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Eurogamer: Kojima wishes people would stop asking about MGS4 on 360

Eurogamer writes: "Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has told Eurogamer that he looks forward to a day when people stop asking him whether MGS4 is coming out on Xbox 360.

"I've been doing a lot of interviews and stage shows, and half the questions are like 'Will MGS4 be coming out on 360 or other formats?', and in the near future I hope they'll ask me about Metal Gear, about us, about our future projects, and will stop caring about the hardware," Kojima told Eurogamer in an interview published today.

Pressed on MGS4's exclusivity and the possibility of an Xbox 360 port, Kojima reiterated that the PS3 had been chosen because he believed that the series' success had been entwined with PlayStation's, and admitted that 'because MGS4 was optimised for the PS3 it is probably not possible."
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belal - 491 days 21 hours ago
1 - and more proof
mgs4 ps3 exclusive ;)
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TheTwelve - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Henceforth now and forever more, all 360 fans who still talk about it coming to their system have no lives and should play their own games.

Poor Kojima...I can understand what he's talking about. The dude wants people to talk about the GAME...not the hardware! Granted, he wanted to make sure it was on the BEST hardware, but nevertheless it's the game that should be spoken about more than what it's on.

He's an artist and you can see that clearly. Let the man move on from this topic, and 360 fans need to just get a PS3 if they want to play it. Or not, and then just shut up please.

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badz149 - 491 days 20 hours ago
1.2 - and...
after reading the full interview, which is a good read, he seems very annoyed by the question will MGS4 ever come to 360! I just can feel it! that question is focused on 360 and not MGS4 which he already put a lot of effort in it and what the question wanted is if the game will come to 360! now with this conformation from Kojima san himself, I really hope that nobody else will ask such question or make rumors about it ever again!

btw, thank you Kojima san, MGS4 is awesome!! I'm on my 3rd run already but I love it for the diversity and currently playing unlike my 1st and 2nd run! really LOVE IT!! and for 360 only owners, that nailed it all and if you really want the game buy or borrow a PS3! you won't regret it, it's awesome!! seriously!
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MAR-TYR-DOM - 491 days 19 hours ago
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He also could have said,
"Eurogamer, stop giving bias review score and stop continuing to be a s#%T website!"
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morganfell - 491 days 19 hours ago
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MGS4 is really a gaming achievement like no other and years ahead of it's time. It is such a powerful experience, rich and detailed and moving and quite unlike anything available. I have been through it 4 times already and discover new things every single time.

It amazes me that anyone could include so much in a game. It amazes me but having played Metal Gear titles for 20 years it doesn't surprise me. It is Metal Gear. I can go back through older games and still find things which I did not know or had not seen. Beating MGS3 was a tall order as that game is simply amazing but they did it.

MGS4 really is an opus and to those that have not experienced the grit, the valor, the determination, the heartbreaking moments, and the most thrilling exploits of the man that makes the impossible, possible, then you are missing quite simply the most phenomenal title, the most remarkable gaming experience ever crafted.
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Violater - 491 days 19 hours ago
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The fanboy drama is making me sick to my stomach and ashamed to be a gamer.
Biggest reason why my comments on the site has declined and many good posters have left as well.
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morganfell - 491 days 18 hours ago
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Here is the part of the interview 360 fans are overlooking:

Asked whether he would develop multiplatform games in future, Kojima said: "If we're talking about the future - not MGS4, but my future titles, if we're referring to that - if the hardware technology rises then obviously, you know, it won't be based on the hardware anymore. Probably I will first create the software and then, um, it's a strange word to say, but port to other hardware if that technological ability rises in all areas."

I think everyone should read that very carefully. This is the ignored part and it is pretty obvious what he is saying. If your system doesn't have a HDD and doesn't support my needing Bluray size storage then you are SOL.
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Tarasque - 491 days 17 hours ago
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Actually i know it is not 360 fans asking about it. It is actually Ps3 journalist asking for the Sony fans. Which i could care less either way, game wasn't worth a crap any who.
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Snake Raiser - 491 days 16 hours ago
1.10 - And how
You have too feel sorry for the guy, he must feel worthless because all people want to know about is whether his game will go over.
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I LOVE my xbox - 491 days 15 hours ago
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And yet another one of the many reasons I own a PS3 :)
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bohemian 23 - 491 days 15 hours ago
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I'm sure it's a good game and all but who cares. Xbox has enough games to play.
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iamtehpwn - 491 days 14 hours ago
1.13 - @1.1, indeed
If you wanna play Metal Gear Solid 4, get a PS3. If you wanna play Gears of War 2, get a 360, if you wanna play Smash bros. Brawl, Get a Wii. Console Exclusives are good for the industry.

