Konami enters Twilight Zone: releases MGS4 demo now

Posted Nov 6, 2008 at 12:40PM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: Japan, Konami, Solid Snake

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It's like we're in the Twilight Zone or something. In a move that can only be explained in the artist-mind of Konami ("we're artists, no one understands us"), they released the demo Metal Gear Solid 4 on PSN. Five months after the release of the full game.

Hmmm... hmmm... this is confounding. Could it be because the title has yet to break the one million mark in the region? So far, Solid Snake and the gang has only moved 600,000 copies. The game was launched back in June without giving out a trial sample for gamers. Maybe that's why the other 400,000 didn't get it. Or maybe the other 400,000 just weren't accounted for because they were in their OctoCamo suits.

Maybe. We'll know for sure when Twilight Zone Blast from the Past returns after a few short messages.

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# ... — DNAgent 2008-11-06 13:44

"We can't say for sure why Konami decided to release Metal Gear Solid 4's demo only now for Japan via PSN, but yeah. They did."



I guess QJ has never heard of Christmas.

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# QJ — lee123 2008-11-06 13:51

hey QJ



the demos also out on the UK store



but yeah guess trying to get a few more sales for Xmas nothing wrong with that

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# oh and QJ — lee123 2008-11-06 14:09

The US store just updated with the MGS4 demo too

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# Really? — chessboxer 2008-11-06 23:59

That low in America yet over 4 million sales worldwide?

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# WTF!?!?!?! — scott1234 2008-11-07 06:42

good strategy konami. waiting until everyone bought the game, then people who have it play the demo and will want to play the game again. or, people who dont have it, download the demo and will want the game. its the domino/chain effect in fully proportional form.

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# lol — fearlubu 2008-11-07 06:59

actually, thats wat im gonna do when i get home....DL the demo and play it, even if i already have the game....

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