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Eleventh Reason Why MGS4 Is PS3 Only

Sony's Peter Dille has now been so kind as to provide us with an eleventh. Speaking with Gamasutra, Dille was asked what the deal was with Konami casting some doubt on the title's exclusivity just before E3.

"There was something that came out prior to (the Sony E3 keynote) announcement. Our folks have talked to the Konami folks, and until the announcement was out from our side, I think they were being a little bit cagey. But the agreement calls for exclusivity, the announcement's been made, and now people know the real story"

the_round_peg6120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

But hey, maybe Jack Tretton was left out of the loop about the MGS4 deal. ;)

P.S. Hopefully this will put an end to all the "MGS4 is coming to Xbox 360" rumors, because it's NOT coming to 360 when Sony has an exclusivity contract - PERIOD.

More P.S. And please remember how the Official Xbox Magazine kept telling people that they have "sources" that told them MGS4 would come to 360 a few months after PS3. So. Hopefully OXM will lose ALL its credibility because now that Sony has let us know about the exclusivity agreement, we all know that OXM obiviously LIED.

ShiftyLookingCow6120d ago

I think we need a new release of "Executive Gone Wild" including bonus "European Nuts" edition

23478ueyur_9382236120d ago

I agree kt, just going to point out that you said MGS5 rather than MGS4.

mighty_douche6120d ago

i dont care if they did buy the rights to it, its EXCLUSIVE baby!! that means more ps3 being sold which can never be a bad thing!!

anyway whats wrong with buying exclusives? thats how the movie industry has operated for years and no one cares about this, theres to much loyalty in the console world, its all business!

Razzy6120d ago

They should've locked this title up long ago.

Also, they really need to slap themselves for not keeping GTA4 exclusive, at least a timed exclusive. I read a while ago that Rockstar tried to set up a meeting with "Crazy Ken" Kutaragi regarding exclusivity but there was no response from Kenny. DOH!!

JsonHenry6120d ago

Lol, I promise you this - within a year it will be announced as coming for the 360. (with extra game content as well)

D_U_I6120d ago

Keep dreaming... what a stupid comment.

Go to hell

cheers.

PS-Wii-606120d ago

LOL, extra (as in MORE?) content
if so, there'll be so many discs, they're gonna hafta ship it in a fkn suitcase!

Lord Anubis6120d ago

I'm not sure why people think is all about money, the agreement deals with the movie. Phone, MGS4, MGO,MGMobile.

cityofgod6120d ago

keep dreamin man, you guys want this bad eh? start saving those pennies

razer6120d ago

in their RUMOR mole section so I don't think they said anything beyond that it's just a rumor. EGM did the same thing.

PS-Wii-606120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

Seeing IS believing!
DOH >_<

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Daz6120d ago

Its on ps3 only because he loves touching men parts lol j/k
I like the mag in the gameplay trailer :)

Rythrine6120d ago

I had this story for an hour and you beat me to it. Its ok, no hard feelings here Phantom.

Back to topic. This statement says it all "The agreement calls for exclusivity". I guess Konami made up their minds too, not only Kojima. They should add a 12th reason where Peter Moore said it himself when Kotaku interviewed him. When that happens, I'll make sure I'll beat you to it, Phantom lolz. Just kidding, man. Good post.

Rythrine6120d ago

Don't worry about. We're cool. Is that a Deadpool avatar? Damn, if I can only give you two +reps. One for being cool and the other for your avatar. Big Deadpool fan here.

SofaKingReetodded6120d ago

the 3FIXME as a karate student getting one good shot in on a karate master before he opens up on the student in a disturbing display of skill and brutality.

Keyser6120d ago

Bubbles for cracking me up!! LOL!!!

Not about the 3FIXME part (I own one that has never broke) but everything thereafter.

