Japanese report removes Konami 'looking into MGS4 on Xbox 360' quote

by Xav de Matos { Oct 17th 2008 at 1:30PM }

Earlier in the week Japanese investment research firm, Morningstar, released a published report that quoted an unnamed Konami representative as saying the company was "actively looking" to bring Metal Gear Solid 4 to Xbox 360 -- suspiciously, the quote in question has now disappeared.

GameCyte details that the Kabushiki business journal, which is owned by Morningstar, has changed the original article with new quotes from another Konami representative discussing completely different titles. Speaking to J-Cast News, an unnamed Kabushiki representative said that the article is not a correction but a 'second appearance' and admits to no breach of journalistic ethics.

[via Joystiq]

Tags: konami, metal-gear-solid-4, mgs4

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

itsburnsie @ Oct 17th 2008 1:40PM

Personally, I think this has GOT to happen at some point. Yes, MGS4 did well on the PS3 (as expected), but they've gotta know it would move a lot of copies on Xbox 360 too.

I mean, unless their board executives are allergic to money, I think it's kind of a no brainer.

ryan @ Oct 17th 2008 1:42PM

the quote disappeared, and i guarantee the man that made the quote disappeared as well. nobody's seen him, bills aren't being paid, and his wife is angry.

Max @ Oct 17th 2008 1:51PM

MGS 4 filled up the 50g blu-ray disc and the dvd disc xbox uses is 8g give or take. so there would be about 6 discs and it would just ruin the experience as it's better on the PS3:-)

AoE @ Oct 17th 2008 1:56PM

Really? I'd think they could... ooohhh.... I dunno... compress some of that uncompressed audio/video?

Max @ Oct 17th 2008 1:58PM

DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! they have compressed the game as much as they can. FACT. anyway it would look shit on an xbox

itsburnsie @ Oct 17th 2008 2:05PM

Awwww, you little PS3 trolls are ADORABLE!

Seriously, get a god damn life. If you're trolling an Xbox 360 blog just to make comments about how shitty the system is, your life is pure fail.

I look forward to your reply telling me to STFU, play b3yond or gtfo, or some such drivel.

Alex @ Oct 17th 2008 2:48PM

No, Max, do YOUR research. Konami only asked to have the first DUAL LAYERED Blu-Ray disc on PS3 because they were struggling to get it onto 24GB. They probably finished with a game of about 27GB in total.
So, SUCK IT, Max. Next time do some research yourself before shouting at others using points you don't even have.

cranium @ Oct 17th 2008 6:10PM

*cough* final fantasy VII *cough* four disks! *clears throat*

OrionnoirO @ Oct 18th 2008 2:35AM

Yeah, some don't seem to realize that much space simply isn't necessary when you use good compression and optimizations. It would probably be a few discs yes, but not 8+ lmao, and certainly not impossible as some want you to think (Sony), that goes for LBP too :)

Jake @ Oct 18th 2008 7:17AM

@Alex

no they did use the whole 50gb, they struggled fitting it onto the 50gb, that's what i have read in many interviews

if it was only 27gb then there would be not much of a problem

idiot...

matt @ Oct 18th 2008 1:09PM

Actually Jake, it has been confirmed to be ~30GB. That whole stuggling to put it on one BRay was just some propaganda by Hideo to avoid 360 questions. Plus, I wouldn't mind if they cut some of the Video/Dialog in this game as this series has had tendencies to babble on and on for too long.

As far as the 360 handling it, there is no game currently out that looks better on the PS3 than the 360.

Mokano40 @ Oct 17th 2008 1:52PM

ryan said...

the quote disappeared, and i guarantee the man that made the quote disappeared as well. nobody's seen him, bills aren't being paid, and his wife is angry.

Jajaha, very funny Ryan, it reminds me of the X files, honestly i believe this is going to happen at sometime, i can almost we will be listen to this in X-mas again but with more strength, lately all rumors has been true, price cuts, nitendo DSi etc

SuburbGuerrilla @ Oct 17th 2008 2:00PM

maybe if they cut out some of the cutscenes :lol:

Megalamb6000 @ Oct 17th 2008 2:06PM

To Max:

They said the same thing about RE4 on the PS2 and it looked surprisingly good. It's gonna happen, and it's just a matter of time.

Max @ Oct 17th 2008 2:14PM

I'm not a ps3 fanboy, i only have a xbox, but i have a friend who has an ps3 and there is no way the xbox could handle it. xbox is good, but not that good

Xav de Matos @ Oct 17th 2008 2:16PM

Stupidest comment ever.

SadisticHam @ Oct 17th 2008 2:21PM

And I've played and completed it, there's nothing it does that can't be done.

