Metal Gear Solid 4 for Xbox 360 'already in production'

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By Stevie Smith Jan 2, 2008, 6:48 GMT

The ‘will it, won’t it’ rumour mill has once again shifted into overdrive concerning the popular belief that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will shrug off its PlayStation 3 exclusivity in favour of appearing on the Xbox 360 console. Confirmed? Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to Xbox 360 in 2009? Credit: Konami.

Confirmed? Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to Xbox 360 in 2009? Credit: Konami.Specifically, the Internet is positively abuzz with chatter started by a report posted on XboxFamily.com claiming that Konami’s latest instalment in the Metal Gear series is definitely coming to Microsoft’s powerhouse console. If true, the news is unlikely to sit well with PS3 fans already nursing out-of-joint noses following the steady migration of once Sony-exclusive gaming properties."This is not a rumor. This is straight from a Konami distribution representative’s mouth," trumpets the report, which could well emerge as 2008’s first major scoop. "The game is already in production and has been since early in 2007."While the Konami representative has seemingly insisted on remaining anonymous, XboxFamily insists that the news is "pretty concrete" and that the rep had revealed that Guns of the Patriots will make the leap to the Xbox 360 some 12 to 14 months after the initial PlayStation 3 edition is released to retailers.Naturally, Microsoft PR refused to confirm or deny the rumour, choosing to keep the report’s author at arm’s length by way of a wordy and padded e-mail response culminating in little more than "no comment."With Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots expected to hit the PS3 in June of this year, Microsoft Corp. – if it has indeed secured Konami’s eagerly-awaited title – will probably withhold officially unveiling the game until just prior to its launch on Sony’s system in an effort to lessen its impact on a rival platform.

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ChimJan 2nd, 2008 - 13:39:12

All I can say is awesome!

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OniJan 3rd, 2008 - 09:31:32

All I can say is crappy!

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All I can say is...Jan 3rd, 2008 - 23:43:51

Do you people not read? Konami has categorically killed this rumor (again). But the Xbox fanbo...Family will not let it die. The whole thing started when some crappy game site run out of Romania of all places posted a 'rumor' suggesting that MGS4 would appear on Xbox. The trouble was that that report was totally bogus and was shown to be a verbatim copy of a previous hoax about MGS3 appearing on Xbox, only with 3 changed to 4 and a 360 appended to the end of the Xbox. However such is the desperation of certain sections of the Xbox faithful, that the rumor simply won't die. No matter how many times Konami state it's not happening. No matter how many times the root reports are shown to be bogus.

As usual Monsters and Critics are reporting trash without verification. Pity. It would be so easy to do some actual research and publish the story after a delay, but that would mean not beating 100,000,000,000 other blogs to the 'Net with the 'scoop'.

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chickenJan 4th, 2008 - 15:10:02

this is not happening

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KonamiFeb 26th, 2008 - 20:24:43

How many times have company's denied rumours. Anything is possible nobody knows only time will tell. Don't care anyways bring on the real snake Splinter Cell Convictions.

Peace

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ZeroniftyMar 17th, 2008 - 08:15:50

I dont know why everyone is denying this right off the bat, if you recall Metal Gear was originally a Nintendo Game that went to the PS for Metal Gear Solid, as well as Metal Gear Solid 2's showing on the Xbox it proves that anything is possible.

And with many 'PS3 Exclusives' jumping ship to other platforms I dont see how this is compleatly unreasonable. I guess the PS3 community is just pissy because they see there precious games going to other systems, Its basic economics guys, you produce a game for a wider audience and you get more sales.

More sales = more money in your pocket, hell I wouldnt be surprised if withen the next couple years there are no more exclusives.

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XMar 19th, 2008 - 13:26:44

With the money that microsoft have they will have this title for the 360 no worries. GTA prime example GTA for xbox has more content the PS3 version and why you ask because Microsoft dished out a load more money for more cotent. The same thing is going to happen with MGS4 its just a matter of time.

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joeMar 25th, 2008 - 21:00:38

the game is a really good and i got the ps2 to play on the game(s) but atm i have gone for the xbox for the game halo3 but if this is ture with mgs4 comming out for the xbox its good and bad its good cus a lot of fans can play the game but bad cus most ppl will be like ah good i dont need to buy a ps3 and thay will loss out of a lot of money all thow i love the game thay should not give it to the xbox..if the ps3 want to save them selfs....but if it dose come out in xbox it would be cool

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joeMar 25th, 2008 - 21:04:28

sorry lol for got to put xbox360

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KaneMar 31st, 2008 - 12:19:28

who cares what system what games come out on we all just wanna enjoy playing them.

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