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Kojima confirms Metal Gear Solid 4 for Next-Gen

Borys said:
And it begins...,

listen Xbots, did a single Psyborg littered your thread "Halo 3 to launch the same day as PS3" with stupid fantasies about Halo 3 going to PS3?

No.

So why the hell are you littering this thread with your goddamn even stupider fantasies about MGS4 going to Xbox2?

Just like Psyborgs will have to buy Xbox2 to enjoy Halo 3, you, Xbots, will have to buy PS3 to enjoy MGS4.

Understood?

I'm SICK and TIRED of your "Port/ move <GAME XYZ> to Xenon so I'll have to buy one console only!" bullshit. There are things known as "exclusives" out there, you know?

If MS can have them either can Sony.

You seem to forget Metal Gear franchise started on a Microsoft console.
 
I think it will be on both PS3 and Xbox 2. MS will probably pay Konami some cash to port MGS4 to Xbox 2 like they did with MGS2 on Xbox.

The fanbase is there on both sides but I doubt that Konami will screw the majority PS fanbase by making the series exclusive to Xbox.
 
Doom_Bringer said:
I think it will be on both PS3 and Xbox 2. MS will probably pay Konami some cash to port MGS4 to Xbox 2 like they did with MGS2 on Xbox.

As long as it starts on the PS3, it's all good.


DopeyFish, what're you talking about?
 
Borys said:
And it begins...,

listen Xbots, did a single Psyborg littered your thread "Halo 3 to launch the same day as PS3" with stupid fantasies about Halo 3 going to PS3?

No.

So why the hell are you littering this thread with your goddamn even stupider fantasies about MGS4 going to Xbox2?

Just like Psyborgs will have to buy Xbox2 to enjoy Halo 3, you, Xbots, will have to buy PS3 to enjoy MGS4.

Understood?

I'm SICK and TIRED of your "Port/ move <GAME XYZ> to Xenon so I'll have to buy one console only!" bullshit. There are things known as "exclusives" out there, you know?

If MS can have them either can Sony.

What the fuck? :lol

Halo is owned by MS, so no, noone would have any fantasies about it going to PS3.

However, if the topic was Ninja Gaiden 2 for "next-generation" you can bet your sorry ass there'll be people there wishing it comes to PS3. Never mind the fact that the MGS series has already appeared on other platforms.
 
MGS 4 will of course be on the PS3. The question is will it on Xbox 2 / PC also? Konami ported their other major franchise (WE) to PC and Xbox, and I don't see any reason why they wouldn't do the same for their other big franchise, especially considering there will almost be zero code compatability between PS2 and PS3 and Xbox 2 / PS 3 are likely to be much more similar than Xbox / PS 2 is. I don't care about MGS either way, but why is there such a huge backlash of the thought of MGS going multiplatform?
 
and so big boss... er, i mean kojima is dead.

If Kojima isn't directing, will his team handle the technical development/programming, or will it be another Konami team? Kojima games always push the hardware the most, it would be a shame if the programming was handled by a different team.

it'll be the same team as always, but hideo will be the executive producer inly. just shepperding and herding them in the right direction i suppose.
 
Naked Snake said:
If Kojima isn't directing, will his team handle the technical development/programming, or will it be another Konami team? Kojima games always push the hardware the most, it would be a shame if the programming was handled by a different team.

Graphics whores am cry.

He's handed the series off to the director of ZOE2. It's in good hands.
 
"Halo is owned by MS, so no, noone would have any fantasies about it going to PS3. "

I think he ment Halo 3 launching on the same day as PS3
 
Doom_Bringer said:
"Halo is owned by MS, so no, noone would have any fantasies about it going to PS3. "

I think he ment Halo 3 launching on the same day as PS3

Nope, he said "Halo 3 going to PS3"

That guy sure has a lot of pent-up Xbox hate. :lol
 
anyone who thinks it wont come to PS3 is kidding themselfs!

