No it wasn't.
The price cut was announced before E3, and this statement was made a day before the Sony press conference. MGS4 will almost definitely remain exclusive.
Konami makes statement on 7/10/2007
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Konami exec. says Metal Gear Solid may go to other consoles
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No it wasn't.
The price cut was announced before E3, and this statement was made a day before the Sony press conference. MGS4 will almost definitely remain exclusive.
Konami makes statement on 7/10/2007
Indeed...the coded one is right...that statement was before sonys E3 conference...you will not see MGS4 on another system until 2009(if ever).
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Oops should have checked the date more closely. Maybe that fact I didn't really care could have played a part in my lapsidaisical research
Even more MGS action plus new IPs...looks like PS3 owners will be getting a totally online MGS.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805704p1.html
If you look closely you can see a reason why the PS3 didn't get Beautiful Katamari....new title for that system.
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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805704p1.html
If you look closely you can see a reason why the PS3 didn't get Beautiful Katamari....new title for that system.
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Compared to Metroid Prime where you can X-Ray the bones in your hand, see the reflection of your face when a nearby explosion goes off by your visor, everything has a heat signature, water runs off your visor when you get out of the water, etc, etc...
Don't make bold statements like "most innovative in the industry". And I think calling someone the "most innovative" for having a lot of detail is a very poor way to judge when they are standing next to people like Shigeru Miyamoto.
So... it takes some execs to say it will be multiplatform, but the ones who say it won't be get a "case closed"?
Oooh, a Sony exec says it's still exclusive. No way.
Look, I frankly don't care in the slightest which way MGS4 goes. I've seen enough rumors flying either way that I wouldn't be surprised if it goes multiplatform, and I won't be surprised if it doesn't.
Whatever. In all likelyhood MGS4 will probably pull a Resident Evil 4; launch as an exclusive, then 6 months later once the exclusive deal ends re-launch on an opposing platform and sell much better. Resident Evil 4 launched on GameCube, sold well, then relaunched on PS2, and sold better.
For now, yes. But I bet if you had asked Nintendo if RE4 was an only for NGC, they would have said yes......I can see MGS4 pulling a RE4 and getting ported to other systems.
Or maybe, the PS3 will sell enough units to make MGS4 going to other systems, not make sense.
Personal, I think Capcom may have thrown the idea around but for now, its not really on the table.
Metal Gear Online... If it's really like the one from Subsistence, I'm going to be disappointed. Metal Gear and online deathmatches didn't work out. If it was more like Splinter Cell where one team gets a first-person view and the other team gets a third person view, I might be interested. Haven't played Portable Ops yet, so I don't know how that's like, but the Subsistence online game was terrible. They really need to design this one well.
I won't be surprised if Metal Gear Solid 4 will show up repackaged like Substance or Subsistence and show up multi-platform. However, I will be sure to buy a PS3 version of MGS4 and wait for a reasonable PS3 price drop or an Xbox 360 version, whichever comes first.
If it's really like the one from Subsistence, I'm going to be disappointed. Metal Gear and online deathmatches didn't work out. If it was more like Splinter Cell where one team gets a first-person view and the other team gets a third person view, I might be interested. Haven't played Portable Ops yet, so I don't know how that's like, but the Subsistence online game was terrible. They really need to design this one well.I won't be surprised if Metal Gear Solid 4 will show up repackaged like Substance or Subsistence and show up multi-platform. However, I will be sure to buy a PS3 version of MGS4 and wait for a reasonable PS3 price drop or an Xbox 360 version, whichever comes first.
So there's absolutely no way Sony could ever get a Gears of War type IP(even though its rumored as well), but you all believe this will drop multi-platform(based on rumors).
So there's absolutely no way Sony could ever get a Gears of War type IP(even though its rumored as well), but you all believe this will drop multi-platform(based on rumors).
I think where the shining $ is concerned - there's a good chance of both.
I remember years ago when they said Sonic would never appear on a Nintendo console no matter what........
Yep, that's a common theme that's been echoed for a while now. 3rd party exclusives will be happening less and less. Most will probably end up just being timed exclusives. There's much more money to be had in multi-platform releases now.
Oh, and MacRumorUser, did anyone ever mention that that picture in your avatar looks a bit like Matt Cassamasina from IGN?
I'm not entirely sure why but the eyes remind me of the Ood.
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*shudders*
Those things look so frightening but on the plus side they remind me of the S'pht in Marathon for some reason.
I'm not entirely sure why but the eyes remind me of the Ood.
In reality I'm more like a combo of the two
Good job you didn't look at my profile pic then
So there's absolutely no way Sony could ever get a Gears of War type IP(even though its rumored as well), but you all believe this will drop multi-platform(based on rumors).
http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Gears+of+War+PS3+rumour+squashed&id=8276
No Gears on Ps3.
case closed
No Gears on Ps3.
case closed
In fairness - even though its a third party developer (EPIC) the IP (Gears O War) remains owned by the publisner and therefore Epic are quite right. The only way it could be released on PS3 is if the publisher allows it to be so. It's as good as a first party title.
MGS4 on the otherhand is not published by Sony - it is still published by Konami, and so remains a third party IP, and can therefore still move with the tides if needs be.
Personally - didn't enjoy Gears - or any MGS games I've played.
I think Kojima has more pull than some are willing to admit.
He says he wants his character on WIi, and what happens.
He says he doesn't want MGS4 on anything but PS3, and what do you think is gonna happen?
I'm sure we'll see something from Kojima go multi-platform, or even 360 exclusive,
but hoping/assuming/pondering/thinking that MGS4 will go to the 360 is a wast of time - IMHO.
The only person, with clout, that has said anything remotely close to "MGS is going to 360" was Konami's head of US and European operations, Kazumi Kitaue.
Who said that even though Metal Gear Solid was born for PlayStation, and the firm would like to keep it that way, steps may have to be taken.
Although we know how adamant Kojima is against it.
They'd have to port the code, cut out a lot of content and/or lose quality(even if they decided to use multiple DVD's).
It would take a LOT longer than a few months.........
I wouldn't put it pass MS/Konami to have been in negotiations, but if it was for sure - you can bet your ass Peter Moore would have announced it at E3.
Rumors have been out since this game was announced, but nothing substantial has ever come from it....and until it does, I still say case close(because I highly doubt it ever will happen)
Of course I could be wrong, and this may be the reason Kojima is not doing another game
(politics are starting to creep back into it), but that is anyone's guess.
He says he wants his character on WIi, and what happens.
He says he doesn't want MGS4 on anything but PS3, and what do you think is gonna happen?
I'm sure we'll see something from Kojima go multi-platform, or even 360 exclusive,
but hoping/assuming/pondering/thinking that MGS4 will go to the 360 is a wast of time - IMHO.
The only person, with clout, that has said anything remotely close to "MGS is going to 360" was Konami's head of US and European operations, Kazumi Kitaue.
Who said that even though Metal Gear Solid was born for PlayStation, and the firm would like to keep it that way, steps may have to be taken.
Although we know how adamant Kojima is against it.
They'd have to port the code, cut out a lot of content and/or lose quality(even if they decided to use multiple DVD's).
It would take a LOT longer than a few months.........
I wouldn't put it pass MS/Konami to have been in negotiations, but if it was for sure - you can bet your ass Peter Moore would have announced it at E3.
Rumors have been out since this game was announced, but nothing substantial has ever come from it....and until it does, I still say case close(because I highly doubt it ever will happen)
Of course I could be wrong, and this may be the reason Kojima is not doing another game
(politics are starting to creep back into it), but that is anyone's guess.