Maybe Metal Gear isn't coming to the 360 afterall

[Anthony1]

It's hard to imagine Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to the 360 anytime soon with Sony doing the Metal Gear Solid movie. I can't imagine them doing the movie and it not being an exclusive PS3 game for longer than 6 months. Imagine if you will that Microsoft had a major movie studio, and they agreed to do a huge Splinter Cell movie, don't you think they would demand exclusivity for at least a year on the game if they are making a movie for it?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165595.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;5

[PallarAndersVisa]

hopefully it will arrive on the 360 within a year of the release. I won't be buying a PS3 for a very long time....if EVER.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Microsoft doesn't have a movie production studio and Sony does. Could be a business decision based solely on the prospect of making money. If Konami takes MGS4 and breaks exclusive with Sony do you think they would drop their investment in the movie to punish Konami? I don't think so. It would hurt them a hell of a lot more than it would hurt Konami. Simply put, no matter what platform a game is on, as long as it is avaliable on theirs [Sony] in some way there is a benefit beyond profits from the film. It would be moronic to pull on out on that investment... however, we are talking about Sony here. I apologize. You see, I've errored in assuming that the execs at Sony are rational human beings. They probably would pull out and have a celebrity laced penthouse party in Manhattan to celebrate their "brilliant" business decision. LOL

[Anthony1]

Microsoft doesn't have a movie production studio and Sony does. Could be a business decision based solely on the prospect of making money. If Konami takes MGS4 and breaks exclusive with Sony do you think they would drop their investment in the movie to punish Konami? I don't think so. It would hurt them a hell of a lot more than it would hurt Konami. Simply put, no matter what platform a game is on, as long as it is avaliable on theirs [Sony] in some way there is a benefit beyond profits from the film. It would be moronic to pull on out on that investment... however, we are talking about Sony here. I apologize. You see, I've errored in assuming that the execs at Sony are rational human beings. They probably would pull out and have a celebrity laced penthouse party in Manhattan to celebrate their "brilliant" business decision. LOL



You are assuming that Sony Pictures made the deal to do the Metal Gear movie without requiring at least a 6 month timed exclusivity for MGS4 beforehand. I don't think that's possible. When Sony Pictures decided to do the movie, I'm sure they said, "Ok, we will do the movie IF.....". The IF part was at the very least a timed exclusive for 6 months or longer.

[JJNova]

You are assuming that Sony Pictures made the deal to do the Metal Gear movie without requiring at least a 6 month timed exclusivity for MGS4 beforehand. I don't think that's possible. When Sony Pictures decided to do the movie, I'm sure they said, "Ok, we will do the movie IF.....". The IF part was at the very least a timed exclusive for 6 months or longer.

That makes no sense to me. It would seem to me that Konami has more of a say in this than Sony ever could. If I was Kojima, and Sony said to me, "We'll make the movie if...." then I would say, "I'm sure Paramount would have no problem releasing it."

I'm sure any studio would be happy to take Sony's place in dealing with a franchise that's practically a series of movies already.

[Fuyukaze]

If Konami did decide to release MGS4 for the 360, what exactly could Sony do? Decide NOT to release the movie? Decide to make it half assed?

I'd like to believe Sony isnt stupid enough to do either as it would waste money already invested in the project from both companies as well as open them up to a potentialy large lawsuit from Konami for damage to the MGS franchise.

Sony pictures is different then the branch that makes the games. I'd find it hard to see why they would care one flip about a video game being released for any other system. Remember, they are there to make movies, not sell sixaxis controlers.

[jajaja]

Maybe Metal Gear isn't coming to the 360 afterall

? That was only based on rumor wasnt it?

[Joker T]

? That was only based on rumor wasnt it?

He never said it was certainly coming to 360. Speculation has led to believe that Konami will put MGS4 on Xbox 360 so they can make more of a profit on it.

[jajaja]

He never said it was certainly coming to 360. Speculation has led to believe that Konami will put MGS4 on Xbox 360 so they can make more of a profit on it.

