Will MGS4 remain a Playstation Exclusive? ( Poll )

With the recent announcement of the MGS HD Collection heading to both XBOX and PS3, as well as the 3DS MGS3 port, it seems as though MGS is definitely heading multiplatform. Now, I know of course that MGS has never been an exclusive franchise, however Metal Gear SOLID is rooted with the Playstation Brand. MGS games have had ports in the past but its usually after quite some time.

- Metal Gear Solid - Exclusive for 6 years, an entire generation
- Metal Gear Solid 2 - Exclusive for 1 year
- Metal Gear Solid 3 - Exclusive for 6 years, an entire generation
- Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops - Still a Playstation Exclusive
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - Exclusive for 1.5 years

Now, Portable Ops is so far the only MGS game that stayed as a PS Exclusive, however it isn't a numbered entry and is probably the most dismissed game in the series. It's a great game in its own right but it's safe to say that this is the MGS game that is least cared about.

So, will MGS4 be the only major MGS game to remain Playstation Exclusive? Personally, I think it will due to the significant Sony product placement in the game. But if the past is any indication, a future port is definitely possible. What do you think?

....yes, if they had plans to port it, it would have been ported already

probably. if anything, it will be ported to the vita

after a generation no one really caresDiviniuz

Pretty much this, MGS4 will have some sort of re-release next-generation for sure, but they will need to alter quite a few parts of the game.:P (Bluray scene comes to mind:P)

The amount of money involved in trying to figure out how to get it to work on 360 is not worth it. Might as well do Metal Gear Kinect.

This gen, no

As a bundle for next gen. Actually very posible.

For the vita. Again very posible.

Yes. The engine was specifically designed for the Ps3, they have many apple logo's in the game, and it even has a joke about blu-ray in game.

They'd have to do a lot of tweaking to it, and put it on 4 discs for it to be on the 360. That won't happen.

Maybe to the Wii U.

To all the people mentioning the 360, I agree that a 360 port is highly unlikely, the chance of it is next to nothing. However a next gen port or remake is definitely possible.

People on here really care about the SW metagame don't they?

The people who really care about and wanted to played MGS4 already bought and played it on PS3. Kojima and Konami know that the people who were really intereted in the game would have already bought a PS3 to play it, and if they haven't done it by now it wouldn't worth their time and rescorces to make a port version for people who are likely not to buy it.

To all the people mentioning the 360, I agree that a 360 port is highly unlikely, the chance of it is next to nothing. However a next gen port or remake is definitely possible.

Asim90

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To all the people mentioning the 360, I agree that a 360 port is highly unlikely, the chance of it is next to nothing. However a next gen port or remake is definitely possible.

AcidSoldner

Who's hyping? I'm speculating in light of recent events.

Yes it will.

Unless M$ pays a sugar ton of money, MGS4 is PS3 only.

MGS1 was on the PC, and a remake was on the GC

The only way it will be ported to any other system, 720/wiiU aka pee U, is if they create a 1080p HD remake.

The only way it will be ported to any other system, 720/wiiU aka pee U, is if they create a 1080p HD remake.

lowkey254

Wow it feels like I've stepped into a time machine to be talking about this again.:lol:

I think it'll make it's way to the Wii U

Maybe to the Wii U.

magiciandude

the 360 can't handle real-time cutscenes.

rumbalumba

Mass Effect...:roll:

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the 360 can't handle real-time cutscenes.

dreman999

Mass Effect...:roll:

yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down porttastetheacidmil

[QUOTE="tastetheacidmil"]yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down portdreman999

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the 360 can't handle real-time cutscenes.

dreman999

Mass Effect...:roll:

Mass Effect real-time cutscene in the 360 = character models just standing and talking. :roll:

[QUOTE="tastetheacidmil"]yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down portdreman999

then how come they did not make a port of MGS4 along with those titles? it's not like they have to re-build a whole game.

Metal Gear Solid - Exclusive for 6 yearsAsim90

Metal Gear Solid was only exclusive for a year. It was ported to the PC a year after the Playstation release.

Anyway, MGS4 will be ported or remade some day. No franchise this big keeps a big game like MGS4 on a single platform, even if it take a console generation or more to move it.

I would have said that MGS4 on 360 was out of the question at this point but then they went and did the MGS HD collection on 360. So I think it's possible. I wouldn't count on it, but it's possible.

yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down porttastetheacidmil

Yes it will.

I don't see any reason to port it to 360/whatever. People who cared about it have played it.Badosh

[QUOTE="tastetheacidmil"]yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down portvashkey

best medium during the PS1 era = CD

best medium during the PS2 era = DVD

best medium this era = Bluray

Playstation started all of these media formats.

360's game medium = DVD

360's best video medium = expensive HD-DVD add-on

every gen, Sony introduced/used the best format there is. did we have Blurays in 2002? no. that's why PS2 used DVD. did we have DVDs in 1996? no, that's why PS1 used CDs.

was Bluray already available in 2005, when the 360 launched? yes, although it was not popular and was still very rare, it was available to the masses, not just in research labs.

The game has been a PS3 exclusive for 4 years, i don't think it's going to be ported :cry:

It will be exclusive this generation at least, but the copyright stuff like the iPod and the Blu Ray jokes wouldn't work, while you'd have to compress the game and split it up for the 360.

Unless Sony paid a huge money-hat for it I doubt it, its the only numbered MGS game thats not exclusive anymore.

yes it will, unless you want a multiple disc dumbed down porttastetheacidmil

I really don't understand the point of releasing a MGS HD Collection on the Xbox 360 without porting over MGS1 (the beginning), and MGS4 (the end). You're basically reading the middle of a book without understanding where it began or how it's going to end. Sure you can read it all up online, but it's not the same :-/

I really don't understand the point of releasing a MGS HD Collection on the Xbox 360 without porting over MGS1 (the beginning), and MGS4 (the end). You're basically reading the middle of a book without understanding where it began or how it's going to end. Sure you can read it all up online, but it's not the same :-/

XVision84

So all your missing is 2005 and 2014.

Although I agree MGS1 needed an HD Remake the most it doesn't hold up at all without improved graphics. I couldn't stand playing it when I did because the graphics were so bad I was playing it in 2008 when I got the Essentials Collection.