Hideo Kojima Praises The Xbox One, May Integrate Kinect And SmartGlass In MGS 5

"Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was one of those rare games at E3 that actually looked like a next-gen game. Featuring a massive open world and giving rise to all new stealth options, The Phantom Pain promises to be one of the finest Metal Gear Solid games, if not the greatest."

[vishmarx]

cant argue with that.
He's been playing with cameras n controllers since Mgs1

[fermcr]

Playstation fanboys can't take it when someone praises the X1. When are you guys going to accept that both the PS4 and X1 are going to be great gaming platforms.

[demonddel]

@fermcr right see how butthurt they are now they don't like Kojima that group of playstation fans gotta be some scorn women who hates to feel cheated on they feel Kojima is cheating on them so it's not looking good right now they hated EA before when they show xbox love but came back they hate Square now same with Imsomniac and others

[TheTwelve]

Kojima has always had a fascination with America and its culture, so seeing him warming up to Microsoft over the years is annoying but not surprising.

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[Shadonic]

I have to agree everyone has been doing 180's

[Gaming101]

It's the fact that we know Microsoft unloaded a truck full of money on Kojima's doorstep. Of course Kojima is going to be sucking Msoft balls, I would too if I was paid millions of dollars for no reason other than to develop for another console.

[bsquwhere]

Wow the only one that sounds like a fanboy is you. I don't see one anti Xbox comment. Plus if I remember correctly when MGS4 came out most Xbox gamers called it crap and hated on it

[SDS Gamerfiend]

When there's no always connected kinect!

[aceitman]

all I can say is money can make people say a lot of things look what we got from Metal Gear Rising , it wasn't what we loved from the metal gear series and im not being a fan boy im just saying , its not like anyone doesn't no ms pays out some good cash to have stuff on there system.

[minimur12]

Of course hell praise X1 - he's in bed with MS now, as are insomniac.

[pixelsword]

@ fermcr:

So I guess now Xbox fanboys love movies as games now, eh?

[joonkimdmd]

I own Wii U and also preordered both X1 and PS4. I believe that both of them will be very different even though they share lots of 3rd party games. However, if developers start talking about Kinect features in the game, I will definitely buy PS4 version that does less goofy gimmicks.

[raytraceme]

it gets annoying when devs. mention smartglass on the xbox while totally ignoring that the ps4 can do exactly the same thing with vita/android/ios devices if not better since the vita has mostly the same controls as the ds4.

[bakasora]

Kojima don't!

[Donnieboi]

The ps4 will also allow the use of cellphones and tablets. DICE and Ubisoft are already implementing them on ps4.

Also, the ps4 has the ps eye, so it can have these features too. Sure they'll just be gimmicky if Kojma is only NOW implementing the camera.

[xxLuckyStrike]

The lopsided Sony fanboyism on this crap site is disgusting. The biased ignorism and encouraged hypocritical hatrid is rewarded via a flawed a$$ bubble system. Which can still be manipulated via trollwatch. Admins here are a fine group of hit driven sackless wonders. A clear lack of balance and logic are non existent

[Gamer1982]

Hes gotta praise the Xbox 1 as hes getting paid a TON of money right now to back it. We all know hes a very good loyal friend to Sony and would prefer to keep his game with Sony just like with Last gen but the money his publisher got meant like with Rising he had no choice but to do an Xbox One and 360 version.

[BallsEye]

Give the guy a break. If he'd make it ps4 exclusive you all would praise him, now that he likes X1 you say he sleeps with ms and other crap. Seriously people, grow up.

[ceed911]

Yeah the 12 year olds on here who get upset that people can like video games and hardware lose their minds over this. Single-handedly ruining N4G.

[The_Con-Sept]

Every metal gear game is great. It is funny when journalists take things out of context to make it seem like a bias is present.

MGS4 was a great game followed by a loyalist statement from kojima. All this means is you will now have to own a cell phone to hear codec calls, and have a PC to hack PC's. Then you will get random phone calls from someone named smegma face....

[D-riders]

@fermcr, MS had their chance with me they fu*ked it up. To me they are not a gaming company but a corporate giant attemting to destroy the industry with fould practices and policies

[Simon_Brezhnev]

I dont care about the game of MGs universe. He needs to work on the series he forgot ZOE. He will never make another ZOE. If MGS5 sales is crazy he will just keep working on that.

[Me-Time]

I meant to click "Agree".

[FantasyStar]

There's nothing left to do in the ZoE universe anyways. Assuming you've played the games and watched the anime; you'd know that.

Well, we can always use more "cockpit jokes".

[ThatsGaming]

Interesting, personally I am not really bought into Kinect as a "gamers" device.

I do see a lot of use for smart glass though... Especially for RTS and RPG games where menus and keyboards would be typical in the games.

[JokesOnYou]

Wow look at this thread, Kojima a well respected dev most of all by sony fans last gen is now the devil reincarnated, his only crime praising X1. I like many always have been a huge Bungie fan for their awesome work in bringing us the Halo franchise..they moved on, got close with sony and yet I still would never disrespect Bungie for sharing their love of gaming on other platforms. I'd expect 1 or 2 extremists to be all butthurt but I got to say I'm surprised at the level of hate for Kojima. Sad really and some wonder why sonyfanboys got the worst reputation of them all.

