GamingBolt : Kojimas secret project : "NEXT"

From the way GamingBolt.com see it, this "NEXT" photo describes a new game, perhaps a new IP maybe. Though it could also mean a new Metal Gear, a "NEXT" Metal Gear, like all of us think, this could be Metal Gear Raiden, Metal Gear Solid 5, or anything else in that matter.

Though the most talked about topic is "Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to the Xbox 360", and from this photo, the chances go lower.
Like GamingBolt.com said "NEXT" means something new, a sequel, or anything like that, so if MGS4 was coming to the 360, why would he put this "NEXT" on the photo?

[sonarus]

Why would kojima waste his time porting MGS4 to 360. If MGS4 was going to 360 it will be passed on to some internal konami group to port it while kojima works on something else. Spending time to port MGS4 on 360 = waste of kojima time but it won't be a waste of time to konami so they can handle the port

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

The other console is in desperate need for games.

[BLuKhaos]

Well since the grass is green in the pic,360 port CONFIRMED!

[poopsack]

lol Win!

[Liquid Dust]

You're completely right, Kojima has too many amazing ideas swirling around his head, hes not going to dwell on the past. I know that 360 owners would love MGS4, but I think that they would really benifit (if the game was multiplat) from some hard work on a new IP from Kojima Productions.

Im expecting some really great things from Konami at E3

[Blaze929]

Is reporting it to be a game called Tornado Outbreak.

[StephanieBBB]

No you got it all wrong.

- In a large field like that there's often a lot of spiders: Arachnid

- Take the first two letters from Arachnid: Ar

- The bigger field with white grass probably represents the first name of a large white guy while the green grass represents his last name: Aron Greenberg

- Then there's clouds in the sky and there are similar clouds in gears 2 act 1 and the Halo 3 trailer: Connected to Gears 2 and Halo 3

- And as Mr kojima is also involved I can't help to see the obvious connection of Metal gear solids: Snake

This all concludes my suspicions that: Aron Greenberg will announce a new AAA title "Metal gear VS Gears 2 VS Halo 3 (working title)" at E3 this year exclusively for the xbox 360.

I've also managed to leak an In-game screenshot of this new super blockbuster. /PS, this is actually how they ride in-game.
http://img195.imageshack.us...

[verb3k]

Do you know?

[Blaze929]

Nothing will happen to "them" as it's not "them" that wont let this rumor die already, its the media. I honestly dont know any one of my friends who own a Xbox 360 and friends on Xbox Live who either:

-want MGS4
-even KNOW what MGS4 is
-care

I got the MGS4 PS3 bundle when it came out particularly for the game and figured that would be the right time for me to buy a PS3 as I wanted the game and i'm sure if anyone REALLY wanted it that bad they would've gotten a PS3 by now.

360 owners dont want MGS4, it can't get more clearer than that. Xbox 360 'FANBOYS' just want it as something to brag about to bash against playstation 'FANBOYS' for a loss "exclusive".

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Can we please just wait til tomorrow for him to announce it?

[Milky Joe]

Of course!!! It's so clear now!!!

You're forgetting one thing though. Off in the distance you will see a hill. A green hill. Green Hill. Sonic is in the game for sure.

[Freak of Nature]

It's all a total quessing game at this point....

Kojima could have a team split off with added devs just for the 360 version with added content? Anybody in their right mind knows the cash to be had with a port to the 360.I just would not put any money on it....

This could happen,but odds are it's "not" going to happen.

Kojima is looking to get more of a "west" flavor into his games,his recent visit to Infinity Ward added into this makes me think he is going after a new IP. Then after this new IP,he will have his main (designers) men directly under him tackle the next MGS all on their own.But first a new IP.....Then the next MGS....

The picture has "Metal Gear Raiden" written all over it however...

Next can stand for the the next MGS or his next series,anybody can make a quess.Anyways,less than 24 hours and we can all find out what is really up...

