MS to Announce a Konami Exclusive at E3 Presentation

Brandon Thompson: "We had no doubt about Microsoft having some tricks up their sleeve for their upcoming E3 presentation. When you have someone with as much expendable cash flow as MS and the dedication they’ve shown to ensure they have a place in the world of video games, anything is possible. It appears that one of those tricks is going to be the reveal of a Konami exclusive."

[aviator189]

We can only speculate as to what this will be...but M$ is filthy rich and developers like their cash.

[WildArmed]

After looking at the site, it looks like it's seeking last minute hits before the E3 starts making or breaking all the crappy rumors going around.

[Conloles]

Cmon Rock Revolution 2!

[NeoBasch]

Maybe, but I could see Metal Gear Rising remaining solely on the 360. Kojima is hardly involved. He probably doesn't even care. Konami went multiplatform for the money. If Microsoft, were to offer something, they might take it. Even if it's "exclusive", it would probably only be a timed exclusive. Kind of like how MGS2 first appeared on the PS2, and then was ported to the Xbox. That'd be my guess at least, if this rumor was true that is.

[Sunny_D]

Perhaps, but I really hope not. It could be extra mission packs timed exclusives where you play as Solid Snake? I really would be pissed.

[Xeoset]

I can see the same if I'm honest.

To be fair though, with the amount of rumour articles on GoFanboy it wouldn't surprise me if they gave Patcher a keyboard and told him to get on some ideas. If you spout a thousand rumours, one will come true, right?

[Redrum059]

mEtalgearrising was never a xbox exclusive and just cuz it's konami doesn't mean it's kojima productions.

[NeoBasch]

Sorry, I could have worded that better.

I meant to say that PS3 development for MGR could have been pulled until the time window for exclusivity passes. It's just a possibility if this rumor is to be believed.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Bad idea if it is the Metal Gear franchise.

Metal Gear fans have a PS3 and likely only a PS3, they would completely abandon a market and start again, rendering years of great storytelling and games obsolete?

New IP. Really the 360 needs them to stay fresh. It is long in the tooth - around 40-something in console years with Natal being its mid-life crisis.

[aaronisbla]

Baschps3, what i dont get is when people say konami went multiplatform for the money. If thats the case, why risk screwing up sales for one system with timed exclusivity? perhaps if this was the first year of ps3 but both have decent sized fan bases that shouldn't be ignored

[HolyOrangeCows]

Teh insider sources sez so.

[NecrumSlavery]

Hmm? MGS4 Wave, a port into HD of the iPhone game. That actually sounds kind of fun and would sort of ease that "360 can't have MGS4" thing.

[himdeel]

Those are the only Konami franchises that make me excited as a gamer. Otherwise the speculation about MG: Rising being exclusive or even timed exclusive is just not exciting it's more of a disappointment.

[NeoBasch]

You must have never played Suikoden. Don't know about you, but I'm eagerly anticipating Suikoden VI.

[CimmerianDrake]

I REALLY hope that it's not that, or Zone of the Enders 3. My guess is Contra. When's the last time a Contra game was out? ZoE 3 and Suikoden VI would fail on the 360 as exclusives.

[himdeel]

...it's one of the missed gaming opportunities for me :(

[HQLocated111]

Xbox 360, it only does timed exclusives and multiplats.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

HQLocated111 it only does trollin

[ClosingRacer]

Well by the looks of you pic your are a ps3 fanboy so duh you would think like one... but to be fair on this subject i don't see Konami ever making an exclusive game for the xbox nor a timed one... Better Yet i have yet to see a triple A title produced or developed by Konami for the xbox 360 or even the first xbox..

[Blacktric]

@ aviator189
*cough rockstar *cough

[Narutone66]

be Metal Gear shooter. Only shooter sold well on the 360.

[ironwolf777]

I would love a Metal Gear shooter. Kojima asthetic wrapped up in Call of Duty gameplay. Hell yes.

