Konami dispels rumor of Xbox 360 development for Metal Gear Solid 4 |
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All it takes is a single statement from a developer source to either confirm or deny the validity of hearsay. With regards to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Konami has declared that the game will be a Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive.
Apparently, the progenitor of the rumor reportedly spread the word regarding the alleged Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots without having actually talked to Konami, a move that understandably baffled the developer.
In response, Konami issued 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."
On the other hand, Konami hasn't said anything about any future Metal Gear games being single-platform exclusives, so owners of other systems may still have something to hope for. In the event that Konami should decide to go cross-platform with a future Metal Gear game, rest assured that we'll relay the updates as soon as we get them.
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Dam that's good that this rumor has been killed because if this game were to go to the 360 it would be a let down for many ppl...and many 360 owners were saying that they didn't like MGS anyway and that the PS3 sucked LOL they are so ignorant
If your a fan of the game just get the system its gonna come out on. i brought a ps3 cause of mgs4 and ff13, xbox360 for bioshock gears and halo, and a wii for zelda mario and metroid.thats all you people need to do stop with the rumors and just go out and get the damn system end of story no more rumors or bs of exclusives moving from ps3 to xbox and vice versa with mass effect and bioshock "stated" to be going to ps3 this year. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME GET THE SYSTEM ITS DEVELOPED FOR
It could easily go either way. This wont be the end of the rumors and it's obviously that even if the rumors are true Konami will scream it's false until after the PS3 version is released.
Get it into your stupid heads morons!!!!! You want to play Metal Gear Solid 4 then eat your fu*ck'n pride, grow some brains and buy a PS3!!!!
instead of making up rumors left and right, just shows how desperate and pathetic you are!!!!! how many times does Konami need to tell you guys to shoved those crappy 360s up your a$$es!!!!
bunch of idiots.
"No plans" means absolutely nothing.
Barack Obama had no plans to run for president.
"Dam that's good that this rumor has been killed"
Konami are saying exactly what you would expect them to say. Nothing more nothing less. Since no 360 version has been announced, they will continue to say it's a PS3 exclusive. That's a fact (even if a 360 version is planned).
What do you expect them to say? "Yes there will be a 360 version...I mean, no there isn't... I mean...DOH!".
As for your other comments, that applies to ALL fanboys, and please don't mix up owners with fanboys, because they are not the same.
damn fanboy rumors, go away!
You obviously haven't read his kindergarten essay then, have you?
As for "no plans" meaning absolutely nothing, it has great relevance since xbots were creaming their pants at the very rumor of development ocurring. No, it might not be a playstation 3 exclusive forever, but it is for now.
I know this is probably true but...
how on earth is one paragraph on gamereviews.com proof that they talked to Konami?
No source?
The quote was "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be a PS3 Exclusive" but wasn't that the issue with Metal Gear Solid 2: Son's of Liberty? Metal Gear 2: Son's of Liberty is STILL a PS2 exclusive... Now Metal Gear 2: Substance was a Son's of Liberty remake with extras and that was for both machines... I'm projecting that MGS4:GotP will be PS3 exclusive but don't be surprised to see MGS4:Supplement or something like that be a 360 version...
This quote did NOTHING but help Sony beat it's drum of exclusivity (which it needs since all of it's other successful properties are multi-platform - Don't even try to say Drake or Ratchet is better than CoD4).
I was told by a Konami rep that it will be at least a 9 month streak before we see anything Metal Gear on the 360 but since it's all about paid marketing and partnerships you shouldn't even bother talking about it. Hell, treat it like Diablo 3, we know it exists but until it's announced, it's like it never did....
Drake is better than COD4... i haven't been immersed in a game and involved with the characters like i've been with Uncharted for a long time.
and you can't argue that like i won't argue your opinion that you like COD4.
COD4 is nothing new to me.... Drake hater's keep on saying "oh it's just another Tomb Raider", shows how little they know about the game...
well, COD4 is just another shooter.
and yes... I have the game as most people here in QJ can attest, i've got more than 10 QJers in my buddy list and they know I play COD4 and Drake.
drake is GOTY for me. and its not even close to a tomb raider. it has the best story of the year. Cod4 is fun especially on live,but drake is way better. also if ratchet had multiplayer it would have been better aswell.
You know Yaz, I used to think your posts were more or less unbiased. This particular post of yours generates doubts, though.
A statement from a Developer at this stage in a game's development life-cycle is as close to a confirmation as you can get that it is an exclusive. In fact, it was your post that sounded as if you were desperate for this not to be true. I could be wrong, and if I'm wrong I apologize, but your post sounded like a fanboy rant.