[SevWolf]

your completely right when the teaser first came out I was all hyped up for a new game then I start seeing the predictions on ign and those sites and everysingle one of them had a "MGS4 on 360", I didnt mind it but then the fanboys just started going crazy over it all over the comments and forums, I have seen atleast 50 threads here, gametrailers, neogaf etc...which have the title "MGS 4 on XBOX 360 OOOOOMMMMGGGGG!!!11!!!!1!!!&qu ot; and its really annoying

[cmrbe]

I think most x360 fans don't care about MGS4 anymore.They would have cared if it was relased togeher with the PS3 version last year i understand this.

The same way i didn't care as well as most PS3 fans didn't care for LP and Bioshock when it was released later on the PS3.

It does seem like its media that are looking for hits.

What would be better for x360 fans is a new IP for the x360 weather its multi-plat or exclusive.

[shawnsl65]

if this is a hint for the NEW IP, then DAMN! 1080P high quality game. Most likely they will try to surpass their past projects in gameplay, physics, and graphical quality.

[GameGambits]

At the end of the GDC keynote he did the last picture had the captions:

NEXT METAL GEAR PROJECT or something like that, but NEXT was in it. It had that mini picture of Raiden, and on April fools day you got to see Campbell in Raiden's outfit from MGS4 kicking butt.

Honestly I'll be MORE surprised if tomorrow he announces something that isn't a Metal Gear game starring Raiden. Either way it'll be a day 1 purchase from me. Kojima = can have my bank account. :)

[lindquist]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

Same day as microsoft's conference.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

I am so absolutely sure MGS4 isn't going to 360 that i will put my account on the line.

If at this years E3 (Pretty much the last chance of it going Multi)
it gets announced for 360 i will put up my account password in the forums and leave N4G.THAT'S how certain i am it won't happen.

If it doesn't...give me a bubble? :D

[-x.Red.x-]

can't wait to gave that bubble

:D

[koston3647]

this mans got B*LLS!

[SevWolf]

I'll keep you at that bet
Enjoy the bubble on june 2nd
lol

[Avenged Sevenfold]

You got my bubble coming June 1st. =P

[xaphanze]

I gave you a bubble now ^^

[heyheyhey]

could mean a lot of things.. not an MGS4 port though, in no way is that "NEXT"

[Whitefeather]

It's the next MGS that he wants to make, the one he talked about at GDC. He kept saying the "next" MGS this the "next" MGS that.

[sonarus]

He also said he is done with making metal gear games. Thats why i don't think it will be metal gear. He tied up that story well. Kojima is likely working on a new game that appeals to a western audience. This new game will likely be multiplatform

[aldesko]

^ I thought the last slide at GDC was called "The Next Metal Gear?" and had a pic of Raiden. Is that when he said there wouldn't be another metal gear? I didn't listen to what he said.

[The_Firestarter]

That was Kojima's ultimate April's fool joke. Las month it was revealed that it really wasn't Raiden in the presentation rather it was Roy Campbell with his cane.

http://www.gabe-e.com/campb...

[Fishy Fingers]

How about we have something regarding Kojima that doesnt have to be twisted into a "MGS4 going multiplat or not article".

[kingOVsticks]

don't be ridicules! Then how will "no one go to" sites get hits? Actually talking about games? pshh like that'll happen

[Omega4]

I dont see why everyone is expecting Kojima's team to announce the port of MGS4, since i doubt they would take the time to do it when it could easily be done by some other team in Konami.

Just like the way EA did the port for HL2 and Team Ninja did the port for Ninja Gaiden, if the dev team dont like the port console someone else will do it, so this doesnt mean that MGS4 isnt going to be ported

[Model]

well,who knows

[darkzodiac55]

You got it all wrong. Kojima himself informed many times that mgs4 would not be ported to 360, which means if it does his reputation is at stake.Valve,Team ninja never officially denied the ps3 version.

