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Kojima: stop asking for an MGS4 Xbox 360 port already |
Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Hideo Kojima, Konami, Ryan Payton
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Just because former PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy XIII jumped ship doesn't mean other exclusive games will get a green light on other platforms.At least for Hideo Kojima's PS3 baby, Metal Gear Solid 4, chances of an Xbox 360 version is close to nil. In fact, it seems as if Kojima himself is getting irritated already by all the hubub and clamor.
Well, everyone has their own boiling point, and some times, you really do have to draw the line. Speaking to Eurogamer, Hideo Kojima reveals that he just wants people to stop asking about a 360 port for MGS4, and maybe let everyone focus more on other future titles.
He indicates that MGS4 is nigh impossible on the 360 because the game was designed and optimized to be a PS3 title to begin with.
When asked by Eurogamer why "gamers are so keen to separate themselves according to which platform they follow" (which I think is just a subtler substitute to the same question of "why do some gamers have to be such fanboys"), Kojima replies:
Hopefully the day will come when people won't do this, I've been doing a lot of interviews and stage shows, and half the questions are like 'Will MGS4 be coming out on 360 or other formats?', and in the near future I hope they'll ask me about Metal Gear, about us, about our future projects, and will stop caring about the hardware.
So stop it with all the "MGS4 on 360 pls" requests and let's look forward to the future. For example, what about that mysterious MGS5 that Ryan Payton just hinted about? What about other titles? Who knows, they might release another Zone of the Enders sequel and make that into a multiplatform release. There's more to life than just ports. And hey, TGS 2008 is just around the corner, and Konami will be attending.
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- Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions; MGS5 hinted
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- Tokyo Game Show 2008: full list of exhibitors revealed
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I'm sure there are other people in a similar situation. On multi-platform games I'm most likely to get the 360 version because of GamerScore points. That leaves only platform exclusive titles for Wii and PS3. With the Wii I was able to justify the cost, PS3... not so much. My PS3 wanted list only has 5 titles on it right now, I wouldn't feel I was getting my value out of the expense of a third, and most expensive, system.
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It's kinda like, not too blatantly MGS as a shirt, but when I come across an MGS fan, they'd still recognize the 4. ^_^
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Z.O.E... omg omg omg omg omg OMG OMG OMG OMG?!
wow- I'm going to.. Just... sleep
Oh well...
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he's complaining about people being interested in his work being more freely available?
here's a tip, do something else people care about...
you are lucky the consumer is telling you how to take their money...
alot of businesses have to guess at what the consumer wants, and often fail miserably.
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So I retire
Spend more time with 2 girls
All consoles and all games and don't have to worry about which game comes out on because I would have both.
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besides.. most of you guys have the $$ to buy your 360 games.. why not buy a PS3 too? i own both consoles so i dont really have problems with exclusives.
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"you are lucky the consumer is telling you how to take their money..." comment,
Kojima isn't out here to take people's money, he's here to make quality gaming (which in it self will return large sums of profit) as he has always envisioned for loyal Sony fans. After all, I think the last thing Kojima wants to see is his dreams being involved with a RROD.
Victory is ours!
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i never finished the first one 10 years ago...
i was offering my detached perspective.
thing is that huge fanbase is now more diverse and the ones who got in late in the game (cheap / broke gamers) don't own PS3s right now...
hardcore fans are quickly becoming irrelevant as game production values skyrocket. just like movies they must appeal to larger audiences to recoup costs, unless the system maker kicks the studio cash, or buys them outright to move consoles.
somehow asking questions is whining to ps3 fanboys, i guess you can't question things or their allegiance falls apart... so i figured i would point out it was their idol that was actually complaining...
i've owned a ps3 and will buy one again when a game i want to play graces the console with it's presence.
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it's kind of funny how quality is all the rage with ps fanboys this generation, but last it was quantity... seeing as how the best games (looking, after all games can play just as well on anything but the wii) were on xbox1.
it's a business, it's after profit. it would be a stupid business decision to pass up a chance to profit.
why did the MGS series make it to original xbox?
"envisioned for loyal Sony fans"?
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Can't blame Kojima for wanting to keep his rep up . Think about, the xbox would over heat like crazy! 5 DVD also not a good thing here people, we are on the technology era.
Rockstar just announced an exclusive title for PS3 , guess what, no more puny 8 gb limit; they are going all out. BTW the team behind the new exclusive are no more better than the devs behind GTA four . Confirmed by the devs themselves .
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I'm all into the wear and tear deal here.
my ps1 failed
my ps2 works but dont play ps1 games or gameshark
but I always take good care of my system. even blow dust monthly
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my xbox 360 both stopped working a year after.
As for how long it'll last. Well considering the good life span that Sony offers . I'd say easily 8+ yrs. more . Unfortunatley for xbox guys the new one is already on the works and set to be out 2010. Yeah that ought to' show em'
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binary, the ps3 is more reliable than the 360, so what are you talking about?
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i've never experienced a freeze on my ps3 system before, and i have the original backwards compitable 60 gig system.
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The 360 doesn't need MGS4...have more fun playing Gears 2 for sure.
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probably the blu-ray laser managed to read trough the scratches.
i have a 60 gig backwards compitable ps3 system.
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I doubt Gears 2 will be much an improvement overthe original, but if it is then I'm defo gunna give it a try- just hope they release a demo.