Metal Gear Solid 4 and Versus XIII (and I'll explain that one below), as I've stated many Times will remain PS3 exclusives. They've been programmed and optimized to work specifically for that system. It's Not a simple multiplatform switch.

I know you may say "Versus XIII? But the main XIII game work on 360 so....." Yes. And Versus theoritically could, but I read an interview with Nomura; He has encouraged Programmers that it is fine to code with PS3 exclusivity.
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yanikins111 - 491 days 14 hours ago
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OR........

He is annoyed because he cant talk about it due to a timed exclusivity deal with sony.

You guys are forgetting that pretty much every mgs game has come to more than one platform. Who's to say further down the track that it wont be profitable for konami to dull the textures and sound a little and port it on to a few dvds. The core experience would still be there and im sure xbox only owners would lap it up.

You guys still seem to be in the dark over these agreements. The developers are not allowed to say if a game will go to another platform. And that means even if the media ask really really nicely. How many times have we seen it this gen already?

Im not saying that it will be ported but dont take this as the absolute and only truth.
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Sarick - 491 days 12 hours ago
1.15 - These people are petionining
This is the same thing that helped the FFX13 get on 360. All these people sending floods of request to SE to put it on 360, a side from a few deals on the side.

It works both ways. If customers write SE and Sony asking for the same exclusives to go multi-plat before they announce exclusiveness most companies take notice.

On the other hand if no one seems to care with only the 360 user base screaming for things like Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears and Dragon Quest. They'll be less likely to put them on the PS3 or at least go multi-platform. The playing field is different this gen Sony and MS are fighting for customers.

It's a sad truth from what I've seen and read. Sony isn't trying as hard to get deals with 3rd party developers as MS. The only way to get attention is say "WE WANT IT it please"
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DaTruth - 491 days 11 hours ago
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I am ashamed of myself for only deciding to buy MGS4 after reading good reviews. I should have known better, this was the best game and destroyed GTA4, a game I had on preorder a year in advance.
Score: GTA4=11/2 playthroughs, MGS4=41/2playthroughs.
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Willio - 491 days 8 hours ago
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"1.15 - These people are petionining
This is the same thing that helped the FFX13 get on 360. All these people sending floods of request to SE to put it on 360, a side from a few deals on the side.

It works both ways. If customers write SE and Sony asking for the same exclusives to go multi-plat before they announce exclusiveness most companies take notice."

- Valve didnt. (Team fortress 2 ps3 patchfix)
- Where is your proof petitioning works? (ff13 on 360)
- Sony exclusives going multi-plat? (Never in a million years)
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Sarick - 491 days 6 hours ago
1.18 - @willio
"It seems better to employ the principle known as Occam's razor and cut out all the features of the theory that cannot be observed."

No one knows how many people requested or petitioned so, there is no way to determine what is considered significant to sway a developer. The decision is chosen on a case-by-case basis where it's impossible to mediate equally.
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badz149 - 491 days 3 hours ago
1.19 - @yanikins
"He is annoyed because he cant talk about it due to a timed exclusivity deal with sony"

you have a good point over there but you are forgetting a very important part of MGS4 which has made your argument totally VOID! you do know that MGO is a part of MGS4, right? MGO is if I'm not mistaken, the only game that runs off PSN! can you see my point now? for me, this is the only reason/condition for Konami to stay exclusive to PS3 because M$ policy with games on 360 is unforgiving towards anything off-XBL! this is not the case for PSN and right now, Konami has the total control of MGS4 and MGO and all their contents! you need to play on Konami's own server, need Konami ID and need to pay for extra characters! plus, they can have any DLC without the fuss of going through PSN as everything is done on Konami's own site! see? these things possibly has something to do with maximizing their profit!

although sometimes they messed up with the gamers with server problems and login problems but I think it's still more profitable for them compared to putting it on PSN and needed to pay royalty or something for PSN service(I don't know about this, but it can't be free for the publishers part, right? PSN needs money to maintain running) plus having the total control for their own game! these things are simply impossible on 360 because of the XBL restriction! so, MGS4 is no ordinary game! it's an exclusive with a special treat from Sony for Konami! remember that Sony doesn't pay for exclusivity but this kind of deal is something else!
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rhood022 - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Your comment reminded me of an article from Kotaku a few days after FF XIII for the 360 was announced about Japanese 360 owners whining about Final Fantasy being exclusive to the PS3 in their region.

