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With Microsoft' s one-year-old console gaining a steady install base in North America and Europe, Konami executives have switched their positions on an outright Metal Gear Solid 4-PlayStation 3 exclusive, telling Hideo Kojima to bring the game to Xbox 360, says Electronic Gaming Monthly in its December issue.

One year ago Konami' s Hideo Kojima was quoted as saying that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was technically possible on Xbox 360. Now it' s not only technically possible, it' s perhaps financially feasible as well. EGM' s rumor mill produced the short article and it' s worth noting that no sources were supplied, no quotes were given, and no reasoning was provided behind the alleged move. It' s pure rumor, one that Konami executives have refused to comment on or entertain in public since the game' s announcement on PlayStation 3. When contacted today, Konami officials said " These are just rumors."

Still, the notion that MGS4 could come to Xbox 360 makes a little more sense today than it did four months ago. Back then, we couldn' t see the state of disarray that Sony was in. Now, with Sony' s rough launch, limited unit numbers and high price tag, perhaps Konami executives are seeing how fiscally prudent an Xbox 360 version would be. That doesn' t mean it is happening. It' s still just a rumor; but one worth mulling over.

The cons of such an argument are many. Sony and Konami are long-time partners. Metal Gear Solid 3 never came to Xbox, as MGS2 sold unimpressive numbers. But MGS4 is a technical showcase and a guaranteed system-mover for Sony. The series has been one of Sony' s biggest weapons since MGS on PlayStation and even more so with MGS2 on PS2. Pundits and industry analysts say that Sony is working with Konami with both technical and financial means to keep the exclusive secure.

But so what? Contracts have limits. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas came to Xbox, and GTA4 is coming day and date to Xbox 360 with the PS3 version. Other Japanese publishers are considering the weight of Xbox 360 and are shifting their own once-Sony exclusives to Xbox 360, too. (We' ll have more on that later.) The most likely scenario, if this rumor has any legs to it, is that Konami has signed a contract with Sony restricting its port to another system for some time; as soon as the contract is up, MGS 4 will ship on Xbox 360. Will that be three, six or 12 months? If MGS4 is due for fall release on PS3 (no official date has been released), then count on a minimum of six months. In other words, if the rumor proves true, count on a 2008 release.

Apparently not so:

:-D

My favourite part is: " Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time"

*Waits for fernandino..*

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My favourite part is: " Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time"

I think they are going to pull a Capcom.

With the money to made with games on the 360, i cant see how they can deny releasing it, especially since the PS3 future isnt looking all too bright!

Now thats just sad, this its based on pure speculation, but i guess its up to SONY, they need to get alot of PS3 before the game ships, i guess they will have to put more money into the table aswell. I dont thing the game will ever be on the 360 since Kojima said he will never make the same mistake he made when mgs2 was ported to the xbox.

I mean, at the end of the day, if MGS4 ends up on 2 consoles, that' s all good.

Konami must realise by now that their MGS franchise sells a lot more in America
and Europe, but not as well in Japan, where the install base for PS3 is quite large
I think the situation of this " PS3 vs. 360" business, will have to be reviewed late
next year where if the 360 still has a larger install base than the PS3, Konami
might very well press for a 360 release to gain profit.

Still, a 360 MGS4 looks like it' s about 5% possible...

yeah, MGS sell more in the USA but this time around the sales in japan may surprice both Konami and SONY, the japanese people really loved MGS3, it was the winner for the " most enjoyed 2004 game" poll famitsu made and they are really looking foward to this.

Besides SONY its not dumb, they know how much this game means for the PlayStation 3, they will put enough money to keep it PS3 only.

ORIGINAL: fernandino

yeah, MGS sell more in the USA but this time around the sales in japan may surprice both Konami and SONY, the japanese people really loved MGS3, it was the winner for the " most enjoyed 2004 game" poll famitsu made and they are really looking foward to this.

Besides SONY its not dumb, they know how much this game means for the PlayStation 3, they will put enough money to keep it PS3 only.

I don' t think a few thousand people signing off on a poll equates to the needs of
the " rest of the gaming world" . MGS3 was indeed popular, but nowhere near
the success of the first two iterations of the series. It maybe in Sony' s best
interests to have it on PS3 but it might not be in Konami' s, that is until later next
year where they will be able to see if the PS3 will have a consistantly thriving
install base..