PS3 fans are missing out on Infinite Undiscovery and Lost Odyssey n'ways. +D
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and if you really wanna play MGS4 that bad then just accept the fact that its a pricey game, you have to purchase the ps3 alongside the game.
hey you can always sell the console after you finish the game, and or continue playing with MGS Online and set aside fanboyism and really be a "Gamer". lols.
i havent bought my 360 yet, but i plan to, someday. luckily most titles on 360 that i really wanna check out comes with a better version on the PC so im still holding out on the purchase.
My Gaming Priorities > PC > PS3 > PSP > DS > 360/Wii
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glad to hear that's not a common experience...
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But then if I don't want to have to deal with it, maybe I have the wrong hobby *Sigh*
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"some gamers also uphold their own beliefs and would refuse to purchase the console that your franchise has been made on."
"That aside, plenty of fan boys appreciate your work."
Did you mean to imply OTHER work?
"It's you that has to live with it."
HAHAHA!!!! Yeah, that and his FAT CASH!!!!
He doesn't have to live with anything. He's not personally being affected by "several hundered thousand gamers". He's simply putting out a statement telling people to STFU already, it AINT GONNA HAPPEN. Especialy since dumbass sites like gizmodo like to start rumors that aren't true.
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"why did the MGS series make it to original xbox?"
You claim to know about business. So why can't you answer this question? Sony was done making money on this game. So what they did with it didn't really matter. My question to you is, WHY NOT dig a hook into MS fanboys and get some of them to purchase Sony? Give them a little taste then BAM, Sony only....
@F34RM3
"That Sony fans harp on the 360's RRoD which is a near non-existent issue anymore"
WRONG!!!!! Do you have any clue how many RRoD able machines are STILL in peoples home? It's not much of an issue with NEWER consoles. Gees, how quickly people forget how many units are still out there! TONS of machines are returned every month.
I leave my PS3 running 24/7 for F@H. Never had a problem with it. Do that with the average 360 and it will burn your house down!!! Oh wait....that's right...it's can't run F@H for squat compared to the PS3....oops!
Plus, I've not once heard anyone complain of their PS3 freezing???? Point us to all these complaints.
"froze on me more than 3 times in the 2 days i had it."
1. Then return the defective machine for another one. Obviously that isn't normal.
OR
2. BS.
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Damn!!!! First it's glue, then paint, then cans of air....now kids are into DUST!?!?!?!?!
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As for Gears2. Graphics wise it wont be better but they are adding more physics to the game as well as .....hum.... can't think of the word.... more gameplay dynamics...something like that. Newer weapons that allow the user to interact differently.
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The reason we get good games from both consoles is cause they both want to be the best. if one console was better than the other then there would clearly only be one console left to play.
Its competition that keeps the gaming industry alive
Complain all you want about what console is better but there's really no point when there's always going to be competition with no winner
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and why do u always have exactly 5 "!"'s and 4 "?"'s
and why do i care?
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:)
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How do you figure? The Playstation lived without the xbox just fine.
Competition + Nintendo and Sony. Microsoft is nothing but an afterthought. A good afterthought, but an afterthought none the less.
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Whilst the rest of you are bickering, I'm off to play MGS4 on my PS3 and another PS3 exclusive FPS which is coming out later this year...
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Really? So you care a little? With the possibility to careLESS? It's not possible to careLESS unless you at least care a little.
"Secondly on the Sony forums they have a YLoD forum which was growing on average by five people a day."
You mean a SUB-forum? How exactly does a SUB-forum get it's own specific members? The forum you speak of is under PLAYSTATIONR3 General and it's named PS3 YLOD. It only has EIGHT people posting in it with two very short pages. So unless you are speaking of some OTHER Sony forum you'll have to POINT US to it like I asked you to.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id+ps3+thread.id+3266618
"As for F@H I could careless"
Make like a tree and go? Seriously, you need to fix that. I can see that you don't care. That's your biggest problem. Mainly because other people DO CARE. Until you start to TAKE IN information for ALL AROUND YOU and until you stop ignoring facts from ALL AROUND YOU, most of what you say will not be taken seriously. Especially when you type in one huge paragraph with run-on sentences that make people go cross-eyed. Honestly, I didn't read much of anything after YLOD. F@H caught my eye and that was it.
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"I get 2-3 costumers a month stating this"
Ok, I'll take you up on your challenge! I have three Gamestops in my area close by. I had a HUGE breakfast this morning and I wont be hungry during lunch. Instead I'll stop by these stores and ask them how many PS3 "major" issues they receive a month. I'll post back later today.
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FTW!!!
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Did I say that? NO! So now we can add comprehension issues to the mix.
"I'm sorry but it was 3am my time when I typed that and I made sure I spelled things accurately but apparently my lack of paragraphs is what's important"
Read above.
"considering some people spell "lik dis, u shud b happy wit my spelling""
No one mentioned spelling. Go ahead, cut and paste were you see someone other then yourself that used the word SPELL. More of that whole comprehension issue again.
"And as I stated I said personally I don't like F@H that's my personal opinion I clarified this in the add-on but I guess I have to repeat myself..."
Why are you repeating yourself? What I said did nothing to negate your opinion. You are welcome to your opinion all day long (all night long as well!). The problem is YOU attempt to negate the wants of others WITH your opinion. Which is just plain childish.
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The Japanese games designer added that his future creations may be multi-format if the technology is up to it.
ps3 is more advance haha, Check here
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a126913/kojima-metal-gear-not-possible-on-xbox.html?imdb
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