Torch6120d ago

Your wits for giving me my Chuckle of the Day earns you my bubble's worth ;)

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THC CELL6120d ago

they did not buy it.

if that was the case ps3 would not of lost GTA and ass creed

the_round_peg6120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

So you believe two corporations would get together and sign a contract (i.e., exclusivity agreement) because there's no money exchanging hands or some financial interest involved?

PS3 lost GTA4 and Assassin Creed exclusivity *exactly because* Sony did not buy the exclusivity. Those are two huge missteps on Sony's part, let me assure you.

ShiftyLookingCow6120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

ass creed? LMAO

SofaKingReetodded6120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

they told take two to take Microdumb's money after Sony saw how much financial trouble take-two is in. Judging from the number of people going to jail for playing fuzzy math with their accounting, I hit the nail on the head when I first speculated this months ago.

lol@ktchong

what I have is speculation proven true by factual events while you have a whole heap of speculation supported by wishful thinking.

the_round_peg6120d ago (Edited 6120d ago )

We all know that Microsoft paid $50 mil to Take Two. However, I personally do not think the $50 mil are *just* for two GTA4 exclusive contents on 360. I think the $50 mil also covers Bioshock (a Microsoft exclusive,) and a most likely a couple exclusives that are yet to be announced.

I got that feeling when I read that Irrational Games was working with Microsoft to "localize" Bioshock for Japan. The only other developers that would go that far to help out Microsoft in Japan are 1st-party developers and Bioware (which is also working on localizing Mass Effect for Japan, paid for by Microsoft.)

If Microsoft spent money to finance Irrational Games to localize Bioshock for Japan, then Microsoft would have some sort of signed agreement to make sure that Sony and PS3 would never get to benefit from Microsoft's investment into the localization effort. That means Microsoft must have paid for Bioshock exclusivity as well, and most likely it's included in the $50 mil lump sum made to 2k, which you all think only pay for extra GTA4 contents.

It's really common sense and simple deduction.

cartman3136120d ago

@ktchong - I wouldn't look at it as a mishap. GTA isn't all that anymore. Infamous(Sandbox game like GTA) looks far more interesting than GTA. Just my opinion though.

Also, I agree that MS probably didn't pay out $50 mil just for GTA. That would be really stupid considering it probably cost 1/4th that to make the game.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro49d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7249d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_49d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga49d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2349d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200049d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin49d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole49d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix49d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198949d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198949d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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One Last Smoke - The significance of Snake's cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4

An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Hideo Kojima laments that Metal Gear Solid 4's digital battlefield 'is no longer science fiction'

Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don't mention Survive). In his almost three decades these games evolved to the point where they predicted certain problems of the information age (MGS 2), took aim at contemporary topics like Guantanamo Bay (MGS: Ground Zeroes), and ended on a profound sense of sadness about our species' inability to break the cycles of global conflict (MGS V).

It's not clear what sparked this reflection, but Kojima's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid 4, an entry that was (and unfortunately still remains) a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In that entry the player controls an aged Solid Snake in the year 2014, caught up in a civil war being fought between Private Military Companies (PMCs).

Dirty_Lemons359d ago

That was a great fucking game/ movie.

DarXyde359d ago

To this day, it's one of those games where I refuse to skip the cutscenes, no matter how many playthroughs I've done.

But if you ask me...MGS2 was bloody prophetic and has aged like fine wine. That game was blasted as the weakest entry, and yet it's so enduring. I replayed it some time last year and it was remarkable.

sadraiden359d ago

Heed not the lamentations of people that say that MGS2 is bad because of the Snake/Raiden bait and switch. Every MGS game has its own merits, and while most people consider 3 to be the best, they all shine equally in my opinion.

porkChop359d ago

@sad

I would generally agree but with the exception of MGSV. It had truly excellent gameplay/combat, but dull and largely empty open world(s), and a narrative that is literally only half finished.

I really wish Kojima hadn't tried to go open world with MGS. It just wasn't right for the series. But I get it. He didn't want to make MG anymore but he wasn't allowed to make anything else. So he had to experiment within that franchise. Still, it was the wrong direction.

