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Metal Gear Solid 4 used the Playstation 3's high capabilities to its capacity

"Metal Gear Solid 4 surpasses the scale of its previous titles in all aspects, including their story, visuals, and music. Using the PlayStation 3's high capabilities to its capacity, I believe that our developers have realized Metal Gear Solid 4 without any compromise."

Tanaka added that the company is keen to explore the capabilities of the PS3 further, and will continue to develop more titles for the system.

"We believe that the PlayStation 3 still has some undiscovered capabilities, and there's still many points where we can be more clever to take its full advantage," he said. "We will continue to create more good products in the future."

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Breakfast - 602 days 14 hours ago

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Its been out for 1 year....of course they have room to find "undiscovered capabilities"...just like every other console in history.

Look at ps2 games in the beginning and look at ps2 games now...bigbig difference. God of War 2 i would have never thought would be possible on the ps2, but the developers proved me wrong.

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Mr_President_ - 602 days 13 hours ago

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When Killzone 2 hits all the "experts" will say that it maxed out the PS3, then when GoW III hits they'll say the same. And so on and so on...

This is how Sony's consoles work. Theres always more power being pushed out of them.

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Varsarus - 602 days 13 hours ago

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Killzone 2 is only using 3 or 4 SPU's on the Cell, although I think they will use all 6 in the final version, but I dunno

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Jim Crowslaw - 602 days 13 hours ago

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breakfast where the hell u been?

whats ur psnid btw? if u even own one

but good pointabout GOW 2, who wouldve thought, i felt the same about LOK: Soul Reaver for the ps1

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shine1396 - 602 days 12 hours ago

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yep, people do keep forgeting ico...I've just bought it again...damn that game looks gorgeous upscaled to hi def...

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shine1396 - 602 days 12 hours ago

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the headline is a little misleading, the story's main 'news' update is that 'MGS goes gold', that's the original headline...hmm...

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Rock Bottom - 602 days 8 hours ago

1.6 - Nahh

Hido said that about MGS2, and when MGS3 came out he was like "No MGS2 didn't push the console to its limits, but MGS3 did D:".

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Expy - 602 days 14 hours ago

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Basically he said that they used the Playstation 3 to the best of their abilities with the technology and knowledge they currently possess about the system and are willing to dig deeper into the technology of the PS3 to extract more power and capacity.

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Varsarus - 602 days 14 hours ago

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If that's the case, that is great news, MGS4 will blow people away, honestly, I know for a fact :P.

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PoSTedUP - 602 days 14 hours ago

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look at motorstorm, that was like one of the first games, its gonna be incredible to see the graphics get much better than that.

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Kaneda - 602 days 13 hours ago

2.3 - Motorstorm

So far I am not really impressed with Motorstorm 2... doesn't seem like they make any improvement since the first one.. just different sceneries...

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BulletToothtony - 602 days 9 hours ago

2.4 - @ 2,3

i agree to what you're saying and as a matter of fact the gameplay they showed may look worse than the original but in case you missed it, it does say in very BIG LETTERS 40% PERCENT DONE!!!

So judging by that the polishing should bring it up ahead of Mtrm1 by a bit.. even then, the best part of that game imo are the physics... i did love the graphics but the physics have put any other arcade racing game way way behind

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wangdiddy82 - 602 days 13 hours ago

3 - dude look at uncharted!!!

the ps3 is a beast and a graphics Whore.. lol. Look at gt5, cod4, gta4, uncharted, ratchet clank, heavenly sword, and motorstorm all in the ps3's first year.. all these games look awesome.. I have yet seen a game that looks better than uncharted and gt5.. Just think about how ps3 games will look in 2009.. I cant even imagine what they will look like. All i know is we will all be happy and drooling

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jtucker78 - 602 days 3 hours ago

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Are the graphics on Uncharted that good?
I always thought edges looked a little too sharp and not very smooth.
Although I only downloaded the demo from PSN.

Does the full game look much better?
I always though Heavenly Sword and Call of Duty 4 looked better to me.

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Nagthragarthoth - 601 days 19 hours ago

3.2 - COD4 Better than UNcharted?