MGS4 will be a PS3 launch title mark my words.

cant wait for this beast to arrive, and i think it will be good that Kojima gets to produce this game, and for you graphic whores all i can say is that the game will look better than it has ever done before.

no need to worry
 
robertsan21 said:
anyone who thinks it wont come to PS3 is kidding themselfs!

MGS4 will be a PS3 launch title mark my words.

cant wait for this beast to arrive, and i think it will be good that Kojima gets to produce this game, and for you graphic whores all i can say is that the game will look better than it has ever done before.

no need to worry


Launch title? lol!

It will be a 2nd gen title.

I personally want Kojima to work on a new original game. Something to do with giant robots preferably. :)
 
No place to hide? I expect an action game like RE4...


God forbid that. Just add more strategy, make Al smarter, and more CQC moves, like BB vs Boss in the final fight, and i'll be happy.
 
Doom_Bringer said:
Launch title? lol!

It will be a 2nd gen title.

with launch title i meant that the game will be realeased within 3 months after the launch of PS3.

Konami has alot of time to develop this game as the PS3 wont see its launch untill Late 2006
 
peedi said:
being a fanboy clouds my mind

So you are only buying the PS3 next gen and need MGS4 to come out on it? As such this clouds your judgement or inability to actually reset the "console \/\/4RZ" in your mind? I'm just trying to understand, here.
 
Scoot said:
So you are only buying the PS3 next gen and need MGS4 to come out on it? As such this clouds your judgement or inability to actually reset the "console \/\/4RZ" in your mind? I'm just trying to understand, here.

I don't expect the Xbox2's content to be much of a departure from what we've seen hit the Xbox. Hence, I'm not interested in buying it, which fuels my desire to see MGS4 hit the PS3. I don't care if the Xbox2 receives a port. Good for those who purchase one. I'm not a fanboy. I simply am not interested in what Microsoft brings to the table.
 
robertsan21 said:
with launch title i meant that the game will be realeased within 3 months after the launch of PS3.

Konami has alot of time to develop this game as the PS3 wont see its launch untill Late 2006

Metal Gear Solid: 9/1998
Metal Gear Solid 2: 11/2001
Metal Gear Solid 3: 11/2004
Metal Gear Solid 4: Not 2006. It'd be nice, but I think you're living a dream.
 
Not surprising but good to know. The MGS series is up there on my list as top games this gen (didn't like MGS Psone) but played through and enjoyed as TTS. All up, the franchise is great and I love Kojima's sense of humour and cinematics.
 
Sync M said:
Which one would that be? The Sony produced MSX?


SonyHB-F1XD.jpg
 
Scoot said:
Metal Gear Solid: 9/1998
Metal Gear Solid 2: 11/2001
Metal Gear Solid 3: 11/2004
Metal Gear Solid 4: Not 2006. It'd be nice, but I think you're living a dream.

yeah but did work begin on mgs3 so close after the release of mgs2 as mgs 4 began after mgs3 release?........did i get that right?
sounds confusing eh hahahaha
 
robertsan21 said:
yeah but did work begin on mgs3 so close after the release of mgs2 as mgs 4 began after mgs3 release?........did i get that right?
sounds confusing eh hahahaha

Probably not, but they were also developing for the exact same console between MGS2 and MGS3. I think the unannounced, unconfirmed next Sony console will be a little different and will take longer than basically a year and a half to write a new engine, certify and release in time for the launch, let alone the calendar year.

Just a guess, though. :D
 
doncale said:
the MSX right? who actually designed it, Microsoft or Sony, or both ?

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=90
In the early 80's, there were a lot of home computers. A Japanese company called ASCII corporation (directed by Kay Nishi) decided to create an industry standard for home computers: MSX was born. MSX means Machines with Software eXchangeability. This is the true and only meaning, stop spreading the word about another explanation please.

The new standard was based on an existing computer: The Spectravideo SV 318 which can be considered as a beta version of MSX1 computers. Microsoft designed then MSX1 computers and the first version of the OS: MSX DOS 1 (which looks like early versions of MS-DOS).

Almost every Japanese and Korean computer companies made their own MSX computers (except maybe NEC). Bill Gates was then very confident about the future of the MSX standard.