Santouryuu359d ago

I have been thinking about this a lot, MGS2 being the weakest and getting blasted.
My conclusion, for some years now, it's my favorite game of the series.
Going from MGS1 to MGS2 was such a big leap, in graphics, mechanics, etc.
And now it's even more relevant for being 'bloody prophetic' as you stated.

Maybe dust of my vita and play it again...

porkChop359d ago

It's a shame we never got a remaster of MGS4. The original game only rendered at 1024x768, and it ran anywhere from like 20fps to 60fps depending on the area. A remaster could have very easily cleaned up the visuals and performance. It's such a great game. I just want to play it again but in its best possible state.

MIDGETonSTILTS17359d ago

I agree, but they did all sorts of tricks to make use of the ps3’s cell processor….they’d probably have to rebuild the game in order to make it run on another machine. And, if that involves remaking those cutscenes somehow, then itll never happen, unfortunately.

porkChop359d ago

Nah. There have been plenty of remasters of PS3 games and they've turned out fine. It can be done.

ANIALATOR136358d ago (Edited 358d ago )

You can get near enough 4k 60 with it on RPCS3 these days

FallenAngel1984359d ago

War... war never changes. Or does it? The war has changed ...did it? The answer is no! Unless it is yes! No, of course it is! Is war! Yes! No! Yes?

PitbullMonster358d ago

Ah a man of culture. Duty calls

cell989359d ago

He was always ahead with this series. MSG1 taught me about the importance of passing on our genes into future generations but in a responsible way, for they are bound to what we experienced in our lifetime. Sons of liberty taught me about global control and simulation runs to test society in a grand scale, the importance and dangers of control of information. MGS3 taught me about patriotism and how that can blind you into doing things you never would have otherwise, all for the sake of politicians who only see you as another pawn in their grand scheme of things. MSG4 taught me war is inevitable and always orchestrated because it's great for the economy. Soon simulation systems will start dictating who goes to war and why, all run through proxies. Privatization of military company are already here. We already started to see how a small group of elites dictates everything that happens. Nothing is done, nothing happens without strings being pulled.

Eidolon359d ago

You learned all this from MGS?

Tody_ZA359d ago

All that was literally the themes and core story of each game, so not surprising he learned that from MGS. Metal Gear Solid 2 in particular is so relevant today, it was more than a decade ahead of its time and a work of genius. Kojima saw what the digital future was going to become when it was in its infancy. Even MGS 5 despite being unfinished and less of a traditional Metal Gear Solid game with regards to story, had a fair bit to say about language and control over it that is relevant today.

It's a highly acclaimed series for a reason, and one of my favourite.

Eidolon359d ago

I've watched my brother play the MGS games, but I only beat MGS1 myself on the PSP in 2014, and MGSV in 2016. I took the themes and plots as lore, tbh.. trying to piece together the story of MGS rather than relating them to our current times.

Tody_ZA359d ago

It's definitely social commentary, Eidolon. You should read the "themes and analysis" section of the Wikipedia page for MGS2: Sons of Liberty for a start! Game was heavy on this.

Eidolon359d ago

I'll take a look, thanks. Actually might pick up MGS2 again (PS Vita), It's been years since I last played. Might start a new game tbh.

sadraiden359d ago

MGS2 literally predicted digital manipulation of information that we see today all the way back in 2001. MGS2 became Zucc's playbook.

Knushwood Butt359d ago

MGS taught me not to pee my pants.

cell989359d ago

Yes back in 1998 when I was 13. Throughout the years more information has been shown on this subject matters, but go back to early 2000s and information wasn't as prominent. Kojima was ahead of the game

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MaxiPower90359d ago

He was on the ball about many things. A true visionary.

sadraiden359d ago

If it wasn't for the retconning of how FOXDIE works, including clunky scenes with Naomi and Liquid, MGS4 would be a perfect game. There are so many gameplay options. It felt like us PS3 owners got something truly unique and special.

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