Another "assertion" that MGS4 is going to 360
by Nick Doerr 
{ Dec 18th 2006 at 9:30AM }
Rumors are so fun because everyone starts to give their two cents, five cents, no sense, or compe...tence. Damn. Almost worked. Anyway, we've pranced down this road before, but it keeps coming up. Will Konami put Metal Gear Solid 4 onto the XBox 360 a month after the PS3 release? According to Noooz, someone "very high up" has given them the word, the official word, that the 360 version of MGS4 is due out a few months after the PS3 release because of a fear that there won't be enough PS3 units to generate a profit. Yawn. Can I put my two cents in yet?What constitutes a rumor? The inability to cite a reputable source. Who is this guy's source? Someone "high up" that he can't name. Naturally. Why? Because either a) the guy he cites will come out and say "what? He's full of crap." or b) he doesn't even have one. So, take this as you will, but this is a rumor because there's no saying whether or not it's true. There's a possibility, what with more games going multi-platform and the Metal Gear Solid games generally going to other systems (the Twin Snakes remake on Gamecube and MGS2:S on the XBox, for example).
Our buddies at Joystiq took a stab at this also, contacted the editor of Noooz, and got the "I'm 100% confident" speech. You can be 100% confident that you're a male or female. You can't be 100% confident about this. Put on your discussion hats and let's dance!
[via Joystiq]
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Hoopster @ Dec 18th 2006 9:56AM
Its an issue of 'when' and not 'if'.
Both MGS and MGS2 were ported to other platforms. The reason why MGS3 wasnt ported was because Nintendo and MS abondoned their current gen platforms too soon; it would have not been worth the effort.
I doubt this will have any effect in the end; MGS2 on XBOX didnt change things at all. What it means is that people looking for MGS4 can choose between the PS3 version or wait 6-12 months for the 360 version.
blitzzz @ Dec 18th 2006 10:46AM
Konami just told CVG that it is still a PS3 exclusive for the time being.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=152210
Andir2.0 @ Dec 18th 2006 11:04AM
I have news that someone very high up said that Microsoft is closing the doors on it's 360 project next year. It's a fact. I have it straight from a person near to the top of the Microsoft chain. Would I tell a lie?
Sid the coppers kid @ Dec 18th 2006 11:29AM
MGS is old and tired, "Gears of War 2" is of more concern to 360 owners,
I bet MS are really worried now I mean Gears
of war only sold 2 million and rising(2 million X £40) in "6 weeks" how many developers are gonna go PS3 exclusive now.
March is gonna be very intresting to looking at the
360s software AAA line up and like Gears of War MS it looks like M$ is biding its time and all those those AAA titles are gonna be launched just short of the PS3 launch.
KilgoreTrout XL @ Dec 18th 2006 12:08PM
Hmm. Right. Not happening. I'd be psyched to see a Socom title get a 360 port though. That game rawks.
Aeron @ Dec 18th 2006 5:23PM
You do realize that Noooz was one of the first people who said the Assasin's Creed was not going to be a PS3 exclusive.
And Assasins Creed still happens to be an exclusive to the PS3, Right?
Oh wait... no nevermind
Hasney @ Dec 18th 2006 5:34PM
You can't be 100% sure you're male or female in all cases, what if you're a hermaphrodite? I guess then you're not sex exclusive either, although you could always claim to be...
Jason @ Dec 18th 2006 6:34PM
I was just 1up and Konami Europe released a statement that it wont be going to another console
Ritchie Nolasco @ Dec 18th 2006 7:33PM
There is no way that MGS4 will go to the 360, especially since Konami made a solid blood pact with Sony: their most important franchises are exclusive to Sony consoles. And knowing the Japanese culture, any reversal on that is already a sinful act of dishonor. Not only that, Hideo Kojima and his team have already received countless gifts and incentives directly from Sony.
MGS4 will remain a PS3 exclusive. If there are too few PS3s sold worldwide by the time MGS4 approaches its release date, expect Konami to resort to a delay of 6-12 months. They'll give Sony all the time they need to sell its violence-marred PS3 (which is not really the revolution Sony promised).
NAKU @ Dec 18th 2006 7:17PM
Assassins creed is going to be on 360 also as well as well its not definate on pc but its very likly
there was a rumor that 360 version may have better A.I that i dunno about i don;t see why ps3 and 360 arent that much diffrent and if anything PC would have better A.I but meh who cares either way its Definatlly on PS3 and 360 its not excusive
Ryan @ Dec 20th 2006 2:46AM
I wouldn't doubt it. Releasing MGS4 for the XB360 would be a smart move, echonomically.
As for that whole "solid blood pact with Sony: their most important franchises are exclusive to Sony consoles." thing...
*sees MGS 1 on the GCN*
*sees Snake in SSBB*
Mark W @ Dec 22nd 2006 2:11AM
If MGS4 goes to the 360 one of two things will happen.
1. It's a straight port, possibly done in-house, but not really involving Kojima much. It'll be somewhat watered down since Kojima exploits every single possible aspect of the consoles he develops on making straight ports difficult - something that's done easily on the PS3 may be difficult to do on the 360 (and v.v.) - as he points out, the rain effects were more difficult to do on the XBox and they had frame slowdowns because they had to write a bunch of custom code to do something the PS2 did natively.
2. It's basically a different version of the game, rewritten specifically for the 360, possibly done 3rd party. Not just additional levels, but gameplay mechanics changed to exploit the 360's capabilities. Similar to the upcoming PS2 re-write of the original Tomb Raider or the Gamecube re-write of the original MGS.
Anyway, I fully expect Kojima's next game to be for the Wii.