.
They arenīt adding something new to the game, only a robot controlled by a sixxaxis controller (you are not getting that 360).
The trailers are long and boring, and the only thing that catches my eye is the fact that Snake is going to blow his brains with a gun.
Metal Gear fans are as annoying as Halo fans.
/rant off
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 12:24
brainderailment
I didn't read it yet, but I'm sure ^this comment section^ is epic.
Civnerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 12:55
Civnerd
I'll just be glad when the next generation of systems come out and THIRD PARTY exclusives will be something we laugh about as long dead. First party games can stay on their respective systems, but a third party developer only producing games for one system, and the third place one at that, is just suicide. We'll see if Kojima's next game will be only on one system. The likelihood of that is the same as Workman cleaning up and converting to a priest.
vp360's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 12:57
vp360
Damn it, i own a 360 and i know that MGS4 is never going to come to the 360.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 13:45
Magesx
Teta MGS3 is one of the best games ever made and you are stupid. >:O
Usedtabe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:04
Usedtabe
@loki_d20: Your ignorance is showing if you thing MGS4 is bigger than exclusive content for GTA:IV. Tell me, which game sells more? Exactly

On topic, I'm taking a wait and see approach. Either way it ends up won't suprise me in the least, whether that means PS3 exclusive or port. Oh, and what idiot mentioned that the PS3 has been outselling the 360? Did I miss that or did something crazy happen worldwide that made Sony catch up for the ass-raping that's been going on in NPD numbers?
Lucio's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:16
Lucio
I wouldn't expect to for Konami to announce any 360 MGS4 until after the PS3 version ships. Probably to see how well it sells and if it doesn't sell as well as they hoped then there may be an official announcement from Konami for a 360 version. In any case 360 owners are getting Splinter Cell Conviction so that should satisfy their craving for a good stealth game.
FinalFist's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:40
FinalFist
Wow, flame on my friends. I'd have to say as a PS3 owner it would please me to see MGS4 hold this one out as a permanent exclusive.

I'm tired of hypocritical, self-centered 360 fans who are greedy for PS3 exclusive titles AND clutch to 360 exclusives greedily like little toddlers. Growup. There may not be as many ps3 owners, but there are still at least 7 million worldwide at this point, nothing to cough at. Stop whining and practically demanding PS3 exclusives while you selfishly refuse to acknowledge the PS3 fanbase.

Jim: I think this is waht Actionbastard is talking about. yes if it goes to the 360 more people will play it, but what about 360 to PS3, in that case more people would play it as well. But almost nobody defends the wish for a 360 to PS3 port. All around it's just simple fanboyism and selfishness.
Monte's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:45
Monte
Y'know why must poeple continue to spread these rumors for little reason. The PS3 is starting to gain in popularity due to price cuts and releasing more affordable SKUs, and there are plenty of exclusives on both systems that have managed to do just fine as they are. And hell, if Sony really is throwing money to keep it exclusive then that would probably help keep it exclusive (why else waste money on something they're not keeping)... why can't we just let the rumors rest and wait until we have something like an actual annoucement.

@decoyb
"I wouldn't be shocked if it was the first hd-dvd only game for the 360 ultimate."

Now that i would doubt... MS would basically be alienating every 360 owner that came before the ultimate and who did not shell out the extra $180 to get an HD-DVD external drive (assuming the external drive can play an HDDVD game and not just normal HD-DVD)... I mean part of the reason a lot of poeple went with the 360 in the first place was because it wasn't a $600 console. I don't know about you, but if i didn't already had an HD-DVD and had no plans to buy one i would be seriously pissed off if games started coming out in HD-DVD... i mean if i spent $400 on a console i would want it to play ALL games not just the early ones... hell in effect, the 360 would actually become the most expensive console since it's practically a given that you will need the HD-DVD if you want to play ALL future 360 games
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:47
Sharpless
I've got to side with Jim. Having this as an exclusive is just bad news for everyone, except Sony. And seriously, who (outside of soulless, POS fanboys) gives a fuck about them? Every game should be multi-platform, so all can enjoy it.

I'm just bitter because Guitar Hero never came to the original Xbox...
FinalFist's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 14:54
FinalFist
Agreed Sharpless, I think if every game was multiplatform there would be less of the same/derivative games on the market, game developers would KNOW that they are reaching a decent base, and more innovation would occur. Plus we wouldn't have to blow 500+ on new consoles.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 15:36
TheStripe
A: These same PR folks told us it would be out in 2007.