[NewZealander]

it will be a new multiplat MGS game, to all those who say MGS cant go to the 360 give me one good answer why not.

i remember resident evil 4 being one of the capcom 7 exclusive games for gamecube, not all games came out but resi 4 was meant to be gamecube exclusive but oh guess what a year down the track it came out on ps2.

the way the psfanboys act on this site is so funny, i cant wait to see how they react when the news of a 360 MGS game is announced.

[OmarJA]

New expansion DLC for MGS4.

[SpoonyRedMage]

He's making a Pocket Station game because he's crazy like that!

[sofresh200]

We'll find out tomorrow peeps, no use getting bent out of shape about it.

[Pootangpie]

and I doubt it's another MGS probably a whole new IP

[heyheyhey]

you got proof that Sony are paying Konami?

[PotNoodle]

^^

To be honest, they probably are or have had some financial involvement somewhere in the development but have agreements not to reveal the fact they have paid for it.

[belal]

i remember a couple of months ago, xbox fans said, we dont want this movie and stuff like that, but now when the roumors comes up you all are like haha yeeess we are getting mgs4 muhahahaha lolol. can you see how pathetic you guys are?

even if this game comes to your console, its a good thing, more people will have the chance to enjoy this masterpiece...

but im 99% sure that this game wont see the light on the xbox 360. but maybe, when kojima announces mg5 ,konami announces mgs4. and when mg5 comes out,mgs4 360 comes out. but thats just a big MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYBEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEE.

[SpoonyRedMage]

It's the same with stuff like Mass Effect though. Lots of PS3 fans say it's rubbish but delighted in the rumours that it could be going to the PS3.

I tihnk you can also see it in articles about Dead Rising 2 and Lost Planet 2.

So they're as pathetic as each other.

[user9422077]

Oh well, I guess we have Uncharted 2 to look forward to!

[redbadger]

No dlc for MGS for the game is too old. I believe he is moving on and getting out of the metal gear franchise (even though that is his life and blood). He is going to experiment with other ideas.

[siyrobbo]

kojima did go on at gdc about having to overcome obstacles and such forth, maybe he was referencing the 360

[creatchee]

GTA: The Lost and the damned came out about 10 months after the original game dropped and went on to sell very well.

Burnout Paradise is supported to this day with car and game mode updates (and is getting a large island add-on in a bit) after almost a year and a half of being released.

MGS4 isn't that old, and even if it is, DLC is DLC.

[xabmol]

MGO still gets DLC and updates.

[denied]

COMING TO THE 360. KJ SAID AND HE WONT SAY IT AGAIN MGS4 OR ANY MGS TITTLE WILL EVER BE ON THE 360 THANK YOU.

[TheMART]

Still Kojima doesn't own MGS IP, Konami does. Konami is 3rd party, it has shareholders it wants to maximize its profit.

Bioshock came to the PS3 1.5 years after the 360 version and was denied for a long time. MGS4 could go over just as simple as that.

[silverchode]

bioshock flopped in sales for the ps3 because it came later, why would they make an mgs4 port if it will mostlikely flop is sales too.

[infamousinfolite]

Not so simple, really there would be alot of things taken out of the game to make it fit one disc or go the multiple route. But honestly though I seriously don't think the 360 can handle snakes sneaking suit changing due to the environment. I seriously think the 360 would freeze at the start of it changing. So I probably be best if they went to doing what mgs3 did the preset camos on maunal not automatic..... If there was a port.

[Shadow Man]

Because ps3 owners don't buy games, look at killzone2 for example.

[Darrius Cole]

I never looked it up, but I thought Kojima does own the Metal Gear IP, or at least has more rights than developers normally have. I get the impression that Kojima has more authority than, say Itagaki had over Ninja Gaiden.

