No MGS4 until late 2007?

By Tom Bramwell Published 21 September, 2006

Plus, TGS trailer details.

Konami will show yet another Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots trailer during this week's Tokyo Game Show, and it'll be about six minutes long and comprised mainly of gameplay footage.

That's according to a report in Famitsu Weekly, partially translated by IGN, which also reveals that Hideo Kojima is pointing to a late 2007 release on PlayStation 3 at the earliest. He reckons there's over a year of development time left.

In the trailer, which Famitsu seems to have watched and has screenshots from, Snake can be seen avoiding enemies by sidling along a ledge high up on an archway, unbeknownst to the AK-toting chaps scurrying around beneath him, while in another scene he evades detection by sneaking around in an oil drum.

In spite of this, Kojima reportedly tells Famitsu that you'll be able to go in all-guns-blazing if you want. Although stealth will still be an option, the game will apparently be more freeform, allowing you to fulfil objectives by any means and route available.

There'll be plenty of battle sequences in the new trailer, says Famitsu, including demonstrations of Close Quarters Combat (CQC), with Snake clearly seen pinning down an enemy in one magazine scan.

We'll also get a closer look at the Octocam (octopus camouflage) system we've heard about already, through which Snake is able to hide in plain sight by adapting his sneaking suit to reflect nearby colour schemes.

Previous trailers have seen Snake hiding from those worryingly violent walker mechs by leaning up against concrete and assuming the same colour scheme, while in the TGS 2006 trailer he will apparently be seen crawling under a hail of gunfire as he changes colour to match the ground beneath him, as well as matching himself to some tiles after his hop through a glass window attracts the attention of a nearby enemy.

Obviously Kojima will be moving the camera around to frame the action more cinematically, but, says Famitsu, this will be our first real look at what gameplay in MGS4 looks like - with previous trailers having relied largely upon cut-scenes.

Sounds good to us. And remember, you can watch the most recent MGS4 trailer from Games Convention in Leipzig over on Eurogamer TV. Scene seen scene seen scene seen ARGH.

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Comments (30) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Hench #1 6 years ago

    Late 2007 :(

    Same as GTA then I suppose

  • spongebob #2 6 years ago

    Let me be the first, even though I like PS3:

    Sony is going to lose the battle :)

  • RipleyUK #3 6 years ago

    Shhhh, you'll provoke the fanboys into a semi-delerious stuporing rage!

    But no, MGS4 is one of the very few reasons I could see for buying a PS3 with its extraordinary pricetag , and now THAT too is delayed?

    To quote from spongebob,
    "Sony is going to lose the battle :)".

    Down with Blu-Ray! >:3

  • Blerk #4 6 years ago

    Launch title for the Euro PS3 release, then? :-)

  • Metalfish #5 6 years ago

    Look out! Incoming "fanboys"!

  • Hog-lumps #6 6 years ago

    I like the sound of the adaptive camoflage, hopefully it will be easier to use than snake-eaters slightly clunky menu driven camo system!

  • Noctilucent #7 6 years ago

    Really, the E3 2k6 trailer said 2007, it didn't say when exactly in 2007. I wasn't expecting it too soon, anyway. I'd rather have the game good, than have it out too soon.

  • Steroyd #8 6 years ago

    I like the sound of the adaptive camoflage, hopefully it will be easier to use than snake-eaters slightly clunky menu driven camo system!

    Yeah the camo can adapt to any surface, which means you don't have to rely on that percentage thing anymore. :-)

    The game sounds to have the best AI ever.

  • space_ace #9 6 years ago

    who expected it earlier?

    you'll be able to go in all-guns-blazing if you want. Although stealth will still be an option, the game will apparently be more freeform, allowing you to fulfil objectives by any means and route available.

    didn't they say that about splinter c3ll?

  • BravoGolf #10 6 years ago

    Ohh, where are those screen shots? Somebody get me the screenshots.

  • Darren #11 6 years ago

    Late 2007 for MGS 4 is no surprise for me but considering we don't get the PS3 until March 2007 in Europe anyway (if that), then it's not such a long wait anyway. Having said that I predict that we'll have to wait until March 2008 to be able to play the game anyway even if it's released in the US and Japan pre-Christmas 2007. Didn't we have to wait an extra three months for the original MGS 3?

  • JediMasterMalik #12 6 years ago

    Having said that I predict that we'll have to wait until March 2008 to be able to play the game anyway even if it's released in the US and Japan pre-Christmas 2007. Didn't we have to wait an extra three months for the original MGS 3?

    Region free...

  • Darren #13 6 years ago

    Oh well, that's not so bad then if that's true but I thought Sony said that the region-free thing was up to individual publishers. I think their own first-party games are going to be region-free but MGS 4 is being published by Konami...