Ye, i know about those rumors, but he said "maybe its not comming to 360 afterall", which i understood that it was 100% sure that it was comming to 360, but maybe it wasnt comming afterall because of the movie. It was the "afterall" that made me wonder =)

[j_factor]

I don't think that's how it works. Sony's different branches run independently. At one point, Sony Online Entertainment was going to port one of their games to Xbox.

Also, didn't Sony pictures make Spider-Man? There didn't seem to be any issues releasing the Spider-Man movie games on multiple systems.

[heybtbm]

MGS4 is coming to the 360...period. If Konami wants to turn a profit on this game, it will have to be ported to the 360 eventually. I can predict the future BTW.

[jajaja]

MGS4 is coming to the 360...period. If Konami wants to turn a profit on this game, it will have to be ported to the 360 eventually. I can predict the future BTW.

Oh mighty oracle, will there be rain the 24th? LOL ;)

Seriously tho, I dont know.. this game will sell tons of copies anyway. Sure, porting to 360 will probly sell more copies, but that goes for every game, releasing it on multiplatform will sell more copies. If MGS4 is really well optimized for the CELL CPU i would think making a port would be a real bitch. Unless they have made some kinda "ground model" that can easaly run on both the CELL CPU and the PowerPC CPU without any serious work, then work/optimize it further from there.

I'm sure we'll see a MGS game for both 360 and Wii (or maybe even the Phantom lol ;)), but MGS4? I hardly doubt that.

[Anthony1]

If Konami did decide to release MGS4 for the 360, what exactly could Sony do? Decide NOT to release the movie? Decide to make it half assed?

I'd like to believe Sony isnt stupid enough to do either as it would waste money already invested in the project from both companies as well as open them up to a potentialy large lawsuit from Konami for damage to the MGS franchise.

Sony pictures is different then the branch that makes the games. I'd find it hard to see why they would care one flip about a video game being released for any other system. Remember, they are there to make movies, not sell sixaxis controlers.

SCEA knows that MGS4 is "THE" reason to own a PS3. If Sony Pictures was considering doing a big time Metal Gear movie, SCEA would be well aware of it. Sony Computer Entertainment of both America and Japan would be very concerned about a Metal Gear movie coming out, and the game being on the Xbox 360. It's very likely that the 360 version of Metal Gear won't be ready for day and date release with the 360 version, so a 3 month or 6 month timed exclusivity is virtually a given, but one must also consider when the Metal Gear movie would actually be released in theaters. Just imagine if MGS4 comes out on the PS3 this November, and then in Spring/Summer 2008 just when the movie is about to hit theaters, the Xbox 360 version comes out? What great timing that would be! The movie would hit theaters with tons of buzz and hype, from Sony Pictures no less, and then guess what, MGS4 is a brand new release on the 360. I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine Sony allowing that situation to happen.

Of course this is all pure speculation on my part, but I think it's relatively logical speculation.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I don't think Sony has as much control over MGS4 as you think they do. Their stake is high, absolutly, but control, not so much.

I can imagine Hideo Kojima, cosplaying as "The Soup Nazi" of Sinfield fame (what else would a JP game designer cosplay as besides american sitcom bit characters... the reality in my head is a weird one lemme tell ya), walking into the Sony Pictures Boardroom, slamming a soup laddle on the long hardwood table and yelling, "No Metal Gear Solid for you!!! Come back when you release PS4 and pull your collective minds from your rears! You go... NOW!" The daydream ends when Kojima turns tward me and says, "For you, how about... Snatcher and Policenauts on Wii." Followed by a wink.

WTF is wrong with me? LOL

[MarioMania]

I thought Kojima said he will not make MGS4 for the 360

[petewhitley]

MGS4 is coming to the 360...period. If Konami wants to turn a profit on this game, it will have to be ported to the 360 eventually

A look at the top-selling games of 2006 shows that console-exclusive titles made up 35% of the top 100. Konami could very easily turn a nice profit with a PS3-exclusive MGS4. Next-gen.biz has an article up right now with some analysis of last year's numbers.

[skaar]

MGS4 is probably the one reason I'd consider a PS3.

