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Zkuq on 01 June 2009
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wholikeswood said:
jesus kung fu magic said:

Number 2 was a poke at the disk-swapping of older mgs games , not at the 360.

Really? I've never heard this suggested before. Not saying you're wrong; just that I've only ever seen people interpret it as a slur towards DVDs vs the greater capacity of BR.

I see you haven't played MGS1? It's pretty obvious, really. The fact that most people don't know about it proves they're noobs MGS-wise I guess.

Burning Typhoon said:

1. There were a few PS3 controllers, systems, and apple computers in MGS4.  a straight port would never sit well with anyone.  1st off, it's going to have to be downgraded, put on a few discs, and references to apple and ps3 will have to be change with Xbox, and windows.  And what do you do with the PSX reference and memory cards, and Controllers made by Psyco Mantis?  2. One thing people seem to be forgetting about MGS is that the PS2 wasn't as powerful as the gamecube or the Xbox.  So, upgrades and new features were possible.

But, seeing as the PS3 is already the strongest, a port to the 360 would lead to things being gimped, or skipped altogether.  It wouldn't sit well with people, and thus, costs for the game wouldn't be worth it.  It's been almost a year, why take the couple of years or maybe 3 it would take to port the game, fix bugs, and re-do some voice over work for a game that wont reach 2 million sales.

3. I mean, who in their right minds wants a 3 disc MGS4 with downgrades?  Also, the DUAL SHOCK 3 controller is required for the weapons that require use of the SIXAXIS.  And how easily would snakes camo suit work?

4. Lastly, everyone knows about the long, 40 minute cut scene in Europe that demands a lot of power from the system.  All those soilders and what-not.. And.. who's gonna buy the game?  People that already own in on PS3? No.  People with 360s who've played and beaten the game on PS3 already?  Probably not.  Just those cheap people who can't afford a PS3 while at the same time wants MGS...  those aren't good numbers..

You don't see me asking for Gears of War... or Halo..  Don't ask for my MGS4.
  1. Not a problem - they could simply change them. I doubt Kojima Production would be too willing to change the Apple reference's though, considering they seem to like Apple products. But of course controllers and such would be changed - it's not even a big deal. Some parts could also be completely cut out, they aren't essential.
  2. It was heavily optimized so a quick port was out of question anyway. Of course it would be ported properly, and even now PS3 isn't that much more powerful. Actually I doubt power would be a problem, especially with 360 being so much easier. In fact, the only real problem is disc capacity... But I suppose compressing sounds would be a huge help. Still, I'm not sure if they could fit the whole thing on one disc, or even two. On the other hand, three is the absolute maximum and they'd probably want two instead of three.
  3. The motion sensing of SIXAXIS isn't used much anyway - easy to get rid of.
  4. You mean one of the few pre-rendered cutscenes...? Yeah, playing a video won't be problem to any modern system.