Metal Gear Solid 4 Still PS3 Exclusive

[BrewCityUpstart]

Gaming communities have been in a panicked frenzy for the past couple of days. What with the next Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy Tactics titles heading over to the Nintendo DS, the Sony-camp of gamers hasn't been too thrilled. Then a rumor surfaces claiming that Metal Gear Solid 4 will not be a PS3 exclusive and will see a release on the Xbox 360.

Some sources claimed that Konami was worried there wouldn't be enough PS3s in the hands of gamers by the time MGS4 was set to debut. But as of today, Konami has officially denied the rumor of the game being ported to the Xbox 360. European web-outlet Computer and Videogames contacted a Konami representative about the issue and were given this reply:

"Konami has no plans to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Xbox 360 at this time. Additionally the representative made it clear that MGS4 is "exclusive to PlayStation 3." Now the only quirk here is the use of "at this time", which leads us to believe that MGS4 may end up seeing an X360 port but at least a year or two after the release of the PS3 original.

[Jon Liu]

I am a happy camper either way! I'm so stoked for this game!!!

[MadBryan]

I belive it will happen. I've been reading hints for awhile.

[Peench]

I've never played a metal gear solid game. Am I a bad gamer?

I guess I'll get my chance this time around. Cool!

[BrewCityUpstart]

MGS is one of my fav games of all time.

[Jon Liu]

Peench, now that you have a PS3, you can try playing all the back-catalogued MGS games!!

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by Peench

I've never played a metal gear solid game. Am I a bad gamer?

I guess I'll get my chance this time around. Cool!

MGS is the best gaming franchise ever, you need to buy and play all 3 of them before you play 4.

[KEEZY]

MGS on PS1 was AMAZING. I heard things go kind of quirky later on in the series.

[Serren]

Years ago a roommate of mine played MGS all the time. It was a fun game to just watch.

I have a problem with the original post though. "Now the only quirk here is the use of "at this time", which leads us to believe that MGS4 may end up seeing an X360 port but at least a year or two after the release of the PS3 original." SPECULATION at its worst! A year or two after a PS3 release? Come on. After six months the game will have lost all of its "edge" and wouldnt be worth porting. TWO YEARS later? At that point it would be a $5 download from live. Jeez......

[BiffCo]

I want to play a game, not watch cutscenes.

-Brad

[Peench]

I want to play a game that looks like cutscenes. Kinda like GOW.

[Serren]

GoW = Best Game Ever

[Statham Guy]

Agreed on about GOW.

I have never played a Metal Gear Solid before but if it came out on 360 I would give it a try. Looks to be a good series.

[GoatMother]

I wonder what new freaky guys they will have next, Killer Bee man, Invisible Ninja's, etc. from the past.. How about ladybug boy and chupacabre!

[BrewCityUpstart]

I'll take the MGS PS1 over GoW anyday, and I kinda like GoW.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

I'll take the MGS PS1 over GoW anyday, and I kinda like GoW.

Me too, and I LOVE GoW

[MadBryan]

MGS is an experiance. Its got a story (somewhat hard to follow usually) and engaging gameplay. I hate to sound like an elitist or something but its diffently not for the "whack a mole" or duck and cover crowd. It didn't get the legion of fans by being bad. When you play a MGS you can see the attention its creator gave it much like a Peter Jackson or George Lucas would their stuff. IMHO of course

[Jon Liu]

haha george lucas... I wouldn't quite place him into that same mold as Peter Jackson or Hideo Kojima. He's definitely a visionary person, but just lacks in a lot of other areas. His writing skills aren't the greatest. His story telling abilities are not the greatest..

Of course, this is just my opinion...