I could easily see Sony paying a good chunk of change for it to be exclusive - at least at launch.

[jajaja]

I checked a interview with a Konami guy earlier today and the interviewer asks if MSG 4 will come for 360. He just smiles and says no comment. Is that a yes or a no? hehe ;)

Interview can be seen here:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=17436


EDIT: Checked it again, what does he say at 1:56? Sounds like "We got MGS 4 comming.. well, later.. a.. for just exc... (??).. eh, for Playstation 3". Or is he about to say "360 and PS3" ?

[Tron 2.0]

I checked a interview with a Konami guy earlier today and the interviewer asks if MSG 4 will come for 360. He just smiles and says no comment. Is that a yes or a no? hehe ;)

Interview can be seen here:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=17436


EDIT: Checked it again, what does he say at 1:56? Sounds like "We got MGS 4 comming.. well, later.. a.. for just exc... (??).. eh, for Playstation 3". Or is he about to say "360 and PS3" ?

If konami gives in and ports it to the 360 i'll get that system then.

If not i'll be bum out having to shell out a lot of $ for a PS3.

Still it would be in konami best interest... to give MGS4 a chance on the 360.

Beside having the game on more then one system, would mean more money for konami.

[Neo Rasa]

I thought Kojima said he will not make MGS4 for the 360

He doesn't have to make it, look at Resident Evil 4. ;)

[PallarAndersVisa]

I checked a interview with a Konami guy earlier today and the interviewer asks if MSG 4 will come for 360. He just smiles and says no comment. Is that a yes or a no? hehe ;)

Interview can be seen here:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=17436


EDIT: Checked it again, what does he say at 1:56? Sounds like "We got MGS 4 comming.. well, later.. a.. for just exc... (??).. eh, for Playstation 3". Or is he about to say "360 and PS3" ?

Yup, You can tell he was about to say "exclusively" but he had to stop himself from saying it. I have a feeling the 360 will be seeing MGS4 this year.

[Anthony1]

I have to believe that Sony has at the very least a 6 month exclusivity on this game. Also, many people in the gaming press are skeptical that this game will actually be released in 2007 on any platform.

[jajaja]

Maybe some more news about it next week on GDC :)

[kaedesdisciple]

He doesn't have to make it, look at Resident Evil 4. ;)

::looks at Cube version::
::looks at PS2 version::
::misses the point::

Hope I'm just stupid and it went over my head cause I don't feel well.

[jajaja]

Metal Gear Solid 4 for 360 = 18 discs! LOL

http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=59123

If this is true that the PS3 version takes 25gb, i have my doubts that it will be released for 360. Unless they use compressed sound or something, then maybe.

[Anthony1]

Metal Gear Solid 4 for 360 = 18 discs! LOL

http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=59123

If this is true that the PS3 version takes 25gb, i have my doubts that it will be released for 360. Unless they use compressed sound or something, then maybe.


Sweet. It sounds like they are going to use 7.1 LPCM sound for MGS4. True lossless sound is one of the big advantages that Blu Ray actually gives the PS3. Resistance also uses 7.1 lossless sound, and that was a big factor in making it take up as much space as it does.

[BocoDragon]

Movie deals have very little to do with anything.

Sony pictures put out the Resident Evil movies.... didn't stop them from going almost Nintendo-exclusive around the time of that movie deal.....

[norkusa]

Well I guess that confirms it. MGS4 for Xbox 360, an 18 disc box set! lol

On a serious note though, it looks like MGS4 on X360 won't even be possible.

They said the same thing when Resident Evil 4 was rumored to be on PS2. That it couldn't be done.

If they really want to bring MGS4 to 360, it'll happen. Disc space won't stop them.

[fahlim003]

I doubt some PR rep at a comic convention really has the inside goods on MGS4's true agenda, be it exclusive or not. Fact he stammers during the whole mention on MGS4 probably suggests he has no idea what's going on exactly but should tread carefully as to not make a rash statement, like being exclusive. So far it's only announced for PS3 and as near as I can tell it's being developed as I type. X360 on the other hand has no mention of a port anywhere unless it's speculation or rumor-feeding. Not only, but considering how late in the year MGS4 is expected to come out on PS3 at the moment (delays pending) gives a good idea that X360 won't have a developed port by at least next year.

