Next Metal Gear Not PS3?

Ah, Konami, you tease us so. Is the green a reference to the 360? Are the exclamation marks a reference to the Wii, or Ac!d, or the DS? Is that a PC power button?

[happyface]

wow, kojima-san is a traitor after all

I'm very angry about this, ps3 needs at least ONE big exclusive that MS doesn't steal away

this is NOT fair

[Twizlex]

It's just a rumor, calm down. There is no actual "war" and there can't be "traitors". You kids are so dramatic. Besides, the power button looks the same on all consoles, so it doesn't mean it's not on PS3. All it says is "Next".

[The Dark Knight]

a remake of the original!?!

that would be cool..

and im talking about the NES verion

[etownone]

stop crying, your happyface remember!!

put on that happyface

hahahahhahah
hahahahahaha

[Critical_Hit]

It looks like Metal Gear AC!D to me; for the iPhone perhaps...

i for iPhone and ! for AC!D [i + !]

[barom]

maybe it's the name of the next title. Metal Gear POWER! or something lol. Doesn't really tell us anything though

[Lord Anubis]

its named MGST so i wonder what the T stands for.

Perhaps it's Metal Gear Solid Touch (me) (DS or iPhone)

or if it's for the 360 it would definitely be called Metal Gear Solid Tranny

[ConanOBrien]

MGST = MGS Trilogy (MGS1-3) for 360? a set of 3 DVDs
MGS4 = still PS3 exclusive

[Capt CHAOS]

MGS Mr T?

[Lord Anubis]

http://www.konami.jp/kojima...

[Danja]

Most likely it's for the DSi im guessing..

DSi = i
Ac!d = !
...the power button symbol.. = game on..? lol...

just a guess...

[lokiroo420]

The power symbol does not have a dot in it you tools!

[n1n9tean]

MR. Happy Face?!?!?!>> http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Jamegohanssj5]

Well if you PS3 owners remember our power button is green and looks similar to that. In fact a lot of power buttons look like that. It's Metal Gear Raiden for PSTriple. Get over it.

TGSI

[NewZealander]

my question is even if the green doesnt mean xbox, then why would konami use that colour, i know its probably acid but surely they would know that would get xbox fans hyped, so is it just a coincidence that its green or are they trying to get a reaction from the 360 camp also.

my bet is there will be a 360 version in the works, i mean there has been a acid game on the origonal xbox before so whats to stop it happening again.

[mikeslemonade]

Why would they hint the system they are developing for? Kojima has no benefit and he makes the same amount of money regardless if it's exclusive or multiplatform. The publisher Konami obviously wants multiplatform, but I just don't see a publisher going out of there way to hint which system the next game is going to be on. I don't see how Konami would force Kojima Productions to make a teaser on which system the next game is going to be on. The hint is most likely what kind of game it is not what system. And lastly there would be no benefit to make it exclusive for 360.

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

I'm not sure if you know this but all the consoles have that button to turn on or off the console.

There was a trading card game for the original XBOX?

[Jamegohanssj5]

Okay after reading and looking into this it may be Metal Gear Ac!d for the iPhone. "i""!" makes sense doesn't it?

TGSI

[ChickeyCantor]

It's not fair?
You know whats not fair? Gamers who won't be playing a game because its exclusive and not everyone has the damn money to own all 3.

[PirateThom]

The same could be said of any game.

You know what's not fair?

The fact Gears of War 2 is exclusive to 360 and my best friend's girl only has a Master System!

[Arsenic13]

I hate your kind. Stupid Japanophile. Stop worshiping them. Honor codes and bullshit, this is a business the main thing in mind is PROFIT. Go take some lessons and stop worshiping ppl. Keep looking in the mirror cursing your non Japanese features.

[solidt12]

Wow, they are already talking about another Metal Gear. I am exited!

[ChickeyCantor]

@pirate,
What gave you the idea I wasn't talking in general?

[prowiew]

A next metal gear is.. i + ! = O.
mmm
green = money
power symbol = power
money + power = microsoft money.
microsoft money = kojima with more money and power.

Got to be something like that

[callahan09]

I don't know if you realize this, but this message has nothing to do with Microsoft or the 360. The Wii has a two lower-case i's. This teaser has one lower-case i, and one exclamation point (UPSIDE DOWN lower-case i). The symbol after the equals sign is the same symbol that's on the power button for the Wii.

[Sarick]

i + ! = O

Look + Excitement = Power On Metal Gear.

Translation : I'm excited Metal Gear is powered on! We have the *GREEN* light!

The I means *Look* or *me*
The ! means excitement or to be caught off guard.
The green power button means it's turned on.

A green color is also symbolic of GO or start, If it was red it'd be stop, fail or off. If it was Yellow it'd be neutral.

Having Metal Gear at the bottom just freaks of anticipation. Green doesn't always mean 360 it also means go, power on or start. Using auto-translate on FFXI teaches shorthand translation.

For the disagrees, I guess we'll wait and see. I'm not saying it will or won't be on a particular console, just pointing out what I'm seeing in the translation. If there is something else you disagree with feel free to enlighten me over PM.

[Mainman]

This hint has nothing to do with which system it will be on. Because it is not Kojima style.

I think this is hint of some kind to the next Metal Gear game (be it, story, gameplay mechanic or even a date).

i+!= power button with a question-mark in it. Hmmmm, beats me, but the power button could mean, making a full circle? If you consider the ! to be synonymous to MGS.

It is a ! with a circle around it. The beggining is the end and the end is the beginning? Maybe he is hinting MG1 and MG2 remake? Doubt it though.

Or maybe it is a hint at showing MGS in a different perspective? If you symbolise the i with Solid Snake and the ! with the soldiers. Showing the event of MGS not through Snake's eyes but through someone else's eyes? Like some soldier Snake stunned on one of these MGS games maybe?

I dont know bro, but what I do know is, Kojima like to challenge people mentally, this is just another one of his mental challenge's.

[AWBrawler]

if MGS ever leaves PS3 its gonna be on the Wii, cause Kojima and Miyamoto are bussom buddies, plus Solid Snake was in Brawl.

[JustinSaneV2]

@ happyface:

Fair? You haven't passed puberty yet have you?

And how is Kojima a traitor? He's a third party developer (i.e. does not work for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo). He works for a company that makes/publishes video games. Said company has released a teaser that DOES NOT state that MGS is coming to the Xbox 360. And lastly, there are NO sides because this is not some full-out World War.

I see nothing to back your claim.

And quit talking like you're Japanese.

[jackdoe]

Lol. He is no traitor. He gave the PS3 one of the best games ever made. How does that make him a traitor. I just wish their next project wasn't another Metal Gear, but rather a Zone of the Enders game. Damnit.

[Timesplitter14]

I'm not a PS3 fanboy, although I'm often mistaken as one.

It's just that I love games like MGS, SotC, Okami, RE, Final Fantasy and so on. And I don't particularly like Gears and Halo (I play my FPSs on my PC). This is why I bought a PS3. This is why I'll buy an X360 if the game ever goes there (although I highly doubt it'll be X360 exclusive).

I just think it's sad because the people who bought these consoles know what they want. And MGS just doesn't fit in the Xbox group imo, and it would be unfortunate if I had to buy one just to play my favorite game.

[Pika-pie]

The 'Next' MGS game will no doubt come to the 360, dont think Sony could lock down another MGS game.

[sretlaw]

Yea they could seeing as how Kojima was complaining about storage capacity with MGS4.

[zodiac909]

its not official yet

[meepmoopmeep]

that is a standard power symbol used in electronics.

[DailyAddict]

First off, this could be anything. But, I'm taking a couple of things into consideration.

First off, the green is really the only real thing that ties this to 360 in anyway. While some would argue the power button is there, the power button is also identical to PS3 and PC, which sort of throws that out of the equation.

A few things to consider:
1) The link contains "MGST", which could possibly mean TEASER or even TOUCH (as in iPod Touch).
2) Second, the first exclamation point (the upside down one) looks like an i. I wonder what else also has an i in it. Could be DSi or more obviously iPod or iPhone.
3) Third, I'm looking at the timing. This teaser won't be up for long and more than likely they would announce this at some sort of show. Unfortunately, all of the gaming shows are over, with the next show of ANY KIND being CES, which is mostly focused on home electronics, with a major focus on cell phones. This, of course, brings us back to iPhone and iPod Touch.
4) I saw the words "A Next Metal Gear" in the title of this page and that's sort of interesting. Obviously, any "new" MGS game AT THE MOST will be multiplatform. 360 will not get an exclusive MGS ever. At the most, they could possibly get MGS4: Subsistence or something of that nature, but not an entirely new, exclusive game. So, a "next" metal gear sort of indicates that whatever Konami is talking about is something different, but not entirely new. So, this could be a port of MGS4 for 360 or could be the Metal Gear Ac!d that's been floating around (that also has a normal exclamation point in the title, which would be the other exclamation point from this page).
5) Going back to the green, it could mean 360 or could also be a reference to Ac!d. You think about what color acid typically is in cartoons, movies, etc. it's generally green or some form of neon yellow (which is still close to green).

