Metal Gear Solid 4 sales top 1 million News

Oh crikey, here it comes...

So Konami will be pleased then... didn't they say they had to sell a million copies to make a profit? :)

Great game too and one which I expect will continue to continue selling for the rest of the year, seeing as it was a high-profile and eagerly awaited game for the PS3.

For all MGS4's problems and disappointments I still love it. Well deserved sales.

@johnnybryn

Indeed, I feel compelled to go hide under a cardboard box or something until it all goes away.

@ bad09

Agreed. It certainly had it's faults but I enjoyed it immensely.

If we wish hard enough will the Rococo McSpuffer rumour not come true? Aw...

@ johnnybrn

I'd like to think the rabid fans have all had their shots and their straight jackets tightly fastened by now. That's probably wishful thinking though.

edit: /Mental note to proof-read comments more before posting...

MGS4 is my first MGS game...and it's bloody brilliant.

I'm loving it too!
In fact moreso than GTA4.

@Tiste

[not sure i'll get away with this but...]

Is that because you sit their thinking about her heaving bosom?

There were only 25,000 MGS 4 LEs? That makes me feel special :)

Nice to see it did well at retail, it's very good. I'm curious to see how it'll sell long term though.

I wonder if that making of bluray will end up on the old BAY

I didn't want to fork out for the lovely box set.

@ Widge

"I'm loving it too! In fact moreso than GTA4."

/ looks around then whispers "shh, don't tell anyone Widge but I agree"

I haven't even played it yet and tbh I'm enjoying it more than GTA (after about 11 hours play).

By saying you 'loved' or 'liked' MGS4 will only piss people off to be honest. Remember the PS3 is shit and has no games.

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Ballad of Rococo McSpuffers

Pff, everyone knows the sequel to MGS4: Too Lazy to Type Full Name is Rocco McSpuffers Presents: A Rocco McSpuffers Game starring Rocco McSpuffers: Metal Gear Solid 5: the Colons of the McSpuffers.

Fantastic game, deserves all the praise and sales.

@ evilfoxhound

cos they are fuck puppets. Pisses me off as well. I prefer a good hearty debate here and there and these dicks just clog up the threads. They might also think they are being clever?

So how much did Indiana Jones Lego do then? ;)

BTW press release seems to say *shipped* not sold.

@evilfoxhound

/gets the popcorn!

/gets the popcorn!

My favourite one of all time!

I want to have a crap in a oil drum too now. 10/10 game.

They are also too much of a coward to put in their own opinions, so basically a 'flamebaits' without seemingly to burn anything!

Some here have said they loved the game even with the faults and flaws, I add myself to the crowd and certainly the most entertaining and the most important PS3 title to date. Obvious Game of the Year contender without question, but still in my view cannot be worthy of 10/10 as basically the game is still largely the same as previous MSG series!

Only difference is in the presentation, improved control and having bit more 'interactive' filmic moments (pressing Triangle in Microwave Corridor). Still great to see these but will wear thin after repeating viewings. Drebin points taken away the pressure of not to do a 'rambo' and less likely in opting for no alerts/fewest kills. Repeatingly installations also get on my wick.

I digress but glad though that Konami will be able to recoup their expensive development costs but how much of a profit margin will they actually end up with after selling say 5 million of MSG4?

I am going to do a fourth run in extreme big boss mode and aiming for under 5 hours to get Big Boss Emblem and hope that this will be shown as an important trophy when 2.40 firmwares come out!

I am going to do a fourth run in extreme big boss mode and aiming for under 5 hours to get Big Boss Emblem and hope that this will be shown as an important trophy when 2.40 firmwares come out!

You can get through the game that quick!!! How long did it take on first play through?

@Moz

skip the cutscenes, pausing also seems to count to your total time too

can someone tell me how to beat up Liquid : (

"MGS4 is nothing short of a masterpiece"

Surely it's a whole 2 points short? ;)

@ kgthatsme

Dodging is your friend on that one.....

@kgthatsme
read the select button help screen for fighting controls, few useful things in there, just remember to play really defensive during the second phase (his charge punch does loads of damage), break his combos by ducking (x) or blocking, and when you get to the old snake phase just hammer the punch button like a madman (i tried to play strategically and got my ass handed to me)

@the_dudefather so there's only 5 to 7 hours of actual game play then? hmmm but if it's all good game play then it's worth, Had great fun playing though Heavenly sword

@GamesConnoisseur

I'm sorry, I didn't order the spoiler, please take it back. (best imagined in a snooty upper-class restaurant customers voice).
Seriously, I didn't need to find out about any Microwave Corrider, especially in a thread without spoiler warnings because I wasn't expecting them. Now I'll be thinking "Is this it? Or this bit?" until it actually happens. Although it may not be much of a spoiler, it is one none the less.