[freeblue]

it's just a time exclusive. it's xbox 360 after all.

[Cold 2000]

Haha I love E3 :D

[DeadlyFire]

I say its likely to not be Metal Gear Solid related. MGS is in a solid place. haha.

Silient Hill 6? Set for PS3 and X360 though.
Zone of Enders 3? Probably set for PS3 and X360 if coming.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. For PS3 and X360.
Rising is for PS3, X360 and PC.

Suikoden 6 maybe.
Adrenalin Misfits? Konami filed for trademark in April. Possible
Couple of other titles possible.

Might just be DLC crap for MGS Rising.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

"The news comes from the same person who tipped us off to Itagaki’s appearance at E3 back in March, which was just revealed officially a couple days ago."

It also backs up the claim (although not proving it) that MS was at Konami's offices.

[TheXgamerLive]

With the addition of the additional storage space made usable by the USB flash Drive that will come with the game for arcade models, it will allow the game to utilize up to 24 gig's of space for game play, up to 16gig on the drive and about 8 gig's on the dvd or download it all onto the HD for the premium/elite models.

ha ha, i'm joking but still it's very possible. but, i think RISING will be a hell of a lot more fun and w/o 30 gigs of viewable movie instead of game play. imagine if you will......a metal gear game that you can actually play instead of watch..........think of it.

[spektical]

i feel sorry for you, the games are high quality. and the videos are actually quite entertaining, as they reveal information and flow well with the story. This is why i dont think MGS:R will be timed exclusive for the 360, 360 fans have the attention span of a 5 year old.

[Blacktric]

That "30 GIGS OF VIEWABLE MOVIES" were the thing that made MGS 4 the masterpiece we know today. Not every developer must told games' stories through live action in game sequences like the ones in Crysis, Far Cry 2, etc.

[Consoldtobots]

typical MS/MS fanboy mentality.

MGS4 is the vision and game Kojima wanted to put out there. WHO ARE YOU to tell him his effort was wrong or bad because of your opinion on the length and breadth of his cutscenes? I guess MS would do to KOjima what they did to BUngie and force changes on his visions.

this is why MS is a joke and an insult to gaming.

[Blacktric]

Metal Gear Solid: The Ballad Of Gay Raiden is coming exclusively for Xbox 360.

[TROLL EATER]

cnt wait for monday

[tinybigman]

besides why would Kojima anger his rabid MGS Sony fanbase?

[vhero]

Konami are a huge company that do a massive range of games including... Casual games! They don't just do metal gear people. The fact NATAL is the huge announcement and Konami make some amazing casual games MS getting them to make an exclusive game for NATAL would be a really good bet here. No amount of money would sway Konami to switch to 360 yet until they seen Raiden sales as all MGS fans are already on PS3. If your a fan and don't own a PS3 then your not really a fan are you?? As you haven't got the latest game so you can't call yourself a fan.. also why I think Raiden will sell pretty bad on 360. But I am going off topic there.. I honestly think this will be a NATAL game. That's even if its true!

[GrieverSoul]

In the past MS went to Sony´s exclusives to steal some thunder from its competition. So far it worked! People are more concerned about an exclusive loss than 2 exclusives gained.

I know It might be a little ridiculous but I think the ONLY HUGE THING that MS will present in this E3 will be Xbox Live price cut or completly free! I know, I know, trolls will eat me on this one but think about! Sony´s coming up with a payed PSN and MS suddenly drops LIVE price or reduces it by half!

MEGATON!!!

[aviator189]

I really hope that it's at least a major price cut for xbox live. $40 isn't that much, but it'd be nice to have some sort of discount. A little extra pocket change never hurt.

