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Konami issues statement on MGS4 trophy patch

Kojima Productions, a subsidiary of Konami and developer of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, has issued a statement regarding the numerous requests for the game to be patched with trophy support.

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PirateThom5379d ago

So, basically, the same thing they've already said?

Blaze9295379d ago (Edited 5379d ago )

I'm all for it...as long as there are no Metal Gear Online trophies. Not even trophies could get me to go online in that god awful mode again.

Bronze (Yes...bronze) Trophy Unlocked - "Wow you must really like MGO!": Spend over 30 minutes downloading and installing the newest update then use 10 minutes to find a match online.

solideagle15379d ago

with trophies for cheap price and it will sell like hot cakes.

thanks

CaptainKratos5379d ago

10 minutes to find a match online!? what game have you been playing? MGO is fun! the only thing that ruins it is the glitchers.stop lag switching people!!!

theEnemy5379d ago

If you don't like MGO, it doesn't mean other people doesn't like MGO too.

There are thousands of players playing MGO right now. And we are enjoying every bit of it.

To each his own.

Although I admit it is one of the glitchiest online game on the PS3.

f'ing glitchers.

jammy_705379d ago

maybe when mgs4 subsis.... wat ever comes out

but they will come......

Rusco875379d ago

just another reason to keep on playing this epic game! but will probably have to delete or back up the saved data and start fresh for the trophies to work.

morganfell5379d ago

MGO is an incredible blast. Not sure what game he's been playing.

JaPo5379d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

Jesus Christ could this statement be any less helpful? Is this not the exact same thing they said last time. It simply sounds like they're teeing up to shaft the PS3 owner with some announcement of a new limited edition w/trophies.

If they do try and make us buy 'Subsistence' for the trophies then that is very poor service.

I have a feeling, knowing Konami as a very 'Japanese' developer, they;'' make the trophies insanely hard and annoying. I hope that's not the case, as I've been relishing the opportunity to go through that super game again.

I'm with you there, Blaze. For me, the slow gameplay, awkward controls and lack of teamwork made it a painfully boring experience. Before the resident fanboys retort with 'are we playing same gaem lol' and 'its tactical not like c0d4 nubfest', I didn't find the game particularly suited to tactical teamwork either. It's simply not very well made; from the server issues to the stupid bloody Konami IDs. Of all the people I know who enjoyed the SP and numerous other online shooters (including SOCOM), none of them appreciated MGO.

King_many_layers5378d ago

10 minutes to find a game ?? I feel sorry for you, I never even had that trouble in the beta.
But 30 minutes to download the latest update, that's amazingly fast. If I tried to download any update it'd take me F'in hours.

I had to leave my internet and PS on overnight 2 days in a row when it was the beta to download it all properly.
I hope that any future game will just use sony servers.

C_SoL5378d ago

I had a feeling i should have waited.

i just traded my MGS4 for a Dualshock 3 controller.

Hopefully they release a substance version or something.

I'll definitely buy it to get the trophies.

IdleLeeSiuLung5378d ago

This will of course be complete with a few minor new stuff, trophies and some variations.

Just like they did with the previous games, right?

shadow27975378d ago

Having just gotten my Big Boss Emblem, I have to say that if trophies are ever released, they're going to be hard. Not only that, but it's going to require an insane number of play-throughs. All they really have to do is assign a trophy to each of the ranks at the end of the game and they're pretty much done.

I hope they do release trophies, but if they do, I know I'm going to end up spending a ton of more time on that game, so I'm almost hoping they don't Haha.

starvinbull5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

I've been holding out on replaying it for the trophies and holding out on getting into MGO waiting for them to drop the Konami ID thing. Sort it out man it's been out ages.

EDIT: @idleleesiulung

Sony wouldn't allow developers to re-release old games charging extra for trophies on the disc only.

Including trophies would see the game spike a few thousand more copies so that alone would probably pay for them.

DaTruth5378d ago

What Blaze929 said makes perfect sense. I don't like MGO and I wouldn't want to have to play it a lot to get a platinum trophy. I don't want my children to hear me swearing so much, and that is what will happen if I am forced to play MGO again.

nycredude5378d ago

Blaze

What the hell are you rambling on about MGO is very fun and it never took that long to get into a match. Maybe you should play a game before you talk.

