Konami holds the faith, MGS is staying put

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2006-12-18 09:26pm

Konami: "MGS4 is exclusive to PlayStation 3"
Metal Gear 4 doing a 360?
"MGS4 is exclusive to PlayStation 3", Konami tells CVG

The internet was aflutter with rumours this weekend, as reports speculated that the massive PlayStation 3 Metal Gear Solid instalment, Guns of the Patriots was stealthing its way over to Xbox 360 - rumours that Konami has since debunked to CVG.

"Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time," a Konami representative told CVG, reiterating that the Hideo Kojima stealth-em-up was still "exclusive to PlayStation 3."

The original internet report pointed at the MGS instalment branching-out onto multiple platforms due to Konami's concerns that there won't be enough PS3s in gamers' hands by the time it hits shelves.

Though going by the company's official word, it looks like there'll be no Solid Snake action on Microsoft's console for the time being. We wouldn't totally rule out a 360 version in the long term, but you can bet the game will be exclusive to PS3 for at least a year.

We'll be sure to pipe up if Konami flips its stance.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-12-18 09:37pm

Sony: Please, please don't leave us! We need you! Enix left us, and you're all we have left!
HK: I don't know. You guys told me I was getting to crazy with MGS2, and that I had too many cutscenes in MGS3. And you've brought over Splinter Cell.
Sony: We'll never get another Splinter Cell game again, we swear, and we'll let you make an entire game of cutscenes, exactly how you want to do them. Just stay!
HK: Very well. Now then, the man behind the conflict in MGS4 will be Ronald McDonald...

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2006-12-18 09:38pm

Hotfoot wrote:Sony: Please, please don't leave us! We need you! Enix left us, and you're all we have left!
HK: I don't know. You guys told me I was getting to crazy with MGS2, and that I had too many cutscenes in MGS3. And you've brought over Splinter Cell.
Sony: We'll never get another Splinter Cell game again, we swear, and we'll let you make an entire game of cutscenes, exactly how you want to do them. Just stay!
HK: Very well. Now then, the man behind the conflict in MGS4 will be Ronald McDonald...

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2006-12-18 11:44pm

Hotfoot has it wrong.

It's

HK: I like my moneyhat! Wheee!!!

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2006-12-19 12:04am

MKSheppard wrote:Hotfoot has it wrong.

It's

HK: I like my moneyhat! Wheee!!!

There is a very, very good chance that he would make more money developing a MGS game for Nintendo than Sony, as it would almost certainly sell more copies.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-12-19 12:07am

Last time I checked, wasn't it contractual obligation that is keeping the MGS series on Sony's consoles, and that Kojima would actually love to work on a Wii title?

Davis 51 · Post by **Davis 51** » 2006-12-19 12:30am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Last time I checked, wasn't it contractual obligation that is keeping the MGS series on Sony's consoles, and that Kojima would actually love to work on a Wii title?

DINGDINGDING!

That's pretty much it. Hideo himself said he would love to make a non-MGS title that would take advantage of the Wii's capabilities.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-12-19 12:33am

Snatcher plzkthx

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2006-12-19 12:40am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Snatcher plzkthx

Moar Policenauts!

Davis 51 · Post by **Davis 51** » 2006-12-19 12:40am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Snatcher plzkthx

Actually...With the virtual console...

Edward Yee · Post by **Edward Yee** » 2006-12-19 12:59am

Hideo himself said he would love to make a non-MGS title that would take advantage of the Wii's capabilities.

I do recall him discussing this regarding MGS4 & future projects, but I believe at the time that he wanted the MGS series to stay with the PlayStation and for other consoles to carry his unrelated work.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2006-12-19 01:10am

Here's the Kojima quote

Hideo Kojima wrote:As a game designer, I’m very interested in creating something for the Wii. I’d like to run away from MGS 4 creation and create something for the Wii but unfortunately, I don’t have anything that I can announce at the moment. I have lots of ideas for Wii but I have a heavy schedule with MGS 4 and Metal Gear Online.

And here's the article.

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-12-19 01:44am

That codec spoof is awesome. Is there one for MGS2?