[WildArmed]

'In the past MS went to Sony´s exclusives to steal some thunder from its competition. So far it worked! People are more concerned about an exclusive loss than 2 exclusives gained. '

Umm no.
Most 'people' don't care.
But the 1% of the people we meet on N4G, do care.. ALOT.
For me, E3's never been about the 'me too' syndrome.
It's been about great new games I can play additional to the ones i already planned on getting. (I own a ps3 n 360, so It doesn't matter to me whether it's only coming to 360 or ps3)

but having a price drop on Live would be effen AWESOME!
it'd be a slap on Patchers face who said Live is gonna be 100$ soon LOL

[xxLuckyStrike]

who thinks microsoft will cut prices on live needs to have their head examined. All Microsoft does is think of other ways to charge MORE not LESS and let alone FREE...when was the last time MS gave somthing away free????

[gamingisnotacrime]

MS can have a great show, and that is pausible but the sony booth will stand on its own no matter what is thrown at it. They just have to much content that losing exclusivity on some tiltes wont hinder their performance

[Hyrius]

Please ban GoFanboy.

Manhunt 3 for Move, Yu Suzuki Move game, Valkyrie Profile on 360, then on PS3 ... Always fake, they are just begging for hits.

[GunShotEddy]

They did call the Itagaki thing, so I'm curious to see. I just wish the damnd e3 would get here already!

[raztad]

Manhunt 3 for MOVE sounds totally awesome. OK, dont care if it's not for MOVe but just a multiplat game, manhut is the game I love from R*.

[Al Bundy]

Timed exclusive deal for the new Castlevania.

[charlescox4]

I don't even get why these companies pay for times exclusives this far along in the system's life-cycle. It doesn't move many more consoles.

[R2D2]

That game sold a sh!t load on the box.

[himdeel]

...for the system it releases on last.

[SephireX]

Zone of the Enders:Natal j/k
Metal Gear Liquid?

[Pennywise]

They said Konami not Kojima... I know they are the same, but if they meant Kojima they would of said Kojima.

Plus, this is all rumor and speculation AS USUAL.

[Ult iMate]

Will Kojima ever agree to make something exclusive for X360?
I thought he's somehow pro-Sony or pro-japanese (if Boktai or Lunar Knights for Nintedo's consoles are to mension).
So I doubt about exclusive X360 games from Kojima Production (MGS or ZoE).

[Kahvipannu]

Well, he is interested in Natal, but I still doubt it too.. But I would love to see ZOE on 360, exclusive or multiplat, I don't care. I bought the first one becouse of MGS2-demo, but I noticed the game was awesome, second one I never played tought..

All this is speculations, again, but new game from Konami wouldn't hurt..

[Monk3y]

Its The new Metal Gear : Zone Of The Enders!

[Qui-Gon Jim]

These executives have a way of implying things without outright lying. They can make something sound exclusive by emphasizing the right words. If they say "it's coming...(pause)... to XBox 360..." make sure the word "exclusive" is in there. They did that with Metal Gear Solid: Rising last year, then two days later it was revealed to be multi-platform.

[THC CELL]

Who cares

This is not metal gear solid

If it was Metal gear solid 5 or 6 then i would care

[Mo0eY]

Exactly. Until it's a true Metal Gear Solid title, aka stealth gameplay with Solid Snake as the frontrunnner, count me out.

[T9X69]

I'm sure you know how true of a MGS title it is from that teaser video last year with sooooooooo much gameplay in it right?

I swear people need to think before they post.

[xX-PEIN-Xx]

@T9 YOU need to think before YOU post. Metal Gear SOLID games are Tactical Espionage Action while Metal Gear Rising will be lightning bolt action. Metal Gear Rising is a spin-off and not a a Metal Gear Solid sequel as been stated by Hideo Kojima himself

[T9X69]

That doesn't change the fact there is still no gameplay videos to prove this is nothing like any other MSG game. The game was announced a year ago, lots of things change in a year.

[MikeTyson]

for all we know this can be some hack and slash game, no stealth based..

