Kojima, MGS4, Metal Gear Online, and Xbox 360
Hideo Kojima‘s interview came and went. It was a long interview, and he said a lot of things about the PS3. But he said a few things about the Xbox 360 that drove people wild. Now, a couple days later, let’s look at it with cool heads and realistic expectations. Let’s revisit what he had to say about the Xbox 360.
In response to the question, “Is Metal Gear Solid 4 still planned as an exclusive PS3 game? Do you have any interest in Xbox 360 development?” he simply said:
Well, yes, I do have strong interest in creating something for the Xbox 360. In the US and Europe, it is selling, and I think it will sell a lot this year as well. I’m a fan of Gears of War as well, it’s very interesting.
And then in the next paragraph he went on to talk about making games for PC. What do you make of that?
- The voice of reason says: It’s no big deal really. He just said he’s interested. It’s a safe answer: he’s interested, but he’s not promising he’ll make something for the Xbox 360.
- The squeal of fanboyness says: OMG. Kojima’s in love with the Xbox 360. He’s going to make something for the Xbox 360. It’ll probably be MGS4.
While our minds tell us to go with option one, there’s no harm in hoping for option two. After all, Kojima has admitted to this much:
Sony has not really spoken with us about their online plans. What I have is Metal Gear Online, and I’m always thinking of how we can conduct this plan on the Sony platform.
One example is the PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. That’s, in a way, one our plans for MGO that we have in mind. It’s not about the platform. In an ideal MGO world, no matter what the platform is – PC, Xbox 360, PS3, handheld, Wii – we wish that we could create a kind of community where everyone can play. That’s kind of the MGO way of thinking.
Kojima dreams of bringing the gaming community together under the banner of Metal Gear Online. That’s something we wouldn’t mind becoming a reality.
Hideo Kojima‘s interview came and went. It was a long interview, and he said a lot of things about the PS3. But he said a few things about the Xbox 360 that drove people wild. Now, a couple days later, let’s look at it with cool heads and realistic expectations. Let’s revisit what he had to say about the Xbox 360.
In response to the question, “Is Metal Gear Solid 4 still planned as an exclusive PS3 game? Do you have any interest in Xbox 360 development?” he simply said:
Well, yes, I do have strong interest in creating something for the Xbox 360. In the US and Europe, it is selling, and I think it will sell a lot this year as well. I’m a fan of Gears of War as well, it’s very interesting.
And then in the next paragraph he went on to talk about making games for PC. What do you make of that?
- The voice of reason says: It’s no big deal really. He just said he’s interested. It’s a safe answer: he’s interested, but he’s not promising he’ll make something for the Xbox 360.
- The squeal of fanboyness says: OMG. Kojima’s in love with the Xbox 360. He’s going to make something for the Xbox 360. It’ll probably be MGS4.
While our minds tell us to go with option one, there’s no harm in hoping for option two. After all, Kojima has admitted to this much:
Sony has not really spoken with us about their online plans. What I have is Metal Gear Online, and I’m always thinking of how we can conduct this plan on the Sony platform.
One example is the PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. That’s, in a way, one our plans for MGO that we have in mind. It’s not about the platform. In an ideal MGO world, no matter what the platform is – PC, Xbox 360, PS3, handheld, Wii – we wish that we could create a kind of community where everyone can play. That’s kind of the MGO way of thinking.
Kojima dreams of bringing the gaming community together under the banner of Metal Gear Online. That’s something we wouldn’t mind becoming a reality.