Guys he is probably just butthurt because he sucks at it and keeps getting cqc'ed before he could kill someone! LOL!

raztad5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

Sorry Blaze but this is a bit funny. Yesterday I was slammed by you cause I said KZ2 is more exciting than HL2, and now you owned yourself trash talking MGO. LOL

Btw, I havent played MGO yet. I want to try it out, but I need to finish KZ2 on Elite first. I want to replay MGS4 but with so much new games coming is hard to allocate time for it, trophies could make a second playthrough a reality :D

Downtown boogey5378d ago

You keep praising KZ2 and you haven't even finished it on elite???? I got a platinum from it and didn't like it... Just the 18 month-wait and 1600+ posts on killzone.com had to be justified somehow.
And about MGO: It sucks. MGS4 is awesome though; best game this gen for me. And you haven't even played it more than once! That number is 8 for me.

pixelsword5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

It takes up to 30 minutes sometimes to get a game on Gears, and there's glitches galore in both Gears games, so although MGO takes half of the time to get a game, people slam it? Either that point is a fanboyish rant, or some Sony gamers are acting just a little spoiled because GeOW gamers don't complain that much, neither do Sony players talk about such nuances as much.

@ Downtown boogey:

What is worse, or makes more sense: someone who is savoring a game that they do like, or someone who plays the game long enough to get the trophies on a game that they don't like?

:)

phosphor1125378d ago

That is the ONLY reason I haven't gone back to MGO.

It takes me HOURS (YES HOURS!!!) to download the update. No, f*ck that. I'll go play KZ2 instead.

INehalemEXI5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

what a tease, all I need to hear is when the trophy patch is ready for DL. Still this is 1 of the greatest games ever created I did not need to get my trophy fix to enjoy. Trophies will just make it solid :D

RustInPeace5378d ago

No matter how much of this "be patient" stuff they throw at us, how much you wanna bet that they DON'T patch the game after making a "statement" after this? Also, how is this even considered a statement on the topic if nothing was said about it at all? All that was said is "we hear you........." Doesn't mean they WILL do it. I hope they do, though. SO many people have been clamoring for this that it's very ill-willed to the fans if they don't come through after more than a year of this question being brought up.

shadow27975378d ago

@ downtown boogey

You platinum'd a game you didn't like? What in the world made you keep playing it if you didn't like it? I understand beating the game to make your final decision, but getting a platinum for it seems like a waste of your time, time you could have spent enjoying another game. Do trophies mean that much to you?

I love Killzone, and I'm nowhere near a platinum. It doesn't help that I'm lousy online, either. Haha.

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krouse935379d ago

So they Are going to patch in trophies finally.

sunil5378d ago

No. They just hope that these open ended statements will spur more sales and they can after another year confirm that its too late and MSG Raiden is already out

navyguy215378d ago

I hope they do, it will give me an excuse to play through it 4 more times!! Game is just AWESOME, especially the motorcycle chase sequence!!

mfwahwah5378d ago

It's been over one year and they're STILL saying "We hear you, but uhhhhh... yeah we're not saying yes and we're not saying no."

If they keep saying that for ONE WHOLE YEAR, then that's a bad sign. Not a good one.

RustInPeace5378d ago

@Sunil
Gotta agree with you on that. I bet that is their EXACT game plan if it is not implemented within 2 or 3 months.

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Whitefeather5379d ago

They basically just confirmed it.

Alex_Mexico5378d ago

THIS.

Otherwise they could've gone the Resistance 1, Ratchet and Clank Future 1, Soul Calibur 4, Call of Duty 4, etc of just going out and flat out denying any trophy patches. Why go to the trouble of saying "be patient" only to tell us later they are not coming?
This confirms it. What Im puzzled is why so much secrecy? This aint no big game reveal. Just go out and say they are coming and omit dates if you want.
Hopefully one day I'll fully understand all these PR strategies....

mfwahwah5378d ago

^Why?

So some fool hears it then immediately jumps the gun and buys the game waiting for the patch.

aaron58295379d ago

Might as well not issue the statement at all.

JD_Shadow5379d ago

That basically means that is going to be a GamesCon announcement.

Holy CRAP, GamesCon's gonna be better than E3 if THIS hype keeps up.

macezhno5378d ago

is the installs i would like to have the downloads all stored on my HDD and never have to mess with them again. second make all of the bonus online content available on the PSN

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro51d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7251d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_51d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga51d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2351d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200051d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin51d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole51d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix51d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198951d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198951d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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One Last Smoke - The significance of Snake's cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4

An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Hideo Kojima laments that Metal Gear Solid 4's digital battlefield 'is no longer science fiction'

Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don't mention Survive). In his almost three decades these games evolved to the point where they predicted certain problems of the information age (MGS 2), took aim at contemporary topics like Guantanamo Bay (MGS: Ground Zeroes), and ended on a profound sense of sadness about our species' inability to break the cycles of global conflict (MGS V).

It's not clear what sparked this reflection, but Kojima's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid 4, an entry that was (and unfortunately still remains) a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In that entry the player controls an aged Solid Snake in the year 2014, caught up in a civil war being fought between Private Military Companies (PMCs).

Dirty_Lemons361d ago

That was a great fucking game/ movie.

DarXyde361d ago

To this day, it's one of those games where I refuse to skip the cutscenes, no matter how many playthroughs I've done.