[TheTwelve]

Nah, Sony fanboys aren't calling him "devil incarnated". Don't let a few morons speak for all of us. We're just a bit suspect of Kojima now...

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(Wow, there is a mod blowing up this thread...place looks like Hamburger Hill now...)

[extermin8or]

I see like 2 hate comments maybe 3... no idea wtf you are on about... anyone saying MG4's cutscenes didn't take the piss is on crack however games was still great, and peace walker was also great :) I'm disappointed he's considering gimmicky things like kinect or this second screen crap currently in every game under the sun... (except seemingly the wii u where half the games aren't even being ported too...weird) but I won't have to deal with the kinect crap as I'll be playing MGS5 on my ps4... not an xbox one. econd screen stuff will be on ps4 aswell as it supports it via tablets and ps vita aswell-so why he wouldn't have it supported by both consoles I don't know-really wish he wouldn't though...

[JokesOnYou]

exterminator are you serious, read all the closed posts and the rest of this thread....GamersRulz,Mr Nutz,Cam977,abzdine,Need4game, Gamig101,Gardenia,Masseffect23 ...need I go on? There plenty more further down.

The Twelve I know its not ALL sony fans my apologies but it sure is alot of 'em I mean I did read alot of Kojima is paid off type comments which sadly implies his statements are only about money and NOT his true feelings...I dont know about you but questioning a persons integrity may not make him the devil but it is f-up. Listen anybody with half a brain could probably coorectly assume there was some financial incentive/payment to present a micros show but doing business and being paid off to say things you dont believe are two very different things.

[TongkatAli]

Jokes on you if you believe that.

[aceitman]

but have u seen him say anything about the ps4 , nope not one thing positive over x1 , but one system has its advantages over the other x1 can have some over ps4 and ps4 can have some over x1 . but Kojima has not stated anything that the ps4 can do better over x1 , but he states x1 has advantages over ps4.

[humbleopinion]

@JokesOnYou
His crime is not only praising Xbox One, but actually highlighting a feature that might be exclusive to the Xbox One.

And the worst thing, he's forgoing the exclusivity deal with Sony they had in MGS4.
It must be his fault, no matter how much it simply makes sense that it's Sony who probably didn't want to pay up for exclusivity this time around. It's not 2008 anymore and the PS3 now has a wide selection of in-house exclusives.

So to sum up lunatic fanboy logic: a developer wants to only make a game for only a single platform, and give up on the tens of millions of potential customers on the other platform.
It makes so much business sense! It's not the console owner who showed up with a sack of money up his front door asking for exclusivity, but rather the other console owner offering him exposure to millions of potential customers who needs to "bribe him".

Some people here are just lost cause.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Jokes

I remember at one point MSFB's had the worst reputation. That record has easily been broken thanks to SFB and there crazy gifs and allegiance and pro hate for MS.

Its funny because it all started with PlayStation releasing more exclusives than 360, that's it.

Just like @Jokes said Bungie is making an incredible new universe. And Bungie has never been this focused since the first Halo Ip. With that being said Sony did partner with Bungie to promote the game. How come we don't see MS loyalist and MSfanboys storming the Destiny articles and saying "Bungie sold out" Bungies in bed with Sony" Sony wrote a huge check and through money in there face." or any other hypocritical statements? Seeing how the site is supposed "even with fanboys from both sides"

I bet you 100 bucks nobody can answer this.

I never seen those comments from MS fans or fanboys.

[showtimefolks]

Look everyone beliefs now a days are paid to say nice things about their systems nothing new, since I started gaming 23 years ago thing like these happen

Now if someone can actually integrate kinect right to Kojima, MGS5 looks sick cant wait but I know we gonna have at least 15-18 months plus wait

[sweetSWAGGER]

I think the level of strategic freedom the player is given in most Metal Gear Solid titles goes up and over most other AAA games. So, funny enough, saying that the gameplay is secondary only makes other games look THAT much weaker by comparison.

Look at MGS4; you can't tell me the level of choice you had gameplay-wise was low JUST because Kojima put a lot into the story. The gameplay was solid, and allowed the player plenty of freedom.

Now look at Phantom Pain. If you've been following the game like I have, you'd take the trailer's word for it when it says "unparalleled strategic freedom".
With the few details we've been given, there are already hundreds of ways the player can approach a mission: time of day, weather, weapons, transportation, when you want a chopper to come get you and where you want it to take you (hell, you can even pick the song that plays inside it!)

I apologize for the text wall, but honestly, Kojima has proven time and again that he WILL deliver solid gameplay. The fact that it comes second is like saying aerial shells come second to assorted fireworks. If I have to choose between an aerial shell and the same novelty fireworks we keep getting from other AAA games, I'll go with the former.

[brandonklex]

Kojima is just putting up his finger into American people...That is to say if u r smart enough n following his titles, he is revenging for the atomic bombs. This is just a cover-up move alongside with pushing suspecting-David Hayter behind...He is a Japan-maniac and a patriot.

[bganci]

Do you guys really think the Playstation Eye will be as powerful as the Kinect? How to win the internet Hate Microsoft, love Sony.

[Jaces]

Don't care. Just give me MGS5 already!

[vlonjati77vlonjati]

nice one lol cant wait for MGSV.