[MysticStrummer]

@T9X69 - You might want to actually know what you are talking about before you post. Besides having minimal involvement in the game, Kojima says it isn't a true Metal Gear title. That's good enough for me. If it's not good enough for you, maybe the subtitle "Lighting Bolt Action" instead of the usual "Tactical Espionage Action" will clue you in. Maybe not.

[Bluemaster77]

OOOOOO man the news buzz is growing to astronomical levels

[polow got sol]

MGS rising, just like many other games in the past i will be able to enjoy this game 1 year plus on my 360 than any other console this is great news

[raztad]

Already played MGS4 on your xbox? how is it?

[himdeel]

It must be amazing!

[lpfisher]

haha all 20 discs?

[jay2]

No you won't, sorry to burst your bubble, but it's been confirmed MGSR is a same day release for PS3/360 and PC.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

It makes you happier to know that other people are being denied something that you enjoy?

[jay2]

Oh god what a turn-coat you just might be.

[Lirky]

Lmao we all can predict mg rising will now be exclusive timed or maybe just exclusive to 360 since konami probably owes the xbox360 an exclusive of choice.

And a new metal gear, new direction for it seems likely. Spin off or not.. it feels mixed feelings if itll even sell fine. It's a big gamble microsoft and konami are taking.

[52pickup]

How does Konami "owe" a exclusive?

Konami don't owe anyone anything. It's simply a business and creative decision.

[Misterhbk]

Yeah, it'll be exclusive for 9-12 months and then you'll see it on PS3 =/ *sigh*

[Misterhbk]

I'm willing to bet this isn't Metal Gear...Maybe Suikoden 6 finally? IDK

[Xander756]

Might be timed exclusivity for MGS: Rising considering this story is on the front page: http://www.examiner.com/x-1...

[MikeTyson]

Alan Wake didn't sell well on 360, so I doubt this will. 360 gamers tend to only buy halo and call of duty lmo

[lpfisher]

Sadly, it's true. Anytime I go to a friend's house and look at their games, I see Halo 1,2,3,and ODST, CoD 4,W@W,MW2, and Gears of War. That's literally it. Then they come over and see MGS4, Killzone 2, God of War 1,2,3, Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles, Resident Evil 5, Devil May Cry, Unreal Tournament, and so many more...

I really think Xbox gamers and PS3 gamers are two entirely different types of people.

[Omega Zues]

Right i'll believe this random site desperate for hits.

[lpfisher]

In their defense, the DID call the Itagaki announcement.

[etownone]

Im sure there will be a megaton announcement by m$, maybe this is it. Contra?

Why the ps3 leaked so much before e3 is beyond
me.

[52pickup]

Sony never leaked anything,every game we know about so far for PS3 was carefully planned and was always going to be unveiled before E3.

[MikeTyson]

Maybe because they have more to show? Plus it's not like every thing HAS to be some sort of surprise?

[Yangus]

MGS only X360,but not Rising.

[Workshyskiver]

Could just be as simple as a Konami Natal game, then obviously it will be a exclusive.

[jack_burt0n]

Teenage ninja turtles 2 for 3 months.......

[TheColbertinator]

Suikoden,please?

[MajestieBeast]

So it can sell 10 copies just no the suikoden fanbase is on playstation not on 360 just like every jrpg.

[Lucreto]

I hope it is not Suikoden. They get most of the sales in Japan and then it doesn't do big numbers. It has no chance in the west if it is 360 only. Playstation is known for its niche games.

[TH3 GAM3]

SMH, MS still fighting for timed exclusive games. Can't wait for E3.

[MikeTyson]

Suck it Xbox Fanboys; MGS Rising still coming to PS3.

[Xander756]

Hmm Kojima's site now has a countdown on it and the countdown ends on the same day as the Microsoft Press Conference. Coincidence?

[MajestieBeast]

Wrong it ends on tuesday which is sony and nintendo's presser.

[phinch]

That he was interesting in Natal tech so maybe its just a game he has put together for natal

[crapgamer]

The biggest rumor is that Kojima is working on a Metal Gear game for Natal exclusively. I'd say that would qualify as a "hardcore" game. That should shut some people up.