Hey ArcaneView,
COD4 may be your game of choice buddy, but I have COD4, Ratchet and Clank and Uncharted, and let me tell you, I had far more fun with Ratchet and Uncharted than COD4. That's not to say COD4 is bad. COD4 is very, very good. I just happen to think Ratchet and Uncharted are better since I had more fun with those.
Yet PS3 owners seem to prefer to buy COD4 over Drake anyway.
You can fool yourself in thinking it's because we are PS3 owners mate. That doesn't make it the truth.
If you read my post, you would realize that I have BOTH COD4 and Uncharted. Still I prefer Uncharted. That's the way my taste runs. It has nothing to do with the Consoles I own (for the record, I own both), as much as you would like to fool yourself into thinking it is so.
But then, you are in no position to comment on Uncharted, since you don't own a PS3 and haven't played this game.
Sorry I misread your post mate. I apologize.
As for this particular statement of yours, " Yet PS3 owners seem to prefer to buy COD4 over Drake anyway.", that's a blanket statement and in no way true. I bought Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank first, and when I saw I still had some budget left, I bought COD4 as well. I like COD4 very much, but I like Ratchet and Uncharted better. It's all a matter of taste dude. Some people prefer FPS, some RPG, some Action-Adventures, Platformers, etc.
[[ On the other hand, Konami hasn't said anything about any future Metal Gear games being single-platform exclusives, so owners of other systems may still have something to hope for. In the event that Konami should decide to go cross-platform with a future Metal Gear game, rest assured that we'll relay the updates as soon as we get them. ]]
Well nice... Why did you put this in ?
There were no words about any future MGS anyway, so please stop fueling to the Rumor mill QJ, please.
Don't bring something up that has no relevance anyway.
You seem to be seeing what you want or expect to see. I say things as I see it, and in this case, I've seen it all before regarding the MGS series and Konami (as I'll explain).
"A statement from a Developer at this stage in a game's development life-cycle is as close to a confirmation as you can get that it is an exclusive."
Yes, for the TIME BEING, just as it was with MGS2 for the XBox! We went through the same thing back then, where it was confirmed numerous times to be 100% PS2 exclusive despite all the rumours, or have you forgotten? Konami consistantly denied they were working on a version for the XBox. When it later became known as MGSX, Konami again denied any knowledge, insisting that MGS2 is a PS2 exclusive.
Then suddenly, MGSX was confirmed but Konami added that MGS2 will STILL remain a PS2 exclusive because MGSX is actually a remake of the original game for the XBox, perhaps with extra content (much like Ninja Gaiden Sigma).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id+10358
Then what happened? That's right, suddenly MGSX was no longer a remake of the original game but was in fact MGS2 with extra content (the VR missions), and was called MGS2: Substance, for release on both XBox and PS2.
So it went from constant denials of MGS2 for the XBox, to confirmation that the original MGS game will appear on the XBox but not MGS2, to MGS2 itself with extra content!
So can you really not understand my skepticism over the denials from Konami regarding MGS4 for the XBox 360? The fact that you saw my post as possibly being nothing more than a 'fanboy rant' leaves me with question marks over your views.
Whether it comes to the 360 or not makes no difference to me, however if I was a gambler, I would place a bet on MGS4 appearing on the 360 at some point in the future.
As usual here on QJ, change the plus character to equals for that link to work. :)
its funny cause hideo said him self it would not be on the xbox360, i think of all people the creator of the game should know if it will or will not!
also most xbox fans dont even like mgs! they just want it to take some power from the ps3*my opinion* but seriously, all the mgs games that have been ported have uslay sucked...
There is such a thing as exclusives for a platform. I hate to say I told you so, but XboxFamily are a bunch of lying bastards. Stop using them for inside scoops, or you're part of the problem.
Hi Yaz,
"just as it was with MGS2 for the XBox! We went through the same thing back then, where it was confirmed numerous times to be 100% PS2 exclusive despite all the rumours, or have you forgotten?"
-> I wasn't a gamer at that time. The only gaming systems I have ever owned and followed are the PSP, PS3 and the 360. I own these three and games for these. So I wasn't aware of that.
"So can you really not understand my skepticism over the denials from Konami regarding MGS4 for the XBox 360?"
-> In light of what you just posted, your skepticism is understandable. That doesn't the change the fact that the game may still be exclusive for possibly at least a year, which (in my book) is as good as an exclusive.
"The fact that you saw my post as possibly being nothing more than a 'fanboy rant' leaves me with question marks over your views."