Up until that announcement, these people obviously didn't care about FF XIII coming to their console because they bought the 360 over the PS3. They did this knowing, at the time, that the game was an exclusive PS3 title worldwide.
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Fishy Fingers - 491 days 21 hours ago
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Attention grabbing as this small segment is, the complete interview is a more interesting read. How many times must "its exclusive" be said... Anyway full interview http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
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ape007 - 491 days 20 hours ago
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ps 3 is the only place for mgs 4
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Surfman - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Now that should be enough to shut 360 fanboys's mouths... its NOT possible. Keep dreaming. You want to play MGS4? You can, if you have a PS3.
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Syronicus - 491 days 18 hours ago
5.1 - You would think it would be enough...
But it won't be. There are fanboys on both sides and those on the Xbox side that want MGS4 on the 360 are some of the loudest idiots I have ever come in contact with.
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Daishi - 491 days 5 hours ago
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It won't ever come over because it wouldn't sell very well. Remember when MGS 2 came to the original Xbox, nope didn't think so. You can pick it up for $1.99 at most Gamestops. Plus the only people who want it to go to 360 now are those that just want to say that it's on 360 not to actually play it...
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Giant_Enemy_Sackboy - 491 days 20 hours ago
6 - trophis plz
i dont care about it since he has clarified this like a thousand times (people is just retarded)

trophies plzplz
p.s. if any1 knows of an online petition for trophies link it plz
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Rich1631 - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Yeah, I know. Where the hell are the trophies for this game? It is the biggest PS3 title and it doesn't have any? My guess is that is will be on the inevitable subsistance version.
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OgTheClever - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Cant find one but if you're itching to sign something then this is for you: http://www.petitiononline.c...

Remember if it gets to half a million then Uwe said he will exit the film industry.
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SilPho - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Just a heads up: Petitions are banned from the forums so if you find or start one, don't post it in there.

That said, I'd love Trophies for MGS4.
And GTA4 come to think of it.
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Darkiewonder - 491 days 20 hours ago
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There are some developers that won't do it for the money.

Thank you Kojima-san!

P.S. Happy Belated birthday! ;3
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PirateThom - 491 days 20 hours ago
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All the same, I'm sure Konami are sorry they have Kojima free rein over his IPs.

Konami aren't in a great way these days, Metal Gear makes up the vast majority of their profit and Kojima has more or less refused the 360.
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Chris Hansen - 491 days 20 hours ago
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@PirateThom
Or you can look at it this way.

Konami reins over Kojima's IP's
Kojima gets angry
Kojima leaves "Kojima" Productions
Kojima Productions is f*cked
Metal Gear franchise is f*cked
Konami is f*cked
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TheTwelve - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Word. Unlike Capcom, Square-Enix...making games multi-plat for the money will pay off in the short-run. But in the long-run, the well-made games that are console-specific will be the ones most remembered and treasured.

You want legacy? Or do you want to be a sell-out? Kojima has chosen the former and single-handedly made the Summer of '08 a great summer for gaming, unlike any summer in the past.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Thank you, Hideo.

I'm sorry you have to deal with this...these people that are more interested in systems than games. It's sad, isn't it?
-Amen

I'm sure one of the many angels that follows Kojima around probably heard my prayer and is now relaying it to him...through telekinesis!
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Voozi - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Now that he's yet again confirmed PS3 exclusive, I'm calling a MGS4 to 360 rumor today lol
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Tarasque - 491 days 17 hours ago
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Sweet another sh1t talking kid that should have had his comment deleted by now. If this whole game thing makes you that uptight you have problems.
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nineself - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Those damn Xbox fans! You don't hear about us PS3 fans starting rumours about Halo coming to PS3, yet the 360ers are desperate for this game.