Do yourself a favor compare the blocky shadows and suspect lighting of COD4 to the crisp dynamic shadows of Uncharted - That proves that UNcharted is the best so far. Among developers Uncharted is a new epoch.

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gamermoney1985 - 602 days 13 hours ago

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i bet u ps3 sales are about to drop now tax season is over. o i forgot about those rebate checks. let me ask u peopl something on
the real, and please no fanboy comments i wan't real opions do u really beleive that one console is really beter then the other or ar u people just brain washed. cause look at the line up of games for both consoles u people keep mgs4 as if it is being puplish by sony,
now when i say look at there line up i mean the games they are publihing. both console line up is just ok. but the thingis u people are so fanboyish that u can't remeber ms saying that they still have unnanounced titles for 08, as well as sony. so how in the hell do u know who as the best line up for sure. now coming from some one who
has all three consoles if u ask me who has the best line up so far i would sy ms, because if u look at it they have most of the genres covered they have a platformer,rpg,shooting/horror {gow},and a action title. most of sony big games are shooters. but thats what i find interresting is that last gen all ms threw were shooters but now sony is doing it. but i must ask this one more time why in the hell are u people so loyal yo a company that cares only for ur cash, now u can holla we just won't there products all u won't. i have to use this a 100 times and u people still won't get it ur car is brooken down and the ceo of the brand ur are loyal to rides by, his he going to stop and help u. MY POINT, but u would gladly help him.

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spectyre - 602 days 13 hours ago

4.1 - So...

by using your logic, the PS3 had a better line up last fall because they had different genres like Ratchet and Clank, Eye of Judgement, and Folklore?
As far as being "brand loyal" I guess I fall under that category. Am I brainwashed??? I don't believe so. I just prefer certain games and I am not big on multiplayer which to me, seems like the bread and butter of the Xbox.
To be honest, I have never played either Xbox console. That being the case, I never say one console is superior to the other. I can only argue from my point of view and I have nothing to compare against the PS3. I come to N4G to find out news and rumours about my console of choice, and maybe post some speculations. I am very excited about MGS4 and like to share my anticipation with my fellow N4G'ers. In my opinion, anyone who considers this game "just another shooter" clearly hasn't played it.

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shine1396 - 602 days 12 hours ago

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I don't even want to give a decent reply...forget it...I'm not falling for it... you can't possibly be that...

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Farsendor1 - 602 days 13 hours ago

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you know not everyone on this site is rabid ps3 fanboys a lot of people are just looking forward to mgs as a game and will have fun playing that game.

im sure people will point out its flaws and greatness after launch its not just sony fanboys that take this too seriously the xbox peeps do also. its a bit weird yes am i a fanboy no do i own 360 or wii no but i hope to this year.

anyways im out of it i don't even really know what im going on about.

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Snukadaman - 602 days 13 hours ago

5.1 - You are all over the map in your comments...

but I get what your saying...your not a rabid moron who likes to spam nonsense..I can stomach a person who is a true fan then someone who likes too type the same nonsense over and over in their comments....if you are anticipating mgs4 I hope it turns out great for you and enjoy your game no matter what side you favor.

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Snukadaman - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.2 - So it seems people like the spamming morons....

wow im the minority.

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Rims - 602 days 13 hours ago

6 - ONLY ON PS3

PLAY BEYOND

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Timesplitter14 - 602 days 13 hours ago

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I really hope this game with shut the haters up. And I'm pretty confident about it

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AuToFiRE - 601 days 15 hours ago

7.1 - it will

one thing ive always found about those who have used windows or any microsoft product, they 90% of the time have a short temper especially when it comes to somethign being better than what they have. MGS4 will have amazing graphics, amazing gameplay, and i dont doubt it for a second that this game will be GOTY

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GUNS N SWORDS - 602 days 13 hours ago

8 - hmmmm

there saying that they took mgs4 to the limit, story,music, and....graphics?

mgs4's graphics are to it's full capacity?

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CaliGamer - 602 days 9 hours ago

8.1 - haha...

Someone only likes to read what they want to hear. Read the whole article so you can better comprehend what is being said, unless your just trolling which I suspect you are. Proceed.

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juuken - 602 days 13 hours ago

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Wow, that's some good news.

