Posted Aug 06, 2007 at 11:05AM by Ryan A. Listed in: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Tags: Konami, UK, HMV, Kojima Studios, Konami Digital, Fumiaki Tanaka
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HMV: Xbox 360 pre-order listing for MGS 4's a mistake - Image 1This should put all rumors about Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots appearing on the Xbox 360 to rest. High street retailer HMV UK has just admitted that the pre-order listing for the said title that appeared recently on its website is nothing more than a mistake from its online admin team.

Online site GamesIndustry tried to contact the retailer for further confirmation about the matter. One representative explained,


In his enthusiasm, one of our online games team indicated that hmv.co.uk would start taking pre-orders for MGS4 on Xbox 360, when, in fact, he simply meant to ask customers if they wished to receive an alert in the event of this title one day coming out on this platform.


As of now, Konami and Kojima Studios has maintained that the last chapter of Snake's saga will only be available to PlayStation 3 owners. However, it should be remembered as well that Konami Digital President Fumiaki Tanaka was quoted as saying that the franchise might go multiplatform in the future because of its popularity.


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   by sean (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » lol

i new this was goin to happen


   Re: Heath (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Cover up

I'm sorry but this is an obvious cover up. I would be willing to bet everything I own that MGS 4 comes out for 360. Even when it does come out I will not buy it because i'll still be playing halo.

   Re: jitty (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » ^^^^^^^^^^^

denial at it's finest...

   Re: zetsurin (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Re: Cover up

"I would be willing to bet everything I own that MGS 4 comes out for 360."

Now, just going out on a limb here, but I am ready to suspect that in your case "everything I own" doesn't actually amount to much at all.

   Re: 21 (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Sigh

Get ready to start living under a bridge Heath.

   Re: me (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » none

i hope it does come out for 360, but if it doesnt i wont loose any sleep about it. I didnt even play the last one so i dont think i would get the story. MGS's have always been cool, but not that cool. MassEffect and Assassins Creed going exclusive ps3 would ruin my day though!
   by PS3Rider (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » ...

Hmv always makes mistakes, its no biggy, saying that though I wouldn't care if MGS4 went multi as long as PS3 managed to have a timed exclusive for at least 5-6 months.

   by haha (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » google my tootle

if this goes to ms then we might as well not have 2 different systems. sony and ms should combine together to obliterate the stupid wii. even tho im gonna get the wii for smash brothers.


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   Re: Nintendo fan! (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » HEHEHE!!!

^ that's right! The wii, will destroy all! Sell ur 360's and get a Wii before those 360's become worthless :)

   Re: Stealth! - 2007-08-06
 » Ignorance

I truly hope the wii destroys you and your 360. Oh wait its only 400,000 Units away from tying it in units sold Hehe. Shame the xbox hasn't sold anything this year at most 2 million.
   by Mister Common Sense - 2007-08-06
 » .

I knew it was a mistake.

Why would anybody place a pre-order for a game not coming out for 1 1/2 years? Or any game for that matter?

The release date seems realistic though. I'll plan on getting a copy for my 360 around that time. Maybe IF sony tries really hard there could be a reason to get a PS3 by then, but I doubt it. They'll probably still want $600 for them, and that just won't happen.


   Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Common Sense

"I'll plan on getting a copy for my 360 around that time."

Yeah. You keep right on planning buddy. Dreaming and wishing never hurt anybody, especially an out-and-out teenaged fanboy like you.

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-08-06
 » .

It could come out earlier for the 360....


Konomi isn't going to lose a s*itload of money doing sony and i

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-08-06
 » post cut short

Konomi isn't going to lose a s*itload of money doing sony and it's fantards any favors.

   Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Common Sense

Sure sure. Whatever you say buddy. Whatever floats your boat. If you say tomorrow that the 360 is made of gold, how can we say no? You stay right there in that nice little dreamland of yours, with fluffy white clouds, pink 360 shaped flowers, and 360 Controller-shaped butterflies.

If you feel like wearing a miniature 360 model on your neck instead of a Cross (or any other symbol), please, by all means, do so! Don't let any of us stop you.

   Re: Stealth! - 2007-08-06
 » Thinker

Dont forget to add in his dreamworld that the xbox360's don't get RRoD and its perfect lol haha.

But unfortunately to the rest of the world we live in reality and its nothing like that more of the opposite. MGS4 is exclusive permanently.
But in my dreams the PS3 is always on top and Halo jump ships cool huh.

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-08-07
 » do you ever make sense?

I'll have the last laugh when the official announcment is made.

I'm sure you won't be around tough.

You can enjoy it for 6 months or so while it's exclusive, then I can enjoy the better MGS 4 Substanance with better XBOX 360 graphics.

