'A next Metal Gear is' ... a Touchy subject

by Jem Alexander { Dec 17th 2008 at 8:20AM }

Sorry PS3 fans, "a next Metal Gear is" not coming to your favorite black behemoth of a console. In fact, it's not going to any console (sorry Xbox fans, maybe one day). Konami has announced today that Metal Gear Solid is going to the iPhone in the form of Metal Gear Solid Touch next Spring.

This won't be a new story, though. It's essentially a very watered down port of MGS4, as "each stage's location and characters are based on the story of MGS4." In case you're interested, Silent Hill and Dance Dance Revolution are also making the transition to iPhone. So there you have it, you can stop fretting over Kojima's cryptic message and enjoy Christmas.

Tags: kojima-productions, metal-gear-solid-4, metal-gear-solid-touch

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

ScottishPrik @ Dec 17th 2008 8:49AM

Lol the fucking i-phone gets a MGS game but the 360 doesn't. This is fanboyism at it's finest (or worst depending on how you look at it).

wraithen @ Dec 17th 2008 11:21AM

calm down, its like how the previous halo's came on pc and xbox .( no ensuuing arguement intended)

ScottishPrik @ Dec 17th 2008 2:57PM

"Calm down"?? lol at what point did you think I was angry. I was laughing to myself. I have a PS360 and I have MGS4 so I couldn't care less if it went to 360. It just seems funny because it's only on PS3 that people hold exclusives up so highly and feel so strongly about losing exclusives.
When Bioshock went to PS3 did you hear all the xbots crying and moaning about losing there console exclusive because I didn't.
When people start to care more about their console than their games then you shouldn't be a gamer then should you. So sad.

slycooper_rocker (lorddshadow the amazing) [anti-panda death squadron force five] @ Dec 17th 2008 5:34PM

yeah but the thing is that no one is exactly crying over this either...

supersickie @ Dec 17th 2008 8:38AM

I almost forget; the iPhone is a gaming console. Riiiight...

Ficken @ Dec 17th 2008 8:41AM

Pffft.... The iphone can totallllllly handle that one rails touch to shoot sequence that MGS4 was missing on the PS3!

Ayman @ Dec 17th 2008 9:11AM

you forget that the iphone has 16 gb almost enough for the new 40 hours of movies from MGS.... touch.......

on another note is it me or does that image look like the power switch of an xbox360...

Bob @ Dec 17th 2008 11:57AM

@ayman: I hope to god you're just saying that for the sake of what Fanboys said. Look at the PS3s power button...OMG! WHATS THAT?! THE SAME FUCKING THING! Whats on my laptop power button...HOLY SHIT, THE SAME THING AS WELL! Oh man, so that must mean it's coming to PC as well, right?!

Good god people are stupid fanboys sometimes. Just because one product has it, and you've never noticed it before does not mean its coming to a 360. Look, the iPhone/iPod, from what I remember, has no logo like that. Myth busted.

iamkid @ Dec 17th 2008 3:14PM

bob, i think he was plainly saying it looked like the 360 one simply cause its green. calm the hell down.

Ayman @ Dec 17th 2008 4:24PM

i was being sarcastic...

slycooper_rocker (lorddshadow the amazing) [anti-panda death squadron force five] @ Dec 17th 2008 5:32PM

@ ayman

you make me ashamed for having the name ayman.

Ayman @ Dec 19th 2008 6:02PM

@whatever your name is

grow up

ScottishPrik @ Dec 17th 2008 8:39AM

Lol the i-phone gets a MGS game but the 360 doesn't. This is fanboyism at it's finest (or worst depending on how you look at it).

steve mcgowan @ Dec 17th 2008 9:02AM

yeah! that's a right royal kick in the crown jewels for microsoft - going over to their rival in computing....

nathan-dts @ Dec 19th 2008 2:23PM

I said iPhone game all along. You remember how many of apple's products were in MGS4?