[Philoctetes]

I hate Kinect as much as the next guy, mainly because it seems like a gimmick every single time developers incorporate it into a game. But if anybody is going to find a creative, non-gimmicky way to use Kinect, it will be Kojima. I'm very interested in seeing what he comes up with.

[Ginesis]

@raytraceme and @Donnieboi There's a difference between Microsoft and Sony's, Android and iOS push to cellphones and tablets. Right now Smart glass is available on more devices, while PS Mobile is on a very limited number of devices right now. They have to be "PlayStation Certified" first, whatever that means.

[SlavisH2]

I hope he uses all resources for each platform mean each will have somewhat of a exclusive experience!

[GusBricker]

The player yells "Snake" at Kinect and Snake does a barrel roll in his box.

Awesome.

[No_Limit]

Nice move, with Kinect being included in every Sku and smartglass working with all smartphone OSs, Kojima don't have to worry about making workaround or sacrifices to cater to those vanilla consoles and can go full out with these implementations. I will definitely check out MGSV.

[YodaCracker]

On N4G:

Developer praises Xbox = paid
Developer praises PlayStation = speaking from the heart

[TheBossMan]

This is true, though it usually carries a bit of merit.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

N4G, hivemind

[Prime_28]

So true.

[extermin8or]

Think it depends on what they are praising-if they are praising the architecture of the consoles, fair enough, but when they are praising the gimmicky features like kinect and smart glass (on either console) or say praising the share function of ps4 etc etc then they are either mad, or talking crap because they've been paid or have gone nuts. Although seeing as it was revealed that at E3 Ms actually were paying devs to only show their versions of games and in some cases not even mention Ps4 versions unless it was directly brought up witht them. It wouldn't suprise me if he had been paid a boatload of cash after all without any exclusivity stuff to announce why was he on MS's stage and not showing that trailer at konami's own cofrence... or at both confrences Sony's and microsofts?

[DoubleM70]

Give me a freaking break he gets paid by both companies. How did his feelings get into this. Shit is just getting to deep now.

[telekineticmantis]

to push their camera as best as possible, making the camera bundle more available than the standard or software bundle, even if they have to throw in PSPLus as an incentive. I hope Sony has learned something about supporting their own hardware from last gen, shoot, THE LAST 3 GENS!

[Megaton]

Why? Why do we need camera gimmicks mucking up our games? I'm thrilled that Sony cares about as much as I do about the PS Eye.

[telekineticmantis]

I'm not interested in the gimmicky part of peripherals, but games that push the medium in new directions, I'm really interested in the Sony AR/VR headset, they can use that and the move in interesting ways.

[Nicaragua]

Wow great ! I can't wait to use smart glass in some games, it looks like the perfect accessory for next generation innovation and immersion.

Said no one ever.

[AznGaara]

Except almost EVERY next gen game uses a tablet now. Watch_dogs, Battlefield, The Division etc etc. I'm not talking about smart glass either but tablet integration in general.

[Nicaragua]

I dont care how many games use it, its a gimmick and a pretty lame one at that.

[Soldierone]

Microsoft obviously opened their wallets and it could work out well. Its a form of marketing. Get a new product, give product to leading industry guys, pay leading industry guys to test it out, have their positive comments go public, see how many you can pay to ONLY use said product to say its better.

This won't last too long. MS is simply advertising it. Its part of a bigger push. They are demonstrating cloud infrastructure and related products at their show in San Francisco soon, and I'm sure they will mention positive comments from the game industry.

Sony would do the same thing, well they did with Blu-ray and look how that worked out. Its awesome and now used, but were developers praising it out the butt after a year or two of doing it? No, no one really mentioned it until they wanted MS to use it for Xbox One. But leading up to PS3 etc it was constant "we can do so much more with all the added space!" Sony just wasn't being a douche and taking away MS exclusive companies to say it. Imagine if they had Bungie randomly go "we are making a PS3 exclusive because blu-ray is so awesome"

I don't think Kojima will sink as low as Insomniac though. If an MGS title were to go exclusive to Xbox, all hell would break loose and he doesn't want that.

[DoubleM70]

Well Insomniac was paid by Microsoft to develope a new IP what's wrong with that. The object is to make money for your company. Insomniac chose to go multiplatform to make more money. Nothing wrong with that.

[Soldierone]

I have no issues with multi-plat games. More money for a company I love is great. However when they go and ditch you for money, its like "Wtf? I've been supporting you for generations, and you dont care at all?"

I don't think Kojima will do that, at least I hope not, as he actually supports the fans. The only way he will is if MS approaches Konami and they over rule him.

[-Gespenst-]

I really hope Kojima isn't on the cusp of losing the plot.

First Kiefer Sutherland, then clearly getting paid by MS at e3, and now praising the Xbox One...

[DonFreezer]

The amount of agrees you have received is at the least funny.What happened to all of you who where praising Kojima to death for being the premier playstation developer?

[extermin8or]

Well obvious answer is he stopped being the premiere PS developer? :P But I don't have an issue with him praising XB1 it concerns me more the parts of it he's praising... Also he was clearly paid to show his trailer at their conference and not his OWN and I agree with the Kiefer Sutherland stuff also I really don't like the way they treated David Hayter I mean surely they could've at least informed him beforehand instead of im being as surprised as all of us...

[FlunkinMonkey]

What happened to all of you xbox fanboys saying MGS was just a glorified movie, and wasn't even a game? Enjoy the 'film'..

