Gag order placed by Konami on MGS4 reviewers for technical info?

 It’s a common industry practice for game publishers to tell publications to keep the wraps on plot elements of their games. In the case of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, however, Konami Digital Entertainment had a different request. The company asked the print media not to talk about the game’s cut scene length and install size on the PS3 hard drive. This is all according to a recent report. For more info, read on after the jump.

A report on MTV Multiplayer blog was recently posted, describing what restrictions Konami Digital Entertainment placed on reviews of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. As usual, plot elements had to be kept blanketed to avoid spoilers, but strangely enough, some technical details were also specified in the list.

Specifically, the length of the game’s cut scenes and the install size of the game on the PlayStation 3 hard drive were allegedly embargoed. Reasons were not specified why, but MTV Multiplayer guesses that these may be things that may be viewed negatively by some.

That, at least, holds true for reviewers in the print media. Internet-based publications seem to be clear on that matter. Case in point is Eurogamer’s recently-posted critique of MGS4 which has information for both things.

“You can’t call it a cut-scene, it’s an entire film in its own right,” wrote Eurogamer in its review of MGS4 as they described the types of cut scenes in-engine, and the one that supplied the finale.

We guess it’s going to take time for us all to know the truth behind Konami’s supposed move. In the meantime, let’s take our sweet time playing our games instead of worrying about something that’s not even there yet.

Via MTV Multiplayer