Really isn't all that amazing anyway, good story, that's it's best part. The only thing that "wow'ed" me was the Eggs at the start of the chapters, i thought they was real. XD

PeterF @ Oct 17th 2008 5:04PM

The eggs were real

Doug @ Oct 17th 2008 5:54PM

I read that developers have to put duplicate files on a Blu-ray disc because of the slow access speed of Blu-ray.

Is the game really 50gb or did they duplicate files a bunch of times to make the game run faster?

maxpontiac @ Oct 17th 2008 2:14PM

Please.
Let.
It.
Die.

kenny @ Oct 17th 2008 2:23PM

"journalistic ethics"

now THAT'S funny.

brian @ Oct 17th 2008 2:32PM

i love mgs just as much as the next guy, but let the ps3 move some units. that should help the trolls here get their panties all out of a bunch

JackDee @ Oct 17th 2008 2:44PM

I haven't played MGS4 but from what I've seen of pretty much any current gen game out there I would think that the 360 could run it just as well as the PS3. I have both consoles so don't try and say I'm a fanboy. It sounds like it's all but confirmed. It seemes like the whole MGS4 for 360 isn't a matter of if but a matter of when. 3rd party exclusives will become a rare thing with 360 and PS3 with the production costs rising Konami will want to make as much money out of this game as possible, just like Namco with Tekken 6 and Square Enix with Final Fantasy XIII.

readmore @ Oct 17th 2008 3:14PM

Does anyone else think the dude in the Ad off to the side on this page looks like Howie Mandel in a photoshopped beard?

Also I think MGS is yesterday's news. There are way too many great games coming out to wonder about this. Let's move on.

Counting down to Fable 2

natakou @ Oct 17th 2008 5:34PM

god i wish this rumor would stop already...ok the 360 can run metal gear..not @ the ps3 pace but it'll still run...but let's not forget about kojima san who said that the he's not making it for the 360..let's put that 1 aside also...do u know how much stuff they'd have to change in the game..the ps3 controllers..the psp system..the apple computers..the crack about swapping discs (which would happen if it came 2 the 360) n so forth..kojima is a perfectionist so he's not gonna dumb the game down.. seeing he wasn't even fully satisfied with the final product work so plz let this rumor DIE!!!
btw- how stupid would it be to play the final version of a saga..dumb if you ask me

OrionnoirO @ Oct 18th 2008 2:39AM

If Konami knows how to code at ALL, it would keep "pace" with the PS3 just fine... The PS3s cell is a bit better, at some things, but the 360s GPU is also a bit better, along with better memory layout and overall system architecture and bandwidth. I think someone bought into Sonys magical advertising I always talk about...

anthonyjh @ Oct 17th 2008 6:12PM

It won't happen. It seems like it should, but it won't.

I have spoken, this case is closed.

Arnon @ Oct 19th 2008 6:08PM

You are God.. Let us all bow to you.

daniel @ Oct 17th 2008 7:26PM

I would definitely buy this if it comes out.
if not then i guess im still going to wait for the slim ps3 whenever that comes out (hopefully it will come out)

PixelFlix @ Oct 17th 2008 8:39PM

Haha @Max..
You claim you have a 360, and your friend has a ps3, BUT from looking at your various comments on "PS3FANBOY" It seems you HAVE a PS3..
We all know your a troll, but a lieing one? I thought trolls were sopposed to defend their console, not lie about having the other one?
I actually have both consoles, and MGS4 could certainly fit on the 360. It would be multiple disks but it's nothing the 360 couldn't handle..The graphics are just like cod4, but a bit better. The game's great, and if it came out on 360 I would probably buy it. Just for the sake of MGO, and cheevo's! :D

ryan @ Oct 17th 2008 9:39PM

for the sake of MGO is right. if this were on 360 I doubt Konami would go through the trouble of creating their own online server and it wouldn't end up the clusterfuck it is now.

anthonyjh @ Oct 18th 2008 11:24PM

lrn2spell.

Christ, I've graded 2nd grader's papers that looked better than your post.

Arnon @ Oct 19th 2008 6:10PM

He only misspelled 2 words >.> Jeez what a douchenozzle(rofl..)

instant411 @ Oct 18th 2008 3:17AM

not looking for a flame-war but I own a PS3 and to be honest I think that the xbox-360 can run MGS4 but only MGS2 was released on the xbox... wouldn't it be confusing to play the fourth installment... what are your thoughts?

again.... not looking for a fight.

ryan @ Oct 18th 2008 4:29AM

didn't stop many from playing DMC4 or VF5 or any other sequel that jumped onto the 360.

also take into account that many PS2 owners that have followed the series might own a 360 and haven't yet purchased a PS3 (like myself).

from what i've seen of MGS4, it does a pretty good job of bringing you up to speed. the flashbacks help.