Payton misquoted: No need for MGS4 to sell a million at launch

by Jem Alexander { Feb 8th 2008 at 9:00AM }

Ryan Payton has stated on the official Bionic Commando podcast, on which he was a special guest this week, that he was misquoted when it was reported by Reuters that Metal Gear Solid 4 would need to sell a million units on day one to profit. He states that he never said such a thing to Reuters, or to anyone, because it simply isn't true - and even if it was, "that's not something you really talk about in an interview. It's nothing I'd ever say..." says Payton.

It was reported by many sites (including us) that MGS4 would need to sell a million copies on day one in order to make it profitable due to high production costs. It now seems "that million dollar figure is incorrect. I don't even know how many figures we'd need to sell to be profitable." No doubt MSG4 will sell excellently and will reach well above a million units during its lifetime. The game is due out within the next few months, though an official release date hasn't yet been pinned down. We'll keep you abreast of any developments.

Tags: konami, metal-gear-solid-4, mgs4, ryan-payton

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

JaseH @ Feb 8th 2008 9:13AM

I've always known this was untrue... Just because you sell a million units on the first day doesn't mean it'll make any difference.

A week or two weeks, or three. Youre still going to make a profit.

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Alien @ Feb 8th 2008 9:13AM

Old ... everyone knew this allready ... common , 1 million on day 1 is foolish :P

Brodie-san @ Feb 8th 2008 9:25AM

Probably *will* sell more than a million on day one but who cares. When is the release date?!?!?!

Trev @ Feb 8th 2008 1:15PM

Gamestop has it set for June 18th, and I've heard other sources say "in june" some with the date and some without, so I think that's about as reliable as we get right now.

TheSh0wstopper @ Feb 8th 2008 9:33AM

Either way i think it WILL sell a million on first day. If you remember MGS2 held the (then) record for most copies of a game sold in its first 3 days. If this doesnt sell a million in 24 hours I dont know what will. Afterall what is everyone waiting for, FF13?

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Nate @ Feb 8th 2008 10:01AM

I can't wait for this game. I haven't played any of the other MGS games (I know I know, that makes me a terrible person), but this one looks so damn good.... I played a lot of Splinter Cell on my PC and this looks similar, if a bit more actiony (which is fine by me).

brettjr @ Feb 8th 2008 10:18AM

MGS4 is the final part of the "trilogy" about Solid Snake. One of the biggest draws of this game is that lots of answers of questions will be revealed. I suggest catching up on the series by picking the new MGS collection that's going to be coming out soon or atleast reading up on it through gamefaqs or even buying the digital graphic novel for the psp.