Metal Gear Solid 4's Kojima explains PS3 comments [update]

[Update: Joystiq has independently confirmed the validity of the comments below. Kojima also said in the most recent audio podcast that the interview was given to an audience of 15 with intention of being translated into multiple languages. As a Japanese person, he understood the meaning of his words, but from a foreigner's perspective it was lost in translation. Special thanks to Patrick B.]

Something about Hideo Kojima's words regarding the PlayStation 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4 has seemingly gotten lost in translation. In his latest blog / podcast, the MGS series creator said that recent interviews, which have him expressing dissatisfaction with how MGS4 turned out, were misunderstood or mistranslated. According to Kojima (in yet another translation, ironically), his comments reflect a Japanese culture of modesty, as opposed to an American culture of bragging. (For the record, the press-heralded King of Hype honor is bestowed upon Peter Molyneux, a British man.)

In early March, Kojima was quoted as saying (via translation) that MGS4 was too big for a 50GB Blu-ray disc. Then, in April's Edge magazine, Kojima was quoted, "The original vision [for the game] was to go ten steps further, the reality was just one step, which isn't to say we didn't progress." Our Japanese translator is on permanent leave, so we can't confirm the translation yet. Mind you, we all know what ten steps further in Metal Gear Solid would look like.