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Konami teases next Metal Gear News

News by Robert Purchese

5 December, 2008

Konami has whipped up a website teasing the next Metal Gear game.

The image shows an upside down exclamation mark, a plus symbol, a normal exclamation mark, an equals sign, and what looks like a power button - an Xbox 360 power button.

Underneath are the words, "A NEXT METAL GEAR IS..."

Add to that the black and nuclear-green colour scheme and the Microsoft connotations are strong. It's no secret that the Xbox 360 maker is desperate to sign one of Sony's last great exclusives, after all.

Hideo Kojima has said he will unveil his next game sometime next year, with the Tokyo Game Show most people's pick of the where and when.

However, the Metal Gear creator has expressed a wish to move away from managing the series, and instead hand the reigns to the junior members of his team.

Still, excitement and that.

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Moonprince
05/12/08 @ 09:48
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Colours suggests. Images don't. Do some research...
Bealsy
05/12/08 @ 09:50
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I reckon its a dreamcast exclusive
AaronTurner
05/12/08 @ 09:52
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Oohhhh sailor!!!!
Vistrix
05/12/08 @ 09:53
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The 360?

The only thing suggesting that is the green colour...

It looks more like the Wii symbol at the start, or even the iPhone?

Or perhaps its showing all the consoles and the end to the sentence is " A Next Metal Gear is multiplatform" ?
NotSoSlim
05/12/08 @ 09:53
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Haha does it really matter if it does go multi platform??

Kojima may not be involved and aslong as his next game is a new ZOE i dont really care. No doubt MS wil try anything to get it on the 360 as well.

Looks like a 'Acid' version of the game..

So it begins....
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the_dudefather
05/12/08 @ 09:53
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my computer monitor has a green power button logo just like that, it must be a PC port
Rowlsten
05/12/08 @ 09:53
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Whats the 'T' stand for in the link?

MGST.... Metal Gear Solid T......
squarejawhero
05/12/08 @ 09:55
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That looks a lot like an Xbox power button to me...

This thread will go well.

edit - o wait, it's a generic power button. Er... so... er...

... this thread will go well.
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allywidd
05/12/08 @ 09:57
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looks like a lot of power buttons to me.
squarejawhero
05/12/08 @ 09:58
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Metal Gear Solid Trainset?
the_dudefather
05/12/08 @ 09:58
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while a 360 game is possible, I'm betting on a new MG acid game or something based off the Metal gear series (rather than Metal get solid)

remake of 1+2? (yes please)
Starbow
05/12/08 @ 09:58
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"Whats the 'T' stand for in the link?

MGST.... Metal Gear Solid T...... "

Metal Gear Solid Twats: Unwanted Sons of the Patriots
Xerx3s
05/12/08 @ 09:59
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"Colours suggests. Images don't. Do some research... "

Depends. The colour isn't the exact 360 colour. The power icon isn't the exact 360 icon. Put both together in this context however... Was inevitable wasn't it because unlike the article tries to suggest, mgs has never been an exclusive franchise. It's been on the cube, pc, xbox, etc.

Not that it really matters. It will be interesting to see if it's mgs4 and if so, how much of this "NEEDS T3H POWA OF BLURAY!" is true.
NotSoSlim
05/12/08 @ 09:59
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http://www.n4g.com/ViewComImages.aspx?CI...

As i said a 'Acid' version for 360...so a version of metal gaer. EG seriously crap writing and some research would of been good. Still surviving via the fanboys EG??

Yea but thats the same power button PS3 so maybe it will be a multi platform release hey Xerx3s

lol
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LetsGo
05/12/08 @ 10:00
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You do know the PS3 power button looks like that as well, and lights up once you press it...

.. just saying ;)
The Bodybuilder
05/12/08 @ 10:02
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Metal Gear Kimbo Slice.
seasidebaz
05/12/08 @ 10:06
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"A NEXT METAL GEAR IS..."

A VERY VERY LONG TIME OFF
andijames
05/12/08 @ 10:06
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Surely it would be a red ring if it indicated 360? :)
wantafanta
05/12/08 @ 10:07
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Its probably another MGS4. They always do a re-make.
Steroyd
05/12/08 @ 10:07
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Interesting that it says A next Metal Gear is rather than "The"
kmittal82
05/12/08 @ 10:10
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Gates...Gates...GATESSS!!!!
seasidebaz
05/12/08 @ 10:11
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I think the symbol implies that a new MG is "On Standby"
GamesConnoisseur
05/12/08 @ 10:13
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I ll bet my entire gaming collection that the next game will be a multi platform one! With credit crunch, few devs not owned by MS/Sony would dare go exclusive and cut off a great proportion of the market and their profit being halved.

Yeah seem to suggest AC!D but we ll see.
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05/12/08 @ 10:14
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Metal Gear Solid: Fluid Ac!d for the Microsoft Zune media player

i in fluid, ! in ac!d, standby button from Zune.