They'll just have to suck it up and buy a PS3. This aint no Xbox, you cant just wait till it comes out on the PC!
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GiantEnemyCrab - 491 days 15 hours ago
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No but we hear Mass Effect coming to the PS3 and Dead Rising coming to the PS3 and Gears of War 3 coming to the PS3 all the time. All of those titles are in the same publisher/developer situation that MGS is in. I've even seen some stick ME2 and Gears 3 in their lists of games.

Oh and lets not forget Bioshock, which I can remember the PS3 fanboys going "How dare you not want to have as many people play this game as possible" and all the "don't be greedy!".

Many of the people commenting here need to get off their hypocritical high horse. Not everyone cares about MGS4 and you make it sound like 360 fanboys are accosting Kojima when in fact it is the damn Journalists in the industry that keep asking him. From one fanboy to another I don't give 2 craps about MGS4.
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jspc1989 - 491 days 14 hours ago
11.2 - @ nineself
some of us aren't devoted to a console lol.

At the second i own a 360 but next month i will be happily 'sucking it up' and getting a ps3. I don't take a few computer chips personally lol, i just happened 2 want to play the games on both, is that so hard to comprehend? x
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Some_One_Plays - 491 days 5 hours ago
11.3 - nineself
lol, I know what you mean and the funny thing is it is only possible with the PlayStation 3 according to the developers/Sony. They even make fun of the XBOX 360 DVD disc in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I think the only reason why this keeps coming up even after hearing it from the developers is because XBOX 360 is surviving because of brand multiplats/non-brand multiplats.

In general you'll hear a lot of XBOX 360 rumours usually have to do with games on rival platforms. It can be fanatics or just people who just want another reason not to buy a PlayStation 3, lol. Either way people don't like to admit they were converted to buying the rival console. I was once following Microsoft until Halo 3 turned me off and never looked back (bought a PlayStation 3).
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badz149 - 491 days 3 hours ago
11.4 - @crab
the rumors abou ME, gears3 and DR coming to PS3 is not due to anything elses but for the devs/publishers of those games! Bioware was bought by EA and it's inevitable given how EA stands regarding exclusivity but if Bioware(ME dev, right?) can pull some 'Kojima', maybe ME will not be on PS3 afterall! DR is Capcom's and they are worst than EA in terms of exclusivity! Lost planet went to PS3 and DMC4 went to 360! DR went to the Wii, didn't you know? what about Gears3? recently Epic is working with EA on a new project but I personally doubt it has anything to do with gears and I think Gears will stay on only 360 and PC!
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name - 491 days 20 hours ago
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I feel bad for people who have to play the balancing act between "bring mgs4 to the 360" and "mgs4 is overrated". The middle ground for them I think is the "MGS4 on 360 is a good business decision". This doesn't make them seem interested in the game, but it also doubts the exclusive status of the game. I feel bad for anyone who hasn't played this game though. People don't randomly say every game is "the best game ever". You really have to achieve something special for that to happen.
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PirateThom - 491 days 20 hours ago
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Honestly, it would be a good business decision, but it wouldn't be good for the game.

I urge every 360 fanboy, no matter how much they suckle on the Microsoft teat, to throw down the barriers and beg, steal or borrow a PS3, a copy of the game and take a few days to experience.

Gaming is about experiences, and this is one you do not want to miss because you're too petty to admit that it really is something special.
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DaTruth - 491 days 11 hours ago
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People don't randomly say every game is "the best game ever". You really have to achieve something special for that to happen.
Best rebuttal ever for a fanboy comment we hear too often. honestly, I would give you bubbles but I think you're maxed. And I wish I didn't get hear so late.
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Some_One_Plays - 491 days 5 hours ago
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I say that's a yes or no with the comment about being "a good business decision." For instance does anyone care about Crash Bandicoot anymore, or Sypro the Dragon? Does anyone care about Devil May Cry or Vampire Rain?

Not all multiplatform games have as much thunder as an exclusive game on a signal platform. Like for example Grand Theft Auto IV lost some thunder when it went multiplatform. With Microsoft they tried to steal that with exclusive downloadable content. Do you really think games like Gears of War 2, Halo 3, Killzone 2, or Resistance 2 would be as popular if it was multiplatform. Multiplats also hinder the game because they have to find a balance that all similar platforms can handle.

In the end I say being exclusive allows you to be in the spot light a whole lot more than a multiplatform game. You get your gamers stating they have the best version, but that's just boosting.
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