In other words, this could be anything and in no way guarantees it's a 360 title. So, lets just wait and see. If it is a 360, I just hope it's not a direct port and it's more like a Subsistence type deal with a few extra things. The PS3 version is great, so I wouldn't see a need in buying the 360 version if there's nothing different.

[JD_Shadow]

happyface went WAY overboard with what he said, but I can see where he's coming from.

He's upset that so many people believe that the PS3 isn't allowed to have even one good third party exclusive without BS like this (including this rumor that no one seems to want to let die).

Like, if it's the 360 having the exclusive, no one ever speculates sh!t about it going multiplatform (SO4 is the only one). However, if it's a 3rd party PS3 title, they either trash it to bits (this is with first party titles, too, though), speculate like MAD as if they want MS to take the hint and open up their checkbooks for it, or it ends up becoming multiplatform after a load of delays just so they can release both versions at the same time.

It's highly frustrating, irritating, and annoying to have this happen to one system while the other system doesn't have sh!t happen to it like that. THAT'S what isn't fair (but gets condoned by fanboys because, hey, as long as MS benefits from the entire thing, who gives a sh!t about anyone else's feelings about it or how they feel about you shoving everything about it down their throats while you spit in their faces for even bringing anything up, right?).

THAT'S what I think happyface was TRYING to convey. If only he had not gone off like he did about it.

Oh, and we're supposed to shut up completely and not even THINK about SO4 possibly going multiplatform because of one vague thing that SE might've said even when something else comes up, while everyone is supposed to never let the MGS4 360 rumor die after Kojima has continued to kill and kill and kill these rumors? How does that make any sort of sense? You get a SO4 multiplat rumor going, we're supposed to reference to something people said in the past and never need anyone else's confirmation or kill. MGS4 on 360 rumor comes up, we never once consider Hideo's past remarks, he says something new to kill the rumor (or someone else does) that people say he must do to kill it, and it never seems to be good enough. If YOU guys are allowed to need and do all that about the MGS4 stuff, let US do it for the SO4 stuff.

By the way, it's not the MGS4 on 360 thing, I can tell already. The 360's green is a bit lighter than that. The 360's is light neon, this is HEAVY neon. Compare the two and I bet you will see a big difference (trust me, there is). Oh, and the PS3's power light is the same color of green, and that green was the only thing that would've made the lettering stand out amongst the black (in other words, it was the only thing that would've worked for it). And if this is the iPhone thing, then Sony wouldn't mind much (nor would any of us). Didn't MGS4 have a mother-load of Apple product placements?

[NewZealander]

sorry i meant substance was on xbox, not acid.

anyway its obvious as anything now.

i (phone) + ! (ac!d) = go (green)

if this is correct then WTF cares, a card game on iphone BIG WOOPIE! i could care less.

[No Way]

The same can be said for the PS3. Making the Next MG exclusive to the PS3 has no benefit. Sure, it would be better exclusive on the PS3 than the x360.

But, no company really benefits solely from making their game exclusive to a console.. of course, unless they were payed to make it exclusive for that said console, but Sony doesn't pay for exclusives.. supposedly. So that makes me wonder why MGS4 isn't multi, or if they will bring a MG to the x360.

[smokeymicpot]

Everything in that one message can deal with every type of gaming platform. Also there is no Solid mentioned so no Snake i guess.

[PirateThom]

If you look at the URL, it's "MGST".

Could be anything.

Based on the image, I think it's most likely a new or ported Ac!d game for Wii.

Wii + Ac!d = Go

Edit: DURRRR... Just forgot, Metal Gear Ac!d is coming to mobile phones early next year.

[Critical_Hit]

I'm guessing the "T" in "MGST" stands for tease or teaser.

[TheFreak]

hope it is acid for the wii that would have been freakin sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.have not played this game because I dont like handheld gaming. pls let this be the case bring it to the wiiii!!!!

[Rock Bottom]

That title hints at almost every console except the PS3, now they can't make a game for PC, DSi, iPhone, Wii and 360, what if this was pointing to the consoles the game isn't coming for, that would make more sense. :p

[M_Prime]

i was gonna say.. Maybe some metal gear for the wii.. the cube had a few..

maybe its the WIImake thing.. like Capcom is doing with the RE series (at least in Japan)

[Mainman]

Doubt it is an Ac!d game. Ryan Payton said MGS5, not MGA. MGA is not within the MGS universe.

[Sharpshell]

its acid for the IPHONE i!!!!! phone, get it people? iphone+ac!id since ac!d is comming to mobile phones... like you said. I wish it was something cool like Metal Gear Raiden, but seriously people do you really expect that this early? lol

edit: main man you'll notice several things, it says Metal Gear not Metal Gear Solid, also Ryan Payton doesnt work for Konami, and has nothing to do with this at all... its ac!d for the iphone

[primordialmeme]

Thats just a slight variation on the PS3 power button, obviously in reference to the MGS series use of exclamation points. Go look at your ps3 right now. Front of the console where you insert a disc...

[Skerj]

It's the universal sign for power, there's one on my monitor, one on my tv, one on my remote, a green one on my PS2, one on my PS3, one on the 360 etc. etc. et cetera.

[chrislawrance]

yeah that does look alot like the ps3 power button tho. thought same thing

[TOO PAWNED]

Woohoooo, MGS coming to my DVD player!!!!!

[PirateThom]

Yeah, I wouldn't read too much into the power button, or the green.

What I would look at is shaping on the first symbol. It's a Wii game and I would now put money on it being Ac!d.

[r3xmund1]

Thats the symbol for on/power its not Xbox exclusive and green is not owned by M$...

I agree with all the above it hints at a new MG game but prob on a diff tangent...

TBH I doubt a port of MGS4, but the next installment could be multi-plat. Its not the first time.

I hate seeing games being bought up and DLC being controlled but really the PS3 is a strong platform and is by no means defeated.

If a dev wants to go to M$ then fine I own both consoles, let them fight.

[callahan09]

It is precisely ZERO variation from the Wii power button. Go look at a Wii. It's identical. The lower-case i and "upside-down" lower-case i make it pretty clear that they're making a Wii game. Maybe it means Metal Gear is coming to the Virtual Console? Maybe it means they're making a Wii-Wear game? If so, it's probably Metal Gear Ac!d.

[Mr.Mister]

metal gear solid trilogy for 360

[TOO PAWNED]

If it is something for Wii cool, but not for 360, please! NOOOOOOO!!!!!

[solidt12]

More than likely it will just be a Metal Gear spin off. Not MGS5

[OmarJA]

MGS for the 360 would change that green color to red...

[theEnemy]

Dammit.

I just threw out some water on my monitor after reading your post.

lol

bubbles

[hay]

Bubbles for the laugh friend :D

[kewlkat007]

and it's also green uh..oh..lol

Be scared..very scared

[smokeymicpot]

@6

This what would happen.

[mercenarie]

waaaaaaahhhhhhhh YAAAAAAAA (Konami CHOP)

in yo face

[360 man]

thats definately the xbox power button

its green and everything

so mgs is coming to 360 hmm wats new

[PirateThom]

It's also the PS3 power button and the PS3 has a green light on the front of it.

Trust me, it's nothing to do with 360 or PS3. We're all going to be disappointed to find it's a Wii game, and one that's already on PSP for that matter.

[happyface]

kojima-san would bring disgrace to himself if that happened so I hope not

[360 man]

360 is faast approaching 30 million units sold u cant disagree with dat and kojima cant ignore that

[PirateThom]

360 is not even at 25 million units, so it's not fast approaching anything close to 30 million.

[BlueBadger]

the "i" makes no sense for the 360. And it is the NEXT Metal Gear.

What's the next Metal Gear??!!! Metal Gear Ac!d Mobile!!

Therefore

iphone + Ac!d = In production (power on, go, etc)

[die_fiend]

@ Pirate Thom
'Trust me, it's nothing to do with 360 or PS3'
I would trust you if you had a clue what you're talking about, and I'm not sure why you think you do, cos you don't.
FYI the 360 has sold 25m but you can deny it all you like lol. And since it sold 800000 last week I don't know why it's so hard to believe that 30m is doable.

[DJ]

*COUGHCOUGHwHEEZE*

It barely hit 22 million a month ago, haha.

[xHaVoK87]

I really have no idea what's going to happen here. But I do hope whatever it is that it goes multiplatform. I miss MGS a lot without owning a PS3 anymore.

[TOO PAWNED]

So on 8th December they are going to reveal what it is?

[sunnygrg]

I don't see the three Red Rings in that Power button, so it cant be the 360 ;)

[ps3Owns360]

theres no way ms4 can be on 360.there no space,no bluray,they have to cut the graphics,ganeplay.360 does not have power for this.ps3 is playing beyond.360 should stay with gears after all thatsall they have that keep them alive lol.also it should be red rings not green rings

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

i + ! = RRoD!!! ;-D

(Ahh this site never changes!!!)