Besides, what' s wrong with it coming out on the 360 anyway?

Wouldn' t you be able to get the same quality at a cheaper price? Given that, that is
probably 90% of the reason to look to buy a PS3 at the moment.

i never said that there was something wrong whit MGS4 coming to the 360, i just said i dont think it will ever happend, mainly because what Kojima said about porting its games and what he said about the octo-cam, and because SONY knows its a game they cant afford to lose.

MGS4 will never hit the 360 because Otacon' s little robot has a Cell processor in it (Otacon said so in one of the trailers).
Imagine a game on the 360 with a character that' s based on the Cell processor, haha that would never work.
And the 360' s processor doesn' t have a hyped up name so they can' t rename it to that either.
I believe that is 100% proof that the 360 will never get MGS4...

...unless they remove the robot from the 360 version...

Comb your hair!! It' s a mess.

You have no eyes too.

ORIGINAL: Tiz

Comb your hair!! It' s a mess.

You have no eyes too.

U are very proud of ur avatar arent u???

Cool isn' t he?

fernandino... you look like you could use a sexy avatar..

Your face has been blank for quite a long time..

My avatar' s an avid PS3 gamer.

Look at those eyes...

Ok, I' ll stop... anyway, about Metal Gear, give it until next October, and if the
PS3 catches up to the 360, then MGS4 will be a PS3 exclusive, but if the 360 looks
like it' s gaining a significant gap, then I think Konami will definitely look to
pressure Kojima into making it for the 360, he may own Kojima productions, but
the governing body of his games is still Konami.

Edit: I think that the only reason I am speculating now is because of these
rumours... Reality-wise, I doubt it will ever go to the 360..

ORIGINAL: Tiz

Apparently not so:

:-D

My favourite part is: " Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time"

*Waits for fernandino..*

When are people going to learn to not listen to PR bullshit?

Also, EGM did not break this. A pal of mine broke it:
http://www.noooz.com/archives/2006/12/exclusive_metal_gear_solid_4_c.aspx

Honestly.

So.... Is it likely or not likely Adam?

Answer now, or my avatar will kill you.. Look into his eyes, he can firm a stun
palm and an elbow assault.

u know??? i may get an avatar. its urs an avid PS3 gamer because he gets no sleep??? what its he playing??? there are almost no game out there rigth now, i bougth resistance + ridge racer 7 and i sold ridge racer because i didnt like it -its not a bad game tho, i just didnt like it- im even tempted to get Round 3 and i hate boxing and EA games.

Rigth now im replaying Shadow of the Colossus and i finally open my Dragon Quest VIII i got on lauch day, but i didnt like it either

Im gonna get Amateratsu as my Avatar. Okami rules
Or maybe ICO, im not sure yet.

and yes, ur avatar its pretty cool.

Meh, the...

Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time

...is get-out-clause rubbish. Ubsoft repeatedly said the same thing about Assassins Creed.

I actually didn' t want MGS4 to be ported to 360, i wanted, and still want and online specific Metal Gear. However, with Sony' s stock issues and 10M-ish 360' s in the marketplace Konami will port because they' re in the business of making money. If Gears of War can sell 2M in a month then Metal Gear can too.

is it nooz a serious site??? because after reading this i really cant tell

Besides SONY its not dumb, they know how much this game means for the PlayStation 3, they will put enough money to keep it PS3 only.

Im not sure i would allow anyone to pay what ever it takes to a game if i was the boss at Sony, they havent got that much money right now!

LMAO! Is it so difficult to accept that MGS 4 is a PS3 exclusive? You guys would rather believe in unfounded rumours than Kojima himself? Nice...Besides, Substance didn' t do so well in the XBox, why should Kojima make the same mistake twice? Oh and MS already has the " Realistic-MGS-Copy-With-No-Giant-Robots" .

Btw Vx, aren' t you the one who likes to bash MGS and praise SC? Why are you so worried about this?

ORIGINAL: Shikashi

Substance didn' t do so well in the XBox, why should Kojima make the same mistake twice?

Thats the main reason why i dont think it will ever come, Kojima himself said it was a mistake he wont make twice. Besides, if MGS4 its as good as the third one was it wont have any problems selling over 5 million on the PS3 alone