Damn it, it seems like Konami has been taking PR lessons from Epic and have finally come out with an unambiguous statement about the pending 360 port of Metal Gear Solid 4.
While previously they were happy to make statements like “Not at this time”, or “right now we are working on the PS3” it seems they have had a change of mind.
The most recent comment on this persistent rumour
For the record, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a PlayStation 3 exclusive and there are no plans to develop an Xbox 360 version of the game
You can’t really argue with that… or can you?
Rumor Killer: No MGS4 on 360, says Konami News from The Game Reviews
Last Updated: January 3, 2008
koldFU5iON
January 3, 2008 at 08:59
PS3 lives to fight another day 😛
doobiwan
January 3, 2008 at 10:11
Hmm, this doesn’t smash the other rumour though That the 360 is getting a completely different MGS game, like Konami did with “Twin snakes”. 😉
PillsburyDeeBoy
January 3, 2008 at 10:11
Hey, Lazy, this is the part where you say…: “PillsburyDeeBoy, I owe it to you, ‘YOU WERE RIGHT'”. Try it…it won’t hurt. I promise. 🙂
LazySAGamer
January 3, 2008 at 10:26
lol never :D…
Seriously though you never doubted it and it looks like you will be proven right, well predicted….
PillsburyDeeBoy
January 3, 2008 at 11:13
It wasn’t even a prediction to be perfectly honest. It was just reasoned judgement. We all know that the PS3 has been going in and out of life support for the last year – in comparison to the ridiculous success of the PS2 – but Metal Gear along with Final Fantasy is the biggest 3rd party exclusive they have. Imagine if Microsoft didn’t publish Gears and Halo and they were published by 3rd parties – Do you think Microsoft would let those games slide before closing miniature divisions to fund their exclusivity 🙂 ? I think not. Sony paid KONAMI huge bucks behind closed doors – Ryan Patten will never deny that.
doobiwan
January 3, 2008 at 14:05
I wonder if those conversations started something like “Well Rockstar got $50 Million for a bit of DLC . . . ” 😉
PillsburyDeeBoy
January 3, 2008 at 15:38
Lol @ doobiwan. I know that isn’t out of the question 😀 .
Lupus
January 3, 2008 at 18:32
Wow didn’t see that coming :-D. Actually I played the first MGS loved it, back in the day, but to be honest there are far, far, far better games out now. Lately it seems Sony is pulling a Nintendo, lets keep dusting off old franchises here guys :-D.
ocelot
January 3, 2008 at 19:27
Far far far better games like? MGS is an experience that you will not see on any game available on the Xbox.
doobiwan
January 3, 2008 at 22:16
A game unlike any other except, O, 3 or so Splinter Cells and a few Syphon filters?
Admittedly their stories were far more conventional and fathomable . . . . 😉