+Why would he want to go backwards for and make a game on the xBox 360 for???
;-D

[Bubble Buddy]

Haha bubbles.

[REDZEV]

I know you Droids are in denial and are probally the worst type of fanboy to walk this planet but, Ive been telling you this for months. MGS4 has been in development for almost a year now but you still dont wanna believe it. You droids have been brainwashed by Sony to believe that Blu-ray makes MGS4 only possible on the POS3 which is the biggest pile dog sh*t. Oh well, you guys will find out the hard way about Sonys failing POS3 and its Blu-ray. You'll see soon trust me.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

I laugh at your comment when you say the sony fanboy are the worst one . maybe you mean where the smart ones...go back and play halo or gears and s.t.f.u.......

[dukadork]

i thought you didn't care about 'movie games'?
you masturb!tches need a bigger dildo?
no prob:

http://www.dear-lady.com/di...

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA!

[SONYSLAVE]

http://forums.gametrailers....

[ThatCanadianGuy]

*Sigh*

/facepalm

[pp]

Hahahahhahahahaha another EXCLUSIVE lost due to poor Hardware on ps3 Hideo Kojima realises xbox360 is the true console of choice to show MGS the way he wanted to due to better hardware.

I wonder if its MGS4 or even MGS5 EXCLUSIVE to xbox360 its like getting a early christmas present.

[sunnygrg]

Kojima has insisted he wont be working directly on the next MGS. Its already December, pp.

[gamfreak]

@pp see how pathetic and desperate you are, well it not gonna happen even if it true that the next MG would be another flop cause all games on 360 have the same fate and that is FLOP big time, continue on your dream of having a MG game on 360.

PS3 = Play B3yond
360 = Jump Out

[NickIni]

The Metal Gear Solid story ended with MGS4. There isn't a MGS5.

[TheCagyDies]

I Plus Exclamation Point Equals Power On
A Next Metal Gear Is...

[Cocksmokingclerk]

6 months are up too so it can go to the 360.

[etownone]

of course if it does mean MGS4 is coming to the 360, then i expect all sonyfans to immediately start hating and dissing the MGS franchise as to being crap.... same way they turned on GTA4.

i could care less...

if they plan on making another MGS game with over 10 hours of cut scenes, i won't even consider checking it out.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Of course you don't care..that's why you're always in every single rumor of MGS4 on 360.How many has it been now? 6-7 rumors? All fake,all debunked by Konami AND Kojima himself.

Just give it a rest.This has nothing to do with 360 at all.
If you keep thinking it does you'll only end up disappointed.

[Asurastrike]

GTA SA was on Xbox and everyone with a PS2 loved it. GTAIV was just bad.

[ShinFuYux]

As a true fan of the series, MGS went down hill after Portable Ops.

MGS4 not only failed with its story but everything that the original games had didn't even appear in either.

So, really, a new MGS game? Don't care.

MGS3 was the last game in the series, to me that is. There's no such thing as MGS:PO, MGS4 and those rubbish games MGA and MGA2.

I want my ZOE3. Where is it KONAMI??!?!?

[Jdoki]

Strong words pal!

But I can see where you are coming from. MGS4 was (in my opinion) a fantastic game when taken on it's own... But not a great entry in the Metal Gear series.

For me the pinnacle was MGS on the original Playstation, and it's remake on Gamecube. Nothing has touched the amazing characters and story of that game. Every moment was interesting and surprising - there had never been a game like it before.

[LostChild]

I w!ll just wa!t for the full annoucement to what th!s all green means!

[Foxgod]

that would be nice, and the exclamation marks could be a sign too, because they are opposites of each other, just like the ps3 and the 360.

MGST could be a name for the 360 version, just like MSG2 was called MGSS on the original xbox.

[Cocksmokingclerk]

MGST=Metal Gear Solid Trilogy.

[hay]

or Metal Gear Solid Teletubbies... /jk

[kevin1112]

lol people can be so retarded, should of seen when this was first spotted on gaf. Tons of people saying thats the 360 power sign only to realize its on everything.

[PirateThom]

People see what the want to see.

My first thought was 360 with the green and power symbol, but then when you look at it, there's more in here to indicate Wii than any other console.

The power button is not the main symbol of the 360, the ring of light is, the main symbol of the Wii, is the stylised "i" for the logo/remote symbol.

[ReBurn]

At the same time, which current platforms use the color green as a staple in all of their advertising? Typically you see the PS3 use a lot of black and red and the Wii uses a lot of blue and white. Black, white and green show up a lot in 360 advertisements.

I suspect that the color is every bit as important to solving the puzzle as the symbols are, so you can't just dismiss it. Not to mention that the power symbol is the centerpiece of the 360's green ring of light. Considering those two clues tt's easy for people to make that association.

If a Metal Gear Solid game would come to the 360 then what's so bad about that?

[kevin1112]

if thats the case you cant rule out my dell desktop since the power button lights up green also lol.

[Rampant]

Metal Gear Solid one has gotten a remake for game cube. Maybe MGST means Metal Gear Solid Two remake, for one or all of the next gen consoles?

[Jdoki]

After the time and money put in to MGS4 I would think Konami and Kojima wouldn't mind making some fast bucks, so I'm thinking a retro package of Metal Gear titles on the Wii VC, PSN or XBLA (maybe all).

If it is a cryptic sign that MGS4 is coming to the 360 - big deal! MGS4 is a fantastic game and deserves to be played by all. These are tough times and Konami are a business, so all the crying over 'traitors', 'Kojima would never do that so the Sony faithful' is BS. Profit is the bottom line. I'm just surprised we haven't already had an announcement of MGS4 on 360.

We can speculate all we want, we'll just have to wait until the final reveal!

[hay]

I don't really mind MGS4 going on X. I have few friends with Xbox that love MGS series but can't afford second console and it kinda sucks I can't share those amazing experiences with them I had with the game.
But that would be a serious hit on Konami and Kojima's credibility.

[uHuRu]

DSi + ac!d= power button

[ExLivingGhost]

if the answer was 360 then it would be too obvious

[Jdoki]

I think we may have a winner!

Seems logical to me... but then again, since when have Kojima games been logical!! :)

EDIT: Although on reflection I wonder where the 'MGST' fits in with the Ac!d theory? Perhaps it's Metal Gear Solid Tactics.

[PirateThom]

Well, this is why I love Kojima, he presents a very simple teaser and it creates discussion and it'll probably be none of the ideas we've put here!

[kevin1112]

i+!=69 anybody?

[KARMA2009]

ignore it,KILLZONE 2 feb/27/2009

NUFF SAID

[Bathyj]

So Hideo wants to use a 9GB disc instead of 400GB hey?

I think an iPod/iPhone game sounds more likely.

[Foxgod]

lame...

[peeps]

although that symbol is associated alot with the 360 since its on the front it is just the universal symbol for a power button. theres even 1 on ur ps3, i'm looking at 1 right now on my laptop.

so i'd actually rule out this meaning it will be on 360. it is very possible that they do multi play tho or do wot they did with 2 and bring out and add on type thing on the 360 (since they did back in the ps3/xbox days)

think its just to give fans something to think about rather than start a flame war between fanboys. and the reference to acid. well it could be but of course the ! is just a standard in any mgs game. would be surprised to see this on the wii but ds wouldn't be too far fetched imo. especially since mgs started its life on nintendo

[Ashton]

is my bet

and the game will be metal gear acid

[robotnik]

PSP game.

[theEnemy]

you non-ps3 gamer.

:D

[NMC2007]

METAL GEAR SOLID TRAITOR!!!! LOLZ!!
You kids are crazy as hell. lol. A traitor of who and what? He isn't owned by anyone, and don't forget, money talks, loyalty walks.

That is enough about that, anyway, who knows what this is, it's probably another AC!D game, big deal.

[PirateThom]

I loved the Ac!d games, so if it's on a Wii/DS platform, I'll buy it... then again, I do love Metal Gear:

http://img.photobucket.com/...

[N4PS3G]

I bet it has nothing to do with the xbox 360 really...still ..if it was something for xbox ..then MS is Alibaba ..the best thief in the world lol

Most likely a PSP/DSi game..even thou ill admit ..the color green still freaks me

[sak500]

Poor ROI for ps3 devs have made them do the switch. They invest millions of dollars worth of time and money and end result less than stellar sales.

[NickIni]

This says nothing. It's green. But I forgot: The Colour Green, copyright Microsoft.

This is NOT MGS4 coming to the 360. It says "A new metal gear" (or something). Note the word: 'NEW'.

[Enigma_2099]

... and they already know what system it's on, what system it's not on, and they've branded Kojima a traitor!

Whaever it turns out to be, if Kojima ain't involved in it personally, I wouldn't wager it bbeing as good as past games...