B: Sony still doesn't have the number of installed consoles that M$ does, and it's unlikely that the number of installed PS3's will reach the number of installed 360s, simply because while the PS3 is outselling the 360, they're not doing by a large enough margin to make up for the year and a half they're already behind. It makes sense to spend money to port an exclusive for a system with a smaller installed base to a system with a larger installed base. It doesn't always make sense to port an exclusive for a system with a larger installed base to a system with a smaller one, unless you've already made your money back. In that case, spending a chunk of profits to move the game to a less prolific console is just icing. The PS3 is finally getting a bit of a library. Still not enough to make me buy one. Sorry. Oh, and stop calling Ninja Gaiden: Sigma a PS3 exclusive. I've already played it three different times, and never on a PS3.

C: This is one 360 owner that just doesn't care about metal gear anymore. There are so many new IPs for any console out there, I really don't want to play the same old metal gear adventure yet again. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a new adventure, with surely new mechanics, but I just don't give a damn anymore. If it does eventually make it to the 360, I won't get it until it hits the bargain bin, and only then if I have nothing NEW AND ORIGINAL to play.

And finally, D: Only lazy dev's are limited by DVD9. If you code efficiently, 9 gigs is plenty. Remember how vast the world was in GTA: San Andreas? DVD9. How about Oblivion? DVD9. Besides, who wants to wait for 20GB of data to load from an optical drive?

Fuck you, Konami, and Fuck You, Hideo Kojima; if you're so fucking brilliant, make a new game, not a rehash of a game from ten years ago.
Hamsizzla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 15:55
Hamsizzla
TheStripe you are a moron.
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 16:19
loki d20
@Usedtable: GTA IV isn't an exclusive title, the DLC is exclusive. GTA IV's exclusive content pales in comparison to a complete exclusive game of the same rank (AAA). MGS4 is the most talked about, hyped, and look forward to exclusive game of 2008. PS3 people can still play GTA IV on the PS3, just without some side quests, which by the way will have months of time between when they will become available.

@Sharpless: I give a fuck about Sony just as much as I do XBox 360. Competition between consoles keeps everyone looking towards the next best thing rather than the mass majority of products just looking to be acceptable enough to make a profit (if even that).
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 16:36
grrza
This is one of my favorite rumors/debates/whathaveyou, because I ultimately don't give a shit, but it's great to see people get worked up. If I have a console that plays MGS4 when it comes out, I'll likely play it. But there's no way in hell this game is going to get me to buy one or the other. Have fun with your impossibly convoluted, nonsensical game fanboys. 9_9
KingMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 17:22
KingMe
I LOVE it!!! "PS3 games should go 360...MORE AUDIENCE = BETTER!!! But a 360 exclusive to go PS3, no freakin way. We're too greedy. In this case MORE AUDIENCE = BAD"....that's directed at you, Jim, and all the other Xbox fanboys

"It makes sense to spend money to port an exclusive for a system with a smaller installed base to a system with a larger installed base. It doesn't always make sense to port an exclusive for a system with a larger installed base to a system with a smaller one, unless you've already made your money back"

Why wasn't Elder Scrolls: Morrowind, DOA series, Jet Set Radio, etc ported to PS2 then.

This has officially become nonsense
Juggernaut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 17:47
Juggernaut
I really don't care. Unless your a MGS fan and you don't have a 360 and you don't plan on getting a PS3 then it really doesn't matter.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 18:49
TheStripe
@ Hamsissy - explain.

@Kingme - I think 360 exclusives SHOULD be ported to the PS3. Having access to games like Bioshock, mass effect, and dead rising would be great for them, and it means many more people get to have the experiences that make me glad I bought a 360. A larger audience is better for everyone, and even if every game were available on all current platforms, they're not going to be identical by any means. Existing cross platform titles often have differences that allow (force) gamers with all the systems to decide which platform to play it on.

I think that Jim and I and many others are in the same boat: we wanted to get a PS3, and they have yet to really make that worthwhile.
KingMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 19:06
KingMe
@ Civnerd

"but a third party developer only producing games for one system, and the third place one at that, is just suicide"

How would said 3rd place console have the potential to ever come out of 3rd place if people don't have incentive to buy it. COMPETITION PEOPLE!!!!! It's good for gamers, not bad.

@ Usedtabe

I am that idiot who said that the PS3 has been outselling the 360 since November. And no, you didn't miss anything. If you misread "outselling the 360" as "passed the 360 in WW sales" then you did miss something. All I said is that it has been outselling it on a weekly basis since November

Source: http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly.php?date=39397&console=&maker=&boxartz=1

through

http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly.php?date=39446&console=&maker=&boxartz=1
MasterMS's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 19:18
MasterMS
People are still talking about this? Geez if it happens it happens let it go
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 19:28
loki d20
The Stripe said: I think that Jim and I and many others are in the same boat: we wanted to get a PS3, and they have yet to really make that worthwhile.

Umm... So your solution is for PS3 exclusives to be ported to the 360 so that those who own just the 360 never need to buy the PS3 and thereby the PS3 never adds any new games that would make people want to buy them?

