Edge writes: "Will Konami sneak into online gaming by the back door, or stumble through the front?
Selling an online shooter as a standalone product is a risky business at the best of times, and nowadays there aren't many who have the guts. Even the magnificent Team Fortress 2 ended up bundled in The Orange Box, while those titans of the genre, Quake and Battlefield, are both opting for the ad supported, free-to-play model for their next outings. And who can blame them? Singleplayer blockbusters like Halo 3 and Call Of Duty 4 are shipping with superb, feature-laden online multiplayer modes that can quite easily dominate the playlists for years at a time.
So it's the cause of quite a few raised eyebrows that Konami is choosing to split Metal Gear's multiplayer game off from Metal Gear Solid 4 and sell it on its own. What's more, Metal Gear Online's pedigree – the underwhelming multiplayer modes of MGS3: Subsistence and Portable Ops – is far from stellar. Is Konami simply stumbling in to the party far too late?"
Konami has shared an announcement on the official Metal Gear portal site stating that the online services for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be terminated on May 31st of 2022. This only affects the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions. Both MGSV itself and its multiplayer component Metal Gear Online will be shut down on that date. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will also lose its network service on the same date, but this time it also affects the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game.
MGS4 servers were closed after only 4 years, by the way https://www.metalgearinform...
It's been brought back with RPCS3, if you're curious to get back into it.
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I played this game recently. This is a problem because infiltrating online bases is by FAR the best way to get money.
During the actual game i made a few mill doing story missions, and procuring equipment, but with the online wallet, I had 100m+ in a few hours.
Not to mention you'd need to create online FOBs to max your gear.
Was hoping there would be a next gen patch to make the idroid a little less laggy. Really, a masterpiece of a game.
Remember that the services for Phantom Pain on Xbox One, PS4 and PC are still going to be online. But it is only a matter of time, I suppose.
Actually 3, Intruder, Deterrence and Disarmament. You have to connect to the online to finish building the Nuke and get the trophy, meaning you can't disarm it either without online.
The online component is really helpful with online connectivity. You get minerals and stuff while you sleep to build up your base.
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We’ve seen custom servers bring loads of online PC games back from the dead, and emulation has provided a way for plenty of old console games to live on modern hardware. You probably see where this is going. Yes, a group of enterprising fans have put together custom servers to bring back the PlayStation 3’s take on Metal Gear Online, commonly known as Metal Gear Online 2.
I play this and I would just say the skill gap is as large as ever. Headshots are key, and most players seems to be able to quickscope anyone from anywhere. This was always a thing on PS3 but it's even more pronounced due to higher frames rates on the rpcs3.
It's the toughest online shooter I've played in a long long time.
Metal Gear Survive will be the 1st Place prize at a Metal Gear Online 3 tournament and fans are furious.
Replies(2)What more can Kojima do with this franchise when the saga is pretty much over?
The plot is pretty much wrapped up and Kojima has expressed many times he'd like to put the IP to rest. Anymore titles in the Snake saga would just turn Metal Gear into a zombie franchise..........oh wait!
It's a pre order code aswell
I mean it's bad enough it's Survive but not even a Collectors Edition of it or something
Salt in wound. They're right aswell the other prizes are better
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"split Metal Gear’s multiplayer game off from Metal Gear Solid 4 and sell it on its own"
I thought it came on MGS4 (starter pack anyway) and that this had be confirmed several times?
Does this mean if you dont want MGS4 (wierdo) and just wanted the online you'll be able to buy it seperate?
correct me if i am wrong but wasn't Warhawk sold as a standalone product as well as being a download? and that has sold over 500,000 copies which isn't bad for an online only, third person shooter.
So what trouble will an established brand such a metal gear have?
well if by any chance well have to buy it seperate you can count me out on this one
i refuse to buy it seperate when i believe it has been confirmed the starter pack be included with the game
If true and not the "full" MGO to be included w/ MGS4, this is a terrible move on Konami's part. I can understand DLC and I can understand a separate SKU for MGO as a standalone (Hell, I've always thought MGO would be released on the 360 anyway if popular). But to tantalize us TPS fans w/ a partial online game that we need to buy a full game at a later date seems very cheesy and I guess nothing new on Konami's part (a la MGS2 demo bundled w/ ZOE to procure inflated sales of a new IP - at least that was a "demo" and never implied to be anything more).
wow... thats just gay. developers like rockstar giving us a TON of features and modes... then you have developers like kojima nickle and diming all its loyal fanbase with this bs having to pay an extra 30-60$ more for multiplayer mode.