RUMOR: Platinum Games In Charge For MGS Rising Development. Plus: MGS Series Goes Multiplatform

A reliable source told iWaggle3D today that the Raiden-centered MGS spin-off Metal Gear Solid Rising has switched developer, escaping Kojima Production to infiltrate Platinum Games (Bayonetta, Vanquish). Viewtiful Joe and Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya is apparently directing the game.

[Pedantic91]

It wouldn't have that seriousness that MGS games are known for....but then again, we would have a balls-to-the-walls insane hack&slash game !

[Sashamaz]

They f**ked up, this is what hideo kojima's tweet was about, I knew it. Platinum fail brought what kojima worked so hard on to the fast paced action pigs. This game is now just another B rate title, move along people and let this ship sink on its own.

[No Way]

Hm, I don't believe Kojima ever worked on MGS Rising, if I'm not mistaken..
If I remember correctly, he didn't really want anything to do with the game.

So, I don't quite think that the game switching has to do with the tweet.
As the tweet was just for this past year, correct? I don't remember.

[Iroquois_Pliskin]

wait wtf is this?? i am definitely not going to buy it if Kojima Productions arent going to develop it

[pixelsword]

Wow. Kojima steps away, then his studio, the voices for Raiden and Snake aren't in it as well...

...What does that tell me?

[unknownhero1123]

it possibly won't be a true MGS title. however, if platinum games is making it then it might be fun gameplay wise.

[ThanatosDMC]

"My name is Dante" all over again.

[PirateThom]

At least Kojima Productions are making it... right guys?

:-/

So, once again, why is this not a new IP?

[PirateThom]

Actually, the whole rumour on this page is too far-fetched. Rereleases of MGS games on Steam? MGS4 for PS3, 360, NGP and "possibly 3DS"? Like Kojima works on more than one platform at a time, let alone 4.

[Solid_Malone]

yeah true, it'd be a nightmare to try and port a ps3 exclusive built from ground to be on PC

[Arksine]

This would also explain Kojima's tweet about wasting a year.

[kookie]

Good i guess because platinum games are good at making fast action games.

[Neckbear]

So, we might get a game instead of a movie.

Yay!

[clevernickname]

So true.

[BlackTar187]

Yep no way we can get a little bit of both cause that would be a bad thing. Mixing to very liked and enjoyable medians is a bad thing.

every true MGS fan loved 4 its you people who are late adopters who are haters.

[zgoldenlionz]

LOL and a good action game at that.

[Dinesy]

Kojima confirmed last year there will be no movie as it would damage Metal Gear Solids image as a franchise.. Which is good, we don't want garbage like RE movies, nothing like the games at all, good action mind.

[Dark_king]

Ignore him he means cut scenes.He is just not a MGS fan and is showing his ignorance.

[ShAkKa]

Yeah, now instead of a movie we'll get a game with the length of one.

[gunnerforlife]

nope now were going to get a 4 hour game with a non existent story.

[Louis_Guzman]

Herp Derp! Lulz K0J1M4 Poots 2 ManY S1nEmaZ 1n HiZ GameZ 4 MaI ADHD r1dDl3d BrA1n 2 HanDL3 BraH! Press start to skip the cinemas kiddies.

[Jack-H]

Grow up man. People are entitled to their opinions.

[NarooN]

Why did you get so many disagrees? Butthurt MGS fanboys? Even diehard MGS fans know it's a fucking fact that pretty much all MGS games have more cutscenes than gameplay.

I've played and beaten all the MGS games (except Peace Walker, never got to the end, I'm gonna probably finish it finally when it comes out on PS3), and I know I spent more time watching cutscenes than playing the game.

While the cutscenes and codec calls are the main delivery of the story, and I didn't really mind the length of cutscenes in MGS1-3 (though they did sometimes stretch way too fucking long), MGS4 outdid every other game in the series in terms of cutscene length, and they even went so far as to pretty much get rid of codec, which was previously a great way to get 'hidden' backstory of various characters, places, events, etc. if you called at the right time.

On my 3rd playthrough of MGS4, I sat down and analyzed how much time I'd spent on it. Basically around 4 hours of gameplay and maybe 15+ hours of cutscenes.

The games are still fun to play to me, but the fact that anyone even dared to disagree with you on this pretty much just confirms how shitty of a community this site really is.

[madjedi]

@naroon I disagree with both of you, he calls it a movie and not a game. How exactly did you misinterpret that into him saying the cutscenes are longer than the gameplay.