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   Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » To Common Sense

"do you ever make sense?"
+> Well, it certainly appears as if MOST PEOPLE manage to make more sense than you buddy. But that's OK. We understand that you have, well, issues.

" I'll have the last laugh when the official announcment is made."
+> Well, why don't you get a headstart on that wish of yours and start laughing now? Maybe if you keep on continuously laughing for a year or so, MGS4 will be announced on 360? A word of caution though: Do all your laughing when you are alone or with your immature 360 buddies (not referring to fair and unbiased 360 fans here).

By the way, did you know how you sounded when you said, "I'll have the last laugh!". That made my day buddy. Thanks for the good laugh!
   by AoxomamoxoA - 2007-08-06
 » mgs4 for 360 ONLY!!

I call damage control!!


   Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » AoxomamoxoA

Sure buddy. Don't stop dreaming! Wishing's not a crime, and you have every right to wish for MGS4 on the 360.

However, Konami is not under obligation to dance to your out-of-rhythm tunes, mate.

That being said, you can call damage control all you want :). The screams and whines of a spoiled little brat are of no consequence whatever :)

   Re: Nintendo fan! (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » @ AoxomamoxoA

I call ***** alert!!! Everyone step away from this disease ridden piece of sh*t called AoxomamoxoA

:)

   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » This is getting stupid...

I can't believe he's 22 (That's five years older than me! And i'm a lot more mature than he could ever be i mean HELL HIS HERO IS HIS MOM!)

Check it out yourself: http://www.myspace.com/sublime1985

   Re: zetsurin (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » AoxomamoxoA

"I call damage control!!"

More like brain damage in your case.
   by JCP (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » oh well

doesnt really matter, poor old snake would get ripped apart if master chief got a hold of him lol

I bet the person who posted that in the first place visits sites like this and just wanted to stir up this rumor some more, I think it will happen though as long as this rumor stays alive, as long as this rumor keeps being fed its power will grow stronger LMAO

and besides if your a company in business to make money (i.e. Konami) then you have to consider going for the full base of the gaming market if your current platform cant pull in the numbers, they are going to do it, its going to happen as long as this rumor stays alive.


   Re: beejbc (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » sony

wouldn't be surprised if Sony was willing to pay for this to stay exclusive...

   Re: justin (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » wow..

nothing spells nerd worse than comparing two game's characters...please get lives.

   Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » To justin

I completely agree with your sentiment, Justin. I was thinking something similar to what you wrote, but you put it more accurately than I could ever have.

Kind of like saying, if Batman fought Conan, who would win? :)

JCP, get a life.
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   by hmm (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » ?

aren't you guys having enough fun with gears of war, halo2?? you still got halo3 coming up

you really want mgs4 huh... how bout make every next gen game exclusive on the 360, then it might as well be called the monopolybox

a lot of these posts seem like you guys are consoling yourselfs

if you want it that bad, get a job and get a ps3 that way you don't have to waste your time going online arguing about speculations


   Re: lalala (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » i like it

hell i want mgs4 to be on 360 but not as much to buy a ps3 for it. if they show something better i might buy one. right now im having fun with my 360.

saints row, gow, cod3, pes07, ddr universe....

   Re: 21 (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » @ lalala

All those games you mentioned at the end suck ass.

   Re: Someone_PR (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » hmm...

not GOW... not GOW... the rest yes :P... and u really like saint row? really?
   by snake (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » lol

Good times.

   by zeus (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » they have screwed it up....

they have pre announced something they weren't supposed to before konami itself and they want to clean ***** up

   by doodoo (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » lol

Konami should sue HMV for baiting and switching...and for trademark infringement. then they should sue M$ for starting the MGS4 4 360 rumors

   by Nleep (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Lol

"This should put all rumors about Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots appearing on the Xbox 360 to rest."

Lol, yeah... until next week when a new baseless rumor appears.


   Re: F5 (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » I agree with you

These rumors have been around since January I believe. I recall when there were rumors of Devil May Cry 4 heading to the 360 and sure enough they announced it multi the following month. The point is these rumors have got to stop. It's a different rumor every month.
   by qw (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Knew it

Did anybody think this wasn't a mistake? I knew it as soon as I saw it. I suppose MGS4 could be coming to 360 sometime in the future, but this was obviously a mistake right from the get-go.

   by Dirg3 (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » Who will play it?

Who would actually play MFS4 on the 360? They would be too busy shoving Halo up their ass to pay attention to it, MGS2 Subsistence for the xbox was a flop that's why Snake Eater wasn't on there, multiplatform due to popularity my ass, the only reason 360 fanboys would want MGS is so they can say they took another exclusive from us. God why can't game companies just be loyal? Everyone knows in the end Sony does what it has always done produce results..

   by Xman - 2007-08-06
 » mistake?

its not a mistake!! "not that I care"!! mgs4 will be coming to the 360!! but this came is just a big copy og gears!!