Spectravideo (one of the MSX companies) made an 80 column card and adapted CP/M for the MSX.

A lot of programs (especially a lot of games from Sega, Konami, Taito, ASCII, etc.) and hardware were developed for this standard. Despite all its qualities, the MSX family didn't have great success in USA. However it was pretty well known in Europe (particularly in the Netherlands and France), in South America (Brazil specifically) and Russia (then the USSR). This standard was replaced in 1985 by MSX 2.

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=288
After the (relative) success of the MSX 1 computer (in Japan, Europe and South America), Microsoft and ASCII presented its successor. The main new feature was the very enhanced graphic modes, no other computers were able to display such graphics! The 128 KB VRAM was very impressive! It had a battery-backed clock and a new MMU (to handle more than the Z80 64KB limit). The MSX 2 standard, like the MSX 1, was designed by ASCII, the new operating system MSX DOS 2.0 was designed by Microsoft (it's almost a copy of MS-DOS 3.3). A while after launching the MSX 2 standard, Microsoft abandoned the project, but several manufacturers took it over.
 
"95% chance of it being on PS3. 5% is left to the moneyhats. "

Here is a break down of what seems to be happening with a lot of important 3rd parties at the momenent :

Games company : Hey Sony/MS/N we are a big games company and we have important titlles that you want... so... erm.... given we are going back to zero userbase and we can make a difference, how much of a sweetner are you going to offer?

MS: Oh, we'll give you X yen!

Games company : Great ! Sony, MS said they'd give us X yen!

Sony : Really? we'll give you Y yen ! (where Y > X)

Games company : Great ! MS , Sony said they'd give us Y yen!

MS: Oh, really? we'll give you.... etc etc

unitil someone says "F*ck that, they can have you"

So, that would equate to money hats from both sides! *** WORLD IMPLODES***
 
Scoot said:
Metal Gear Solid: 9/1998
Metal Gear Solid 2: 11/2001
Metal Gear Solid 3: 11/2004
Metal Gear Solid 4: Not 2006. It'd be nice, but I think you're living a dream.

Yea, I'd expect MGS4 to follow the usual pattern.

2005 E3 - One year break, maybe MGS3 substance trailer.
2006 E3 - First teaser for MGS4
2007 E3 - Full trailer
2007 TGS - Full trailer #2
2007 Xmas - release
 
DCharlie said:
Here is a break down of what seems to be happening with a lot of important 3rd parties at the momenent :

Games company : Hey Sony/MS/N we are a big games company and we have important titlles that you want... so... erm.... given we are going back to zero userbase and we can make a difference, how much of a sweetner are you going to offer?

MS: Oh, we'll give you X yen!

Games company : Great ! Sony, MS said they'd give us X yen!

Sony : Really? we'll give you Y yen ! (where Y > X)

Games company : Great ! MS , Sony said they'd give us Y yen!

MS: Oh, really? we'll give you.... etc etc

unitil someone says "F*ck that, they can have you"

So, that would equate to money hats from both sides! *** WORLD IMPLODES***


:lol :lol Imagine if Sony and MS were giving out moneyhats for most of the big games on their systems??? We'd have to buy $120 first-party controllers and $90 memory cards for them to make any sort of profits :D
 
Alright, if you people are so sure, tell me if there was *any* hint of MGS3 going to Xbox/PC?

If not then I stand by my opininon - MGS4 won't (and shouldn't) hit Xbox2/PC. You have to have some exclusives, right?
When people think "Halo" they think "Xbox" and vice versa. The same should be the case for MGS. You think "MGS" - you think "Playstation".

Multiplatform gaming rules... only for EA games.
(oh, and Splinter Cell should stay on Xbox)
 
Borys said:
Alright, if you people are so sure, tell me if there was *any* hint of MGS3 going to Xbox/PC?

I don't know...Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance hitting PC/Xbox (with the Xbox port debuting first), and MGS1 hitting the PC before that seems like a fairly large hint that MGS is not "ABSOLUTELY EXCLUSIVE FOREVER TO SONY CONSOLES"...

