Konami not impressed with US$100 PS3 price cut, MGS4 for Xbox 360 a possibility?
While a US$100 price cut for the sleek PlayStation 3 may have practically set the videogame industry (and community) on fire, it seems that some are not convinced that the abrupt move on Sony‘s part may still not be enough to turn things around. One of those aforementioned parties being Konami, with the opinion coming from an executive of the game publishing company famous for ground-breaking hits such as Metal Gear Solid.
If you haven’t heard, Sony recently slashed a hundred greenbacks off the PlayStation 3’s price tag to get the market moving, so to speak. Kazumi Kitaue, the unimpressed executive from Konami, is doubtful that the price cut could change things this far into the console war. He mentioned that with US$500, one can already buy a personal computer.
And it’s not just doubt. Kazumi Kitaue brings more disconcerting news – specifically, Konami having to look to other consoles to release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on to recoup the development costs spent on the PS3 version of the game. “Since Metal Gear Solid was born for the PlayStation, we would like to keep it a PlayStation game. But we might have to take some steps.” Note that he didn’t say anything at all about a definite Xbox 360 version, but with the game marketed to be as graphic-intensive as it is, it could very well be.
Certainly a bit of rain in the PlayStation 3’s otherwise fair weather day. Nevertheless, things are not set in stone just yet, so let’s hold off on jumping to conclusions for now. Updates as we get them.
Via Reuters
While a US$100 price cut for the sleek PlayStation 3 may have practically set the videogame industry (and community) on fire, it seems that some are not convinced that the abrupt move on Sony‘s part may still not be enough to turn things around. One of those aforementioned parties being Konami, with the opinion coming from an executive of the game publishing company famous for ground-breaking hits such as Metal Gear Solid.
If you haven’t heard, Sony recently slashed a hundred greenbacks off the PlayStation 3’s price tag to get the market moving, so to speak. Kazumi Kitaue, the unimpressed executive from Konami, is doubtful that the price cut could change things this far into the console war. He mentioned that with US$500, one can already buy a personal computer.
And it’s not just doubt. Kazumi Kitaue brings more disconcerting news – specifically, Konami having to look to other consoles to release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on to recoup the development costs spent on the PS3 version of the game. “Since Metal Gear Solid was born for the PlayStation, we would like to keep it a PlayStation game. But we might have to take some steps.” Note that he didn’t say anything at all about a definite Xbox 360 version, but with the game marketed to be as graphic-intensive as it is, it could very well be.
Certainly a bit of rain in the PlayStation 3’s otherwise fair weather day. Nevertheless, things are not set in stone just yet, so let’s hold off on jumping to conclusions for now. Updates as we get them.
Via Reuters
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