Well done, letsgo.
LowEnergyCycle
05/12/08 @ 10:17
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I don't understand how the gaming world gets all wet over these games. Bring it to the 360 if you like, but I won't buy it. I'd rather spend the £40 on 4 decent DVDs, than listen to 20 hours of Kojima's sci-fi wet dream.
Beano
05/12/08 @ 10:18
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The next MG is... ON
kungphu
05/12/08 @ 10:22
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Wouldnt suprise me if it was an MGS 4 remake, similar to what they did with MGS 2 subsitence on the original Xbox
DarthInsinuate
05/12/08 @ 10:26
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I expect it's some sort of Spanish language exclusive.
ludoergosum
05/12/08 @ 10:26
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My money's on a multi-disc port of MGS4 for Xbox 360. Konami spent mega millions developing it and the user base for PS3 isn't big enough to accomodate that kind of budget - they were expecting to ship at least 1m copies and (according to Sony's awards yesterday) only managed just over 500,000. They'll sneak it across to Xbox with a few corners cut (and probably a load of lame VR missions) and hope to recoup some of the dev costs.
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05/12/08 @ 10:27
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Metal Gear Nachos

or

Metal Gear Tacos
designerheadache
05/12/08 @ 10:29
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I suspect they re taking the piss somewhat, after all the "its coming to 360 rumors"

If we learned anything from Kojima and that b*stard Raiden, nothing is EVER what it seems in MGS world. So with that in mind, i expect an exclusive DS release for MGS soon....
Lebowski
05/12/08 @ 10:32
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As tiresome as the teaser rubbish Bungie trot out.

"Got summat to say, say it to my face!" as Brilliant Kid's dad once said on The Fast Show.
Moonprince
05/12/08 @ 10:33
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Xerx3s - See your point but imo that's far fetched and some.

Also worth noting how much Kojima likes fking with people. Wouldn't surprise me if this is the reaction he was after...
farticusmaximus
05/12/08 @ 10:36
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"I don't understand how the gaming world gets all wet over these games. Bring it to the 360 if you like, but I won't buy it. I'd rather spend the £40 on 4 decent DVDs, than listen to 20 hours of Kojima's sci-fi wet dream."

+1000

I have movies that are better at being games than MGS4 is, and as a juicy bonus, are also better movies.
Canyarion
05/12/08 @ 10:40
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"i+!"

DSi!

You heard it here first.
Hunam
05/12/08 @ 10:41
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Oh crap, I've got to sit around and speculate for another 3 years.
DavidBoring
05/12/08 @ 10:44
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@ludoergosum
where do you got your informations from ?

wikipedia says: "According to Enterbrain, MGS4 sold 476,334 copies in its first four days on sale in Japan, which includes copies bundled with the PlayStation 3, ..."
mcbi4kh2
05/12/08 @ 10:51
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I never understand where people get the 'MGS4 is just a movie' from.
I have absolutely zero interest in the story line and skipped all the scenes and it still is the best game Ive played this year.
I played through it twice, once killing everything in sight and once not killing anyone. It was like playing a completely different game.
Collymilad
05/12/08 @ 10:57
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Loing all the Sony fanboys in denial.

If you can't accept it one way, accept it this way: It's Microsoft, they get what they want eventually. Deal with it.
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I never understand where people get the 'MGS4 is just a movie' from.
I have absolutely zero interest in the story line and skipped all the scenes and it still is the best game Ive played this year.
I played through it twice, once killing everything in sight and once not killing anyone. It was like playing a completely different game.

That sounds so wrong, to me. I could never play a game like that. What one needs to do, shutdown the brain ?

edit: well, my bad, I can play games like that: Pac-Man, Pinball...
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Beano
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"Wouldnt suprise me if it was an MGS 4 remake, similar to what they did with MGS 2 subsitence on the original Xbox"

Eh.. no. That was a port with extras.
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mcbi4kh2
05/12/08 @ 11:01
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hmm, (most) online multiplayer games have zero story and yet most people (ie geeks on this site) I would guess spend far more time on that part of the game than on the single player. Warhawk has no story what-so-ever and so far I have wasted 100 hours of my life on that game.
miiiguel
05/12/08 @ 11:01
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My opinon based on common sense is that this is going to be multiplatform or Wii exclusive.
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05/12/08 @ 11:03
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A NEXT METAL GEAR IS... coming out in 2013, so who cares
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05/12/08 @ 11:05
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*gets popcorn, and awaits yet another fanboy tardfest*

But regardless, colour me intrigued/curious/baffled/half-expecting Konami to announce a 're-imagining' of the very first Metal Gear just to throw everyone a curveball.
miiiguel
05/12/08 @ 11:11
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" Oh and I love how the regular pS3 bashers are queueuing to say how crap MGS4 was, even though they never played it.
Resentment, no?"
What's that? Bait? Wishfull thinking? I didn't read anyone saying MGS4 "is crap"...
mcbi4kh2
05/12/08 @ 11:13
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I have movies that are better at being games than MGS4 is, and as a juicy bonus, are also better movies.

Sounds like a bash to me.
seasidebaz
05/12/08 @ 11:15
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I didn't read anyone saying MGS4 "is crap"...

I did back in the mists of time. But then again, I didn't like MGS2, missed 3, and bad memories of 2 stopped me playing 4. But when I did, it was quite good.
lindblum_resident
05/12/08 @ 11:16
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How you got the 360 power button from the universal symbol for "power on" is something that only you can know. Wha... my PS3 has a 360 power button. And my computer screen! God, my TV set (a Sony one, too) has the 360 power button. Wh... my PC power button even is green!

-_-
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05/12/08 @ 11:22
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"OMFG IT'S GOT A STANDBY BUTTON, THAT MUST MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE A 360 GAME!!!"

Because the PS3 doesn't have that symbol on it all does it? Neither does my telly, or DVD player, or PC....

"BUT THEY USED GREEN!!!"

Ah right, yeah, of course, I forgot MS invented that colour. Parks and woodland were so much more dull before MS kindly invented green and made them prettier.

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