[Chrissy]

Ohhhhh baby!?!?!!? ps3.................just LOL, useless now

[Shane Kim]

What? Wasn't this just a movie 2 months ago? And now all of a sudden you're creaming your pants? Just shows how much xbots want a PS3 and its games.

[Chrissy]

Im hopin to see some meltdowns! As I said I already finished this game and imo its a POS. 360 users wont gain shait from this if it happens but ps3 will loose its last 3rd party franchise plus all the lies about Blu Ray BS sony showed down Kojimas throat will be uncovered.

BTW all xbots already have a ps3. Its just named xbox 360 and has 99% of its game library, AAA games that are and always will be exclusive plus its dirt cheap.

[N4PS3G]

LOL ..even thou i know its likely a DSi/PSP/Ipod game ...it just soo funny knowing that there's so many people right now having a heart attack hahaha

[peeps]

well i just looked again and realised that it simply says 'the next metal gear is...' so that is saying what is the next metal gear e.g acid, solid etc rather than what platform its on... end fanboy dicussion :p

[PirateThom]

Well, I'm glad the open zone is a bastion of intelligent discussion still.

[labwarrior]

That is exactly the shape and color of my 360 power button, i guess is clear

[kopicha]

If the last part of the flash animation changes from green to red i would strongly believe you. lol!!

j/k :P ppl are tense here so some jokes for relieve. hehe...

lets get back to the real thing. the power button doesnt really prove anything neither is the green. when i look at both my 360 n ps3 they share the same power button logo and both are green when turn on. so your point about it being 360 is very invalid imo

[Neoraf]

??? Your PS3 Power button is lit?
Mine doesn't have leds. Strange.

My Xbox360 button is green and illuminated.
But my PS3 power button... just plastic, no lights.
I've got a 80gb (not the MGS bundle).

[Chrissy]

Meltdown imminent!!!!! Its july 14th all over AGAIN!! The question is, which side is gonna meltdown???

[Narutone66]

Let everyone enjoy this awesome series. Just maximize the game for each hardware.

[gambare]

could be an ac!d version for the 360. just a guess, dunno.

[Omega4]

Defiantly referring to the 360 there's no doubt there.

Who cares about the symbols the green colour clearly indicates the 360

No surprise really PS3 3rd party exclusives are a thing of the past now and the metal gear series is the last franchise to jump ship

[somekindofmike]

That's the same power button that's on my Dreamcast! MGS Dreamcast Version! oh wait it's also the same symbol on my Macbook - MGS Mac Version!! oh wait - it's the same on the 360, PS3, Wii! oh my good I'm so confused!

Wait I have that power symbol on my washing machine! that's what it must be! it's so simple!

P.S. Metal Gear Solid is known for branching out on other consoles, Metal Gear Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 2 on Xbox, so in other words I wouldn't be surprised if this was a none PS version.

I also wouldn't be surprised if this was a completely fake wind up! only time will tell!

[techie]

Clever Nofi :)

[N4PS3G]

I bet it has nothing to do with xbox but this is just hilarious!!

http://i41.photobucket.com/...

[NovusTerminus]

Since it was i + ! = Power. I would assume it was Ac!d for the DSi.

And don't forget. The PS3 uses a I/ Power button look.

So it could in fact be i(I) + ! = so it very well might be a PSN download for MGA.

http://download-blog.chip.e...

I am just guessing though. I for one think it is prolly a DSi game.

[Product]

Wasnt there a secret thing with Xbox code named "Next"?it would make the green color make sense.

[Marty8370]

The Dark Knight - The original version of MGS is on MSX not NES. Call yourself a true MGS fan.

Whats an MSX?, I hear you cry.

[SickNick85]

another april fool from kojima...mgst into the link...it means "Metal Gear Stache"...

http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs...

[t_tocs]

Why does everyone think that this means 360? That's the power icon for the PS3. The circle with the line shooting from the middle to the top is the O in I/O on the PS3 unit. Plus, it is green when it turns on.

Are people seriously saying this is a 360 game only because it's green? Wow, that's just sad. Go look up the PS3 console and see what I mean. You're hopes and dreams will be demolished fanboys.

[sinncross]

probably a babel sequel... wasnt there talk of a new mgs for wii some time ago?

[Product]

yea that has to be it....

the Xbox 360 was known as the Xbox next or Nextbox during development...wonder if they will start fresh with this new venture.

[kesvalk]

i really want a MGS on Wii, and not a acid, i dind't like the style... ah but i would love a metal gear tactics (MGST anyone?) on the Wii, ah it would make me die and be reborn again...

[pornflakes]

360 has no space? 360 does not even support 7.1 True HD sound so.. i think they would cut off the 33GB True HD sound out of the 46,2 GB (ISO file)... 12 GB can be compressed or even on 2 DVD9, no problemy.

Lair 24 GB ISO - 11Gb 7.1 True HD sound.
HS - 22,8 GB - 12 GB uncompressed 7.1 True hD sound

THATS what SOny needs for their Blu ray, not to show media that games dont need that space THIS GEN.. they just put uncompressed True HD sound on it. WIthout True HD... 1% of all games would need more than 1 DVD9.

[The Desperado]

So it's for PS3!!!!!

Oh wait, we already have 2 GOTYs.

GIGALOL@ Stupid Xbox 360 port baseless speculation

[marcellizot]

Metal Gear Solid trilogy on Xbox 360 is my guess. Re skinned versions of 1, 2 and 3 with the Guns Of The Patriots engine would be ace, and probably quite doable (all have far fewer cut scenes than GOTP).

That's probably just wishful thinking though, it could just as easy be something for the DSi or the iPhone (which would still be pretty cool).

[xg-ei8ht]

Thats a reference to the PS4.

[JonahFalcon]

Er, um, the PS4 is supposed to come out in 2015 (Sony's all-powerful 10 year promise).

[Jones Miller]

Anyways, Konami can shove their MGS5 sh*t up right where the sun don´t shine. Next up for me is Killzone 2, God of War 3, Alan Wake, Modern Warfare 2 and Dark Athena etc. MGS 4 failed miserably in my opinion. I haven´t been so bored in a long time. Loved Sons of Liberty though.

[InMyOpinion]

Not a big fan of the series but might give it a shot now that it's coming to the 360.

[Citizen Cook]

Thats what it means!

[Foxgod]

If they port it to the 360, people will finally see the game fits on 2 dvd9's (ps3 scene release of metal gear was 20 gb).

Then the whole stupid 360 needs 20 disc for MGS jokes will finally end.

[InMyOpinion]

18gb for the cutscenes and 2gb for the gameplay.

[Foliage]

It would be funny if this doesn't come out for the 360. All the 360 fanboys have come running out in high anticipation for this, if the announcement is anything but a 360 related announcement, the 360 fanboys will go back to hating MGS4.

[NoiseBringer]

If the new MGS is for Xbox then on this picture above the power sign would be red :D not green :D

[Foxgod]

technically no, cause a 360 with red light doesnt play any games, only a 360 with green lights does.

and this joke gets old *points at the other 50 people in this topic that mentioned the same thing*

[InMyOpinion]

Why not release it on NetFlix instead since it's more or less one long cutscene?

[NoiseBringer]

You realy dont have anything better to do then analyzing the jokes...

[Foxgod]

i didn't analyze jokes, i just read the comments....

[gamfreak]

not for the 360 though cause of the poor hardware and continuously RROD that the 360 have, it either wii or the next MGAcid on PS3, stop dreaming now bots. 360 already have so many GREAT line-up of games coming 09(sarcasm). Losing another one is not a big of a deal right....? Hahahahahaha. Keep dreaming only on Dreambox 360. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Yar yar disagree button here----------->

[Arsenic13]

If MGS4 comes to 360 than yippee but if it doesn't like it already hasn't, just play it on a PS3. Whats the big deal?

[ChickeyCantor]

seriously i don't care on what system its getting on.
MGS games are fun to play and the damn system won't change a thing.

[BYE]

Kojima ist the type of person who like to push the industry forwards, not backwards. So obviously, no chance it's coming to the 360.

[gamfreak]

i agree, 360 is so last gen, Hideo Kojima would not wanna ruin his name by releasing on 360. He wouldn't want to take the risk....

Keep Dreaming Bots....

[YouNoob]

to pack their bags and leave quietly. oh hang on, they will dominate in 09. just like they were supposed to rule in 07 and 08. LOL!

a few dumb fanboys will miss 'em but the real gamer won't even notice.

[Gaara_724]

funnt that they did own 360 last year tho what was it 1.3 million with no games?? and 360 did have halo 3 at xmas time

[vmartin12]

doesn't mean it means Xbox 360..

The 360 power button looks totally diff.

That's a PS3 power button lit up when ON (It's Green z0mg)

Let's see what happens but i doubt that means mgs for 360.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

looks like 3 penises. and the last one is being eating by pac man

[JonahFalcon]

The next Metal Gear either can get Red Ring of Death or requires you to have iTunes.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

u failed at trying to be funny. that was lame to the 10 degree.

how old r u?