It's called you putting words in his post that aren't actually there, sorry usually when i read a comment that looks like bullshit to me i call it as such.

That's not being a butthurt mgs fanboy, it's called having a fucking opinion that disagrees with you and others. Duh

"The games are still fun to play to me, but the fact that anyone even dared to disagree with you on this pretty much just confirms how shitty of a community this site really is." Yes dear god someone dared to have a different opinion than you and is likely looking at it, from an entirely different viewpoint on his post than you did. Damn drama queen.

You sure it's the community and not you that is the problem, people disagree for a variety of reasons and not every interpretation of a post is always accurate.

4 hrs of gameplay, yeah if your doing a speed run, even then it's closer to 5-6, so 8-12 for a normal run. Mgs isn't a series known for being lite on the story, so alot of people don't mind hrs+ of cutscenes.

If he was direct about it from a factual standpoint, then you would be correct since he was vague your not.

[NarooN]

@madjedi

It's because it's painfully obvious that any time anyone calls MGS a movie rather than a game, they're talking about the length of cutscenes being much longer than the actual gameplay itself.

It's not an "opinion" that the cutscenes are longer than the gameplay. The only way it'll take longer than 6-10+ hours of actual gameplay on a fresh run on any MGS game is if it's your first video game ever. A speed run of MGS games can be anywhere between 2-4 hours.

I don't care if anyone disagrees with me on anything, but cutscenes generally being longer than the game itself isn't debatable.

[SilverSlug]

No. They are working on Anarchy Reigns. The developers talked about how they are working with SEGA because they allow them to work on their own IPs. Why would they do development work for another franchise?

[Raider69]

Anarchy Reigns was delayed!They could be dividing resources to other projects.

[SilverSlug]

It is their first online game. Delays will happen.

Just because its delayed a few months does not mean they are working on a MGS title. Most likely delayed due to SEGA afraid to release a online focus title along with Modern Warfare 3 and BF3.

[theafroman]

The entire MGS series going multiplatform! Enjoy the games guys.

[RememberThe357]

I don't buy it at all. Sounds like the same pre-E3 garbage that comes out every year.

[Tripl3seis]

so thats why kojima was so upset wen he posted his concerns on twitter i think lol.

[lochdoun]

"he also revealed that the next installment in the "main" MGS franchise (Metal Gear Solid 5, basically) is scheduled for this generation as a multiplatform release, with PS3, Xbox 360, NGP and "possibly 3DS" mentioned as landing platforms"

YES!
Metal gear Solid 5 coming to the Xbox 360!!!
:D

[firelogic]

Fantastic. I wonder if they'll include a digital comic that recaps MGS1-4 to catch people up on the series for the 360.

Ridiculous rumour. KojiPro abandoning all their work and farming out the game to Platinum Games? If you're gonna make something up, at least make it somewhat plausible.

[Raider69]

The first thing that strikes me was : Another Hiphopgamer show!

Well this is just a rumour,but if it is true its very welcome!PG are a top tier development studio mostly focus on action titles,and since Rising is more action oriented they will probably do a better job the kojima team (not to mention i didn't like one bit the way Raiden uses the sword on the videos that were released,it seems a basic management of the sword no combos were shown).This is what Sega shoud have done with the Marvel IP's they own like THOR and Iron Man delivery the work to Platinum Games (PG).

[Dinesy]

Yeah, you'd believe this wouldn't you, i can tell, you play Xbox 360.

[madjedi]

@loch

Considering kojima productions owns the rights to the mgs series and kojima is a total perfectionist, i really doubt mgs5 will go to the 360.

Hence why rising isn't even considered a proper metal gear by alot of fans, kojima isn't touching it.

Kojima rated his own game fairly low on a scale of 1-10. I hate you cheap ass multiplatform gamers, by the opposing console so you can experience the game at it's best as an exclusive not dumbed down to run on both platforms.

By the time mgs5 is released, the ps3 will be $199 or lower, whats the problem.

I don't expect another traditional console metal gear game, till either the twilight of this gen or after the beginning of the next. Kojima needs to leave metal gear alone and work on another zone of enders or another old kojima game.

[WitWolfy]

Dude even as a Die Hard 360 fan myself, id much rather play this on the system I found it on :)

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

ehhh, i dont think this is true.

there would DEFINITELY be an official statement with something of this magnitude.

edit: unless what Kojima said on his twitter pertains to this.