[goldwyncq]

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[creatchee]

Well here comes the usual idiot squad with their talk of Microsoft payoffs, selling out and "Kojima's lost his touch."

Maybe he is excited about new technology and being able to reach a larger audience with his games? You know - the logical explanation?

Kojima has proven time and time again that he does not compromise his vision. Do you think that a blank check changes his mind now when he already has enough money to last him for a lifetime?

[Thomper]

K2 is an interesting piece of tech.. Sony obviously see's the value in motion control, but went in half-arsed. Why bother at all?

K2 , I think, will actually deliver this time. As a tech junkie, I am excited to see what it can do.

The videogame industry needs shaking up, perhaps K2 will contribute to that??

[rainslacker]

Kojima has always been excited for almost every technology out there. He's a pretty big tech head. Don't think I've ever seen him bash any technology or company, and praises a lot of things for their possibilities.

Other than that, yeah I agree people shouldn't be quite so quick to assume things about him.

[TongkatAli]

It's a camera. Cameras aren't "new technology".

[PopRocks359]

Hasn't it already been proven that the Playstation 4 is a more technically capable console? It also has just as much functionality as the Xbox One with Vita cross-play and EyeToy. Yeah, those are optional, but Kojima's statements are just odd. Why is he praising the Xbox for something the PS4 can probably just easily do, if not better?

I honestly do think it's paid. His game was exclusively demoed at the Microsoft E3 conference. I have a hard time believing it could be anything else.

[ironmonkey]

Its a big risk but if he wants to spice it up a little why not. hes either going to make it or break it.

[microgenius]

i as a die hard fan of master kojima am really sad

[CrossingEden]

then you aren't a die hard fan, if your undies get ruffled because a game developer who has developed for multiple systems praises something that you don't like, then YOU are in the wrong, not him, thank god that NONE OF YOU, will ever be game developers, bunch of children

[microgenius]

yeah you right im not a die hard fan since i play his games from the start on my NES when you sir probably werent exist or in best were starting to say mami dadi
im also a kid in 30 why?
because i dont like THE TOTAL RIP OFF CONSOLE that blind fangirls like you like
just look at final fantasy what happend to it after going multi?

[breakpad]

the title of the article is misleading, Kojima just say (as any developer would say when asked for a specific device)his opinion about the integration of new technologies in consoles ..he would say the same things if he was asked about VIta and PS4..

[breakpad]

if he really praises MS brand then its one big loss for SONY and for Japanese games fans who generally prefer SONY consoles....for me Kojima after his jump to multi games is dead..he ended up like one of the others MS supporters

[Thomper]

Oh, grow up.

[extermin8or]

Really... I mean I could understand you taking that attitude to Insomniac for their backstabbing their fans that are playstation fans... But Kojima went multiplatform.. you can still play his game if you don't want an xbox. Get a grip, however if you want to be pissed off at Insomniac games.. Im with you there. I had no issue with them going multiplatform but their exclusivity is like Epic games turning round and announcing their new games to be ps4 exclusive... yeah xbox only/primairily gamers would be annoyed. Or if Bungie had said destiny was exclusive to sony consoles...

[breakpad]

i would ask a simple question ...both of you ..did you like MGR:R ???? a downgraded ,provocative short action game so it can be played (and liked) by Xbox audience/???? as a game its not bad ..but as a kojipro game IS..

[IQUITN4G]

hmm just a wee bit bit extreme. Staggeringly ignorant comment though so hats off for that

I'd be willing to bet Kojima would be thrilled to know you wont be supporting his efforts

[Firan]

"did you like MGR:R"

That was P* game. In the case you live in a cave, Kojima gave the project to Platinum because they couldn't handle it. It's not KojiPro game.

And yes, I did enjoy it. Not as Metal Gear game but as hack 'n slash game.

[CalamityCB]

Hideo praises sony tech, N4G praises and celebrates.
Hideo praises MS tech, N4G rage and complain he has been paid.
Typical, this website can be biased beyond belief.

[Gamingskills]

I agree with you 1000%. This website is OVERRUN by SONY LOYALEST. Anything positive about XBOX ONE gets shot down with the QUICKNESS anything SONY related gets hyped up like the second coming of CHRIST!

[TongkatAli]

I would say it's 50/50. Sony loyalist and Sony haters. You hate on them cause the fanbase is passionate, what a reason to hate = )

Enjoy that camera brahhh, no need to get up to turn on your console.

[PirateThom]

Yeah, but he's talking about Kinect and Smartglass. No one cares about either of these things.

[ExCest]

Not exactly. Intel seems to like Kinect quite a bit since they're making their own version of it.

[SignifiedSix91]

I care about smartglass and kinect.

I'd rather use my tablet for a map than having to waste time going into a different menu.

And I love using voice commands with the kinect.

[Thomper]

I do.

[rainslacker]

I've seen a lot of people care about Kinect recently...don't know why though since very few seemed to care before a few weeks ago.

Smartglass is interesting, but nothing on the Wii U shows that it's terribly interesting. It's good for a few things sure. Wii U's version of touchscreen is honestly more convenient for the single user. OTOH, bet a lot of the people praising smartglass were some of the first to put down the Wii U controller. Irony huh?