I'd also like to remark on the Konami needing to make a profit statement. Fact is Konami is doing well, and has been doing financially well for a long time now and if someones excuse to bring MGS4 to X360 is $$, well maybe you need a better look at Konami's catalog, namely Yu-Gi-Oh.

[Garry Shandling]

Gary Shandling

[Humongous Forum Troll]

It's hard to imagine Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to the 360 anytime soon with Sony doing the Metal Gear Solid movie. I can't imagine them doing the movie and it not being an exclusive PS3 game for longer than 6 months. Imagine if you will that Microsoft had a major movie studio, and they agreed to do a huge Splinter Cell movie, don't you think they would demand exclusivity for at least a year on the game if they are making a movie for it?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165595.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;5

Why discuss heresay? It clogs the forums with nonsense. It's especially not fair to Mr. Shandling, who has a lot to say.

[Ralph Wiggum]

It's hard to imagine Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to the 360 anytime soon with Sony doing the Metal Gear Solid movie. I can't imagine them doing the movie and it not being an exclusive PS3 game for longer than 6 months. Imagine if you will that Microsoft had a major movie studio, and they agreed to do a huge Splinter Cell movie, don't you think they would demand exclusivity for at least a year on the game if they are making a movie for it?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6165595.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;5

Goodbye witches… thanks for not eating me!

[attilathehun]

I hate 3rd Party Exclusives there should be no 3rd party monopoly.

[heybtbm]

Kojima says Metal Gear Solid 4 will remain PS3 exclusive...

http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=4375

While he doesn't say exactly why, it can be assumed from his statements that the possibility of a 360 version taking up multiple discs may have something to do with it.

I love his analogy of the PS3 to a theater, the 360 to DVD, and the Wii to TV. Sony fanboys are going to be regurgitating that one up for a long time.

[j_factor]

Why would the 360 version taking up multiple discs have anything to do with it? He didn't mind having Metal Gear Solid on two discs.

[heybtbm]

Why would the 360 version taking up multiple discs have anything to do with it? He didn't mind having Metal Gear Solid on two discs.

MGS4 would apparently need 6+ discs to accommodate what could fit on one blu-ray disc. Listen, I'm not a PS3 defender...it's just numerical fact. Kojima is implying that the 360 isn't equipped to handle the kind of presentation that MSG4 requires. He would know.

[jajaja]

Why would the 360 version taking up multiple discs have anything to do with it? He didn't mind having Metal Gear Solid on two discs.

Back then PSX and CD (for gaming atleast) was the best thing on the marked so there was 2 choices, either to dim the game down or split it up to several of discs. If Kojima minded that im now sure, but there wasnt really much of a choice since the limitation in CDs. Today when you have a 50GB media you dont have to do either and thats what they prefer :)

[zektor]

Now what Microsoft has to do is to change their attitude regarding using the HD-DVD player as a movie-only device, and actually utilize it for games as well. I have a feeling this will happen down the road anyway. They may claim it is just for an added movie experience now (not to scare current customers into thinking they "need" it), but eventually they'll have to take advantage of those 15GB for other than just movies. If it means richer content, more people may take the plunge. OR, it can turn out to be a 32X. Only time will tell I suppose.

[heybtbm]

Now what Microsoft has to do is to change their attitude regarding using the HD-DVD player as a movie-only device, and actually utilize it for games as well.

This will never happen. It would create a situation where people that owned a 360 wouldn't be able to play certain 360 games. It would be a publicity and financial disaster. Microsoft placed their bets on the existing DVD format and will stick with it for the rest of the 360's life span. Games that require 9-50 GB will just have to be split into multiple discs, like the upcoming Blue Dragon (will be on 3 discs for example).

[jajaja]

True, it wont happend, but i dont see it as impossible that some games make it over to HD-DVD. Maybe some collectors editions or something. As for only HD-DVD games.. its possible, but it wont be a great approach since people must buy a HD-DVD addon to play it then.