[CSM-101e]

it still won't be as good as Capcom's "COMING SOON!!!"

uhh huh, a disagree. must be a ubisoft employee with knowledge of their upcoming "FALL 2009"

[Ninjamonkey82]

Hope it is something complete new tbh. I don't mind ifs its multiplat just hope its new. I <3 the mgs series but i want to see what else this man can do in term of gaming other than MGS. Id be intriged tbh.

Look at nintendos main man he aint just stuck down to one game rather what his mind can event.

[Panthers]

Since NEXT has and X in it, it is obviously coming to the Xbox360. ALso, that word NEXT is somehow shaped like a 360 controller. Not to mention the fact that Masterchief is in the clouds.

[Ravage27]

ROFL!! XD

[denied]

MGS GAMES ARE ONLY POSSIBLE ON THE PS3. nuff say

[LittleBigSackBoy]

MGS1,MGS2, and MGS3 only possible on the PS3? ORLY!?

[Renewman]

I hope you were being sarcastic because if you weren't, that is really sad.

[The_Firestarter]

Please tell me you are not serious. He was OBVIOUSLY being sarcastic. >_>

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

'N' = NOW
'E' = EXTERMINATE
'X' = XBOX
'T' = TRASH
;-D

[360isgreat]

Not
Enough
Xbox
Tards

[Mr Face Creamer]

The 360 is next?

Well I just hope they won't go out and announce a Metal Gear for the DS.

[TheMART]

NEXT means

MGS4 on the 360 next thing up. And after that MGS5 exclusive for Microsoft because overall exclusives sell better on the 360. Gears of War 5 to 8 mln. (1st one over life time, sequel still selling), Halo 3 is what on 9 mln.

Just joking, but I do think Konami will not lock itself to PS3 audience anymore. So MGS4 port can be coming, not by Kojima studio though. MGS5 multi release on both platforms.

[heyheyhey]

"MGS5 multi release on both platforms."

yeah, because after maxing out a dual-layer BD disk (50gb) and selling an excellent 5 million copies on PS3... Kojima will want to go back to DVD9

face it, MGS fanbase is on PS3... MGS4 kept Konami afloat, Kojima is a very ambitious dev.. there's no reason for Konami to take MGS to the 360, 'ya know... since they think it's a movie franchise and all, isn't that right MART?

after all that "MGS4 BluRay movie" chest-pumping it's funny seeing you beg for a MGS4 on 360

[dogmeat eater]

Are you kidding? MGS5 exclusive to the 360?! What a fuking joke. Same thing goes to MGS4 coming to the 360. Its all just a fuking joke.

[Gun_Senshi]

i hope its zone of the enders 3 :(

[DelbertGrady]

I think he will shock the gaming world and announce that he will make Rapelay 2.

[xabmol]

It will be called SurpriseSexlay. It will be the prequel to Rapelay because the main character dies in the first game.

xD

[Ethreon]

Rainy or maybe even stormy clouds..

"You were the lightning in the storm" ..Anyone?

Also, picked from the source file of the site:
＜meta name="keywords" content="Hideo Kojima, MGS,METAL GEAR, NEXT, game, konami, kojima game, KJP, Kojima Production "＞

[kingOVsticks]

yea we know but its too obvious that its raiden. Kojima has something up his sleeve and were just to feeble minded to figured out just yet. Lets be patient and wait till the 18th, otherwise a lot of fanboys are going to get their hopes up for something that wasn
t confirmed (FW updates,Home release,xbox MGS4 etc). Hope you're on to something though.

[kingOVsticks]

Maybe its a new PSP MGS game. That wouldn't be so bad

But heres to hoping for a new game all together!

[Qorious]

Okay, so I'm guessing it's either new Zone of the Enders or MGR (Metal Gear Raiden). He will be the NEXT person who will take over after Solid Snake. :)

[belal]

thats your own opinion not fact :)

kojima wants to have mg5 exclusive because of space. he made jokes in mgs4 about dvd 9 lol . you know that xbox wont get mgs4, maybe after we get mg5 you get mgs4.