[JonahFalcon]

38. You?

Maybe if you owned an iPhone you'd understand where I'm coming from.

[Arsenic13]

FAIL

[JonahFalcon]

Um, er, yeah. I'm going to sit over here at the adult's table, ok? See ya.

[highfoot]

read it backwards!

A Next Metal Gear is.. "ON = (w)!+i"

It other words

"A Next Metal Gear Is On Wii"

[JonahFalcon]

Nice try, but where's the W?

By the way, how do you know it's not an exclamation point. You know, the exclamation point guards get when they spot Snake?

[Shane Kim]

I can't see a whole new MGS exclusive on xbox since every other MGS game has been on Sony's machines. It can most likely be a miltiplat but I hope not since the PS3 version will suffer drastically because of the xbox's sh!tty hardware.

[Tiberium]

that would be awesome. I love it that the ps3 is weighed down by the 360.apparently kanomi didn't make enough money on that last movie. Hope this one doesn't have mattlock with guns.LOL

[highfoot]

Well, the two "ii:s" in Wii is a more credible guess than the powersign being x360. I think it is Kojimas next big joke, because everyone will believe it is for x360.

[Darkiewonder]

It's coming exclusively to my Gateway monitor for it's viewing pleasure!

[Magic_The_Celt]

I LOVE THIS

watching all the sad pathetic 360 fanboys getting a glimpse of hope..

it aint happening, your not getting MGS4 nor any other MGS to come

sorry bots :( they cant make it run on a toaster

go cry.

[MolotovMan1263]

But Final Fantasy XIII is gonna run on a toaster?

[blade053]

I think the next MGS game will be ACID for the psp and ps3 because when you turn on the ps3 or psp the light is green

[Zhuk]

I would like to officially welcome Kojima-san and Kojima Productions into the Xbox 360 family, where they will undoubtedly find unparalleled critical and financial success due to the Xbox 360's unrivalled technical and commercial prowess. The Xbox 360 is truly the next generation console of choice for consumers, and has played a leading role in expanding the horizons of gaming into more families. The Xbox 360 is handily decimating Sony worldwide and has singlehandedly destroyed the mighty and evil PlayStation brand, crushing the evil empire forever.

I look forward to the superior and definitive Xbox 360 release of MGS4, finally on a console that will be able to fully realize Kojima's true vision for the title with the Xbox 360's superior graphical capabilities and award winning features. Not only this, the Xbox 360 version will easily outsell the PS3 version, which had disappointing sales with millions of copies still sitting on shelves.

This is one of the greatest days in history, and my life.

Squirm fandroids, squirm while your disastrous console with its poorly realized architecture and inferior components has the last nail in the coffin placed into it. The PS3 is the biggest console disaster in history, and is a dream come true for me to finally see Sony get its just due after a decade of being a cancer in the gaming industry.

I am loving every minute of this.

[Keele]

Indeed it is.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Wow, you really are a sad person

this is one of the greatest days of your life? man i truelly pitty you, seriously. I dont think you have one.

[gamfreak]

How pathetic and keep on denying the fact that 360 is really a piece of crappy hardware, how in the world would Hideo Kojima san gonna risk his reputation on a piece of S*IT is beyond me.....

Keep Dreaming only on 3fixme.

[xjoshbx]

"Xbox 360's superior graphical capabilities"...

...You haven't seen killzone 2 have you. Until the day the 360 can produce that you shouldn't say such things.

[Lykon]

hey no need to be unpleasant to your fellow gamers, i nearly cried reading that, but then i remembered, MGS is some guy crawling on his stomache with his muscular buttucks and deep gluteal crevice pushed suggestively up into the air, I would be embarrased to play this game in front of family. Anyway it would have to be on 27 disks for the 360.

[blade053]

! In mathematics the symbol represents the factorial operation. The expression n! means "the product of the integers from 1 to n" I think it's going to be on nintendo DS or the Wii nintendo power

[jessehaysfl]

looks like the ps3 on button to me...

[Shane Kim]

If you read the sign It sais that "a next Metal GEAR is..", it doesn't say Metal Gear SOLID. So this is probably not MGS4 for the 360. That sign can mean anything as well, doesn't have to be xbox related.

[Karum]

My God the internet is home to some stupid people.

[jessehaysfl]

so does anyone know if we will get an answer to the "mystery"?

[jessehaysfl]

after looking at an xbox 360 (sorry first time really looking) i have to say it could be our (ps3) or thier (360) power button and the color well that could mean 360 but who knows. not me. just an observation.

[andron]

Lots of free net buzz. I think they just used the green color to bait us on with the xbox speculations.

So far the best bets seem to be Acid for DS or iPhone...

[InViTrO]

1st , it is not a normal power button. Take a close look, the line going down is a exclamation mark.

2nd it read A new metal gear is. Not THE…. A!!

Not sure what it means but, I think it is gona b something for a handheld.

[InViTrO]

my bad, not a new, a next metal gear is...

[somekindofmike]

I bought a PS3 for MGs4 and personally I wasn't disappointed. I still think MGS1 on PS1 was the best, but MGS4 was amazing!

I'm also a realistic...

Metal Gear Solid was originally planed for the N64, Metal Gear 1 & 2 were both on the NES. Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes was on Gamecube. With Metal Gear Solid 2 being ported to Xbox. So basically I wouldn't be surprised to see the next Metal Gear game appearing on any of the consoles. and as a metal gear solid fan, if the next metal gear is still a great game I will definitely want to buy the system it appears on if I don't already have it.

To me I'm not a fan boy to the consoles because the consoles are nothing without the games, and certain franchises I'll follow were ever they go as long as they keep the quality!

Oh and it's nonsense to say 360 can't handle MGS, When they built MGS4 they built it to the strengths of the PS3, when they build the next MGS they'll design it to the strengths of what ever system it turns out on, even if it's the DS which is most comparable (power wise) to the N64

[zep]

see how they bash MGS4 calling it a movie look at them now very happy because of a teaser with a green colored power icon

stupid Bots !

[RumbleFish]

MGS has grown like all the other big game IPs and it has never before been that expensive to make these big games. So it is the best step a devoloper can make to go multi plattform. If the next MGS is for the two current gen consoles, we can expect another masterpiece in the series!
And I don't think, that it's appropriate to call Kojima a traitor. I think that Kojima will only be producer of the next MGS.
And don't you fanboys think of your hardware and don't worry about SONY or Microsoft. Think of games and gaming! If this ad is for a MGS wich I doubt because it says: "the next next metal gear" not "the next metal gear solid", it will be great and if Konami will be able to sell more copies because it's a multi plattform title, the game will be only better, because there will be more money for the production.

[kazuma]

i'm having a blast at the 360 fanboys that are so quick to diss mgs4 and now are getting all hyped for a mgs for 360 :D

it's cool guys u only got to play mgs2 substance, perhaps u can finally know what a good game is lol

[DR-IVO]

Did everyone forget the PSP is still around? Next metal gear for the PSP + PS3

[riksweeney]

Reports coming into N4G at the moment are suggesting that it's a game for the iPhone.

[jessehaysfl]

i wonder if this will have the gps features that were supposed to go with portable ops.

[xwabbit]

If they go multi platform we all know the game will suck and they will kill the Meta Gear reputation, we have seen how konami does when it goes multi platform. They games end up horrible, so for the sake of the game just choose a console and work on it till its the best.

[SlaughterMeister]

The PS3 uses that power symbol too. This is like freaking out and saying that they're bringing The Dark Knight to VHS, because you see an ad for it with a "rewind" button in view.

[MolotovMan1263]

Metal Gear Solid 5. Coming to a waffle maker near you.

[eagle21]

360 is never getting exclusive MGS. Pray for 5 disc ports. 2009 starts PS3's third year, 2005/2006 is old news, welcome to the PS3 era!

[MGRogue2017]

Everytime I look at this image, I instantly think "Xbox 360" so maybe thats what it is then..

MGS for the X360.

[Wolf873]

I mean Sony knows how much this franchise means to them and it has always been vital for their consoles. It would have to be extremely stupid of Sony to let it slip away from their hands like this. Than again, I'm not ruling out the possibility since this gen has been full of shockers.

[Merritt]

Tekken was pretty important as an "exclusive" PS fighting game. That is jumping ship. So I don't see why MGS can't be taken. Money talks.

Quite honestly, IMHO, how can it be for anything but a 360? The green color, the power button? I think alot of people truly know, and are "hoping" it isn't for the 360.

It's a nice "BOMB" to drop during the busy holiday buying season...

[Wolf873]

I'm not ruling out the possibility. But it would be sad to see it go multi-platform, but I'm not against it either. But what I think is not just is that competition always plays it dirty with trying to squeeze in some exclusivity for something that was exclusive to PS, such as Star Ocean and GTA etc, rather than to create and support their own. Majority of the time the scenario to me looks like: Sony creates, and MS takes it away.