Microsoft chose to not include HD-DVD or Harddisk as standard on 360 so the developers have to work out from that.

[heybtbm]

Dredging up this old thread. For good reason...

http://xboxfamily.com/xf/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1123&Itemid=2

Skeptics be damned. MSG4 will be released on the 360 in 2009.

[gepeto]

Dredging up this old thread. For good reason...



Skeptics be damned. MSG4 will be released on the 360 in 2009.

For what it is worth
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[-_-Nintendo-_-]

Metal Gear Solid 4 Coming to Xbox 360

Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the Xbox 360. This is not a rumor. This is straight from a Konami distribution representative’s mouth. The game is already in production and has been since early 2007. Complete details after the jump:

No, the rep will not be named, but this is pretty concrete. Speaking to a Konami rep at an undisclosed distribution meeting, I was told, after a lot of nagging, that yes indeed MGS was in development for the 360. The rep stated that Metal Gear Solid will be released for the Xbox 360 between 12 to 14 months after the PS3 version hits shelves. This is not a rumor.

I contacted a Microsoft PR team member (team member's name removed by request) via email shortly after I spoke to the Konami rep to see if I could get anything from Microsoft’s public relations team. Below is the response I received. Needless to say it’s the most I’ve ever gotten out of MS PR team member.

Thanks for the heads up, [name removed]. For anything that resembles any shift in strategy, or product announcement, or even news of something happening with a third party, we’re always going to stick with “we haven’t announced anything about <fill in the blank.>” Every day we see rumors, most false, but some true, and we can’t confirm/deny everything out there for any number of reasons.

Publishing rumors doesn’t rub us the wrong way. If it weren’t for sites publishing rumors, there wouldn’t be much for most sites to talk about J. There really only are a few things that will rub us the wrong way: publishing content given under NDA, getting/publishing confidential information from people who are under NDA, invading/hacking systems where confidential information is housed without permission to gather information, making false/racial/sexual/inappropriate personal attacks, deliberately publishing false/misleading information, you get the idea.

As for retailers/employees/partners intentionally leaking information, we pay rather close attention to how/when those occur. If it happens that one site happens to get regular access to confidential information, I end up getting bombarded with questions from around the company about the relationship we have with the site, with what kind of access we’re giving the site, etc. Not pleasant for my team, especially because we’re doing everything we can to help community, not limit their access in any way.

I appreciate the note. I certainly will share everything I can, and I’ll often rattle enough cages to get to an acceptable answer. In this case, there’s really nothing we can say other than the obligatory “no comment.”

You can call this a rumor, as the news may be hard to swallow for many who have read the constant denials from Konami, but this is straight from a Konami distribution rep’s mouth. And I have never gotten a response like this from Microsoft before. To write that much, I can’t help but think (PR member's name removed by request) had no idea what to say. The fact that he brings up "leaking information" has us a little worried, but again, we're not naming any names.


Again, Metal Gear Solid will be on the Xbox 360 12 to 14 months after the PS3 version hits shelves. That means we already know one of the biggest titles for 2009. It doesn’t mean too much considering the game will be a year old, but it does finally put to rest the rumors and speculation.

[Jagermeister]

I think it could be true. And really hope it's true cause I want MGS4 but am too poor for a PS3.

[Lothars]

Dredging up this old thread. For good reason...

http://xboxfamily.com/xf/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1123&Itemid=2

Skeptics be damned. MSG4 will be released on the 360 in 2009.

Yes some "unknown konami party rep"

that's like saying that my unknown source who I pretend is from Konami is saying it's coming out

I think that website is full of shit especially since it's from an xbox site and not even one that's reputable.

I do like how you automatically believe it but It's full of shit. It's not impossible but I really don't believe the post until than it's a fanboy website posting another false MGS 4 rumor

[The 1 2 P]

If it's not true--Konami isn't going to make as much money as they would like. I know Sony paid to have it as a timed exclusive(despite their denials) and that will hold up. However, if it doesn't sell as well as Konami's projections, they might move up their 360 version even earlier.