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iamtehpwn - 602 days 13 hours ago

10 - I believe that the game to REALLY blow us on Ps3, and make it look the true machine of graphics

Will be Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
The Trailer Square shown was running in Real time...
If you've seen that Trailer, and the 720p screens,

It looks like God pissed on the Disc, and the graphics became Solid Gold. It's Amazing.

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aaquib - 602 days 12 hours ago

10.1 - Im sick of FFXIII

I know its an ambitious game, but from an 07 to an unconfirmed 09 title. I know Square Enix wants to put out the best title possible, but come on! I need my nex gen Final Fantasy fix!!

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pwnsause - 602 days 12 hours ago

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yea, but you dont want a crappy FF game either, it will desicrate the series. FF is all about bringing a new change to RPGs and benchmark the Console that its built for. so please play some other games while Square tries to make the game perfect, because thats what everyone wants, be patient.

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shine1396 - 602 days 12 hours ago

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lets just wait for one of the bigger conventions...

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pwnsause - 602 days 12 hours ago

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??? good job with that rant troll. MGS takes place in a warzone, those colors were picked on the middle east level on purpose, just like KZ.

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spectyre - 602 days 12 hours ago

12.2 - You forgot...

gray. Yup only those three colors. Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, the upcoming Little Big Planet are all just a single color.

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smokeymicpot - 602 days 12 hours ago

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That is good hopefully other games could do this also and use all of the power

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AclayPS3 - 602 days 12 hours ago

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That sounds awesome, but developers haven't used the PS3 to it's full potential yet and they probably wont until about 2 or 3 years from now.

I think that Metal Gear Solid 4 will use the PS3 to about 50% of it's total capacity. And we all know that Killzone 2 will push the PS3 even further.

The good thing about the PS3 is that the PS3's exclusive games just keep evolving and keep getting better and better each year.

The graphical gap between the PS3 and Xbox 360 will start to widen more as the PS3's development progresses. PS3 exclusive games like Unchcarted Drakes Fortune and GT5 Prologue already look better than 360 games and the PS3 isn't being used to it's full potential yet.

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Varsarus - 602 days 12 hours ago

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Uncharted used only 30% of the SPU's

"SPUS: lots of stuff. Scene traversal, water, decompression, particles, etc. Using only 30% of SPUs."

http://xemu.blogharbor.com/...

Although I would think MGS4 will use around 55 to 60% of PS3 power.

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Surfman - 602 days 12 hours ago

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it tooks more than 5 years for SquareEnix to use all capabilities of the PS2 for FFXII. It's gonna be the same for Ps3.

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jkhan - 602 days 9 hours ago

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Now they are taking this out of context, never did they say that mgs4 maxed out ps3 capabilities, all they said that they are using ps3's high capabilities to make this game as story, visuals, and music masterpiece.
Read the full article:
“We believe that the PlayStation 3 still has some undiscovered capabilities, and there’s still many points where we can be more clever to take its full advantage,” he said. “We will continue to create more good products in the future.”

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BrianC6234 - 602 days 7 hours ago

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I can't wait to see what these artists do with the PS3.

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Rocky87 - 602 days 2 hours ago

20 - YEAH

PS3 Rules The World - I can't wait for KZ2, Resis. 2, God of War 3 and Uncharted 2.

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wass007 - 602 days 13 hours ago

1 - You hear that bots!!!

“We believe that the PlayStation 3 still has some undiscovered capabilities"

Means that MGS4 hasn't even scratched the surface XD

PS3 FTW!!!!

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Varsarus - 602 days 13 hours ago

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Absolutely, looking at that Assassin's Solid video, I was truly amazed.

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Snukadaman - 602 days 13 hours ago

1.2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole

Nintendo and microsoft do it too.

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Shaka2K6 - 602 days 13 hours ago

1.3 - Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the best looking games in the history of gaming.

Only possible on Sony PS3.

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juuken - 602 days 13 hours ago

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Snukadaman, you try way too hard.
Seriously.

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Atomic - 602 days 13 hours ago

1.5 - @ varsarus

which video? the CG one ?
because Assassin's creed was a technical mess

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Varsarus - 602 days 12 hours ago

1.6 -

http://www.gametrailers.com...

That's all in-game

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Atomic - 602 days 12 hours ago

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my bad , i thought you were talking about assassin's creed not solid !
yes , that looks amazing.

