So, just the one game, or the "franchise"?

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Stats87 said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

Boutros said:
Well MGS has never really been a Sony franchise mostly because of Twin Snakes, MGS on PC, MGS 2 on Xbox and now MGS:Rising.

I think it has. It hasn't been fully exclusive, but like Final Fantasy before it, it is still very much considered a "Playstation franchise." That is why most people screamed out "Metal Gear Solid" when the MS guy asked what franchise was missing from the console. That isn't fully "exclusive" but it sure as hell is a Sony franchise, and a talking point for buying the console, like Final Fantasy was before last year.

IMO that is.

It technically still is, or was, for this generation. MGS4 remained on the PS3 only, so Sony reaped all the benefits of the hardware push that MGS would provide.

There will be little in the way of console purchasing for the release of MGS: Rising.

If the franchise is now on Xbox, then next generation it won't help the PS4 at all. Plus, consoles are sold to people who don't already own one. It could effect the decisions of people who would buy an HD console just for this game, or who maybe played MGS4 at their friends house. Keeps them from having to buy a PS3 to play the MGS franchise in the future. I know the MGS franchise was a main reason I bought mine.