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The Dirty Little Secret About Konami IDs

April 25, 2009 in News comments 6

This is an explanation of how Konami's idea to use Konami IDs to login instead of using Playstation Network IDs turned out to not be a good idea after all.

When you downloaded the MGO beta, you did not get it from PSN. It was via P2P networking or an http: connection. This kept Konami from having to pay bandwith fees, as well as share profits for downloadable content, but created the need for a log in aka the Konami ID.

While these measures may have raised Konami’s profit margins, their overall earnings definitely suffered.
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  • 1
    Bale Fire* Apr 25, 09
    It's not exactly a secret, I've known for some time anyway
  • 1
    Province Apr 25, 09
    Same here, I know for fact that MGOs dailly play would double if it was put to PSN log-in.

    So many people are frustrated they leave, leaving only the most die-hard (And best) fans playing. Making little diversity between skill levels and the whole thing a struggle to win, leaving little time for fun...

    Suppose in that sense KONAMI have made the greatest war sim of all time XD
  • 0
    Fallen Royalty Apr 25, 09
    Little diversity between skill levels and the whole thing a struggle to win? Dude, I've been playing MGO for a week, after 2 days my kill/death ratio was .48, and now after a week it's up to 1.06. It's only a struggle to win if you make yourself sniper fodder. And I don't see the problem with Konami ID's. It's set to auto-login, so it plays just like any other multiplayer game. I don't understand how anyone could get "frustrated".
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    DGR8Mc187 Apr 25, 09
    True but the Konami and MGO have alienated a part of there fanbase which isn't cool at all.
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      Duality_18 Apr 25, 09
      How have they alienated anyone? MGO1 was on the ps2, not like that used the easy psn to get online. Not like MGO1 had a huge fanbase anyway. I really dont understand your statement one bit. Perhaps you could elaborate.
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      Seeker X Apr 25, 09
      I think he's talking about how MGO2's not the same as MGO1 in termws of gameplay. Or how other people like to call it..."n00b friendly", which is a pathetic excuse for them to whine about anyways.

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