[heybtbm]

I do like how you automatically believe it but It's full of shit.

I said "skeptics be damned", which is another way of saying "I want to believe". You'll notice this is a far cry from saying "Attention everybody...100% fact". I'll try to make my attempts at humor very literal in future posts so even you can understand.

[Icarus Moonsight]

::looks at Cube version::
::looks at PS2 version::
::misses the point::

Hope I'm just stupid and it went over my head cause I don't feel well.

You can't get the point from looking at the games. He was referring to the story behind them. LOL

In a nutshell, IIRC: They guy who led the RE4 team stated that he would rather lose his head than port RE4 to the PS2. I guess he refused to do it and Capcom put another team, or maybe the same one, just without that one guy, on the port.

Wow that post was from awhile back. O_O

I hope it gets put on the 360, eventually. I want to play it, but I also would like to skip on a PS3 purchase for a longtime.

[Nirvana]

Dammit. I love the Metal Gear Solid series, and I'll never get a Ps3.

My friend has a Ps3, hopefully he just buys it.

[The 1 2 P]

More fuel for the fire. We now have a "name" for the mysterious Microsoft PR member:

Metal Gear Solid 4 is undeniably one of the biggest third party exclusives that the PlayStation 3 has, and losing this exclusive would be a huge blow for Sony. Over the course of its development, MGS4 has been rumored to be coming to the Xbox 360 a few times, although each time it has been enthusiastically reconfirmed as a PS3 exclusive. Now, after some alleged statements from Konami, the rumor resurfaces.

The gaming site Xbox Family apparently spoke with a representative from Konami that said an Xbox 360 version of MGS4 would arrive around 12 to 14 months after the PlayStation 3 version was released. Xbox Family also has an official letter from Microsoft's John Porcaro, which doesn't confirm or deny the rumor in a lengthy and circuitous manner, which strengthens the rumor's validity, especially in the eyes of X360 owners hoping to get their hands on MGS4.



Last year (Happy New Year!) Ryan Payton, the producer on MGS4, did state that to recoup their costs, MGS4 would have to sell a million copies the day it was released. Due to expensive development costs, most game companies are going multiplatform to reach a wider market and sell more copies, and if MGS4's production is as expensive as Payton avers, it seems likely that Konami would release the game on Xbox 360 as well to achieve more sales. We'll have to wait and see on this rumor, but it is looking more and more likely as MGS4's release date approaches.


1/1/2008 10:46:34 AM MST

[The 1 2 P]

Heres the official link for clarification purposes:
http://www.cheatcc.com/ccc_newsserver/Article.aspx?PostID=374297

[j_factor]

This situation kind of reminds me of that Gundam game for PS3. Namco Bandai always referred to it as a PS3 exclusive and never even hinted otherwise. Then it comes out, can't come close to recouping dev cost, and they port it to 360.

[heybtbm]

Even though bumping an old Anthony1 post may be in poor taste, this is worth it...

MG4 + Xbox 360 "ring of light" logo. Hmmm...

http://kotaku.com/5102283/a-next-metal-gear-is-green

[Borman]

Dont think the color or power button is enough to say 360, the "i" is more interesting.

[studvicious]

Probably Acid for the iPhone

[Muscelli]

The next Metal Gear is in ¡Spanish!

[Sudo]

Even though bumping an old Anthony1 post may be in poor taste, this is worth it...

MG4 + Xbox 360 "ring of light" logo. Hmmm...

http://kotaku.com/5102283/a-next-metal-gear-is-green

It's not the 360 logo, it's a standard power button.

[The 1 2 P]

The two "i"s might be a hint of a Wii version. Probably not but you never know.

[Hitman Tyler]

Everytime I read an artice stating this it makes me LOL LOL.
I don't think it will ever happen, due to the excessive amount of disks. Imagine when the conversation between Otacon and Snake about time to swap the disk. I can imagine him saying "Snake, you see this disk label 25 you have to swap it for 26". and Sanke's response "Their has to be an easier way, besides Swapping" Otacon says "Well were on X-BOX 360 SNAKE!, not Playstation 3 where you don't have to swap".

