Frankenstein's rumor just keeps on shambling. In the wake of a
Konami representative saying that the company was "
actively looking into" a 360 version of
Metal Gear Solid 4, concerns about the 360's power have come back into play. Speaking to MCV, John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Xbox Live, did his best to quell such thoughts saying, "I can't speak on behalf of Konami, but I can shed more light on the fact that we definitely have the power to run MGS4." He adds that there are several games running in "true high-def" on 360 and not on PS3.
Schappert also voices his personal desire to see
MGS4 on 360 saying, "I'm certainly in the fan club that would love to see Kojima-san's masterpiece come our way," adding that it would be another example of a franchise that was previously exclusive to another console making its way to the Xbox 360. Was there any confirmation that the game is actually heading to 360? No. No there wasn't. Move along.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
10-16-2008 @ 2:35PM
Neuromancer said...
Thanks but no thanks
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 2:42PM
yolarrydabomb said...
probbly run like crap
want some instant RROD with that?
no thanks
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 2:50PM
Jack Tretton said...
Why won't this die?
The only reason 360 fanboys want MGS 4 on "their" console is so they can rub Sony fanboys' noses in it.
MGS 4 is worth at least one play-through, but, gents, you'll still be able to make babies after you're done.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:01PM
vanhelsingh said...
"I can't speak on behalf of Konami, but I can shed more light on the fact that we definitely have the power to run MGS4." That is the funniest thing i've heard a professional say. He's basically just thrown the ball in Konami's court. Now it's their turn to reply.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:02PM
Jawon said...
Arrogant bastard...
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:07PM
Carlos said...
yeah sure it can run it ... xbox 360 MGS4 mmm 3 disc's mmmm $59.99 x 2(@ least) = 1 game mmmm no i don't think so
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:19PM
ryan said...
mmm...where do you get $59.99 x 2 from? mmm? fulla crap are we, mmm?
10-16-2008 @ 3:35PM
Carlos said...
10-16-2008 @ 3:19PM
ryan said...
mmm...where do you get $59.99 x 2 from? mmm? fulla crap are we, mmm
LOL i think the 1 full of crap is u lol how ur gonna fit 32 gb in a 360 disc ????
10-16-2008 @ 3:49PM
ryan said...
Muthafuckin compression on 3 discs FTW!
10-16-2008 @ 3:59PM
Arnon said...
Compression surprises many, Carlos.. GTA was like.. 30-40 gigs of uncompressed data on the PS3 and was 7 gigs on the 360.. with close to no difference in performance.
10-16-2008 @ 3:14PM
SirPoonga said...
http://kotaku.com/5063447/konami-officially-comments-on-xbox-360-metal-gear-solid-4
Carlos, umm, there have been multidisc games on the 360 and they were only $60.
I think multidisc would make the game better. For those that haven't played the game on the ps3 the game has to install each chapter. So if you want to go back to a previous chapter you have to install it. The install takes about 4-8 minutes. I think this is done because the bluray drive is slow.
So, instead of having installs I think if you have dvd discs it could run of the discs because it is fast enough. With the fall dashboard update you can put all the discs on the hdd and that should even be faster.
I liked the game. Though I beat it within one rental period. The only reason to replay it is to go after some of the achievements. The multiplayer sucks.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:35PM
Kevin PSN: Keviseg15 said...
you guys always get this confused
installs are a one time thing while swapping out the disk is obviously a thing u have to do all the time.
10-16-2008 @ 3:51PM
ryan said...
^
which CLEARLY didn't kill us in the PSOne/PS2 era!
10-16-2008 @ 3:26PM
Mr Bunky said...
Guarantee that if it ever did hit the 360, it would be visually superior than the PS3. It may have to be on a few discs, but it's worth it for better quality.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:28PM
Mcfail said...
Let them keep it on the PS3 only, otherwise all those PS3 fanboys will feel stupid for buying an overpriced Bluray player lol.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:50PM
jarhead906 said...
Wow. It almost feels like two years ago when you said that...
But considering we are in the present, that kind of fanboy...um...burn?...doesn't hold anymore.
I could respond in kind by saying that you paid too much for a machine that fails if you turn it on, complete with three bright red lights, but I won't. (Oops, sorry, I did).
Other than that, yes, keep it on PS3. If I only had a 360, I certainly wouldn't want a dumbed down port on multiple discs. And no, installs on the HDD wouldn't work: what about all those suckers with the Arcade/Core systems?
10-16-2008 @ 7:07PM
AoE said...
dude, I am as big a 360 fanboy as any on this site... but seriously? over-priced bluray player? It's one of the cheaper players on the market last I checked... Also it's one of, if not the, best player on the market, did you know Criterion uses a PS3 as their reference bluray player?
There are lots of ways to talk shit about the PS3 if you so desire... but it's capabilities/price as a bluray player aren't among them.
10-16-2008 @ 3:39PM
dunnypop said...
seriously... who cares.
Since the game has already been released on the PS3 for 3 months now, by the time it comes to the 360, everyone would have lost interest, and it'll reinforce the fact that the game won't do well on the 360 (in the eyes of Konami).
Look at Unreal.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:41PM
Livi70590 said...
It's not the best in the Metal Gear series, in fact probably the worst. I'd imagine that a lot of 360 owners are not up to date with the story from the previous 7 games, and MGS4's story is strongly linked with the events of the older titles. If Halo 4 came out on Playstation would many Playstation owners know what was happening? Probably not.
Point - It's perhaps best if it stays on the Playstation.
Reply
10-16-2008 @ 3:45PM
ryan said...
this just in: many many PS2/PSOne owners actually own a 360 because of price point and lost PS3 exclusives.