As far as my feelings, most of the uses for it shown during E3 weren't that compelling. Most looked to be ways to take a person out of the game and be an added player that doesn't do a whole lot. Not bad if you're not at the console itself to play, but limited in usability while sitting on the couch with an actual controller.

Dunno if Kinect and SmartGlass combo would work out better or not. Takes creative minds to come up with something that works.

[kennyg3739]

I care, but I guess i'm a noboody

[SpideySpeakz]

Rumors by reliable sources suggest many publishers were paid by MS to present their versions of the game as superior compared to the PS4 version. That rumor is starting to ring truth.

[SignifiedSix91]

Keep on cryin, bro. Just because he praised the x1, doesn't mean he got paid.

You guys need to grow up.

[Tetsujin]

@Calamity

Apparently you wasn't around during 2006-2010 when this site was 100% Xbox/360; anything relating to positive news on Sony was either voted down, knocked to the 3rd+ page, and/or even submitted as "Fake" news. The people on this site was even worse; now it's Sonys turn to at least redeem themselves and the majority are calling "foul."

Double standards at its finest.

OT

Kojima wanting to make multiplat games don't bother me, I just hope he doesn't lose his touch because of certain hardware restrictions (notice I didn't say who so don't go adding to it). If I had it my way, I'd say work on other games (Snatcher, Policenauts, ZoE, etc) and let MGS take a break for a while.

[CalamityCB]

Oh I remember it clearly (I was a lurker lol).

[1412 KID]

@CalamityCB
cus we already know... MS tech, is crap

[mydyingparadiselost]

Kinect, sure, do whatever you want Kojima. Smartglass-no. I'm tired of MS wanting me to juggle a controller while tapping an Ipad AND yelling at my TV. It's just too much, smartglass makes very little sense , just drop it and stop wasting your money and my time.

[GTAallday]

MGS5 doesn't interest me as much as it would have being an PlayStation exclusive.

[CrossingEden]

in other words you're the epitome of a fanboy because you get bothered that people WHO YOU'LL NEVER MEET play a different console and will get to play the same game as you

[GTAallday]

Yup, PlayStation proud.

[first1NFANTRY]

Hey at least you're being honest about it. A lot of people would rather have it exclusive but since both consoles are using a blu ray disk Kohima can easily work to his full potential for next gen platforms. I hope he doesn't cut any corners for current gen tho.

[NateCole]

As long as he delivers a great MGS i really dont care either way.

[sync90]

Well said. thats all that really matters.

[Sm00thNinja]

Woooooow as amazing as the PS4 is you N4G guys are making me root for the Xbox One. I mean there's no logic in half the post I've seen here? Seriously since when does Blow>Kojima? You all are lost in you're own fanboyism. A guy can't praise a console anymore jeesh

[PirateThom]

No, he can praise a console, just not gimmicky features of said console which didn't work last gen and won't work this gen.

In any case, if he can have an opinion, so can others. My opinion is that Kinect and Smartglass need to stop existing.

[Sm00thNinja]

Freedom of speech doesn't exist here

[CrossingEden]

"HE CAN'T PRAISE SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE, however if he were to praise the touch pad of the ps4 controller i'd be like love you kojima!"
-your logic

[Nate-Dog]

Ah so he's only allowed to praise certain things but not others? I think in the future you should send that list onto these industry members to make sure they don't make a fool of themselves.

[Welcome2Die]

Damn really Kojima?
Im starting to lose faith in that guy...

[b-real]

Why?

[Welcome2Die]

First he makes his games multiplat on the dreadful Xbox where nobody appreciates MGS. Now he thinks about using the kinect? Really? MGS should have ended at MGS4.

[Der_Kommandant]

What's next?

Kojima becomes an American citizen.

[Sm00thNinja]

Wow the idiocy here all he did was praise the xbox one he didn't evn compare it to PS4. Rename this site N4PS4G PLEASE IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME

[BIGBOSS08]

why is kojima wasting his time with kinect integration? whats the point anyway? the sales ratios for MGSV is going to be HUGELY in favour of PS3/PS4. microsoft fans need to also face it, he WAS paid. you think he would promote xbox brand on his own free will? lol! you think kojima asked microsoft if he could make a trailer for them and slap only the xbox one logo on it?

[Krosis]

Just stop typing.

[SniperControl]

INT-Microsoft Conference Room-Day

don mattrick, major nelson sit round a conference table, MS lackys sit to their left and right nervously chewing at thier chilli flavored doritos.

Don: "Guys, we need something to get more money out of the X1 buying public,any ideas......?, major.....? anybody?"

The camera slowly pans around the nervous sweaty faces of the MS lackeys, all of them deep in thought.
One lackey nervously raises his chilli dust covered finger
Don aggressively points at the lackey.

Don: Go!

Lackey:(whispering)How about we bundle.......a kinnect with every X1 and charge an extra.......... i dunno, 100 bucks extra for it?

A wry smile cracks on mattricks face.

Don: Go on?

Lackey takes a sip of mountain dew to sooth his nerves.

Lackey: We tell them it is mandatory to use or the x1 will not work.

Major: hmmm, iam not sure that is enough, we already tried to screw them over with Drm and no game trades, look where that got us, i still think we should screw them over by implementing drm and no trades down the line, i mean how hard can it be, just like FLIPPING A SWITCH right?