But if you ask me...MGS2 was bloody prophetic and has aged like fine wine. That game was blasted as the weakest entry, and yet it's so enduring. I replayed it some time last year and it was remarkable.

sadraiden361d ago

Heed not the lamentations of people that say that MGS2 is bad because of the Snake/Raiden bait and switch. Every MGS game has its own merits, and while most people consider 3 to be the best, they all shine equally in my opinion.

porkChop361d ago

@sad

I would generally agree but with the exception of MGSV. It had truly excellent gameplay/combat, but dull and largely empty open world(s), and a narrative that is literally only half finished.

I really wish Kojima hadn't tried to go open world with MGS. It just wasn't right for the series. But I get it. He didn't want to make MG anymore but he wasn't allowed to make anything else. So he had to experiment within that franchise. Still, it was the wrong direction.

Santouryuu361d ago

I have been thinking about this a lot, MGS2 being the weakest and getting blasted.
My conclusion, for some years now, it's my favorite game of the series.
Going from MGS1 to MGS2 was such a big leap, in graphics, mechanics, etc.
And now it's even more relevant for being 'bloody prophetic' as you stated.

Maybe dust of my vita and play it again...

porkChop361d ago

It's a shame we never got a remaster of MGS4. The original game only rendered at 1024x768, and it ran anywhere from like 20fps to 60fps depending on the area. A remaster could have very easily cleaned up the visuals and performance. It's such a great game. I just want to play it again but in its best possible state.

MIDGETonSTILTS17361d ago

I agree, but they did all sorts of tricks to make use of the ps3’s cell processor….they’d probably have to rebuild the game in order to make it run on another machine. And, if that involves remaking those cutscenes somehow, then itll never happen, unfortunately.

porkChop361d ago

Nah. There have been plenty of remasters of PS3 games and they've turned out fine. It can be done.

ANIALATOR136360d ago (Edited 360d ago )

You can get near enough 4k 60 with it on RPCS3 these days

FallenAngel1984361d ago

War... war never changes. Or does it? The war has changed ...did it? The answer is no! Unless it is yes! No, of course it is! Is war! Yes! No! Yes?

PitbullMonster360d ago

Ah a man of culture. Duty calls

cell989361d ago

He was always ahead with this series. MSG1 taught me about the importance of passing on our genes into future generations but in a responsible way, for they are bound to what we experienced in our lifetime. Sons of liberty taught me about global control and simulation runs to test society in a grand scale, the importance and dangers of control of information. MGS3 taught me about patriotism and how that can blind you into doing things you never would have otherwise, all for the sake of politicians who only see you as another pawn in their grand scheme of things. MSG4 taught me war is inevitable and always orchestrated because it's great for the economy. Soon simulation systems will start dictating who goes to war and why, all run through proxies. Privatization of military company are already here. We already started to see how a small group of elites dictates everything that happens. Nothing is done, nothing happens without strings being pulled.

Eidolon361d ago

You learned all this from MGS?

Tody_ZA361d ago

All that was literally the themes and core story of each game, so not surprising he learned that from MGS. Metal Gear Solid 2 in particular is so relevant today, it was more than a decade ahead of its time and a work of genius. Kojima saw what the digital future was going to become when it was in its infancy. Even MGS 5 despite being unfinished and less of a traditional Metal Gear Solid game with regards to story, had a fair bit to say about language and control over it that is relevant today.

It's a highly acclaimed series for a reason, and one of my favourite.

Eidolon361d ago

I've watched my brother play the MGS games, but I only beat MGS1 myself on the PSP in 2014, and MGSV in 2016. I took the themes and plots as lore, tbh.. trying to piece together the story of MGS rather than relating them to our current times.

Tody_ZA361d ago

It's definitely social commentary, Eidolon. You should read the "themes and analysis" section of the Wikipedia page for MGS2: Sons of Liberty for a start! Game was heavy on this.

Eidolon361d ago

I'll take a look, thanks. Actually might pick up MGS2 again (PS Vita), It's been years since I last played. Might start a new game tbh.

sadraiden361d ago

MGS2 literally predicted digital manipulation of information that we see today all the way back in 2001. MGS2 became Zucc's playbook.

Knushwood Butt361d ago

MGS taught me not to pee my pants.

cell989361d ago

Yes back in 1998 when I was 13. Throughout the years more information has been shown on this subject matters, but go back to early 2000s and information wasn't as prominent. Kojima was ahead of the game

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MaxiPower90361d ago

He was on the ball about many things. A true visionary.

sadraiden361d ago

If it wasn't for the retconning of how FOXDIE works, including clunky scenes with Naomi and Liquid, MGS4 would be a perfect game. There are so many gameplay options. It felt like us PS3 owners got something truly unique and special.

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