EDIT:Actually I forgot I finished Act 4 last night and already know what that's about, but I'm leaving my comment regardless. So there :P

@DFawkes

It isn't much of a spoiler, don't worry. They tell you about it in a cutscene about 40 minutes or so before you actually get there. So, in a way, they spoil it for you anyway in that cutscene! Although I don't think that really counts...

@Moz

probably about 10 hours on the first playthrough in my case (not counting online/replays) assuming cutscenes and codec stuff is about 9-10 hours total

@the_dudefather

That's about the same for me too. It felt like about 9-10 hours of codec/cutscenes. It probably felt longer as you got closer to the end though. God some of that was so boring... it was worse than the Lord of the Rings ending, I was practically begging for it to finish.

After that first playthrough though, and you know the best way through each level, I reckon it wouldn't be too tough to get through it all in 5 hours.

@MasterNameless
someone put up a massive torrent up them up somewhere, think it was 9.30 hours long with all codec conversations, cutscenes and boss fights

so yeah as long as all cinematic releases of Lord of the rings put together :P

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?art...

According to this link, Konami said earlier this year that MGS4 needed to sell 1M on day one, so I guess they're actually less than happy about this number...

@ ParanoidZombie

1m for europe only.

"I haven't even played it yet and tbh I'm enjoying it more than GTA (after about 11 hours play). "

What? You haven't played it yet, except for that 11 hours of play time?

its a FUNNY comment about how you don't PLAY it.
LOL

ironic thing is that my 2 hours of play last night consisted of a massive boss showdown, a small codec chat and a large amount of sneaking about, tracking and general tomfoolery. so yeah, you just sit and watch it.

@mossychops: my mistake, sorry.;).

/hugs Ltd Edition

Bah. 8/10 nonsense.

ill try again later to beat the final boss, i remember finding Solidus difficult in MGS2 and then recently beat him the first time trying...

Glad I got the limited edition. First time I've ever been glad of a limited edition actually.

Probably one of the best games I have ever played (atmosphere is excellent), top 10 possibly. Yes it has some niggles, but the overall package just makes up for it. I hated MGS, MGS2, didn't mind 3 with it's moveable camera but it still doesn't compare to 4.

Haven't booted GTAIV since owning MGS4 which must mean something.

How the fuck Halo3 got a better review is beyond me I must admit.

Also enjoyed this much more than GTA4. On my second play through now.

I still find it strange that so many focus on the flaws of this game - but not so many focus on the glaring flaws of GTA4.

@Matt Damon

Probably because these are Metal Gear comments sections and not GTA. If you went to the GTA comment section I reckon you may find a few of them comments.

@masternameless

Sadly spent lots of time in the GTA comments too. And although there are some who highlight the flaws, I don't think it weighs anywhere near as heavy as the MGS4 haters. Might be a console fanboy thing, with only one of those titles being an exclusive.

@MattDamon

That's true yeah, but it kinda goes both ways too. People are definately far more passionate about the Metal Gear series in general, whether it be their love or hate for it, which makes them more vocal on the subject too I guess.

GTA is also a much broader game, in terms of gameplay, and even across the demographic of fans, making their complaints less focused on specific aspects of the game. Also, a huge number of the GTA fans are far more casual gamers than Metal Gear fans, and it's always the hardcore that get so bitter!

@MasterNameless
I had already amended my comment, most likely whilst you were still typing. I hate it when that happen (especially when I have a really fantastic reply, post it, and see someone both beat me to it AND did something far better than me). I just decided not to remove the whole thing as I went to the effort of typing it. I agree it spoils it itself, I only just watched the Mission Briefing. I think my years of sc-fi spoiler avoiding have made me spoilerphobic.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to finishing MGS4 and watching the Making Of disc (which brilliantly has a spoiler warning in the box). Then playing with the figure. What, it's a collectible, 23 year olds can play too!

@Darren

Konami didn't have to sell a million on day one to make a profit, it was one of those unfounded rumours they attempted to quash, along with the "its coming on 360 soon" that got put about before launch.

I especially liked Konami's in joke at this during the installation screen..

"Warning! This game is for use on the Playstation Console Only"

i love the series - still cant believe the sensible part of my mind has allowed the whole liqiud reincarnation via the hand attached to ocelot thing slide - but thats love for ya

Didn't Halo 3 do 4 million in a week? And MGS is a far bigger and more established franchise then Halo. PS3lol

etc