   Re: Anonymous (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » copy of gears?

i cant believe you would say that. if anything gears of war copied mgs3 which came out many years before it on the PS2. in fact, i dont even know if they belong in the same genre. unoriginal run 'n gun vs revolutionary espionage action. if i really wanted gears of war, i would buy it for pc, but since i dont, i wont. i've played gears of war several times over at my friend's place, and i prefer the first halo on my pc over it.
   by Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2007-08-06
 » LOL

sounds like damage control to me

   by sdfsdf (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » Arguing over a game ! just how bored are you ?

I may be missing the point here, but how do you know this game isnt going to be a pile of *****?, you dont because no one has played the full game (I cant say the same for Halo 3 as a playable proven beta is out) so why should any of you care if it comes out on this or that machine anyway.

Get a life and go work for charity or something, arguing over a game and wither it is going to different machines etc ffs.

You all went on about Lair but now its getting very bad previews its gone very quiet all of a sudden, and what if MGS4 goes the same way some people on here are going to look really foolish..

   by randy (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » !!!

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

   by Mr. Dumaasss (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » MGS4 a "big copy of gears"???

"its not a mistake!! "not that I care"!! mgs4 will be coming to the 360!! but this came is just a big copy og gears!! "

You guys can say w/e you freaking want about the exclusitivity of MGS4 but when you say it's just a gears that's where I draw the line. ARE YOU FREAKING RETARDED???

The first MGS (from the MGS series, not MG) was released in 1998 2 console life years back when microsoft hadn't even released it's own console yet. There's been a huge intricate story line expanding 5 games (counting mgs ops, but not mg Acid). This while gears has come out almost a decade later after the release of the first MGS game. The games barely fit the same freaking genre you m0r0n.

If you've ever played any of the MGS games it's about using your wits for stealth instead of carrying huge guns around like your compensating for something. I'm not saying that gears is a bad game, it's probably really fun, but to say that MGS4 is a copy cat of gears? I wouldn't even go as far as saying gears is a copy cat of MGS4 they're completely different games.

   by Anonymous (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » haha

you know what i find funny? in the articles saying mgs4 will be out for xbox, we find xbox fans jeering at playstation fans, and even though there is another article saying that it was a mistake (providing further confirmation of it being a ps3 exclusive), xbox fans continue to rant on about how it will go multiplatform. when will you guys get a clue? maybe one day when you realize that it wont port over to xbox we'll hear you saying "mgs4 sucks anyways"

   by Lifeline (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » Deluded

I dont know why xbox fans think MGS4 will be coming out on their system, MGS4 was produced with PS3 Hardware in mind. How long did it take for Kojima Studio's to produce MGS4 for the ps3? I could be wrong but I believe it took more than a year or so. So why do people believe that an Xbox360 version will be available anytime soon, if at all?

   by Jesus Christ (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » Lol

MGs 4, 360, going to happen.

This holiday season:

360 will break 15mil sold with its price drop and HAlo 3, Mass effect, Bioshock, and AC all coming out, the Wii will either be even, or have a slight lead by the end of the fiscal year (march).

The PS3 will get up to 6mil units sold, with sales looking to increase as the MGS 4 release edges closer, the highest spike in sales will be from sept - nov.

MGS 4 will be announced around September - November for 360, it will come out the next quarter after PS3 (augustish).

It's just good business, but i mean who really cares anymore? MGS has been the same gameplay since one, with just the location and story changing. The story line and ***** is cool, but there's only so much fun I get from breaking someones neck, dragging their body, and repeating the process for an entire game with some cool cutscenes in between.

To Aoxo, is that your girl and your kid? Your girl is hot bro lol, and gratz if thats your kid.

And I definitely need to hit up Mexico sometime after I go to Amsterdam this year lol.

   by Mr. Dumass (Unregistered) - 2007-08-07
 » mgs4 no innovative gameplay?

"The story line and ***** is cool, but there's only so much fun I get from breaking someones neck, dragging their body, and repeating the process for an entire game with some cool cutscenes in between."

I am sorry but I think we were looking at a different gameplay video for mgs4 that was on youtube. Have you seen all the new crap you can do? Sure some of the stuff is a bit "dorky", like rolling around in a drum and "striking" out a couple of soldiers, but the gameplay was definetely revamped to take advantage of the console.

P.S.: I haven't seen anything with environments that vast and that detailed actually running on the xbox 360. I'm not usually one to rant but the xbox360 has very limited potential. As soon as we get some dedicated developers that are willing to truly dig in and take advantage of the PS3 we'll be seeing more high quality games that the xbox360 can't compete with.
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