-> You are welcome to question my views. However, I questioned yours because of what you posted. You have questioned mine because I questioned yours. Is that fair?
Anyway, I do apologize for misinterpreting your post.
Regards,
MTK/Thinker
I wrote about becoming an astronaut when I was in kindergarten.
"I wasn't a gamer at that time.."
Ok, fair enough, but I think you can see where I'm coming from now.
"In light of what you just posted, your skepticism is understandable."
Well, I am 'old' by gaming standards (starting in the late 70s) which together with having a good memory, perhaps means I see things a little differently.
"That doesn't the change the fact that the game may still be exclusive for possibly at least a year, which (in my book) is as good as an exclusive."
MGS2:Substance on the XBox came out a year after MGS2 for the PS2. Oblivion on the PS3 came out 1 year after Oblivion on the 360. Many gamers bought these 'ex-exclusives' and enjoyed them, regardless of the one year gap.
So the issue here is whether MGS4 will come out for the 360 at all, not whether it's a one year timed exclusive for the PS3. If it is coming out for the 360 (say one year after the PS3 version), then such plans would be in place already TODAY, despite all the denials from Konami.
If they do announce MGS4 for the 360 after the game is released for the PS3, no-one will be surprised. But of course, we'll have to wait and see. :)
"You are welcome to question my views. However, I questioned yours because of what you posted. You have questioned mine because I questioned yours. Is that fair?"
It's fair because I wasn't questioning your views *just* because you questioned mine, but because of your response to my post which I felt was unwarranted (although you had apologised in advance). To me, you seemed overly sensitive on this particular issue and appeared to object to even the possibility that Konami *may* be denying rumours they know to be true. Hence you left me stratching my head in surprise.
"Anyway, I do apologize for misinterpreting your post."
Apology accepted (*shakes hand* :))
Oblivion came out on the PS3 one year after the 360 because the PS3 came out one year after the 360. How can you release a game for an unreleased system?
"Oblivion came out on the PS3 one year after the 360 because the PS3 came out one year after the 360."
The point was about one time console exclusives arriving on another format one year later and that it's not a problem for gamers. MGS2 was released on the PS2 in the same month the XBox was launched, the XBox version arrived a year later. I could have given numerous over examples (such as the one time 100% GC exclusive RE4 which was ported to the PS2 nine months later), but should I really need to do that to get the point across?
i sure as hell wish you're older than me Yaz!!!!
1978...
i've read your posts... your reasoning is sound.
but the bottomline is all this talk about MGS4 going to the 360 later on has no basis or any concrete foundation at all... just all opinions.
while the other side (the exclusive side) has got the word of almost every relevant person in Konami.
then why is there more skepticism to "MGS4 staying exclusive" over the "MGS4 going to 360"???
why??? because people choose to believe what they want regardless of the evidences or lack thereof.
so until things/situations change buddy all this things that you are saying will be looked at as nothing more than pathetic fanboy BS by most people (take me out of that list cause i've read more than enough of your comments to get a favorably impression of you).
I own a ps3,and don`t plan on getting mgs4 i don`t even know why ppl like it so much.oh n fyi uncharted bombed in sales n cod4 outsold it,n i think it's a better game oh n r&c bombed in sales also cod4 4 the ps3 sold well though
COD4 has been well above Drake on every released sales chart, how can I be wrong? It's fact.
Oh look, is that (s-word) i see in the sky? Oh yes, yes it is.
Being piled up by stupid people.
it's a better game Devise.
cause if that is your basis then you're beloved Bioshock has nothing on Need For Speed and Madden.
you haven't played the game... you have no say whatsoever on which is a better game.
you don't here me saying that Need For Speed or Madden is a better game than Bioshock.
Yaz dude, I don't understand why you keep arguing about this game. If you're interested in this game that badly as you are arguing about it why not just buy a PS3 and play it. If you have one already, why not just be happy about it. Geez
So if it bombed on the sale chart. It doesn't mean it's not a good game.
did not bomb... only stupid people think it did, especially the xbots cause they can't have the game... so they feel like declaring the game a failure.
they're already starting to make the sequel for it for crying out loud!!!!! how stupid can people get????
