Kojima interview reveals MGS4 tidbits
by Kyle Orland 
{ Apr 4th 2007 at 3:16PM }
Twenty years after the first Metal Gear game, creator Hideo Kojima is surprised he's sill working on the multimillion-selling series. This and other interesting tidbits came up in a recent interview with Kotaku. Among the relevant bits:
- Kojima reconfirms that Metal Gear Solid 4 is "aimed for the PS3" and won't go multiplatform. He suggests that rumors to the contrary persist "because 360 owners want it on 360, obviously." Take that, 360 fanboys.
- Kojima would like rumble in the new game, but isn't sure the controller technology will be available in time. As of now, the game is being built without rumble support.
- Will MGS4 be the last game in the series (as its predecessors were once supposed to be)? "It's really up to the users ... If users want more Metal Gear, then I will probably step up as producer, like the James Bond series does."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Aex @ Apr 4th 2007 3:23PM
Man, I loved Casino Royale.... I mean.. Kojima doesn't know what he is getting into by saying that.. hahah
dark @ Apr 4th 2007 3:23PM
Haha no rumble.
dark @ Apr 4th 2007 3:27PM
damn it Aex, I wanted to be on 1st post. anyways, i can careless on casino royal.
3cubedminus3squared @ Apr 4th 2007 3:29PM
well I could care less if this game was coming to 360 or not.
I'm still waiting to see if FF13 will remain exclusive.
VampireHunter Z @ Apr 4th 2007 3:30PM
He really needs to bring it to 360 so that we can have rumble. I remember some great things they did in MGS1 with the dual shock. There was this scene where some guy was having a heart attack and the controller vibrated to his heart beat. There was also the sniper scene where the rumble was used to elaborate that your hands were unsteady.
MGS1 was probably the first game to make some serious use of vibration. I know he wants to bring it to 360.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 3:32PM
_COULDN'T_ care less.
http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/care.html
comtar @ Apr 4th 2007 3:36PM
Just end it. I say this as a loyal MGS fan... just fucking end it.
Let's compare this to TV shows...
X-files - Went on for way to many seasons and changed the conspiracy 329 times and we still don't know what the hell happened or how it ends.
Lost - This show has a 5 year plan, and will end after the 5th season, since announcing said plan, the show has gotten tons better.
You could make this comparison with books as well as movies, when you actually plan out an ending, it gets better. There are some games you can have endless sequels too, but since Metal Gear is built on a story, you can't do that with Metal Gear. Frankly I would perfer not to see a Metal Gear Solid 5 with Wheelchair Snake rolling around, oiling his wheels to sneak by enemy guards. And as badass as Raiden looks I would perfer they don't make any sequels with him.
Just end it. The hero needs to walk into the sunset sometime...
Jake @ Apr 4th 2007 3:36PM
When is MGS4 supposed to come out, anyways? For some reason I thought next holiday season, but that seems to soon for some reason.
Maybe 360 will get it 6 months later with a half of a level added. ;)
Steve @ Apr 4th 2007 3:36PM
Don't worry, rumble will be in the second version of MGS4, I'm going to call it MGS4: Persistence.
dark @ Apr 4th 2007 3:38PM
what are you trying to say joday man?
Jason @ Apr 4th 2007 3:41PM
@6 Jody, I was going to be cheeky and write a long comment using a bunch of those common mis-speaks in it to rile you, but that would take some work, and I could care less.
The True Gamer @ Apr 4th 2007 3:41PM
I have two words for MGS. Over rated. I won't miss it not coming to the 360 one bit.
Joshua @ Apr 4th 2007 3:41PM
dark (#10), 3cubedminus3squared (#4) used crappy grammar.