Don: hang on maj, i think the lackey might be onto something, go on lackey"

lackey: why dont we get that Koneechiwaa guy from konami to endorse it?

Don: Dont you mean Kojima right?

lackey: yeah sorry him, we'll just send him a check for (duh da daaaa) one million dollars.

Major: dunno about that, he was very into Sony last time, i mean they were the ones who really made MGS into what it is today. i am sure he has some sort of loyalty towards them?

Don: to be on the safe side, send him a check for 3 million dollars, oh and throw in a years worth of doritos.

The lackey smiles in his smugness.

Don: right, anymore money making scams we can run? cmon guys.

A mysterious man sat in the corner of the room grunts, everybody looks over at this man. His features are hidden in shadow, the glowing RED RING from his cigar illuminates his dark brooding eyes.

Mystery man:(his voice husky) well, where i come from, we have this thing called the cloud......................... .

To all the peeps on N4G, this is done in jest, so please dont take it seriously. lol

[GamePeace]

Both Versions will be equally good.
As a fan of Sony, I wish that Xbox Gamers also get their qualitiy products and games. It isn't only about graphics or preferences.
We all have the same passion: gaming

[Belking]

Kojima has always liked xbox. he said this years ago. The only thing he didn't like was the no BR for xbox360 and that is what kept MGS 4 off of it. Nothing wrong with him stating his likes or dislikes. So i'm not surprised by hm liking xbox one. I'm glad he is bring the game to both platforms though. Great for all gamers to enjoy this epic title.

[SniperControl]

Just hope it does not turn into that revengence crap, that was a truly awful game.

[wishingW3L]

Revengence's story was truly a slap in the face to Metal Gear fans.

[dcortz2027]

I'm a PlayStation fan and I think it's great that more gamers will be able to enjoy this great series. So he said some good things about the Xbox One, that doesn't mean that he hates the PS4.

[Tigerfist]

"I'm a PlayStation fan and I think it's great that more gamers will be able to enjoy this..."

Yes, it's that simple. I wish more people would think about that.

[no_more_heroes]

Don't ever change, N4G people, don't ever change.

I don't even come here for news anymore (does anyone?), I just come here to read threads like this with comments like these.

That's really what keeps me coming back - the entertainment value. You guys are peanut-butter-banana-bat-sh*t crazy!

I do still wish to find a site with a higher ratio of mature, sensible people to, well, not-so-mature ones on it that one can properly communicate with though. This site's good for laughs, but nothing more substantial than that.

[horndog]

Thats says something about x1 coming from one of the greatest developers on the planet only second to miyamoto in my opinion. I still have the very first MGS for the first playstation console stored away. It was a masterpiece and cant wait to see where he takes the franchise with the new tech on x1

[PrimeGrime]

I don't get this site in general. People complain that Kojima can't voice his opinion, yet everyone is shutting down their opinions about him and Microsoft? What sense does that make?

Maybe there are more people loyal to Sony here but that means Sony is doing something right I suppose, not any different than all the people here that blindly defended the Xbox One's policies selfishly and the people that still are.

Also isn't it a little odd I am not even starting some conspiracy theory here but what about Microsoft's new Xbox One is really good right now to even be praised? Honestly? The price sucks, the policies sucked so bad literally no one wanted the thing. So much so they had to change their policies, their tech isn't breaking any boundaries either. I mean what is there to praise about the Xbox One right now? Praise the fact it is a new console?

I am not even that big of a fan, I will say yes I do lean more towards Sony simply because I have always noticed Sony giving back more to the consumer but I have owned an Xbox 360 as well. I planned on getting the Xbox One but I had no clue it would be such a mess and what I saw it just looked rushed, I have been saying it since they released it.

I think the biggest issue for me was all the limitations and the non-removable hard drive for a console that practically needs you to install every thing (that made no sense to me with only a 500GB drive). I don't really want Kinect either but again there is no choice at the moment.

As I said I think most people are tripping out about this simply because what is there to praise about the Xbox One? I won't say there wasn't some good games I saw for it but what about the Xbox One itself is really that great? I honestly can't answer that, I can't think of one thing that it has over its competitors. Hmm 3 OS's? Skype while gaming? (which I am sure tons of people really won't use) I really don't know..

[horndog]

@iMixMas

Yeah, it would probably be as funny as watching a ps fanboy play it since the cod games are the best selling games on the ps3. Oh the irony.

[PerryCaravello]

Oh Hideo, stop trying to go against the grain.

The current is too strong, just flow with it.

[windblowsagain]

I'm actually not into MGS.

I did enjoy the PS1 game back in the day, but have not played the rest as i did not have a PS2 etc.

But i do remember xbox360 players slagging off MGS4 ON PS3, calling it a movie, and crap graphics, etc etc.

As i said, not really my thing.

WAR HASN'T CHANGED.

People still die with bullets.

[IQUITN4G]

Love Sony for their machines but not the community it breeds. MS too will have all manner of idiots, it's just there are more of them the Sony side

And then of course there is the much smaller percentage of gamers either side that are much more open minded and less ignorant. Hooray for that I suppose

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

MS fanboys really jocking Hideos balls all of a sudden!

[GraveLord]

He'll definitely integrate smartglass and kinect. It's mandatory.

[N4Flamers]

I wonder if morganfell will change his profile pic.

