Hideo Kojima: MGS4 on PS3; PS3 = movie theater

Ssnakes (thanks!) points us to a Kotaku sit-down with Hideo Kojima at the GO3 conference – oh, wait, did we just hear the sound of the thousand nations of the PS3 blog snapping to attention? Long story short: Hideo Kojima talks about Metal Gear Solid 4 (yay!). And why it’s geared towards the PS3 (and nothing but).

And what happens after MGS4. (Nothing about edible koalas, though).

To Kojima (and he really did say this), PS3 is like the movie theater: a “little bit high-priced” but demands “high quality as well.” Xbox 360 is like DVD: also demands high quality, but “you need more variations.” And the Wii is almost like “a TV channel, because every game you have it with your family.” In another comparison, he compares the three consoles to different dinners: different offerings at different price scales.

Therefore, and quoting Kojima’s words to Kotaku, “like I said, MGS4 is aimed for the movie theater,, it’s aimed for the PS3, so the game’s scenario and graphics need this theater-type hardware.” That squashes that rumor, at least as far as Kojima is concerned.

His thoughts on multiplatform: “It’s when a producer has a game that can work on a ‘DVD level’ that a game will go multiplatform.” Let’s not get into any mudslinging here, readers: Kojima is stating his opinion as a producer of his own games, and what he wants to get out of them. “I think it’s up to each project, and the individual producer… if they want to take it multiplatform, they will.” But Kojima wants much from MGS4, hence, using the PS3 as his target.

Moving on, drama is what this isn’t about. After MGS4, what then? Will MGS continue? Yes, but… “Well, actually it’s really up to the users, it’s up to them to decide.” But if the cry goes up “KOJIMA FOR MGS5!!!”, you might want to reevaluate your options:

If users want more Metal Gear, then I will probably step up as producer, like the James Bond series does… That way I can have new, upcoming directors making MGS while I oversee the project, and then perhaps I can move onto something new.

That might disappoint some who really want to see Kojima at the helm of anything Metal Gear, but he has said this is the last Metal Gear he’ll ever make, and to be honest, he does need the break (and Portable Ops was great, right?).  Although when we look at it, Raiden needs an MGS5; it’s been a long time since he’s felt any main-character love.

Ssnakes (thanks!) points us to a Kotaku sit-down with Hideo Kojima at the GO3 conference – oh, wait, did we just hear the sound of the thousand nations of the PS3 blog snapping to attention? Long story short: Hideo Kojima talks about Metal Gear Solid 4 (yay!). And why it’s geared towards the PS3 (and nothing but).

And what happens after MGS4. (Nothing about edible koalas, though).

To Kojima (and he really did say this), PS3 is like the movie theater: a “little bit high-priced” but demands “high quality as well.” Xbox 360 is like DVD: also demands high quality, but “you need more variations.” And the Wii is almost like “a TV channel, because every game you have it with your family.” In another comparison, he compares the three consoles to different dinners: different offerings at different price scales.

Therefore, and quoting Kojima’s words to Kotaku, “like I said, MGS4 is aimed for the movie theater,, it’s aimed for the PS3, so the game’s scenario and graphics need this theater-type hardware.” That squashes that rumor, at least as far as Kojima is concerned.

His thoughts on multiplatform: “It’s when a producer has a game that can work on a ‘DVD level’ that a game will go multiplatform.” Let’s not get into any mudslinging here, readers: Kojima is stating his opinion as a producer of his own games, and what he wants to get out of them. “I think it’s up to each project, and the individual producer… if they want to take it multiplatform, they will.” But Kojima wants much from MGS4, hence, using the PS3 as his target.

Moving on, drama is what this isn’t about. After MGS4, what then? Will MGS continue? Yes, but… “Well, actually it’s really up to the users, it’s up to them to decide.” But if the cry goes up “KOJIMA FOR MGS5!!!”, you might want to reevaluate your options:

If users want more Metal Gear, then I will probably step up as producer, like the James Bond series does… That way I can have new, upcoming directors making MGS while I oversee the project, and then perhaps I can move onto something new.

That might disappoint some who really want to see Kojima at the helm of anything Metal Gear, but he has said this is the last Metal Gear he’ll ever make, and to be honest, he does need the break (and Portable Ops was great, right?).  Although when we look at it, Raiden needs an MGS5; it’s been a long time since he’s felt any main-character love.