Jake @ Dec 17th 2008 12:36PM

not really, not many people have ever looked into this but apple and ms have shares in each other and share ideas.

but still, no mgs 360 :)

shoeonmyfoot @ Dec 17th 2008 8:42AM

well i guess i have to buy an iphone now

Big Ed @ Dec 17th 2008 8:44AM

It's for iPhone and iPod touch.

Jack Tretton @ Dec 17th 2008 8:49AM

The 'I' and the exclamation point made perfect sense, but the 'sum' of the equation was only a red herring as the iPhone doesn't sport the universal "power on" icon.

And it's a disappointing announcement to boot.

DeathroW @ Dec 17th 2008 8:55AM

But it was obvious, we were all saying that it'd be a portable game from the start - but we thought it'd be a metal gear ac!d game, not a remake of MGS4.

linebeginstoblur @ Dec 17th 2008 9:00AM

Wait, the iPhone's getting a DDR game? But the PS3 not only has no DDR game, but it doesn't even have a legit way to connect any kind of dance pad to it in order to play PS2 games? Fuck you, Konami.

XeroKool @ Dec 17th 2008 9:22AM

I can connect my DDR pad to my PS3. All you need is a PS2 controller to PC USB connector. I had bought one when I used to use my PS2 controller on my laptop. Funnily enough, it works when you plug it into the USB ports on the PS3.

linebeginstoblur @ Dec 17th 2008 9:25AM

I can't them for purchase anymore though. I saw some in 2007 when I first started looking, but now, no one seems to carry them anymore. I've also heard stories of them lagging badly, and I can't have that for a game that requires precision of movement.

I just think it makes no sense for them to support the 360, Wii, and now the iPhone, while releasing neither a game nor an official dance pad for the PS3.

Heavytoka @ Dec 17th 2008 1:05PM

Here you go

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-PS2-Controller-Adaptor-Playstation-3/dp/B00162IF76

Mana Knight @ Dec 17th 2008 1:36PM

It's Konami's and Sony's fault on this one.

It's Sony's fault because since they aren't killing off PS2, Konami can still release DDR on PS2.

It's Konami's fault because they see no point in bringing DDR to PS3. They brought DDR to one console since the previous one was killed off so early. They brought DDR to another console to appeal to its audience. With PS3, until the DDR fans from PS2 jump to PS3, Konami sees no reason to bring it to PS3. There's not much with the DDR graphics they could do (it doesn't require fancy graphics). Konami never comes close to filling a DVD with music, so blu-ray isn't helpful (Konami won't jam the disc with songs since they rather stick to a small amount and save songs for other versions). Konami just doesn't believe in actual downloadable music. On Xbox 360, they sell unlock keys to 10 songs each version. Konami also just doesn't see the PS3 market as being very big for DDR.

There was once a thread where a Konami rep or something mentioned whether people would like a DDR on PS3, and the majority said no, because many DDR fans are on PS2 and do not want to make the investment into PS3 and DDR. The other issue is that Konami does not have enough resources to make a PS3 specific version. Their Hawaii Studio makes DDR on 360. KCES makes DDR on Nintendo platforms. KCET makes DDR on PS2. Since Konami has greatly downsized their gaming development (which explains why their output has greatly dropped this gen and why some games like Contra 4 and SH: Homecoming were outsourced to western teams), they just don't have enough staff to also make DDR on PS3, unless they dump PS2.

What Konami has done over the years is:
-They made their Xbox DDR online focused, to cater to Xbox fans. The reason 360 sees DDR is because MS killed off the original Xbox and Konami had no choice but to move to 360.
-They make DDR on Nintendo platforms to appeal to Nintendo fans. The first one featured Mario (something Nintendo fans love), and the Hottest Party series is there to appeal to casuals on Wii (the Wii market basically, by having motion controls.
-The PS DDR games tend to be the more arcade oriented ones. Their arcade engine is still PS2, and while PS3 has PSN, Konami can still make DDR online on PS3.