Im glad he likes the x1 and that I can play mgs5 on the ps4.

[grimmweisse]

I don't care what he does as long as it works fine with a controller primarily and all that other kinect, smart glass, etc are optional.

[g5bay]

damn he sold out no mgs5 for me lol

[shuuwai]

People are upset he's making money?
if he was on the Sony's stage for E3 it would be the same thing. He's getting paid to be a live ad for their console.

Kinect And SmartGlass are overrated. It's up there with 3D TV, sony's move, wii remote,

Remember the Wii U? -_-;; Yes, I have one too
Remember virtue Boy. ~the world in red~

Note: I'll laugh my head off it he makes MGS5 playable with Kinect *only* on the X1, while PS4,PS3,Xbox360 is using the standard controllers.

[Mr Tretton]

Kojima you shall pay for this betrayal! Bow to your Sony masters at once! You have dishonored your Sony brethren! Once Sony. Always Sony.

Blood in. Blood out.

[SonyAddict]

Kojima kissing Microsofts ass now!,
Who's next in line!?.

[cabinotier]

This is Major Nelson's Xbox channel, so everyone would answer like this.
err, not everyone. Jonathan Blow and Phil Fish won't :)

[b-real]

If Kojima knows that everyone person playing the Xbox One version has a kinect, he will do some really cool shit. I am picturing something with the boss battles and the camera, maybe even camouflage? Maybe tracking your eyes to do something? Maybe reading your pulse and making changes to how the bosses behave and act?

So much potential. Love watching you Sony fanboys dismiss Kinect as something that is only for gesture based casual games. IT can be so much more - and by bundling it with the console and forcing to be connected means that developers will be willing to use it in innovative ways.

[Dagobert]

Lol Xbox fanboys getting all tingly and excited about this. It's called endorsements. Dude's like a celeb in the gaming industry, having him praise something changes a lot of opinions. So obviously Microsoft is going to endorse him so he praises them. If Nintendo does it he'll start saying Wii U is great.

[Dagobert]

The person(s) who disagreed with me is obviously a hater. Step that haterade shit up ma' fucka's.

[dragonyght]

That's pretty much it. It was pretty funny when they him come to the stage for 15 sec than walk out without doing anything. It was MS way of saying we have a token Japanese Dev supporting our console.

[Max-Zorin]

Smh at the fuckery in this comment section. Thank God I didn't grow up with some of these people. The hatred is ridiculous here.

[teemo]

Great! i like to see more kinect action, using your voice to play game "like a boss" :D

just kidding... can developer just stop talking about the kinect thing? it really doesn't make any sense on gaming, put the kinect on other freaking things outside gaming!! TQ

[Krosis]

Scenario A: Kojima praises PS4.

N4G: ZOMG!!!! This means PS4 is SUPERIOR!!!! He hates MS policies!!!!

Scenario B (reality): Kojima praises Xbox One.

N4G: He's a sellout! MS PAID him!

I have friends who play consoles exclusively, many of them of the Playstation ilk...None of them are door knobs like the ones on here...Imbeciles.

Now that MS has wisely ditched the new DRM/connectivity/used game policies my interest is back up for the Xbox One as well.I'm mad at Kojima for ditching Hayter (sue me) although will certainly be getting MGS5 day one (on PC hopefully =P).

PS: I am not really sure how these Playstation zombies got the idea in their head that MGS was a "Sony" franchise...only MGS 4 is a Playstation exclusive...for now (I bet we will see MGS 4 make its way to Xbox One now that it sports a Blu-Ray drive) .

[Dagobert]

TL;DR

#Crymoarplox

[edgeofsins]

How about Vita options for the PS3 version if he is considering this kind of thing at all?

[Grimskunk]

gave you a bubble because you got a disagree, I wouldn't worry, there should be Vita options in the game, Sony already said that they will make every game compatible with the Vita, and knowing how good Kojima is with his games, he wont disappoint, at least I hope so!!

[edgeofsins]

Indeed. The Vita would have been a great tool for controlling Metal Gear Mark II in MGS4 for sure.

I can see codec calls coming from the speaker on the PS4 controller and possible uses for its touch pad.

[Grimskunk]

hey butthurt xbot180 fans who disagree with our comments, whats wrong with you people

[Grimskunk]

Look I am a huge Sony fan and Kojima productions, but I think this is smart marketing from Kojima's san part, he is making the game on both consoles, so why not try to convince people to buy it for the Xboxone, he is a genius when it comes to making video games, and he wants to make sure his game will sell, so I say why not. As long as the game plays amazing on the ps4, what do I care what Kojima wants to do. Cant wait to play this game!!!

[Thomaticus]

When did Kojima become such a Microsoft cheerleader. E3 is over, the press conference done; Kojima that's enough. Both systems have camera and various innovations that he can use in the next generation of games.

[creepjack]

Maybe he just actually sees something he likes. Maybe he likes the fact that Microsoft has the balls to bite the bullet and ensure ever Xbox1 has the tech needed so it doesn't feel like he's wasting his time on features only a few will appreciate.

[vigilante_man]

If there is one developer that cannot be bought you would think it is Kojima. Let's wait and see what he produces. I doubt he has gone MS crazy all of a sudden.

Let the genius create then judge him on his work!