[gintoki777]

ok well im like the official of konami and i tied up kojima in a room and told him to tell me early wtf is going on!
so he told me "well i was trying to develop for the 360 but when i tried playing an early demo i was making it red ringed on me! thats why the grass is sorta green but dying. The clouds symbolize me moving on over this tragedy and i will leave the lands of 360 and make this game for ps3"
He was very sad when he told me this I couldve fount out more but he told was about to go in tears so i let him go and didnt get any details on the game.

[Mr Face Creamer]

8-year old or 12-year old droid?

I guess he was sad since he would have actually made some money off the 360 version LOL!

[siyrobbo]

i take it english isn't your native language?

[KilZoneGeneralStrife]

Just give us a name,or shut up until E3.Hideo is a genius. . .MGS,fck. . .the games have all rocked,genius,all of them.But this cryptic message thing is getting old.I think the air around Konami HQ is a bit messed up if they think we want stupid cryptic messages.Im hoping its ZOE3. . . .

[Nelson M]

That Metal Gear is the Gaming industry's Biggest and Best Franchise
You never ever hear us Educated PS3 owners crying for games like Halo or Gears (Cause there Crap)
But all the Time the Dumb BoTs are Crying out loud for Metal Gear
Let it go BoTs
Your Obsession is Sad
Just Accept it

[JeffGUNZ]

Your spelling and grammar. I think it is funny you put "educated" and half of your words are spelled wrong and your grammar is, well, non-existent. Also, why the h*ll do you capitalize random words, it makes no sense? If you are an "educated PS3" user, then I am very happy I picked the 360 this generation. I would rather know how to read and write instead of having a blue-ray player.

[ustayclassyn4g]

'next' seems to indicate to me more something like the next iteration in a franchise then just kojima's next game, like it's to do with someone that has gone before...maybe im just reading too much into it :/ can't wait to know what it is though :O

[4Sh0w]

lol, "Though it could mean....", so in other words just like the rest of the world he doesn't have a clue what "NEXT" actually means and yet here is another news piece thats tells us nothing. Its cool to speculate about whats coming the first few times after that it gets pretty redundant and boring imo.

[SmokingMonkey]

the NEXT runner

you heard it here 1st

(ZOE2 was called the "2nd runner")

[DNAgent]

Hold on to what if.

[MetalGearBear]

It reveal on tomorrow. DUH!!!! patience!!!!

[II Necroplasm II]

When is this game going to be announced? Tommorow??

Anyone over the age of 17 on here please answer if you know on the top of your head.

EDIT: gotcha adeafphat. I Thought it was the 18th

[jkoz]

Tomorrow IS the 18th...

[LittleBigSackBoy]

"I guess he was sad since he would have actually made some money off the 360 version LOL!"

And they didn't make money off the PS3 version...?

EDIT: meant to reply to 24.1

[dogmeat eater]

a two year old could figure that out.

[Borat Sagdiyev]

That dog is skinny....pause NOT!

[MetalGearBear]

If u want MGS4 so bad!!!!!
Buy PS3!!!! thank u.

[Shadow Man]

/jk I might when i see a price drop.

ps: MGS4 33gbs

[BlackIceJoe]

I hope Kojima works on a sequel to Policenauts and Snatcher. I so want a new game in those series then a new Zone of Enders next. If both Snatcher and Policenauts got a sequel that would be the best news I could ever hope for at E3.

[silverchode]

mart do you own mgs4?

[Bladestar]

"so if MGS4 was coming to the 360, why would he put this "NEXT" on the photo?"

Because is the "NEXT" console MGS4 will be made for...

Because is the "NEXT" smart thing to do.

Because after appealing to Japan... Kojima want to reach "NEXT" to the west where the xbox 360 is dominating the PS3..