I'd love to see DDR on PS3 more than anything, but in many ways I do understand why Konami just hasn't switched it to PS3. Until PS2 is dead, Konami is sticking to PS2 for DDR.

linebeginstoblur @ Dec 17th 2008 7:28PM

@Heavytoka

I actually have seen that product recently. I don't really want to pay for it though if it has so many negative reviews. Some say that this product allows you to use PS2 controllers on PS3 games, but won't allow you to use them on PS2 games played through the PS3. I don't want to buy online based on speculation, and I'd prefer a brick-and-mortar store so I can return it easily if it doesn't work, but like I said, I haven't found them for sale anywhere lately.

deathberry @ Dec 17th 2008 9:00AM

*Snicker*

B4K4 @ Dec 17th 2008 8:58AM

Really the iPhone i thought it would be for the DSi oh well i wonder how this is gonna turn out.

Christian @ Dec 17th 2008 9:11AM

Not really sure I am ready to touch Snake in such a way

lee @ Dec 17th 2008 9:11AM

lol i knew it

i was laughing at all the 360 fanboys getting all hyped over the this ad just because it was green and kinda looked like the power button, i bet they feel well stupid now XD

AltCtrlPwn @ Dec 17th 2008 1:24PM

rofl

that was hilarious indeed

Gaucho @ Dec 17th 2008 9:25AM

If i had an iPod Touch and the price for this game were fair I might get it. . . but not before outweighing the pros and cons of spending that money at a strip club instead. . . Snake would understand.

Taylor @ Dec 17th 2008 12:22PM

phhhhew!

ultramega @ Dec 17th 2008 9:30AM

Not surprising.

kentuckyfried @ Dec 17th 2008 9:37AM

kudos to the ppl who guessed correctly.

I wonder how this port will come out. If there's any new content, I will buy, slavishly. =D

kentuckyfried @ Dec 17th 2008 9:38AM

I'm relieved the Kojima didn't let us down. He seems to be the only person who can keep his word these days.

maxpontiac @ Dec 17th 2008 9:41AM

Merry Christmas XBots.

carterk88 @ Dec 17th 2008 9:51AM

Well damn there goes my battery life!! Anything more than $15 & I gotta hold off though cause it's only a cell phone game after all.

DarthNemesis @ Dec 17th 2008 12:47PM

Rolling@ this,I knew it was no port of MGS4.Xbots look stupid yet again.Or should I say stupider? HAHAHAHAHA!

bravo9zero @ Dec 17th 2008 10:26AM

Yeah, This idea sounds terrible..

Who buys games for the iphone? None of the people I know have.

Haizmj @ Dec 17th 2008 11:56AM

Millions. And millions of dollars are being given to kids who code games for the iPhone in their bedrooms.

ICO87 @ Dec 17th 2008 10:30AM

MGS4:Touch Solid Snake

Ross @ Dec 17th 2008 10:38AM

LOL iphone. what garbage. kojima, i thought you were better than that. then again, you are dumb enough to put an ipod in MGS4. you have successfully lost ALL respect that i once had for you.

Hazimj @ Dec 17th 2008 11:54AM

You sir, are a fucking retard, and have no idea about the capabilities of what the iPhone has. MGS4 is never coming to 360, only because it's a piece of crap, and I don't think you can fit a 50 GB game into you're "so called HD DVD" Go get a life, dumbass.

Brandon @ Dec 17th 2008 4:49PM

HD-DVD?? The 360's games don't run on hd-dvd's they run on regular dvds.The HD-DVD thing is just an add-on they have to pay for to watch hd-dvd's since the 360 doesn't have it built in. Only DVD's work with the 360.

Hazim Judi @ Dec 17th 2008 11:04AM

YES!!! I just knew it! But there's one problem... How on Earth does that cryptic message explain anything about a 'Metal Gear Solid Touch?

money_mike_preme @ Dec 17th 2008 11:16AM

@bravo
I buy iphone games...but only the ones made by idp. There the only company that makes games that arent garbage. And Hero of sparta is the best God of War clone on the planet (and its only on iphone/touch). Brothers in Arms is pretty impressive too...MGS4 is gunna shine. ALthough i must admit...i only buy games after my friends buy them. $14.99 is like that other commenter said...a trip to the strip club