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Nunalho - 602 days 13 hours ago

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After seeing KZ2 running, MGS4 for sure doesnt surpass it in graphical terms.

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Atomic - 602 days 13 hours ago

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there is more to MGS4 than just the graphics , not saying that it doesn't look good , actually , MGS 4 graphics are excellent

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juuken - 602 days 13 hours ago

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I'm hyped for MGS4. That's going to suck me in, that's for sure. MGS has one of the best plots I have ever seen in a game.

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callahan09 - 602 days 12 hours ago

4 - @GamerMoney1985

You say 360 has a: "platformer,rpg,shooting/ horror {gow},and a action title"

PS3 has that stuff, too:

Platformer = LittleBigPlanet
RPG = Disgaea 3 and Valkyria Chronicle
Horror = Siren
Action = Resistance.

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367 To Your Ass - 602 days 12 hours ago

5 - "story, visuals, and music to its capacity"

that sounds more of a joke, the game looks solid but none of graphics seem all that impressive, pick any screen shot of the game.

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Atomic - 602 days 12 hours ago

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and by your standards , what is impressive for you ? Gears 1.5 ?

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367 To Your Ass - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.2 - nice try but gears2 looks like a whole......i don't know?

10 revisions higher than mgs4.

http://www.gamersyde.com/ga...

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...

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pwnsause - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.3 - 367 To Your Ass

thanks for showing us that MGS is better :)

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367 To Your Ass - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.4 - it's not like i'm saying that it's NOT going to sell.

i'm saying that "taking MGS4 to its capacity" sounds like a joke.

and BTW i saw the vid and...i was floored, LOL, i'm not to imprest.

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gambare - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.5 - nice

side by side MGS4 looks WAY better than GeoW2

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pwnsause - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.6 -

come June 12, you will see it been taken to its full capacity,

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Atomic - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.7 - 10 revisions higher than mgs4!!!!

and the most stupid and downright laughable statement of the day goes to
367 is an a$$

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Varsarus - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.8 - ....

http://metalgearsolid4.net/...

http://metalgearsolid4.net/...

@GUNS N SWORDS

I'm not sure, they could be done in real-time...

@367 To Your Ass

Looking at the mgs4 ign screenshot, wouldn't you think Kojima will just flat out say that he is disappointed with the game?, but he isn't, he's a perfectionist, the graphics will be nothing like that screenshot, I know for a fact.

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ssj - 602 days 12 hours ago

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Looks like MGS4 screen captured its textures from a youtube vid

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GUNS N SWORDS - 602 days 12 hours ago

5.10 - hmmmm

the games graphics varies to much, and of course graphics are going to look better in cut scenes ( Varsarus )

the game play is were the heart of the matter lies.

367 was comparing actual game play.

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pwnsause - 602 days 11 hours ago

5.11 - GUNS N SWORDS

there both gameplay.

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GUNS N SWORDS - 602 days 11 hours ago

5.12 - hmmmm

ign was given the actual fully completed comprised copy of the game a few weeks ago, it is from that copy ign will be giving there review of the game.

a lot of the cut scenes in the game is real time, however the over all quality of the characters gets bumped up a little during cut scenes.

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WIIIS1 - 602 days 11 hours ago

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So MGS4 is the highest point of the PS3' capabilities lol! Consistent with Hideo himself saying that he was disappointed that the PS3 could not enable him to make MGS4 the game that he wanted to. I thought this was supposed to be a 10 years console?

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Varsarus - 602 days 11 hours ago

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Are you really that retarded?, can't believe your falling for Kotaku's BS, well...I think you would anyway lol

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juuken - 601 days 23 hours ago

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Kotaku is not a credible source you blundering moron.
I reckon you're jealous of MGS4, which is why you're coming here sprouting BS as usual.

PS3 FTW!

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mightydog01 - 601 days 23 hours ago

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All I can say mgs4 going to be one hell of a ride playing a masterpiece.We all know games are going to get better this is just the start of things to come on the ps3.

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hokageof2009 - 601 days 16 hours ago

8 - bottom line

mgs4 is going to b the best game to come out till RE5 comes out no joke ps3 players unite

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