[Merritt]

@ Wolf

I appreciated your last comment until the "Sony Develops MS takes away.." At least you didn't use a dollar sign for your "S" so that's good.

I do recall if my videogame history is correct...Sony actually takes away...they took from Nintendo and the SNES and took the ideas that were put into that for the PSX. They took from the Dreamcast and offered as an after thought, on the PS2 a broadband adapter. Later on they took from the Xbox in the very early use of PSN.

On the home electronics front...they have done the same. Aside from failed media formats excluding BR-DVD they have been flops. Their products while look nice never innovate. MP3 playes still using proprietary media for one example.

I'm not a big supporter of Sony. I'd rather have a Panasonic, Samsung, or Pioneer TV. Audio wise, it's always been Harman Kardon for me. Although, I do have some Sony speakers outside for my outdoor theater, but they're powered by a HK receiver.

So after that tanget, I thinks it's more appropriate to say "Sony rennovates".

[Wolf873]

I'm just speaking in accordance to my knowledge. On matter of networking, I recall reading an article which stated that Sony had initial plans for some form of social gaming in the days of PSX, something like chatting I suppose which never saw the light of the day. So, I don't think they technically took the idea from Dreamcast, I suppose they saw it as a wake-up call to get something done in terms of social gaming.

On note of hardware, I've always found Sony products to be of higher quality, I mean they have never broken down on me so I'm not complaining. Still, I'm not an expert in this field so maybe you might have a point, but I personally prefer Sony just because of my good experience with them.

[Merritt]

Sony's quality is good, I'm not doubting that. I do have some wireless surround headphones from them, that are pretty outstanding, again used for my outdoor theater when I'm gaming alone. I also had a Sony XM radio, that wasn't so hot. I've also owned Sony portable CD players over the years.

The PSX was built around tech Ninty and Sony developed, I owned a Saturn.
The PS2, I never had...I went with a Dreamcast and a Xbox.
Obviously now, It's a 360.

I've always owned the other systems, I'm not biased I've just always supported the underdogs I suppose. Although calling MS an underdog is an oxymoron. In the Console business it is though.

Sony rested on their laurels after such an amazing amout of PS2's sold. Their arrogance about people automatically lapping up the PS3 just because it's a PS3 has shown. Sony is good, I'm not disputing that, I think people expecially here in America grow tired of the same old same old. People like new and fresh. It's made painfully clear by the success of the Wii. No matter how simple it is...

[KrimsonKody]

I think it does stand for a 360 or multi-plat. Metal Gear. But to be honest, I don't really care if the new MG's are multi-plat. Solid Snake's saga is exclusive to SONY, what comes next is yet to be seen.

However, if the next MG is a "Solid" and stars or features Snake in it, then I'll be concerned.

[Nicolator]

if this is actually for 360 it would be deeply funny ... but i dout it.. but i have seen miracles happen and this is not far off... we shall see...

[KrimsonKody]

This "something" from the original Metal Gear's (!) + "something" from the Ac!d series ( upside-down !) = "something" surrounding the Ac!d series...?
...or Ac!d is now "in the loop"?
...or Ac!d for the PS3?
...or it = Power ( when both are together, somehow)?
OH, maybe the game's theme will be GREEN!?
I mean, that could be, since the series colors have been red, black and grey-ish,blue-ish tones. We definitely know it's "something Ac!d-ly because Kojima only use that i-exclamation for Acid.

...And isn't Ac!ds' theme green...

[dkgshiz]

Which is quite annoying.

[Ggame]

Plz see on your PS3.
On "Turn of System", that sign is same as on Konami website.

http://photos4.hi5.com/0064...

[Timesplitter14]

that's quite interresting, I might say.

But I'm a bit concerned about that ''turn off'' thing

[god_o_war]

for those who think the color has something to do about which platform it will be :

the background is black with a green power button
ps3 is black with a green power button

[fredrikpedersen]

It’s also the same power button as found on my microwave… wait a sec…

OMGZ0RZ! NEXT METAL GEAR WILL BE MICROWAVE EXCLUSIVE!?! Oh noes!

[OOG]

shiza! its also the same sign as my Monitors power button!!!! WOOOOO! lol

And most other electronics nowadays.... lol

[Condemnedman]

who cares ??? i still have my unfinished copy lying around its not the end of the all games by any means .Why are fanboys getting so uptight over it ??????????

[shadow2797]

^ Wow, Ggame you're right. Good work. However, I think the exclamation point is a reference to the Metal Gear staple of exclamation points appearing above soldiers' heads.

MGST could simply stand for Metal Gear Solid Teaser, I wouldn't read too much into it.

Green does not necessarily mean Xbox. Nearly all the codec conversations in the previous games (MGS4 is the only exception to my knowledge) have been in green. That's the first thing I thought of.

One thing is for sure, it's not MGS4 on the 360. A NEXT Metal Gear.

One other thing that crossed my mind but no one else has brought up: perhaps it's referring to the actual Metal Gear in the next game and not the game itself. You know, those bipedal tanks with nuclear capabilities. Just a thought.

Personally, I think AC!D on the Wii, DSi, or iPhone are the best theories.

[olLANDSHARKlo]

I don't want this too many cutscenes game on the 360. As I don't ever want LBP, BORING!!!! I really don't see hoe sony can last with such terrible exclusives.

[NickIni]

ya!! Games with guns and stories as deep as a paddling pool is what the 360 is all about!

[GarandShooter]

Maybe you should actually try playing a Sony exclusive before commenting.

[NickIni]

God. My theory of the majority of N4G having an IQ of 3.

This confirms nothing apart from a new Metal Gear game. For people who want to find a meaning, I'd put money on it being to do with Metal Gear. The '!' like what guards do once your discovered?

[Timesplitter14]

A next metal gear is...

then they show a green power button. Green meaning ''Go''. SO ti means they can start working on it now.

And it's also the color or the PS3's ''on'' color under the power button and X360's power button color.

calm down people

[PS360PCROCKS]

lol it's the 360 power button! haha, I know this because it's behind me running and DL'ing Resi 5!! WOO!!!

[NickIni]

Heard this theory on a forum, it's actually a decent one.

i = begining
! = end
and the last one is the complete circle.

Remakes?

[AriesFury]

Sounds good

[Foxgod]

for all i know, its indeed the universal power on icon, but which power icon is green ?

Looks around for a green power button....

[NickIni]

OMFGWQF9IJDFI There's one on my monitor.

I guess this means MG?? - Coming to Monitors everywhere 2010.

[AriesFury]

If it goes to 360 so what. It just goes to show you that 1 - Sony has lost it and 2 - It's a business and you can't make money off of the PS3 when it's not even the top to selling console out there today.

That's why some many other companies have stopped doing exclusives and went on to multiplatform games

[MasFlowKiller]

not trying to be a party puper but if it coming to the Xbox that does the ! mean, yeah the green is a good clue to got by but we have to take every thing into consideration

[OC_MurphysLaw]

"It's not fair they bring this to the 360" "They are traitors", blah, blah, blah....

Quite crying for Gods sake. The game will be over a year old "should" it come to the 360...and that is "if" they actually do a remake of MGS4.

And as for the "its not fair comment" ...just please stop. 3rd party exclusives have all pretty much gone the way of the dodo bird. Bioshock came over the the PS3. Who knows, Gears may some day come their too.

[jackdoe]

Lol. A remake of MGS4 is preposterous and whoever suggested the idea is an idiot. If anything, it will be yet another remake of MGS or the original MG.

[doctorstrange]

i disagree with all the rumours of it being a DSi game or touch game due the i in the pic. the i is just the reverse of the ! that the guards make when they spot you. Why that would be there i dont know (unless its a MGS game from the perspective of a hapless guard)

[TheColbertinator]

Why don't you all shut up and see if Konami or Kojima say something?

[Aclay]

I can't believe that someone turned that green symbol into speculation that the next Metal Gear wouldn't be on the PS3, that's just ridiculuos.

If Konami developed MGS4 as a PS3 exclusive, why would they develop a new Metal Gear game for the Xbox 360 whenever the PS3 is capable of more? Kojima himself said he didn't believe that MGS4 was possible on the Xbox 360 the way that it is on the PS3, so why make a downgraded sequel?

The REAL Metal Gear Solid fans own PS3's MGS4 sold over 4 million copies on the PS3, so why would Konami make a new game a 360 exclusive? Makes no sense at all. Heck, for all we know this may have nothing to do with MGS5, but some other MGS title that wont even be on either the PS3 or 360. Metal Gear Solid 5 will be a PS3 exclusive or it will be on both the PS3 and 360, with the 360 version being on 3 or 4 discs. Metal Gear Solid games will always be on Playstation.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

You asked: "If Konami developed MGS4 as a PS3 exclusive, why would they develop a new Metal Gear game for the Xbox 360 whenever the PS3 is capable of more?"

