| Stan85 said: Ninja Gaiden 2 was 1 year timed-exclusive,payed by MS. MGS4 is 1 year timed-exclusive payed by Sony. I don`t think Sony has the money for full exclusive rights to MGS4,it`s a big budget game and Konami knows it. MS is just waiting for E3,and so do we.
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First up, the 800-lb ninja in the room: Is Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 "a loss of face for everyone involved," as Itagaki said it would be? Hayashi-san carefully sidestepped directly addressing Itagaki's inflammatory remark, instead focusing on the game's development origins. As if to defuse Itagaki's pre-release remark, Hayashi explained though a translator, "Development began only after we read and heard about fan feedback ... after Ninja Gaiden 2 came out last summer." To add some street cred, he explained that the game's development team was "comprised of the Ninja Gaiden 2 team as well as the [original Ninja Gaiden] Sigma team."
As for DLC, we broached the topic two ways. First, will the PS3 release have any? Hiyashi said they were "very serious about coming up with new content to be available as DLC" and that he hopes to share "more details soon." And second, can current owners of Ninja Gaiden 2 on Xbox 360 expect to find any of the new enhancements – notably the "refined camera" and new multiplayer co-op functionality – available as DLC in the future? Hiyashi didn't need the translation for this one. Sorry, early adopters, but Tecmo's "ultimate" Ninja Gaiden experience is "only on PlayStation."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/gdc09-tecmo-talks-ninja-gaiden-sigma-2-dlc-exclusivity-loss/
MGS4 on the other hand is probably exclusive because Kojima knows his fanbase and because he's one of those devolopers who still believes that focusing on one platform gives better results.