[Hozi89]

Chances of this being true is like the end of the world on May 21st 2011. c'mon guys. MGS1-5 isn't gonna be on all the platforms. I can understand rising because it's more of a spin off to the series.

[Lirky]

mgs rising starting to look like a flop.. based on how the details it seemed like a work in progress concept.. but like vaporware.

If its officially cancelled then most likely it was scrapped to focus on a more serious mgs title.

[TardcoreGamer]

HELLS YEAH! love Platinum Games(Bayonetta,Vanquish) Instant buy!

[SquareEnixFan]

I doubt this is true but I wouldn't be upset if it is. Platinum Games never disappoints me.

[IPUMPMYGUN]

Lol! remember what rumor has been going on for the past 3 years that mgs 4 was coming to xbox 360?

[WitWolfy]

LOL I was one of those idiots thinking it would port... Got tired of waiting and got a PS3 instead

[shinrock]

im sure Kojima will be all in the spotlight if it dose really good.the only thing i want to hear out of kojima's mouth is that he's going to work 4 Sony.thats his girlfriend, so i wonder whats taking him so long.

[solidosito]

Ohh Crap

[solidosito]

a look http://www.konami.jp/mgsr/j...

[anasurimbor]

If this is the case then my interest meter has shifted from meh to !!!

[godslayer429]

goooooood

[jay2]

B.S........ WHY WOULD kIJIMA GIVE mgs AWAY, AND IF MGS 5 IS MULTI PLATFORM THEN IT'LL BE 10 DISCS OR A FAIL :@:@:@:@

[Counter-Strike]

I would love MGS 1-4 on Steam.

[Dinesy]

LOL
Utter lies this is, same every year in the run up for E3, to get traffic for there site i guess.
The only thing thats true on that page, is Peace Walker HD, the rest im telling you is 100% false.

[Trey4Lyfe]

Yea this seems right outta left field. We usually get bogus rumors come E3 so that's what it most likely is. Plus this is a no name website, they're not exactly credible.

[R_aVe_N]

Well if true that means that is one less game I will buy. I do not anything they made so far. Bayonetta and Vanquish were not fun in my opinion, and really short to boot.

[Jack-H]

I agree.

[Louis_Guzman]

Cool guys. You jokers must not like fun.

[Jack-H]

You are such a dork man. There is no denying those games were short. Get over yourself boy.

[Sidewinder-]

This doesn't make any sense.

As for the games appearing on PC i have to say i'm interested to see what is said.

[Romudeth]

Doesn't Kamiya work for Sega? How would something like this even be possible? I highly doubt that this is true.

[Thoreau]

please, no multi-platform mgsolid. the 360 can not handle it, another nerfed game. exclusive games look the best and play the best.

[gypsygib]

Wasn't MGS on Xbox and Gamecube last gen?

I though MGS has been multiplat for a while.

[HaHa_Ostrich]

Well, yeah, kind of.
MGS1 - PS1/PC
MGS1:Twin Snakes - GC
MGS2 - PS2
MGS2:Substance - PS2/PC/XBOX
MGS3 - PS2
MGS3: Subsistence - PS2
MGS4 - PS3
also 4 MGS games for PSP,
The thing is, since MGS1, playstation was always the primary or time/exclusive platform.

[Veeger]

MGS is exclusive only for people who were born yesterday and all they can remember is current gen. Still, with the storage space requirements for this gen, I can't imagine MGS being crammed into 1-2 DVDs for 360 and PC. That'd mean a much shorter game (8-10 hours max) and saying goodbye to amazing cutscenes.

[Dagobert]

Shit rumor and didn't they already say it was going to be multiplatform? Also who cares if Hideo is not directing or writing the game himself.

[kirajc]

This is impossible... Allow me to explain... Kojima isn't really involved with Rising, Kojima is involved only to help create some sort of a story and to make sure the Metal Gear Universe isn't F-ed up and because Kojima is the executive producer... Rising developers are in fact Kojima Productions with help from Platinum Games although this has not been confirmed. The game is being develop by Kojima's Team, with Shigenobu Matsuyama as producer and one of Kojima's most trusted man as Director Mineshi Kimura. Kojima's tweet wasn't about this game, it was about his secret project that is not related to Metal gear at all....aka the Taboo Project.

One more thing to is that Rising is not a spin-off like MGA. This further proves this article is BS.. MGS fanboy reporting

[NYC_Gamer]

this franchise has always been multi....

[WitWolfy]

This franchise has always been a multi million dollar nest egg for Konami, no need to go multiplat.

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