[asyouburn]

haven't you played mgs touch? things like that happen when you don't have buttons. think of how many actions are mapped to buttons in mgs. now think of how that would translate to gesture based movements. yeah. . . not well. . .

[knightdarkbox]

metal gear 4 of director incoming for 360 exclusive confirmed.

http://n4g.com/news/541594/...

but but the blu-ray say the ps3 fans ;)

[MechaGear]

Could you explain that 1st phrase of yours?
I mean, if you had any bubbles left?

[darkdoom3000]

Metal gear 4? what? MG/MG2/MGS/MGS2/MGS3/MGS4/MGSP W
I see. Metal Gear SOLID 2 already came out for the original Xbox.

[Shmotz]

Why Xbox news gets posted in the Playstation section. This has nothing to do with PSP,PS3 or Sony at all.

Who the hell approves these things?

[Jason143]

Until microsoft changes inte media format theres not going to be an epic Metal gear.
@Shmotz-I see this all the time they post storys everywhere, most of the times they just fuel debate. The approver is oviously retarded

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[get2sammyb]

No source for this story. Complete bogus speculation.

[Sir_Falcon]

if its an sort of MGS i will boycott them forever and sell my PS3!!!!

[Obama]

I see people speculating it's suikoden 6? Why would Konami release a big jrpg on a system that has virtually no jrpg fans?

[cygnuszero]

Generalizations FTL. There's more JRPGs on the 360, just so ya know, and a couple of them had pretty nice sales.

[asyouburn]

look at the number of total console sales in japan for 360/ps3 and then tell me it makes perfect business sense to do exclusive jrpg on 360

[cygnuszero]

The final nail in Sony's coffin?

Sorry, I just had to do that. I actually own a PS3, but this sort of news always cracks me up because I know what it will do to sony fanbois.

[Prcko]

that's big true

[jalen247]

LMAO

[ajay_solidsnake]

Remember guys it' KONAMI exclusive and not KOJIMA PRO exclusive....BTW

[asdf12]

>implying a Japanese game, even the mega selling MGS would be 360 exclusive in a country where they sell 2,000 360's a week.

http://yourimg.in/i/2430yb....

[NateCole]

I think its the Iphone MGS for natal.

[darkdoom3000]

A konami exclusive is possible, but a kojima exclusive? Highly unlikely!

Think of it. Most of kojima's fans own a ps3. no way hes gonna ditch 'em. It's like EPIC making a PS3 Exclusive.

[Thoreau]

i would be forced to buy it. i am not missing out on any metal gear console game, all fanboyism aside.

[Lucreto]

It might be just a Natal game but we will see.

[jalen247]

MGS fans are mostly PS fanboys so if this game is MGS 4 Subsistence or whatever they call it. Those 5 million + MGS4 owners on PS3 will be outraged.

[Bowzabub]

Wonder if it could be Six Days in Falluja? (sorry if my spelling is off)

[ReBurn]

People sure do get twisted into knots over this stuff. What does it matter if Konami releases an Xbox 360 exclusive? What does it matter whether Kojima is involved with Metal Gear Rising?

[The_Zeitgeist]

This article provides not even a shred of evidence to back it up. Not even a single word. I could say sony is going to make a game based on poop and it would be just as credible as this rumor.

[Shendow]

That would be use too much, they said that about many games and DLC and look. It came to PS3 and PC.

This game is already listed for PS3 and PC, if anything 360 users might get to play it first but that is it.

-_- I don't understand why this doesn't die down after so many things showing its not true but I guess there is alot of dumb people out their that believes this.

[oguzsasi]

Kojima is an idealist! He first thinks of quality in his games not money! And if MGS:Rising will gonna be a MS exclusive, then Kojima sucks! MS is ruining the endustrie with business mans trying to give cash to companies!

[CrIpPeN]

I hope there is a game, I dont really care about!