I answer: The answer to your question is "more money". They "redo" MGS4 to make it work on the 360...probably not all that difficult really. Just make it multi disc and some subtle changes and bam...you sell a good 3-4 more million copies of your game.

[AriesFury]

wouldn't that be downgrading the game from the original then? Isn't the purpose of porting is to make it better than the original? DLC can't be the only reason to buy a ported game is it?

[jackdoe]

Maybe because the game is one of the best games ever? I know it is hard for some 360 fanboys who have derided the game since it was announced to believe, but MGS4 is a great game. Maybe now that their fvcking fanboy visors are coming off they can see that.

And no, the purpose of porting a game is not to make it better than the original, it never has. The purpose is to make more money, even if the port sucks.

[wallace1000]

Man you guys like to get worked up over exclusives. If the game is coming out for the console that you own does it really matter if that game is an exclusive or not?

[Tmac]

Lol, you guys already know this isn't coming to Xbox 360, how many times does this rumor surface and all of you get disappointed, just buy a ps3 already.

[perils]

holy sheeat! The colour green! thats it! its deffo set in ireland then!!!! BEGORA!!!!!

[doctorstrange]

that would be awesome

[strotee]

This being related to the 360 is a little too easy for being a puzzle, don't you think? Often times the most obvious answer is not the correct answer. Just saying, even a 5th grader would instantly make the correlation. Who knows.

[DiabloRising]

Kojima and Konami are laughing right now. Dance puppets dance, all this free press and buzz. Brilliant.

I don't see why people are getting worked up. I thought Xbox fanboys didn't want the overrated, overhyped, BluRay movie known as MGS4 to "disrespect" their system. My how they sing a different tune when the situation suits them eh?

In all seriousness... this could be anything. People are so focused on the color (MS doesn't own the color green) they forget things like the existence of the "i" or that MGST could stand for MGS Touch or that it says "A Next" and not "The Next."

A DSi game.
A new entry in the Ac!d series.
An iPhone Touch game.
MGS5.

Who knows. If its an MGS4 port for the 360, who cares? If its MGS4: Substance... again who cares, it will be on... gasp, the PS3 as well if history is anything to note. If its an announcement of MGS5, 99% chance it'll be multiplatform as well.

But keep the buzz going people, its funny to read fanboys arguing over this.

[dragonyght]

its funny how the last symbol looks like the ps3 power startup button yet ppl thinks its 360 just because the color is green

[Ps_alm3k]

he like to F@ck our minds....
If my guesstimation are right....
The next metal gear is........Online!!!! mMO
Or they just have The green light to do...
Zone Of Ender 3...yay!!!!!!!!

[bviperz]

A new Metal Gear!

[DaSaintFan]

I'm gonna agree with LordMe.. the first that came to mind when I saw that was not the green, but the on/off switch and MGS:Acid going to the DSi... will it happen ? Dunno.. will just have to wait and see.

[Ethereal21]

It looks just like that....

http://i202.photobucket.com...

[AWBrawler]

Kojima is supposed to be doing a Wii game, so it might be Wii. Makes business sense too. The Wii has over 35 mil sold, someone's gonna buy it!

[Leathersoup]

Since when did the international symbol for Power (an overlapping one and zero) become an indication of PC?

[DiabloRising]

About the same time MS bought exclusive rights to the color green.

[xionpunk]

:O

[FXPatriot_01]

All the ideas about it being a game for 360, DS, iPhone, iPod touch, etc. are good theories and all can be backed up in some way. However, what if it is actually the sequel to MGS: Portable Ops (meaning it's for PSP)?

If you search online for MGS: Portable Ops 2, you'll find a few articles from a year or so ago stating that Ashley Wood (the artist who created MGS:PO cutscenes) has already been contacted about MGS:PO 2 and had confirmed beginning some sort of work on it.

Now, on to the picture. Ok so what if the "i" is refering to the main character of the game? The character you ("i") will play? Since Kojima as already said Solid Snake's missions are over, we can rule him out. Considering that MGS:PO 2 is in the process of being made, I'll place my bets on this character being Big Boss/Naked Snake.

Next, the exclamation point, "!". This symbol, as everyone knows, is a staple for the MGS series. Soldiers in all Metal Gear Solid games have had the "!" above their heads to show that they are concerned about something, have spotted you, etc. So, I'll assume that the "!" represents soldiers.

Finally, the Power Symbol. Let's go back to the "i" and "!" for a moment. Depending on how you look at the power symbol, it either has an "!" or an upside down "i". The sides of the power symbol enclose the "!"/"i". If you think about the events of MGS:PO and how it brought up the elements of Outter Heaven, Big Boss having to be a leader instead of a solo mission specialists, and the whole "hearts and minds" of soldiers business, I think the power symbol is representing the unity of soldiers or the unity of soldeirs around Big Boss if Big Boss is the main character. Hence, "i" + "!" = Power symbol.

Let's not forget that the color green is almost always associated with the military of the United States - particularly the Army.

Could this game be the follow up to MGS:PO in which Big Boss finally creates Outter Heaven, the nation of soldiers?

Anyway, those are my thoughts.

Oh 1 more thing. the caption under the picture reads "A NEXT METAL GEAR IS...". It doesn't explicitly say that this is THE next game in the series(MGS5). It just reads, "A".

[DNAgent]

http://www.duelinganalogs.c...

[Ehsan Gamer]

I can see the PS3 fans are .... there pants !

there are going to be no exclusive game 2 year later for any consoles so you better stop being an IDIOT fan boy !

[Anon1974]

If this was ported to the 360 (unlikely), how would that have mattered at all. Did Bioshock coming to the PS3 suddenly spell the end of the world for 360 owners? Is Final Fantasy being released on the 360 suddenly going to make it less enjoyable on the PS3? Of course not. Multiconsole games are a reality in this world where all three main consoles only account for an installed base of about 70 million, compared with 140 million on the PS2 alone. Get used to it.

Now, what is a concern is games being dumbed down from what they could have been because of the physical media the games are released on, lack of standard harddrive, etc. The developers of the new Ghostbusters have already complained that they could have done twice as much if they didn't have to worry about porting to the 360 afterwards. We'll never know how much better games like Gears, or Halo 3 could have been if they weren't limited to the shortcomings of the 360 hardware. These are great games but I can't help but feel MS shortchanged all of us a bit when they didn't make a harddrive standard, or just bite the bullet and put HD-DVD in every console.

[Lucreto]

I would like to make a few point just for my observation.

1. People as assuming as its green they mean the 360 but the codec is green so I think they are referring to that.

2. It says " A next Metal gear is..." There is no reference to MGS4 so we can assume it is not that.

3. http://www.konami.jp/kojima...
Look at the link. You will see the symbol and to the right to that it mentions DLC with a week to go until the 12th six months since release and the rumor for dlc for that time.

4. The power symbol has the ! symbol may not be a power symbol.

[kazuma]

i'm gonna laugh so hard when this thing is announced XD

seriously, stop the theories, ur making a fool out of yourselves crazy fanboys (not talking about you lucreto)
but honestly, stop jumping to conclusions that metal gear is gonna appear on 360, wii, iphone, psp, dsi, ps3, your mom's microwave...

i mean it's as if ppl ain't even using their brains... (yeah i know, rabid fanboys not using their brains? won't be the last time XD)

here's some quick tips...
the power button can either mean on, shutdown, reboot and a reboot can mean a lot of things...new platforms, new story...
the ! can mean metal gear ac!d (and yeah i'm guessing most of u didn't play it, the alert symbol ! was green in that game...and yeah as lucreto said the codec is also green)
next metal gear implies that it is not metal gear solid (as in not starring solid snake, probably, i mean we all saw the ending for mgs4, but they can use the old man again), it can be metal gear, metal gear ac!d, or metal gear raiden whatever for all we know, or a prequel
the i can mean wii, iphone, dsi...
the fact that it is green does not prove anything...

btw lucreto the link is dead

[Lucreto]

Sorry here the link.
http://www.konami.jp/kojima...

I hit disagree by accident

[Kulupoo]

I actually Hope is Wii version of Metal Gear Acid on the wii...
cuz I havn't touch my wii since super mario galaxy....
Wi(i) + Ac(!)d
but again the logo is call MGST
or maybe MGST is just a place holder = Metal Gear Solid tease

Oh well, guess we have to wait and see

[lewin5]

the ps3 has that power symbal as well, so its not coming out on th ps3 or 360, its coming out on a portable device of some sort

[NickIni]

I'd put money on everything being a clue towards the game itself, not the platform. That's not really their style, and not really what you'd do to hype up a well respected game series.

[MiztaToungueTwista]

i'm guessing this is retaliation from a fanboy who saw the gears of war 3 on ps3 article

[Lord Xire]

I think Kojima used those symbols because people would try to crack the code by using the meaning of both symbols...

But if you were to look at a different perspective..

UP is the "i" which represents a person standing up
Down is the "!" which represents the person diving or "jumping into"

a Circle which...which happens to be 360 degrees.