Then again, I think it might happen due to Hideo Kojima said there would be NO Metal Gear Solid 4 Demo, and now in the playstation store there is one.

With all that said anything is possible.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Hah perhaps they need to put it on its own hard drive.

If it was for a 360 version, wouldn't it be red?

[Icarus Moonsight]

It's not the 360 logo, it's a standard power button.

Yeah, I read it as " i + ! = "GO, START, POWER ect." It is fairly obtuse and could mean almost anything though...

[Gameguy]

Hah perhaps they need to put it on its own hard drive.

If it was for a 360 version, wouldn't it be red?

How's this?

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8340/ringsak2.gif



Sorry, I just had to post it. ;)

[DKTheArcadeRat]

How's this?

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8340/ringsak2.gif



Sorry, I just had to post it. ;)

Hah, I was waiting for someone to post that after I made my post, I wanted to make it myself but I'm too lazy.

[CosmicMonkey]

Probably Acid for the iPhone

Well, that was certainly a bloody good guess. You win Tea and Crumpets.

According to this month's Famitsu, Metal Gear Solid Touch has been announced for the iPhone/iPod Touch. And for once, I have no link to a scan or anything so you'll have to trust me....

Now, whether this is an entirely new game or a port remains to be seen. Does the "i + !" really mean iPhone Ac!d?

[CosmicMonkey]

Confirmed by Konami.

Kotaku link (http://kotaku.com/5112011/konami-confirms-iphone-metal-gear?skyline=true&s=x).

[SegaAges]

Gary Shandling

That is a good point there Garry.



Uh, MGS4 is the PS3's money maker. It is worth buying a ps3 for this game. This would be like if Halo on more than pc and xbox.

Then again, look at dmc4. So many people thought it would be ps3 only, but it got pc and 360 releases.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I'll wait for the Dreamcast version. *grabs a lawn chair and a bucket of brews* This could take awhile. :D How much is a spindle of 100 GD-Roms these days? LOL

[chicnstu]

Apple will probably take over handheld gaming...it makes me sad because having less (or zero) games from the only company that makes games that are 99.999% perfectly polished in this world just wouldn't feel right.

[The 1 2 P]

Confirmed by Konami.

Kotaku link (http://kotaku.com/5112011/konami-confirms-iphone-metal-gear?skyline=true&s=x).

They went thru all that trouble for an iphone version of MGS? Fail!

[eskobar]

Guess i will have to try it ...

i was expecting something more that iphone MG

(DAMN YEAAAAHH, GOT A CHERRY for 200 posts !!!!!)

[Poofta!]

Apple will probably take over handheld gaming...it makes me sad because having less (or zero) games from the only company that makes games that are 99.999% perfectly polished in this world just wouldn't feel right.

this wont happen,

why? cause like 99% of the games suck. and most gamers would never look to the iphone/touch for their fix. and thats god's honest truth.

[The 1 2 P]

and thats god's honest truth.

So you're god?:?

[ThoughtBomb]

What I want to know is what the term "Metal Gear Existance" is going to be used for, since I've heard that there isn't going to be a re-do/extra stuff version of MGS4 coming out. Probably wrong thread to bring this up in, but I was wondering.

[SegaAges]

How's this?

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8340/ringsak2.gif



Sorry, I just had to post it. ;)

Hahahaha, WIN

[Nature Boy]

Uh, MGS4 is the PS3's money maker.

This I agree with.


It is worth buying a ps3 for this game.

This I don't, but only because I quit on MGS after 2. I'm not a fan of the cut-scene fest, and way prefer Splinter Cell for my 'stealth action' these days.

I've been playing the Orange Box lately which makes me hate MGS even more. Valve tells an amazing story with not one cutscene. Not one! It's like I'm actually playing the game or something!

(Sorry, I just like to vent about MGS cutscenes when I get a chance. Obviously I won't be buying MGS 4 should it ever get released for 360 :) ).