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thekitchensink on 13 June 2008

Rumor: Original Metal Gear Solid Coming to XBLA

Leaked info could reveal Snake's plans for the 360.
 By Steve Watts, 06/12/2008
As hundreds of thousands of eager stealth fans crack open their shiny new copies of Metal Gear Solid 4, some Xbox 360 owners are surely seething with jealousy. But cheer up, guys -- an older title starring the famed Solid Snake might be coming to the Microsoft box after all.

Ripten reports that the original Metal Gear Solid was seen by a source on PartnerNet, the private Xbox Live server that facilitates testing of unreleased downloadable games. While the title was originally for the PlayStation 1, it could conceivably fit into Microsoft's 350MB size cap with a few modern compression methods. It's unconfirmed, but given MGS4's PlayStation 3 exclusivity, this could be a nice treat from Konami to fans who happen to own the other platform.

Even though it's not the latest in the franchise, many an Xbox 360 owner would be likely to enjoy scoring achievements for the original Solid adventure if this rumor pans out. Of course, if you own a PS3 or are thinking of picking one up, check out our hot-off-the-presses review of Metal Gear Solid 4.

 

 

linky: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168200

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Well, the way I see this, there are three possibilities:

 

1. Ripten is full of shit.

2. They are just looking for extra cash. 

3. They are seeing if the Xbox fanbase would purchase a game from the series, and if it did well they may consider a franchise spinoff on the 360 (Sony would find a way to keep MGS4 exclusive, even if they did find a way to put it on a DVD)



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brute on 13 June 2008

i doubt it will come to xbla,also i think this was posted once



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Q_A_X on 13 June 2008

Yeh sure, have MGS.

I have MGS4 on the Playstation 3.



MGS4!

sieanr on 13 June 2008
Q_A_X said:
Yeh sure, have MGS.

I have MGS4 on the Playstation 3.

Right, because all video game boil down to is the haves and have nots. Heaven forbid other people enjoy a game.

Anyways I wouldn't be surprised if this happens. MGS was also released on the PC, and later updated on the GC. Hell, originally the game was plans for the Saturn and N64 as well, until Sony payed for exclusivity. 



Leo-j said: If a dvd for a pc game holds what? Crysis at 3000p or something, why in the world cant a blu-ray disc do the same?

ssj12 said: Player specific decoders are nothing more than specialized GPUs. Gran Turismo is the trust driving simulator of them all. 

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brute on 13 June 2008
Q_A_X said:
Yeh sure, have MGS.

I have MGS4 on the Playstation 3.

MGS is a good game,anyone would be happy to have it but i dont think it will release on xbla



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DMeisterJ on 13 June 2008

Posted before.



jankazimierz on 13 June 2008

Old news, its been debunked.



solojohlo on 13 June 2008

Metal gear solid has already been released on the japanese PSN store, so I doubt it



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mbuel76 on 13 June 2008

I think it's a possibility. Granted Konami hasn't been as forthcoming in 360 support as other japanese developers, they did give us symphony of night for XBLA. (which was also a PS1 title) So I think it's completely possible and plausible that the original Metal Gear solid (which is still the best one) will come to XBLA.