That's my theory....

THE NEXT METAL GEAR IS....

Jumping into 360.

KK thx bye.

[zodiac909]

i doubt kojima would want to develop on another console other than the ps3 because any other system would make him have to limit the potential of his game, and he said that the ps3 has almost limitless possibilities in the blu-ray on the collectors edition so i think he will continue to develop exclusively on sony platforms.

[Lord Xire]

The "Next Metal Gear"

Isn't going to be about Snakes last call of duty or be drowned with the long cutscenes unless you want the next Metal Gear to come in 4years from now...

I think Kojima will go back to his roots and create a game where the game and story play through gameplay and not cutscenes.

Which is more then capable on the 360...

What people don't know is that MGS4 really is not 50GB......crack the CD open and look at the dupe files needed for seek time due to Blu Rays 2X disc read speed...now I'm no software programmer but I think the game is no bigger then 20-25gigabytes....mainly because theres 2 to 3times of file duplication through the whole mess of it.

CoD4 on 360 4.7gb CoD4 on Ps3 12gb+ with an install and both versions are near identical.....so the Ps3 used up almost 3X the disc data to create a game that is near identical.

[redsnake]

people are funny wait for it to be announced. i think its unlikely because its gonna be using the 200gig disk and seeing as how kojima hates compressing things it would be way to many disk on the outdated dvd-9 format.

[Tony999Montana]

I think it simply means the green light has been given for a new MGS game. As in it is now in development..

Wait a minute!!! Look with a magnifying glass at the bottom right corner, it clearly says: Next gen sux, new MGS game on sega dreamcast..

I knew it.

[Rythrine]

I remember when the PS3 logo was removed from an mgs4 trailer and the internet went ablaze. Kojima surely knows how to play with people's minds ^_^

[IaMs12]

okay, im just pointing something out here, yet another MGS game is supposely coming do i see people basing oh SH@#$T another MGS game.. nah but when we hear Halo 4 the comments are full of "Gay not another Halo its used up! No more there is enough Halo as it is..." yah.... just wanted to make a point

BUT! i am excited for this tho i am interested......

[evrfighter]

well another 360 guess here but not because of the color. But because I see an + ! = ! in a full circle (360?) however the first ! which is reversed is probably going to throw my theory off, as I have no idea what it could mean.

[THELANDOFSAND]

It's obviously metal gear acid for the wii

*yawn*

but i think a metal gear will end up on 360 sometime.

[cmrbe]

sold about 4.7 million last time i checked. There is no way on Earth that the next console version on MGS will not make it to the PS3 especially with the fans it already.

PS fans need to chill out. I say this again. There is no way the next console MGS will not be on PS3.

If MGS4 makes it to x360 then thats fine as long as its good as the PS3 version. Knowing how little MS have for x360 fans in 2009. I won't rule out MGS4 going to x360 sometime in 2009. Kojima already did the best he can for MGS4 on the PS3 and we PS3 fans have enjoyed it for the last 6 months. Besides i want more MGS4 copies sold as not only the game deserves it but Kojima as well. People must remember that MGS2 was ported to the xbox last gen and in with the end of 3rd parties console exclusives this gen. Its not far fetched at all to think that MGS4 will go to x360 eventually. Hey if FF13 can, any game can.

On the subject though. I think this is a handheld MGS game.

[djcosta]

bring it on xbox and i will buy 4 copies of it just to be looking at them that they are xbox360 game after all!!!hahahahahahaha

[C_Dub]

Some sort of MG game is on its way to Xbox 360. Not saying it's 4, though. That's pretty much all I get out of that, as well as the hints to Ac!d.

[AWBrawler]

However. If he does all sign clearly point to the Big N. Again Kojima is no stranger to Iwata, Miyamoto, and Sukarai. Plus Nintendo fans love snake even when he's on PS1, PS2, PS3, so its a smart move. But he's sticking with PS3, so stop the speculation.

Peace be with you, and God Bless!

[Batzi]

I am really looking forward to what that might turn out and I hope it's a PS3 exclusive. As of this moment all we can do is just speculate. Sooner or later, the answer will be revealed. MGS5 FTW!

[NickIni]

God this is stupid.

I'd put money on this having nothing to do with the 360 at all. Think about it. Green = codec. The other symbols could mean anything (! for Ac!d) for example).

But I'm certain this is about the game itself. Not it's platform. It's a well respected franchise, from a well respected company, with a well respected big cheese. It just isn't done.

[Life is Good]

My guess is that it's a new Metal Gear AC!D game for the Wii or DS which would be nice. I don't think this picture has anything to do with MGS4. MGS4 is the only game I know that has Sony written all over it. It's got the PlayStation 3, Sony Ericsson phone and even Apple computers and iPod. I don't think Konami would just put all those things in there for the heck of it.

[FrankenLife]

They do this kind of thing just to mess with people. It probably means something incredibly off the wall like. "I wipe with 2 ply"

[Brock Danger]

I played MGS4 on my PS3, and enjoyed it. But for the love of god it's an 8 hour tunnel shooter wrapped in 20+ of Kojima's verbal diarrhea. Yes, it looked great, but if he was forced to make the game on a smaller disc, maybe it wouldn't have been so verbose and full of terrible, terrible writing. Less, in this case, would have definitely been more. For christ's sake how long did those army boats circle Liquid Snake? Typical Japanese jerkoff session. You can't justify that.

[IcarusOne]

Well said. Kojima-san depserately needs an editor, editors, a whole post-house of editors. Don't get me wrong, MGS is one of my favorite series. Despite Kojima's ego, not because of it.

[donnie-2105]

i own ps3/360 but wish microsoft would stop touting every ps3 exlusives i like each machine to have there own that way you push it and get an idea of what there both capable of.a world of just multi format games no thanks

[Alib8000]

This is where you'll find all the answers.

[link] http://-alib8000-.gametrail...

[3sq]

Note that the teasing says "Next Metal Gear" not "Next Metal Gear Solid" so no Metal Gear Solid 4 nor 5, case close.

[Product]

could just mean
"A next Metal Gear is......On(power switch)"
meaning they are just def. making another one.

[Giant_Enemy_Sackboy]

u all retarded specially xbox fans dont u guys remember june 12 plus 6 months is december 12 and u guys know what happen to snake, if u dont remember u can continue to speculate in a stupidly way ,just hear urself yes mgs for 360 of for dsi of for pc whar about a expansion of the original.

[The_EE_God]

Metal Gear Solid Transience?

[Claudinho69]

Its prob gonna be metal gear online only for the xbox live

[Claudinho69]

its gonna be metal gear online for xbox live

[Jecht]

Metal Gear Solid Tactics.

3 to 1 odds, who's in?

[SinnedNogara]

The PS3 needs this game as a exclusive. The 360 version of the game would need 6-8 discs (1-5 for the game chapters, 1 for the Metal Gear Online, and 2 for the option menus). The game would have less advanced graphics, and the system running at full power would explode. MGS-360 would make a 360 explode. The Red Ring of Death would happen all over the world. What they should do is bring Metal Gear Solid 1-3 on the Wii, similar to what they did with Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

[Gaara_724]

it looks the like green power heat sencer to turn on my ps3

[Billabong]

I see this has started that stupid MGS 360 rumor again... even when it has been clearly stated MGS is never going to be on 360. When this rumor pops up, MGS4 to 360 fans is no longer a 'movie' but it is one of the greatest games ever made.. yet when the rumor dies it'll just go back to being a 'movie' right?

Please.

[doshey]

funny thing is ps3 has a power button like that just look on the touch pad if u dont belive me

[AMDprocessor]

All it is simpley saying is "A next Metal gear is" and thats it. I beleive what its saying is. You know how this was "Solid" snakes last mission in MGS4. I think it means more of "whats going to be in solid's place in the name. I lauph at all of you who jump to conclusions saying BAM ITS ON 360. It could be i will not deny it but in no way does it say anything like that.

[No Way]

Why are people makin such specualtionnnnnn?

Chances are that if this game doesn't come out in the next few months, then it's likely we won't find out anything for like Three(3) years..

[Shoko]

It's a DSi title. That's my best guess.

[andron]

But it didn't bring me nowhere.

Dot line = A
Line Dot = N
Dot Line line dot = P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Anyone else connect the dots? LOL...

[thelastsnake]

The I stands for hideo kojima add [+] ac!d [!] on the [=] 360 [green color in] [power button]

tell me what you think

[sweetlewfor3]

I dont get why so many people freak out over this game going to 360. If you want to play it so much, then buy a PS3. Man just get a job or something, and earn it like a man.

[Afterglow]

I look forward to seeing what this turns out to be.

[InfectedDK]

Dont know if this picture has been posted yet!
Dont have time to read over 300 comments..
Must see!

http://tinypic.info/viewer....

[kosovo]

mgs4=360? huh?
MGS4=4disc. yea.
lol.
what a console!