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Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Xbox Live boss John Schappert has said he would love to see Metal Gear Solid 4 on 360, and that the console certainly has power enough to handle the beefy game.
"I'm certainly in the fan club that would love to see Kojima-san's masterpiece come our way. It would be wonderful to play Metal Gear Solid on the Xbox. It could become another of the many franchises that started their life on another console that are now coming our way," Schappert told MCV.
"I can't speak on behalf of Konami, but I can shed more light on the fact that we definitely have the power to run MGS4.
"There are a lot of recent examples that are in true high-def on our platform and aren't on PS3. We've got an amazing amount of horsepower and graphics power," he added.
His comments further grind the rumour mill set into action by Japanese Konami PR Yoshitaka Arai, who told a regional publication yesterday that "worldwide demand" for MGS4 on Xbox 360 was "quite high", and something the company was "looking into".
Kojima told us in August he was fed up of people asking for MGS4 on Xbox 360, but then he's trying to move away from the series and leave future instalments to a younger team, anyway.
The Metal Gear Solid creator is expected to unveil a brand new game at the Tokyo Game Show in 2009, too.
What's all the fuss about? Metal Gear Solid 4 only got 8/10. Look at all those worms!
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andywilkie35
16/10/08 @ 14:08
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Played it, completed it, loved it, and would buy it again if it came to 360
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Aloominum_man
16/10/08 @ 14:10
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@andywilkie35
Why, if you don't mind me asking? Serious, non-antagonistic question. Multiplayer? |
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patchbox360
16/10/08 @ 14:12
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dead space a 7/10, mgs4 an 8/10, sega rally a 9/10
starting to not trust eurogamer reviews... starting from now |
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squarejawhero
16/10/08 @ 14:13
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Different reviewers, different tastes, patchbox360.
Then again if you let reviewers actually affect your purchasing decisions that much, try metacritic. |
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Is that a new article that has trolling now? How are we supposed to keep this civil when even news articles are going "look, it got 'only' 8/10!"
But I digress, I still have no doubt the 360 is technically up to it, and I don't think we were ever in any doubt Microsoft would think this is a good thing. I agree, I think everyone should have the chance to try it out. It's a fantastic game, and since the cutscenes are skippable they're not a problem. |
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ParanoidZombie
16/10/08 @ 14:17
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Hmm, the fact that a microsoft PR praises the game publicly is a sign that something may be in the works... Or maybe he just wants us to believe that something is in the works. So the inevitable conclusion is: it will or won't happen, but there's no alternative.
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MasterNameless
16/10/08 @ 14:17
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Yeah, there is definiately a lot more value in reading the actual review text than just focussing on the score. That way you can gauge which parts of the game rang more true with you, and which bits that would annoy you personally, then score it yourself, more according to your tastes.
Not sure why I bother though, people will always get hung up on the damn number at the bottom of the page! |
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I'm sure Schappert has the technical knowledge to know if MGS would run well if PORTED to the 360. It's not a question of whether it works if it was built from the ground up as a 360 game - but as a port I doubt it would run well at all. Too much of the game would have to be rewritten as it makes a big deal about the fact that the original was on PS1 and the this one is on PS3 - it's a case of why bother? I'm sure MGS5 (whenever that is) may be on 360 but there is no way they'd rework MGS4 for the 360.
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I've yet to see a game that definitively proves it wouldn't be technically viable on the other platform.
The last I recall EG making that consideration was in their Uncharted review, but after completing it even I wasn't convinced you couldn't have had that game on the 360, as lovely and smashing as it was. |
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FenderMaster
16/10/08 @ 14:25
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man... that would be so unfare, 360 owners get FFXIII, Tekken 6, and possibly MGS4
PS3 owners dont get GoW, Halo and Mass Effect if it was a 2 way swap it'd be cool, but its not, the PS3 is losing all exclusives all over the place If MGS 4 is one of them I'll be very pissed off... |
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FenderMaster: GOW, Halo and Mass Effect are all first-party titles, and properties owned my MS. MGS4 and Tekken 6 are third-party titles, not owned by Sony. And third-party publishers are seeing the financial wisdom in developing for both platforms, to recoup the massive outlays made in making the things in the first place.
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ParanoidZombie
16/10/08 @ 14:33
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@miiiguel: published by microsoft, and MGS worked on it, so yes ME is first party, I guess.
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designerheadache
16/10/08 @ 14:33
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Exclusive to 360
Metal Gear Solid 4:the old snake version severely gimped and plodding along on about 5 DVD's "we told you it was technically possible" .. Schappert cant wait!!!!! |
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turnget2005
16/10/08 @ 14:34
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@patchbox360
agreed! after recent reviews im starting to think that EG are slipping. bioshock 10 gta4 10 gta san andreas 9 WTF MGSGOP 8!!!! its funny how most other sites got them the other way round. back to gamespot for me then! |
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Godhather08
16/10/08 @ 14:39
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8/10 for MGS is a fucking scandal and a disgrace!
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ThePissartist
16/10/08 @ 14:40
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"Played it, completed it, loved it, and would buy it again if it came to 360"
Eh? |
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designerheadache
16/10/08 @ 14:41
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@Widge
if you mean first party titles, then Singstar and Buzz. but if you mean "first party" titles then how about Singstar, Buzz, Wipeout and God Of War to kick off the list. |
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wingzerosys
16/10/08 @ 14:42
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Look if it'll shut the Xbots up, fucking port it, it'll suck though and serve them right.
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designerheadache
16/10/08 @ 14:42
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bottom of the page
"Eurogamers are playing: Norton AntiVirus 2002" ..OMG... |
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The train's rolling, no turning back now. MGS4 will be on 360, otherwise this dude wouldn't mention it, imho.
Or, y'know, he (being an MS employee et al) can help negate the value of MGS to Sony as a selling point for their console by implying it'll come to the 360 (regardless of whether or will it not). In any case I don't remember any claims from the development team that MGS couldn't be done on the 360, only that the code was tailored (i.e. optimized and that sort o' ting) for the PS3 and would thus presumably be tricky to port over (but not impossible, of course). Konami would probably like to have MGS4 on the 360 methinks - good money - but if it's as much hassle as writing a new game would be..... |
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FenderMaster
16/10/08 @ 14:43
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At least the next Team Ico will be an exclusive, right? .... right?
RIGHT? M$ hands Sony a wad of cash "give us Ico 2!!" Sony: "sure thang boss" PS3 owners worldwide: *groan* buy some fucking exclusives Sony for the love of God!! |
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wingzerosys
16/10/08 @ 14:45
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I take back my "Is the PS3 the new Dreamcast thread?" Atleast the DC had exclusives.
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jack_klugman
16/10/08 @ 14:47
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MGS4 sucks anyway. 360 owners aren't interested in that shite.
I am a 360 owner. I am interested in "that shite". |
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wingzerosys
16/10/08 @ 14:56
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Wouldn't Sony and Apple sue Konami?
Or would they butcher the game by taking out Apple and Sony products. Port it Konami, the 360 version would be a butchered mess, they'd have to remove a certain little minigame and cutscenes. |
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FenderMaster
16/10/08 @ 14:57
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@ Garo
I know, given Sony's strange attitude towards losing all exclusives this gen it wouldnt surprise me if Sony sold Ico 2/3 to M$ |
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