Jack of no Trades @ Apr 4th 2007 3:42PM
I like to collect my sweat in a glass and drink it quickly while its still warm.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 3:42PM
@dark
First, I'm saying the phrase is "couldn't care less", not "could care less"
second, I'm saying I couldn't care less about metal gear solid. The first one was good but the rest of them didn't do anything for me.
well actually no, the first part of part 2 (on the boat) was awesome, but the raiden part..i lost interest pretty quick. 3 I just plain didn't like. VR missions was pretty cool though.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 3:43PM
lol @ jason
I did the same type of thing yesterday.
Shagittarius @ Apr 4th 2007 3:45PM
I believe not even posting a message would constitute caring less.
Afterlifer82 @ Apr 4th 2007 3:46PM
Kojima's an idiot for knowing that 360 players want the game and denying them. That not only reduces the amount they'll make but also annoys gamers.
Jason @ Apr 4th 2007 3:46PM
How much pull does Kojima have versus Konami over going to the 360? I mean it's not like he's being asked to port it over to the lame-ass Wii... The 360's pretty damn similar to PS3.
So what person or business could really ignore selling another 2 million more copies on another system? As we've seen with PS3 devs, the grass is greener over her... How much of a payoff would you need to stick with Sony? Hmmm...
Zertoss @ Apr 4th 2007 3:49PM
The English language is too complicated for most of its native speakers to grasp.
I could care less, if it weren't such a stain on intelligence.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 3:53PM
we're yet to see proper english used by everyday people.
Ihya @ Apr 4th 2007 3:55PM
I really hated the last metal gear game, but it looks so sexy I might just have to try it out! :)
xtortproductions @ Apr 4th 2007 3:57PM
Sometimes it's a matter of realizing that your wanting to deliver a product that no other system can deliver. Kojima wants to exploit PS3's tech and he's not going to sway. Regardles off what gamers say, this game will sell a slew of systems.
Neal @ Apr 4th 2007 3:57PM
Which one of us data entry/customer service type computer employed people will get fired first for sitting on Joystiq all day?
I'm voting on myself.
wackychan @ Apr 4th 2007 3:58PM
Hes gonna eat those words when ps3 doesn't sell enough copies and it has to be ported to 360 with rumble and a slew of other features.
benjamin @ Apr 4th 2007 3:59PM
Kojima looks emo.
Skippy @ Apr 4th 2007 4:03PM
Funny how all the 360 users were HEAVILY proclaiming MGS4 to be on their system a couple months ago, and now that's it's been denied over and over again they either say nothing or insist that MGS4 will suck. It's called admitting you were wrong, and it's actually not that hard.
Miles @ Apr 4th 2007 4:00PM
"I believe not even posting a message would constitute caring less."
Exactly. It seems the Undisputed defender of the Wii has no problem posting on PS3/360 articles, but heaven fucking forbid if you speak ill of the Wii. Just wax poetic about Kid Icarus and shut up.
NeverSage @ Apr 4th 2007 4:02PM
"He suggests that rumors to the contrary persist 'because 360 owners want it on 360, obviously.' "
Yeah... we do. Which means we would pay money for it. If it's just on the PS3 then we won't. It's hurting konami more than it's hurting us.
Mr Khan @ Apr 4th 2007 4:02PM
I do seem to remember certain Capcom devs SWEARING that RE4 would never be ported, but we know how that turned out
@ The True Gamer
You probably said the same thing about Devil May Cry
When a known PS3 exclusive: "So who really cares about this franchise anyway, overated..."
When known multiplatform: "This will be sooo great! Chalk one up, Xbox 360 just got more awesome!"
I love watching fanboys...
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:02PM
hey myles, who was that aimed at? just curious.
Joshua @ Apr 4th 2007 4:03PM
JodyAnthony (#15), "quickLY", not "quick".
And I hope #21 was sarcastic, but that doesn't come across too well over the Internet. :)
Zamfir @ Apr 4th 2007 4:05PM
"second, I'm saying I couldn't care less about metal gear solid."
Seems like you care enough to troll in a MGS post though, am I right? Do you really think people read these comments to find out who doesn't care about the topic? Awesome contribution to the discussion, thanks!