  • smelly #14 6 years ago

    >Sony is going to lose the battle :)

    No they wont.. But you knew that already.

    Too many stupid people in the world.

    The ps3 could launch at 800 quid, have no exclusives at all, and every game available on it, would be available on 360 with no decernable difference in graphics, etc etc.

    And people would STILL rush out and buy one. And it'll still sell 80 million compared to 20 million 360's..

    (numbers made up .. dont get upset)

  • neilka #15 6 years ago

    "which Snake clearly scene pinning down an enemy"

    Whu?

  • Steroyd #16 6 years ago

    I guess you didn't know that you could make snake hump the enemy in MGS2....

  • AcidSnake #17 6 years ago

    Indeed...I believe konami will region code it...seems natural...

    Am I the only one here still waiting for subsistence? Have they forgotten about us?

    MGS4 is the only game that's coming on PS3 that interests me...
    It might even defect to x360...

  • JediMasterMalik #18 6 years ago

    Not likely AcidSnake, in fact very unlikely.

  • Hog-lumps #19 6 years ago

    Am I the only one here still waiting for subsistence? Have they forgotten about us?

    Nope, I'm waiting impatiently too - the online apsect sounds ace! Apparently we're getting it on the 06/10/2006 acoording to play.com.

  • kangarootoo #20 6 years ago

    I'd agree with that guess.

    Edit: Super Smash Brothers? Why is that even in the list?
    Edited by kangarootoo at 21/09/06 @ 11:08

  • AcidSnake #21 6 years ago

    @jedimastermalik
    Stranger things have happened...
    Maybe you can clarify something for me though, why have the last 2 mgs games been exclusive to sony?
    Substance was released on xbox and pc
    Twin snakes on gamecube
    Why the sudden change of heart?

    Smash Bros has a release period?
    I knew about '2007'...nothing more

  • OnlyMe #22 6 years ago

    Heh, I always expected MGS4 to come out in 2008.

  • JonFE #23 6 years ago

    "so HALO 3, Metal Gear solid 4, GTA 4 and Super smash Btrothers Brawl LAte 2007. Which will sell most.

    GTA 4 is my guess

    I'd guess that too. I'd, also, dare guess the reason why; it's multiformat, which expands it's potential audience. And, you know what, that is a perfectly valid reason why MGS4 (or the director's cut version that will follow it) could also end up being released for the x360, also...

    ...that, and Bill's big wallet, I guess :)

  • Les #24 6 years ago

    "And, you know what, that is a perfectly valid reason why MGS4 (or the director's cut version that will follow it) could also end up being released for the x360, also..."

    Maybe it will, but I wouldn't bet on it. Because of BluRay, games developed first and foremost for PS3 will be harder to convert to 360. Unless of course the HD-DVD drive will be used for games, but that's another discussion.

    "Am I the only one here still waiting for subsistence? Have they forgotten about us?"

    Will probably be released in October, am also waiting for it.

  • Rich72 #25 6 years ago

    but will it be the same boring old movie with a about an hours worth of gaming thrown in?

  • BradlayLaw #26 6 years ago

    @bengalibengali

    Whilst Smash Brothers Melee is not a sales monster in the UK, I think it's the best selling gamecube game in the states.

  • RipleyUK #27 6 years ago

    In reference to the comments thrown in by AcidSnake and JediMasterMalick [Scuse any typo on the names]-

    Kojima actually said he'll take the games to the players on whatever format is most popular. Why has MGS 1 and 2 and 3 been released with such big successes on the PSOne/2? PSOne outshadowed the N64 by miles, and the PS2 was immensly popular due to being, more than anything, a very cheap DVD player.

    With Microsofts continuing drive in Japan (I mean, 110 games including an oozle of JP-Exclusives?) coming out, and with Japans current economy the way it has been for a while, not to mention not every single household over the world, when looking at it logically, is going to want to fork out god-knows-how-much of their hard earned moolah for a system with barely any descent pure-licensed games and trying to use a new, expensive type of disk - I can see Kojima being dissuaded away from the PS3.

    Plus, anyone else remember what was in one of the E3 magazines this year? Double sided spread advert, Xbox360 advert taboot with on the right hand side the logo, and on the left hand side in a mock-board marker it bore the text "Mr Kojima,". I'll let you put it together xP

  • AcidSnake #28 6 years ago

    Excellent...
    I applaud this...although I'd like MGS to be multiplatform, not an exclusive...
    Everybody should be able to play out Kojima's warped fanatasies

  • myiagros #29 6 years ago

    This game along with the recently announced Level 5 RPG are the 2 reasons i will be buying a PS3 next year.

    Kojima FTW!!!

  • Salato #30 6 years ago

    March 2008 for europe then. Since Konami always screws over Europe for Metal Gear, usually to the tune of 4 months after the November release for Japan and America.