Konami fixes Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer, removes Playstation 3 logo

[JKKDARK]

via Canada.com



A Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer that was re-released to fix some visual errors has unintentionally whipped the gaming community into a frenzy.
The trailer was released on Konami's new Metal Gear 20th Anniversary website, and has quite a few noticeable differences between the original trailer which was released at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2006.
The most striking of these differences is the removal of the Playstation 3 logo during the final credits, leading some gamers to believe that the game is no longer exclusive for the Playstation 3 platform.
The Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer shown at the Tokyo Games Show also had its Playstation logo removed, which may indicate a pattern of change since E3 last year.
Whether or not the game is moving platforms, Konami has been developing the game for the Playstation 3 from the ground up, so Sony fans shouldn't be too concerned. At least not yet.

[Flava17]

Before anyone starts claiming that this means the game is going multi-platform, I would like to point one thing out.

The first trailer, which contains the PS3 logo, was created and displayed for/at the PS3 presentation at E3. This was used as a promotional trailer for the PS3 - which is why the PS3 logo is in the trailer. It is likely that Sony put the PS3 logo in the trailer themselves for the presentation, or asked the MGS team to put the logo in.

The remastered trailer, was not created for a PS3 event or any other event for that matter - the new trailer is promoting the game, metal gear solid 4 - rather than for promoting the console. The MGS team are not employees of Sony, hence why the PS3 logo does not feature in the trailer.

Whether the game goes to the 360 is likely to depend upon whether it is a success on the PS3 - ultimately, it will be a PS3 exclusive - it may be a timed exclusive, but who knows. If the game was going to be released on the 360 any time soon, it probably would have already been announced.

[Accordion]

good point above.
the selling point of this game is that it is MGS not anything to do with the console it will be on.

and kojima loves to mess with peoples minds...alot

[alienanthropologist]

Maybe developers are beginning to realise the financial risks involved in the cost-and-time consuming development of software for such a pitifully limited installed base.

It's all about money, simple. Developers will make games for the console which will maximise their profit. Ps3 and 360 software is time and money consuming to produce. Unless Ps3 hardware sales pick up pronto, 3rd party developers will divert their resources to the cosoles with more extensive installed bases and therefore greater margins of profit.

Poor Sony.

[Shadowblind]

Don't worry, I have faith MGS4 is PS3. Besides, even if it goes to another platform, you still have KH3 to look forward to.

[Accordion]

Maybe developers are beginning to realise the financial risks involved in the cost-and-time consuming development of software for such a pitifully limited installed base.

It's all about money, simple. Developers will make games for the console which will maximise their profit. Ps3 and 360 software is time and money consuming to produce. Unless Ps3 hardware sales pick up pronto, 3rd party developers will divert their resources to the cosoles with more extensive installed bases and therefore greater margins of profit.

Poor Sony.

¿poor sony?
im sure sony are very distressed having MGS4 and FFXIII on their console
poor sony indeed

[alienanthropologist]

¿poor sony?
im sure sony are very distressed having MGS4 and FFXIII on their console
poor sony indeed

I don't really know what MGS4 is and I've never played a Final Fantasy game, though I know it's a popular series.

If any of these two games is going to save Ps3 from disaster then good for Sony. Then Ps3 might even manage to make it 3rd best.

[Accordion]

I don't really know what MGS4 is and I've never played a Final Fantasy game, though I know it's a popular series.

If any of these two games is going to save Ps3 from disaster then good for Sony. Then Ps3 might even manage to make it 3rd best.

wow
¿thread?

[alienanthropologist]

I know, I've got a bad memory and get sidetracked easily.

Anyway Accordion I like you, let me take you out on a date...

[Balthasar00]

At the 2006 TGS, Kojima clearly stated that MGS 4 was for PS3 only. They worked hard to get the best out of the Cell architecture wich is far from compatible with the 360. Indeed, MGS 2 have been ported on Xbox but now, that a totally different story.. PS3 is stronger than Xbox 360. It makes portage/multiplatform incompatible.

End of the story.