Five reasons why MGS 4 will never hit the Xbox 360

[Zeus]

Mikel Reparaz has posted up five reasons why MGS 4 will never grace the Xbox 360 with its presence: 1) Konami has firmly said it won't, 2) Blu-ray itself wasn't really big enough, 3) It's packed with references to the PS3, 4) Sony needs exclusives right now and 5) Why start now?

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[mashti]

microsoft should (as usual) pay big money this time to kojima himself to make a exclusive game for xbox360 & it doesn't have to be a metal gear solid game.

[Mauez101]

Does MGS 2 Sub on Xbox not count?

[crono]

"2) Blu-ray itself wasn't really big enough"

How is 32 gig to big for a 50 gig blu-ray,witch only have like 4 gig game data and 28 gig FMV and sound.

[whackawookie]

obviously we dont know if it will or wont but these reasons are ripe for the picking

1) Konami has firmly said it won't, (konami also said that they made this game with the ps3 in mind so it wouldnt change anything if they decided to put it out on the 360)

2) Blu-ray itself wasn't really big enough, (well considering the game ripped is well below the 50gig mark i'd say it was more then enough)

3) It's packed with references to the PS3, (playing through the game i dont recall an abundance of reference just a few here and there)

4) Sony needs exclusives right now and (with konami having a lull of good games no exclusive rights is going to help share holders trying to persuade the company to do its biggest hit game on more then just one console)

5) Why start now? (who said if it was coming to the 360 it wasnt already started. theres been rumors for over a year which means it could have been in development long before "now")

again it may never come to the system but these reasons seem like ithey were just thrown out in the wild like konami's listening and won't do what square did

[xergal]

Far too many of these 5 reason articles. Zzzz.

[Asuga]

Good luck getting the ingame ipod, and the copious ammounts of Apple hardware that's all over the place in MGS4, on a Microsoft owned console :cool:

[Evolution]

Maybe they should have a 5 reasons why anyone gives a crap about this five reasons nonsense.

[JSR]

Well, if they didn't make enough money with the PS3 version, they will port it to the Xbox 360, trust me ! ;)

[Asuga]

Keep dreaming guys, the only way you'll be playing MGS4 on an xbox 360 is if you sit on the 360 while playing the ps3

[lokii]

Never say never, money talks.

[shadyx]

1 reason why MGS4 could appear on the xbox360:

1) MONEY

[grapeape]

The biggest reason why I don't see it going to the 360 is the cost and overhead involved would be damn near impossible to recoup. The game has sold between 2.5 and 3 million (depending on the source) on a console where interest in the game was very high, most that were dying to play MGS already bought a PS3 or will buy one when its cheap enough. I don't see interest on the 360 being high enough to even break 1 million. Name the last game to come out a year or two after the same release on another platform that was actually more than just moderately successful?

[lokii]

Name the last game to come out a year or two after the same release on another platform that was actually more than just moderately successful?


Tomb Raider.

[snipersnake]

Good luck getting the ingame ipod, and the copious ammounts of Apple hardware that's all over the place in MGS4, on a Microsoft owned console :cool:

not to mention its impossible to fight Mantis without the SIXAXIS motion sensing function.

[whackawookie]

Tomb Raider.

i was going to say bioshock but that works too :D

i just love watching people try to justify that it will never happen when the same people said the same thing about ff and virtua fighter.

[MadMax31]

Honestly, do someone really care?, the game has been bought/ finish by the hardcore fans on the PS3, everybody else don't care about this game, is not like the best game ever, the game is great but will only appeal to a minority group, I really don't understand whats all the fuzz about this novel / movie / game. :confused:

But for flame wars work :D so carry on...

Personally I think MS shouldn't invest in getting this game, but rather a new IP from Konami (if they're interested in Konami).

[lc204]

One reason why it wil come to the 360. $$$$$$

[grapeape]

Tomb Raider.

Huh? Tombraider came out of the Saturn and two months later was on the PC, Mac and Playstation....thats hardly a year or two and was initially released.

I never said it wouldnt happen...I just think to do so would be a major waste of money for a company that is trying to make a profit. BTW, Bioshock hasnt shipped yet and virtua fighter 5 didnt even break half 400k copies sold on the 360.

[lokii]

Tomb Raider was initally meant to be a saturn exclusive...

Demand caused to game to be ported to all systems for $$££$$.

Pretty much the same as bioshock which was hailed as an exclusive for 360 but because of demand and lure of the old $$ now its winging its way onto the PS3.

[Boco]

Keep MGS4 to the PS3 plzz, I have the game, finished it and its not worth porting this to the 360 (my opinion).

[BurningLung]

6. It wouldn't sell well. Everyone already moved on and swept MGS4 under the rug. So it would be a huge waste of development.

[DEDDOA]

I doubt it will come out on a 360, but only for 1 of the reasons listed, Sony need this to be exclusive at the momment as decent exclusives are thin on the ground, Sony can't afford to have anyone think that they could get MGS4 ont he 360, or even the PC.

I'll likley get Final Fantasy for it instead of the 360 but appart form that, the only other game I am looking forward to is God of War 3. So the more exclusives the better on the PS3 for all of us with the machine and especially those of us with the 360 as well so as to make the purchase seem worth the initial outlay. I'd really like to see a sequal to primal, but i expect that won't happen sadly.

[DEDDOA]

6. It wouldn't sell well. Everyone already moved on and swept MGS4 under the rug. So it would be a huge waste of development.

I wouldn't say that, it was fun while it lasted and if it was one of the special editions with the daft names with added extra that are usually released then it may be worth getting. Maybe not the as much of a must play as Bioshock will be for PS3 owners even tho it's a year behind PC and 360, in the unlikley event that it was released ont he 360 (and konami only said MGS4 wouldn't be released they never mentioned the daft name edition) I expect the 360 owners would find it fun, if short lived.

[Appleseed]

i have it on the ps3. and i am not one of those people (and i hope i never shall be) who MUST play through resident evil 4 on the wii simply because they did on the gamecube. some games are best left to one console, if this game comes to the 360, fine. if it doesnt? doesnt matter.