Fonte 1: http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/29/rumor-metal-gear-solid-4-not-a-ps3-exclusive/
Fonte 2: http://www.xboxic.com/news/1875
Resumo:
Segundo a nova edição da EGM, os empresários da Konami estão pressionando o Kojima a tornar o MGS4 em multi-plataforma, porque os gastos estão muito altos e só tendem a aumentar.
Entretanto, segundo a primeira fonte, a EGM deve ter gerado esse boato só para vender mais a revista. O que parece ser verdade, porque a EGM vive fazendo isso.
Mas o importante é que essa notícia vai espalhar e muitos Sonystas vão sentir a possibilidade de levar uma facada pelas costas .
:wave:
Fonte 2: http://www.xboxic.com/news/1875
The new confirmed EGM cover with Halo 3 info is nice, but it's a little blurb in the top right that's caught the attention of gamers: Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360? Drama ensues.
Sister site Xbox 360 Fanboy and Xboxic have been following the story. Turns out that Che Chou, who is identified as an ex-1UP staffer says, "It's simply a rumor that Konami higher-ups are pressuring Kojima Productions to consider making MGS4 a multiplatform game because production costs on the game are unsurprisingly high and only getting higher ... Whatever the case, I highly doubt it's going to happen so quit building yourself a disappointing kiloton bomb."
We've contacted Konami's PR department to find out if EGM made a deal to get some exclusive info or if they took a rumor, slapped a question mark on it, and hoped to build hype and sell magazines. Hey, we don't fault them, check out our headline above! Maybe the info is worth the price of the magazine? The rest of the cover info is snore inducing and has already been covered to death. The Halo 3 info was already leaked, but EGM says no, no, wait -- we have more info not leaked, please buy us.
It's a brave new world and the ball is certainly in the publisher's court. Konami very well may be having cocktails with Ubisoft (Assassin's Creed) and getting whispers that exclusivity isn't as important as making money. Now we'll go back to building our kiloton bomb.
GamersReports.com has posted this article about how the cover of December’s issue of EGM clearly says “Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?”. Could this be the final blow to the major exclusives PS3 has over the Xbox? See the cover after the jump.
It’s a big mystery, since obviously someone could’ve created this work of art in their spare time. It still brings excitement to what will probably be a slow news weekend.
[Update: The EGM cover is confirmed to be real, stay tuned to Xboxic.com for more updates concerning the actual contents of the magazine (Due to be out next week.)]
[Update 2: Che Chou, ex-1UP staffer and developer at Microsoft’s Forza 2 team, has this to say about the whole deal:
It’s simply a rumor that Konami higher-ups are pressuring Kojima Productions to consider making MGS4 a multiplatform game because production costs on the game are unsurprisingly high and only getting higher. With PS3 install base numbers not looking all that rosy due to console cost and manufacturing problems, Konami is scared they can’t recoup their investment on only 1 platform alone.
It’s also a nice way to maybe blackmail Sony into giving Konami an incentive to keeping the game a PS3 exclusive, imo.
Whatever the case, I highly doubt it’s going to happen so quit building yourself a disappointing kiloton bomb.
Sounds reasonable to me.]
Yes, before we go on, we know that this post is a bit thin in the facts department, but it is Friday night, we figure hey, have some fun, the week is done. If you look closely at the cover of the latest EGM (image at link), you will clearly see that it says “Metal Gear Solid 4 On Xbox 360?” on the cover. What this means, we do not know. We bring it to you anyway to commence the weekend.
I can already hear the collective groan and moan from the Sony fans who have one less argument over the Xbox 360.
Resumo:
Segundo a nova edição da EGM, os empresários da Konami estão pressionando o Kojima a tornar o MGS4 em multi-plataforma, porque os gastos estão muito altos e só tendem a aumentar.
Entretanto, segundo a primeira fonte, a EGM deve ter gerado esse boato só para vender mais a revista. O que parece ser verdade, porque a EGM vive fazendo isso.
Mas o importante é que essa notícia vai espalhar e muitos Sonystas vão sentir a possibilidade de levar uma facada pelas costas .
:wave: