"It seems like MGS4 was always on the fence whether or not it would go multi-platform and now almost 6 months after the release another hint that it may be coming to Microsoft's console. But now with a little bit of hard evidence to back it up.
Discuss.
So what does this mean? The " i " could just be the letter I or, I've been told, could mean safety while the classic " ! " is meant as alert or danger.
So Safety + Alert/Danger = 360 power button? I don't know. Maybe this isn't about MGS4. Underneath the mathematical equation reads " A Next Metal Gear Is..." besides not making any sense it could mean a completely new multi-platform Metal Gear title. Seeing as though MGS4 concluded Snakes story and possibly the whole line of "Solid" games could this be a new start on a new console? One person gave the possibility of a Metal Gear AC!D coming to the consoles, this seems to fall in line with how the AC!D games were marketed, with the over use of symbols. Well as a great man once said "Only time will tell."
Why is everyone so super hyped for a 360 port of Metal Gear Solid 4? Metal Gear Solid 3 was never ported to any other platform, I don't see why Metal Gear Solid 4 "must" get ported. Hell, aside from MGS3's Persistence disc there's only been two cross platform Metal Gear games (Metal Gear Solid Integral and Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance) and one remake (Metal Gear). Everything else has been platform exclusive releases."
I think you're absolutely right as far as the trend historically is concerned. But you also need to bear in mind that MGS4 was no doubt an expensive game to make....studios need adequate turnover so that another title in a franchise can make financial sense. Where things stand at right now, the 360 simply has more money to be made on it, simply because of it's larger install base. Which is why some of us tend to believe that MGS may eventually venture onto 360 territory. In the past though, the PS2 already had a much, much larger install base than the Xbox, which is why the Xbox version of MGS2 got me scratching my head.....which is probably also why in the subsequent years, Kojima Studios didn't think it necessary to port MGS3 over to the XBOX. But in this case the roles are certainly reversed as far as install bases go you see. Hope I made sense in that rant man.
As far as the hype that you ask of....well something of this caliber would certainly border on scandalous especially for strong supporters of Sony. Look at the waves that the FFXIII 360 announcement made.
I for one would love to see more of Kojima's work in this franchise. And yes, even to some degree it may dishearten me to think that a series once so loyal to Sony needs to go multiplatform. But I think the joy of having to be able to play another one of Kojima's masterpieces would far outweigh this nitpick of mine....anything to not see a series die off man.
The only peeve I would have out of this though would be if MGS5 were ONLY on 360, for two reasons:
1. If what Kojima productions said about the limitations of having MGS4 on anything but the PS3 were true then does that mean that they'd be forced to make a sequel in MGS5-360 that could have potentially been a technically better game on the PS3? And by having to go on 360 would mean that tailoring a title to each system's specs would be more time consuming for them?
2. I kinda like having my PGR3 and 4 side by side on the same shelf. I feel the same way about Resistance 1 and 2. But MGS4 on my PS3 section and MGS5 on some other......I'd detest that man, I really would---my OCD would kick into overdrive. k rant over!
I tend to agree.....seen the same things that you have on other boards too. But I just think it's "360 MGS" staring at us literally in the face....at the very least, that's what it seems like....maybe it's all that green. I'd also like to be the first to claim that if and whenever this is released on 360, then we can expect the present flash intro on the site above to result in the RROD version of the power sign. Assuming that RROD still is an issue by that time.
Also it does say "a new metal gear is...", which leads me to think this is actually something new altogether (could be the iPod and Wii versions too) i.e. a new chapter in the saga. Kojima did say that Snake's arc is over now didn't he? Else they would have gone with "an EXISTING metal gear is..."....do pardon the bad existence pun here please.
http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/mgst/?ref=kjp_eng what do you guys think? I'm going to o with the obvious 360 implications here. At the same time, the "i" makes me want to think Wii as well...but I'm skewing more towards the imminent 360 announcement. Maybe it's a port of MGS4 or a brand new one altogether?
Many thanks sir! Now I only need to wish myself into the continental United States or pay a whopping load for shipping......yeah I live half way around the world.....
I was looking to find a copy of POP: revelations (non greatest hits version) preferably sealed. I checked out NCSX and it's retailing there for a whopping $50 still...Whoa! i wonder why...anyways, can someone provide some help here in obtaining this title and its sequel POP: Rival Blades? I know they aren't really the best when compared to their console counterparts, but I still would like to have my POP dose on the go you know. I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!
Kindly forward your queries that don't pertain to this thread in anyway whatsoever, to another pertinent one. You want to go off topic, please you have every means to ask your question away on a thread of your own. Have a good one.
I really wish the other Spyro titles were also out, would have made my decision a lot easier....liked the two sequels even more in fact. Thing is I have this backlog of titles that I'm waiting on to arrive....frikkin PlayAsia won't deliver it until around end of this month. I went on a splurge and ordered God of War, Crisis Core, Logan's Shadow n Patapon.....so yeah whenever that arrives....I'll be kept busy. Just my impatience is getting the better of me and so I was thinking if there was anything else aside from SOTN on the PSN store worth buying.
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