Color me freaking confused.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 19:34
Jim Sterling
I've not much mind to read some of the reactionary hypocritical drivel coming out of the mouths of people who are using the term "fanboy" to cover their own tracks, but I will just point out that while I'd like to see MGS4 and FFXIII on the 360, I also wouldn't cry and whimper if BioShock came to the PS3. Why? Because that game deserves to be played by everyone.

I actually care about people playing awesome games, not my own selfish sense of pride because omg a faceless corporation that I am living vicariously through lost some exclusives.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 22:31
Jim Sterling
Well there's no arguing that excellent point, rite?
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 22:40
tazarthayoot
GET A ROOM YOU TWO!
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 23:19
TheStripe
@ Loki - That statement was to explain my distaste with the PS3 and many of the decisions that Sony has made about it. I was really looking forward to getting a PS3, but their exclusives aren't selling it to me. We were teased with GTHD, and poof, it's actually vaporware, but GT5 is coming right? Who the hell knows. We were teased with MGS4 in 2007, (remember the dramatic red seven slashed over the eight?) and here it is 2008, oh boy, only another month. But there's Lair! Too bad it's unplayable. I feel so jerked around by sony, that, as I already stated, I don't care. This game has been fuel for fanboy braying for way too long, and I, at this point, fail to believe that it can even begin to live up to it's hype. I've also stated in nearly every one of these ridiculous posts that I'm going to end up with a PS3 eventually, then will get to play the handful of launch-year titles worth picking up, because . . . now get this . . .

EXCLUSIVE TITLES AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE. The gamers that want access to the full pantheon of interactive electronic entertainment will just have to own all three consoles. Any belief that there's a way of "cutting out" a console by porting all it's games to another is ridiculous when it's the fastest system on the market. But I bet you think I'm an idiot.

(P.S. I'm well aware of the quality titles available, ratchet and clank, uncharted . . . I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but nothing that is going to make me stop feeling dicked around by sony.)
FinalFist's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2008 23:45
FinalFist
hhmmmmmm, I'm tired.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 11:20
tazarthayoot
When did Ron say 360 uses bluetooth?
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 11:54
Jim Sterling
Shut up, SuMizzle. Go take your vendetta elsewhere because I'm tired of your pathetic trolling attempts.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 12:25
TheStripe
@StupidBastard - Right, and there's no "groupthink" in believing that MGS4 will live up to the hype. WB's decision to go exclusively Blu-Ray will sell more boxes than this retread ever will. The Sony fanboys are the ones on the defensive. I'd really like for you to play Bioshock on your BS3. You, however, would hate it if I could play MGS4 on my 360, and that makes you a dick-squeezing internet troll. Please, just shut the fuck up. Whoever slapped the banhammer on SuMizzle should save a pound or two for you, fucktard.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 13:06
Jim Sterling
We can't all be as successful at you, SuMizzle, creating different identities to pursue petty online grudges against people you've never met.

Go get laid, go get a new hobby, go do SOMETHING, because you really are a sad little man and you're only making yourself look more pitiful with each post.

And that is the last time I'm going to address you. You want to troll, knock yourself out, but unlike you, I'm pretty busy. Have fun being an Internet tough guy.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 13:13
Sharpless
Why is it that all the most obnoxious, dickhead trolls are Sony fanboys? I'm not an MS/Nintendo fanboy, but damn if they aren't going to turn me into one, at this rate.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 14:24
Jim Sterling
This one's even worse than that, Sharpless. He will send bad news about Sony to the Dtoid tips line JUST to attack it when it gets posted, it's a self-feeding troll.

Plus he'll defend MS when he sees fit, if it helps him argue. He's not even a Sony fanboy perse, he's just got an axe to grind with Destructoid and it's becoming quite desperate, which is why I'm not going to argue with the sorry little child anymore.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 14:42
Sharpless
You know, usually if I don't like a site, I stop visiting it.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 14:44
Jim Sterling
Yep, but then you're not insecure and desperate to be an Internet tough guy.
monosylabik's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 15:44
monosylabik
im just gunna sit back with my hands in my lap whistling a happy tune...its nice owning all 3 consoles.

heres to a bright and sunny future!
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 17:37
wardrox
Action Bastard, your a noob right?
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2008 23:12
Sharpless
@Jim
Actually, I am. I'm just not a bottom-feeding dipshit.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 10:24
tazarthayoot
Oh erroneous!
pixelsword's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 17:53
pixelsword
It's almost funny now... Konami were teh morons who kept the rumor alive, so not only do they have to squash their own idiocy, they now have to do it on almost every site that publishes. Morons.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/17/2008 02:32
Fading Star
.....
This isn't over....or is it?
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