[Thunderhawkxbox]

Now Sony fan boys saying Microsoft giving money to kojima but if someone else would praising ps4 Sony got nothing to do with it their machine is perfect lol seriously all of u Sony fan boys need to get a life stop saying crap have some manner and respect for other fans I never seen anyone rude and selfish like Sony fan boys go on dislike my comment :)

[JayD-1K]

Didn't MS say the spent a million on games for this machine? Soooooo paying people to only show your version is out of them question?

Hmmmmm

[Thunderhawkxbox]

Yeah they did and we saw the games on e3 if Microsoft got lots ofomey doesn't mean they paying people to say good about their console for Sony fan boys no they do ubisoft said good thing about ps4 and other people too but no one said anything ill bet it's hard for Sony fan boys the person they love so much because he made one of the greatest game on their machine now saying Xbox one is good

[JayD-1K]

By that logic, what happened to all the MS "XBots" claiming that MGS franchise just being a glorified movie. And yes they also said he was a Sony Drone at one time! Fanboys on either side of the spectrum are lame!
And no 3rd party dev is going to speak I'll of the people writing the checks....especially before the game has been released!

[Grimskunk]

I wont dislike your comment your entitle to your opinion, but please don't put all the Sony fans in the same category, read my comment 3 post higher. your making yourself sound like a typical xbot fan, just saying....

[fsfsxii]

I want more people to experience MGS, seriously, but will it sell on the XB1?? Doubt it, look at every MGS game released on an Xbox console, how did it sell? Compare those sales on the xbox to playstation

[Krosis]

Actually when compared to other franchises MGS sales would be deemed underwhelming to many publishers.

[zeeman]

As a Playstation fan and Sony in general I am bitterly disappointed that I do not give shit if Kojima likes the MS console...just give me my damn game already.

[kB0]

Oh NO!

Microsoft got to him too! Will he start developing kinect games? IS he the new Rare?

OH NOES!

[creepjack]

This place makes me ashamed to own a PS3 sometimes.....wow.

Every great video game innovation in it's beginning was seen as a gimmick, completely worthless and a novelty. All it took was the right developer to come along and implement it the right way for it to begin to become mainstream.If any developer could be that one it will be Kojima. I thought it is supposed to be all able the games, not some silly and immature brand loyalty driven console war. Come on people, it's time to put the big boy pants on now.

[kB0]

so if some1 comes up to u and tells u anal penetration during COD gets gives you a better sensation of war, will u insert said object?

Not all innovation is actual innovation. Motion front of the TV is ridiculous...I can understand if it was virtual reality or w.e...but ur infront of the tv....not only is response time terrible, but u look like an ass doing it.

Everytime i pass by Best Buy and see ppl playing fruit ninja in person makes me wonder why I would ever do that lol...

If any1 says excercise please learn about this place called outside, and this accessory called ur feet;)

[chuckyj1]

He would probably be saying the same thing about the PS eye... But, Sony decided to cut cost and not sell it 1:1 with the system and Microsoft decided to push the extra cost and make Kinect 2.0 is of course sold 1:1 w/ the system

This gives developers more incentive to push Kinect 2.0, because, they know every owner of Xbox One has a Kinect, while only probably 20-40% of total PS4 owners at any given time will have access to a PlayStation eye.

[creepjack]

Exactly!

[1412 KID]

Kojima is not praising the Xbox he just answering the questions.. its not a big deal

[Pancakegaki]

Pancakegaki has his doubts with what Kojima tells here.
Pancakgegaki and Kojima are long time friends, he even helped Pancakegaki out on properly animating the girls flapjacks in Dead or Alive.

Pancakgaki thinks Kojima is protecting his work relation with MS here, his words are obviously not sincere, as Kojima his loyalty obviously lies with Sony.

[Nes_Daze]

Kojima is strangely kissing MS' arse, well as long as we don't get some stupid timed exclusivity crap from him, then IDC, just give us a damn good game.

[Killman]

It is weird that Kojima, the creator of a series that is almost always single player focused, is praising a console that you will lock you out of the single player focused game that you paid for if you do not connect online.

Quite....strange...

[Krosis]

Your not up with current affairs are you ? MS dropped mandatory connectivity along with the new drm and used games policies.

[despair]

I hope he does as it could be intriguing.

[ame22]

In the last couple of years he's always showed up somehow at MS's E3 press conferences, I wonder why the change of heart? He was always a Sony fanboy.

[Thunderhawkxbox]

No he's not because Xbox one is Better than ps4

[GeisT]

MSG looks sweet. XB1 looks sweet. Can't wait to play xbox games while on skype with my PC friends. BTW if I had to pick someone to replace David Hayter it would be Kiefer, Jack Bauer returns with an eyepatch and a mullet.

[larrym]

You Sony guys act like the Devs are working for free for Sony. I assure you, Sony is throwing money at their asses too. Please remove Sony's balls from your mouths so you can think straight.

[GodGinrai]

LOL! The comments here have given me the lulz ...I knew it would just because of the headline! :). looking forward to MGS5 regardless of what console I buy it for. Will be interesting to see how he implements smartglass and kinect into the experience. These things can be interesting when used in conjunction with traditional controls. He will probably utilise the vita for the ps4 version too.

[Funky Town_TX]

Funny! You should never say anything+ about x1

[Luke_fon_Fabre]

Well he always seems to be using Xbox controllers in demos and stuff.