Honestly I'm surprised that sales of Drake and Ratchet have been so poor. Assassins Creed on PS3 easily outsold them and it's a new franchise. That's a better comparison I guess.
as a ps3 owner i am relieved to see that konami totally squashed this xbox fanboy made rumor.
i am a total gamer from the nes era and i cant pretty much say even if they make MGS4 port on the 360, it will be 6 months to one year exclusivity to the sony platform, and that time span matters so much nowadays. just take a look at all the multiplatform games that came late on the ps3 such as oblivion, rainbow six vegas, orange box etc people treated these games as 360 exclusive.
unreal didnt gave much impact on the ps3 exclusivity but i think this particular game will create loud message to anti ps3 people that there is a Quadruple A title for the ps3 and you all need to buy a ps3 to play this awesomely great sequel.
"Yaz dude, I don't understand why you keep arguing about this game."
I'm not argueing specifically about MGS4, but the thinking which ALWAYS goes along with rumours of exclusive Game X coming to console Y.
The point I'm making is that if a game has not been announced for a console, then ALL those involved with the game will continue to deny it, emphasizing instead the version(s) that HAVE been announced.
So just as rumours are not proof one way, denials are not proof the other way! And MORE rumours doesn't make something more likely just as more denials doesn't make it less so.
Therefore MGS4 *is a possibility* for the 360. Each new rumour doesn't make it more likely just as each denial doesn't make it less likely, it's just a possibility.
Hence the point of my first post is that gamers always seem to think that those involved in making a game are stupid, such that when asked if they're developing a game for a format which hasn't been confirmed, then somehow they would slip up in their answers! The reality is, they will always deny it, even if it were true (and we've seen this with numerous games in the past, most recently with Assassin's Creed).
So regarding MGS4 for the 360, we just have to wait and see, but no amount of rumours or denials make it any more or any less likely.
1966. :)
(Side note: Gaming is just one of dozens of hobbies I have, but it's one of those I've done the longest).
"i've read your posts... your reasoning is sound."
Thanks. The downside is that saying things as I see it means I've been accused of being fanboy of every system at some point (PS3, 360, Wii, PC...), all depending on which forum I'm on and what the topic is about!
"but the bottomline is all this talk about MGS4 going to the 360 later on has no basis or any concrete foundation at all... just all opinions."
I agree, that's why gamers shouldn't read so much into rumours and denials! To expand on the answer I gave to blkthunda, we always see the same pattern occurring. In this case, expect another MGS4 for 360 rumour to appear soon, where again we'll have certain gamers saying "Hahaha, see, I told you so", only for it to be followed by a denial from Konami, where another group of gamers will say "Hahaha, see, I told you so". Despite the fact that the rumours and denials are not proof either way.
We'll just have to wait and see regarding a 360 version of MGS4. Personally, I think it's a strong possibility, but that's just my opinion based upon reasons outside of the latest rumours and denials.
"so until things/situations change buddy all this things that you are saying will be looked at as nothing more than pathetic fanboy BS by most people"
That's to be expected, because most people online associate predications and expectations with hopes and wishes. In otherwords, for me to say I think MGS4 may come to the 360 eventually is taken to mean I hope or wish it to happen, when in fact it's nothing of the sort, it's just an opinion.
Devise... they're actually already starting to make a sequel.... it is not poor, it may just not be up to most people's expectations.
but your comparison is dead on... and remember Assassins Creed had problems while Drake was flawless...
tell you honestly i just wanna let out a huge WTF for a long time now cause The Simpssons Game has been on top of the Australian Gaming Charts for a couple of weeks now (yes even better than COD4)... I mean WTF??!!!!!
It's ok. Some people will just never get it. I don't even think he has a PS3.
"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."
Don't worry MGS:blah,blah,b lah will come out for both systems next time, maybe even with exclusive dlc. But MGS4 is a dead horse.
You make sense with your post on this topic. Its possible if later Mgs4 pops on the 360 like Mgs2 did for the xbox, but... I think theres a little chance still. The reason why I say that is because Mgs2 got ported, but Mgs3 and Mgs3 subsistence stood on the ps2 without being touched by the xbox. So all that time between and them skipping Mgs3 makes me think that its not going to happen.
....MGS3 was released for the PS2 at the end of 2004 (3 years after MGS2). This was a time when people were already getting excited over news of next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft, with the XBox 360 and PS3 officially revealed just 5-6 months later (May 2005). We were aware back then that developement was winding down for XBox games, hence no-one seriously expected an XBox version of MGS3 to arrive late 2005. The result being, we didn't have the kind of rumours for MGS3 on the XBox as we had with MGS2 and now with MGS4 for the 360.
We'll see what happens. That said, I would like to see a 360 version out of curiousity. In otherwords, given Kojima's ambitious plans for the PS3 version, what will be changed if they were to bring this game to the 360? (besides multiple DVDs).