I still stand by my opinion that there will be a substance styled port to all 3 late this year...maybe even a Xenon port if they want to try and cash in on the launch window.


If you want exclusives for your console of choice...try rooting for the actual Sony owned properties like Rise of the Kasai, Gran turismo, I.C.O, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Twisted Metal, Wipeout, etc...MGS =! Sony.
 
Doom_Bringer said:
I think Sony paid Konami to keep MGS3 exclusive. Otherwise they would have ported it to PC/Xbox just like Silent Hill.

Most likely its just a timed exclusive. If nothing is announced regarding an Xbox/PC port of MGS3 at E3 then it isn't coming.
 
Oh I'm sure they tossed cash their way for it to be exclusivie...the Ape escape mini game shows Sony had a hand in MGS3...but as was mentioned earlier it costs much more for full exclusive rights then it would be for an exclusive contract for a year or so.

Silent Hill has declined saleswise since 2...it is not in the same league as MGS thus what did they have to lose by multiplatforming that?

Grand Theft Auta SA is a hell of a lot bigger chip for sony than MGS being exclusive...and that will be ported in less than a year. If they couldn't be bothered to tie that up why bother with MGS3?
 
BigBoss said:
Most likely its just a timed exclusive. If nothing is announced regarding an Xbox/PC port of MGS3 at E3 then it isn't coming.


I don't see it happening.

To be sure they tossed cash their way for exclusivitey...the Ape escape mini game shows Sony had a hand in MGS3...but as was mentioned earlier it costs much more for full exclusive rights then it would be for an exclusive contract for a year or so.

Neah the Ape Escape thing has nothing to do with money. Kojima is a big fan of the Ape Escape series that was pointed out in several interviews when MGS2 was in development.
 
The United States Government has confirmed its intent to continue printing money into 2005, and possibly beyond.
 
Borys said:
Alright, if you people are so sure, tell me if there was *any* hint of MGS3 going to Xbox/PC?

If not then I stand by my opininon - MGS4 won't (and shouldn't) hit Xbox2/PC. You have to have some exclusives, right?
When people think "Halo" they think "Xbox" and vice versa. The same should be the case for MGS. You think "MGS" - you think "Playstation".

Multiplatform gaming rules... only for EA games.
(oh, and Splinter Cell should stay on Xbox)

That's what first-party games are for.
 
WOW! One of Konami's staple franchises is getting a next-gen sequel?! Who would have thought such a thing would happen!
 
What has Kenichiro Imaizumi done up until this point? What makes him qualified to take over the Metal Gear series? I know he's worked on previous Metal Gears, but I don't know what it is he did.
 
Oh well, the MGS games were good because of a WHOLE LOT more than just Kojima, I'm sure. 4 will probably turn out just as good as the previous titles if it's made by the same team.
 
Kojima as a guiding hand will probably not be noticeably worse. He'll still provide ideas and basic design. I think the team itself is what makes the series so great, not Kojima.
 
Borys said:
And it begins...,

listen Xbots, did a single Psyborg littered your thread "Halo 3 to launch the same day as PS3" with stupid fantasies about Halo 3 going to PS3?

No.

So why the hell are you littering this thread with your goddamn even stupider fantasies about MGS4 going to Xbox2?

Just like Psyborgs will have to buy Xbox2 to enjoy Halo 3, you, Xbots, will have to buy PS3 to enjoy MGS4.

Understood?

I'm SICK and TIRED of your "Port/ move <GAME XYZ> to Xenon so I'll have to buy one console only!" bullshit. There are things known as "exclusives" out there, you know?

If MS can have them either can Sony.


You're certifiably bat shit insane. No one here was even being serious about MGS4 coming to the Xbox 2 and you still fly of the fucking handle. I swear someone could just mention the Xbox in passing and you'll go into some crazed idiotic attack mode at the drop of a hat. You don't even know what or who the hell you're bitching about 99% of the time.

Seriously, go back to GameFaqs and wage your insane holy war there.
 
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