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Despite being denied by the developers on several occasions, a young site is reporting that a distribution representative from Konami has confirmed that the PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 will indeed be coming to Xbox 360 too. Apparently it's been in development for about a year and will be released 12-14 months after the PlayStation3 version.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the Xbox 360. This is not a rumor. This is straight from a Konami distribution representatives mouth. The game is already in production and has been since early 2007. Complete details after the jump:
No, the rep will not be named, but this is pretty concrete. Speaking to a Konami rep at an undisclosed distribution meeting, I was told, after a lot of nagging, that yes indeed MGS was in development for the 360. The rep stated that Metal Gear Solid will be released for the Xbox 360 between 12 to 14 months after the PS3 version hits shelves. This is not a rumor.
I contacted Microsofts own John Porcaro via email shortly after I spoke to the Konami rep to see if I could get anything from Microsofts public relations team. Below is the response I received. Needless to say its the most Ive ever gotten out of MS PR team member.
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And that's just a minor issue. I'm not even sure that it will fit for the 360, being on Blu-Ray and all.
Then again, this could be false. Key word: "Young site". Young sites need traffic, and hence why you've got headline-making news, even if it isn't always true.
My point being, if you want this game, get a PS3 if you don't have one yet.
Odd statement, given development costs to create it, you think they'd want to maximize their revenue. On top of that prior exclusivity never stopped people on the Xbox from buying later PS2 ports.
So historically, your statement has already been proven otherwise by consumers. Not everyone owns a PS3 and Xbox 360, as such you're not dealing with a crowd that will go "whatever already got it on my PS3" they'll buy it because they wanted it and thought they weren't going to get it.
If shelf exposure was a factor Kojima would have never went with the Twin Snakes on the Gamecube because honestly if we're dealing with "it's old no one would get it" then it doesn't get much older than that for rebirths on other consoles for MGS.
As far as the credibility of this item goes, who knows, it's an ongoing ghost story that has spanned for quite a while now. Every now and again we get new life to it with an "un-named source" that says don't worry it's coming.
This isn't going to sell easily if it's out that long after the PS3 version, Xbox are sure to have many other titles gamers are willing to buy by that time.
But still, it won't be on the 360, haha. So it doesn't matter how pointlessly upset some people would be if it were true, or how strongly Cruxis would clasp his ears with his hands and yell 'LALALALA'. I'd LOVE if it were true, I really would, but this is the first Metal Gear Solid game I won't be playing the second it's released. I'm bummed out, but hey, I chose the 360 and I won't let a single game make me go crazy. I'll just have to find someone with a PS3 and buy the game FOR them, as long as they'll let me play through it once.
Hell, I really only bought the GameCube because of Super Smash Bros. Melee, but then I got into other games like Mario Party, Metroid Prime, etc.. That and I am a huge Nintendo fan.
We're talking about, hypothetically, someone buying a console for a TIMED exclusive. Halo 3 isn't coming out on the PS3 in a year, so there aren't any PS3 fans buying a 360 just to play Halo 3 earlier. You bought a GameCube for an exclusive, not a timed exclusive.
If someone did have BOTH a 360 and a PS3, yeah, they'll buy MGS4 for the PS3. In that situation timed exclusivity (is that even a word? I don't know) does matter. But if you just have a 360, why in the hell would you pay $460+ just to play MGS4 earlier?
I also remember a video about DMC4, an interview that DMC4 supposedly plays better on the PS3, and shows that this game was meant to be a PS3 game. Whether this is true i have yet to know, considering 1up did the interview, but if in fact it comes to pass, it would support my statement here about MGS4.
But Can someone edit this and put rumor on it cause its not exactly official. And Kojima has stated this 7 times its a PS3 exclusive.
Heh. Can't see it happening, although it would be great.
Wow..very high position, he must be telling the truth..
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