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:05PM
actually i could care less how people speak. i was just trying to start a grammar argument because the one yesterday was fun and helped me blow about an hour of work time.
Jason @ Apr 4th 2007 4:06PM
@21, Not biting on that lame bait!
@23, This is all they're fault for providing unrestricted access!
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:07PM
way to go Zamfir, you got me good. also way to ignore the fact that I also talked about how I enjoied the first game and vr missions, and enjoied part of the second game.
rinks @ Apr 4th 2007 4:08PM
This guy seriously overestimates his storytelling prowess. He always comes off as someone that would rather make movies, but couldn't hack it. I can't wait to see how the intercom looks in HD, since that's what you'll be staring at for 2/3rds of the damn game.
Joshua @ Apr 4th 2007 4:07PM
No, no, no, I was taking about the "we're yet" thing, when it should be "we've yet".
Miles @ Apr 4th 2007 4:07PM
It was aimed at you. Every time an article says something against the Wii, I'm guaranteed to see you defending it 100,150,200 comments in. Usually accusing people of busting Wii owners balls for liking the Wii. Seems like you're just talking shit about a non-Wii game because it isn't a Wii game. Which honestly surprises me. And my named is spelled M-I-L-E-S
Neal @ Apr 4th 2007 4:09PM
I always like when JodyAnthony is on here. It makes me realize that someone is as equally as bad of an employee as I am, and someone to support the Wii with me, lol.
Off topic, but when is joystiq going to just get a god damn message board? That way we can just have an "PS3 vs 360 vs Wii" thread, and all bitch it out for our entire work day.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:09PM
im not going to get into some aweful arguement with people and there accusing me of trolling, seeing as i has never trolled any post on joystiq other then when the thread fell apart and i was just haveing fun with everyone else.
H880 @ Apr 4th 2007 4:09PM
He may want to reconsider multiplatform. At $600, this is the first Playstation I'm not buying anytime soon.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:11PM
"Seems like you're just talking shit about a non-Wii game because it isn't a Wii game. Which honestly surprises me"
Although I expressed in my post how I enjoied the playstation 1 games, as well as part of the playstation 2 game? How anyone that has read any of my comments can be trying to accuse me of being a single-console fanboy absolutely boggles my mind.
Zamfir @ Apr 4th 2007 4:13PM
"way to go Zamfir, you got me good."
Get you good? How is that exactly? I merely pointed out how informative your "i couldn't care less about MGS" comment was in a MGS post. Regardless of how you enjoyed previous version of the game, I fail to see how that is relevant if you couldn't care less about MGS. Step away from the flame thrower, or maybe you're trying to kill another hour of work?
Neal @ Apr 4th 2007 4:14PM
I want a message board.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:14PM
i have defended all of the consoles countless times, because all of the consoles have good games. I'm one of the VERY few people on this site that believes such a thing. The reason it seems I am constantly defending the wii over other consoles is because people are constantly bashing it for no reason. I have never written anything ill of any of the consoles on this site (unless it was in jest)
Sidepocket @ Apr 4th 2007 5:39PM
Here is something you guys have to remember.
Why not 360? Kojima is Japanese. Japanese do not currently like 360. It has no street cred per say.
So while Metal Gear would do ok (lookin at the sales of MGS2 Substance) in America, it would most likely crash and burn in Japan. Hence, since it would not affect anyone in Japan, why make another version?
A more likely thing would to do a spin-off specificaly for the Wii. Same for Final Fantasy.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:16PM
actually its an hour and 15 minutes, zamfir. and the only reason i commented in the thread to begin with was trying to get people into a grammar argument because i find those hilarious.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 4th 2007 4:16PM
I also want a message board.
wackychan @ Apr 4th 2007 4:17PM
"Funny how all the 360 users were HEAVILY proclaiming MGS4 to be on their system a couple months ago"
I still am proclaiming this! This article changes nothing. Sony is paying them to keep it hush hush for a while like they did with devil may cry. Besides, sony would be stupid not to do that with their crappy sells.