Because Kojima says, "Now that I prove to Sony that I am their loyal leg humper... the "NEXT" thing I have to do is maximize profits and think about the company and investors".

[heyheyhey]

wow, desperate as hell

MGS5 sold 5 million copies... i think the investors are happy and would rather Kojima worked on the next MGS instead of a port that would require Kojima getting his head round DVD9 and other 360 limitations

the MGS fanbase is on PS3.. Konami doesn't need the 360 for MGS

if you really think "NEXT" means the 360 then you really must be deluded.. is there a 360 controller in the sky too?

[saimcheeda]

you are so sad!!!

[jkoz]

View the source of the page and METAL GEAR is in the keywords. So... looks like it's the next Metal Gear game.

[ajay_solidsnake]

No Doubt that this game is related to MGS series...this is a FPS game where you play as RAIDEN

[tiamat5]

Kojima said he is not making MSG4 for the Xbox 360. He said that. The person who made the game. The person who said that he will not be making MSG4 for the Xbox 360. Who said it could not be made for the Xbox 360. Who said that they made the most profit off of Sony. So what does that mean? HE IS NOT MAKING A PORT OF MSG4 FOR THE XBOX 360!!!!!!!! Stop crying over it! It's not going to happen. No matter how much you pray, no matter how much you beg, not matter how much you cry. Even if the next game he makes is for the Xbox 360 and PS3 it won't be MSG4.Give it up Xbots, get over yourselves and move on.

[maverick1191]

its funny shadowman you say ps3 owners dont play games but the only games you have that sell well it gears and halo the rest are multi plat kz2 sold well over a million and selling over a million copies is classed as success just because its not halo and hasnt sold 10mill doesnt mean its not worth buying retard typical xbox fanboy playing sales instead of games

[kesvalk]

i need to remember you that sales not equal to quality

in your own logic, wiisports is the best game ever released...
think before you post...

[Another One]

In the source of the flash player it shows that the countdown will end on the 22nd and start another timer. The timer starting on the 22nd will end on the 27th when another timer will start. Next will be on the 30th and this final timer stops on June first, the day of Microsoft's press conference. (Each time that the timer changes, I'm assuming there will be another hint like the big "S" or "5", whatever it is)

This could be Sony trying to steal MS thunder on the first or it could coincide with an announcement during MS's conference.

(Credit to Nirolak on NeoGAF for finding this out. I figured it wouldn't get posted here)

[saimcheeda]

that whatever the new game is people are taliing about it coming to 360!!!it may be on PS3 Too!!even if it is MGS5 it could be exclusive!!!

[maspi]

countdown is set with Japan time.
June 1st in Japan = May 31 USA. If it was exclusive X360 and/or Microsoft conference the countdown would end on June 2.also Konami E3 press conference is 1st June.

[kesvalk]

when the times reaches zero, the Sun will come, then the guy from boktai will jump in the screen and yell "Taiyoooooooooo!"

it's boktai3 for DS...

[XPC HARDonE]

I dont give a s_it

[The_Kills]

Just announce that so everyone can hype that for another 2 years.

[ikral]

Its probably MGS5, and probably it will be multiplat. And i dont care if it is, just as long as it is great game on my PS3. And that it will be.

[Chuck Norris AAA]

Seriously I cant take these rumours MGS4 360 PORT LIKE OMFGGGGGGGG IM GONA PWN NoObZ on MGO LIKE OMFG MICROSFT JUST PWNED SONY OMFG
Seriously I hate hearing these fanboys look its a PS3 xclusive ok?
So deal with it.And OMFG was said wayyyy too many times there.

[Ebi]

Hehehehehe..... Kojima is the ultimate tease-master. Come the day of the announcement, something totally unexpected will wipe the floor clean! As an avid fan of Kojima-san's works, I can only (barely) be patient. If there is something I could request personally, it would be trophy support for MGS4. Then again, it's not like a need an incentive to go through that masterpiece again, hey?