Solid Snake Slithers onto 360

I have been waiting for many months to finally say this, and today is the day. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will not be a PS3 exclusive after all. It has been confirmed that it will make its way to the Xbox 360 in 2008.

There is no true date set for the release at this point, but November of 2008 has been mentioned. This is not set in stone as Konami is working with Microsoft to bring the date forward as much as possible. MGS4 for the 360 will also come with exclusive content and gameplay that will not be in the PS3 version of the game. Some of this content is VR missions, as well as “Snake Tales” or “Snake in the Valley” (depending on where you live), which will let you go on objective based missions, some of which are very lengthy. These are the first two bonuses to emerge so far, but be ready to expect even more.

Konami is also in talks with Nintendo to bring a Metal Gear Solid game to the Wii. MGS4 would obviously have to be slimmed down if the chose to port the title to Nintendo’s console. We already know that Snake will be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., so this (along with the 360 news) doesn’t come as much of a surprise.

On a personal note. HAHAHAHA! Hey Sony fanboys: At least you all have a Blu-ray player for the next year or two until that fails as well.

[Editor’s note: The opinions expressed about Sony and the PS3 belong to Ron Workman and Ron Workman only. He’s a loose cannon and a PR nightmare.]
Dear internet matlocks,

You cracked the case, good work. I understand that going to every gaming industry event, [—-edited—-], speaking to someone at Konami, and knowing this has been in the works for months, could not possibly make me as qualified as the forum post you made from your

A. Dorm room

B. Mom’s basement

C. Cell block

We all know that Sony would never give up an exclusive. I mean what’s next? Unreal Tourney? Final Fantasy? Nooo waaay! They would never loose an exclusive. Every MGS game was a Sony exclusive at one point. I can’t imagine them coming out with MGS on another console. I mean… they have never done that have they?

Devil May Cry 4: Multiple Platform Possibility

So you’ve probably heard by now that Sony has lost another exclusive. Devil May Cry 4. What this basically means is that the same people saying the game wasn’t a big deal are now popping champagne and parading through the streets, and the people who were all too happy to rub the game in Xbot faces are now claiming the game isn’t a big deal and crying into their pillows. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

It’s hard to imagine that this would come as a surprise to anyone. Capcom, much like pretty much everyone in the world, likes to make money. With the PS3’s install base still quite low, Capcom’s bank account didn’t stand much of a chance keeping the title on the PS3.

What IS surprising is the fact that the game will launch simultaneously on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Announced and touted as a PS3 exclusive from the beginning, has development of the 360 version been rapidly baking in the oven, or were there some sneaky stuffs happening behind the scenes and the game was planned for the 360 from the very beginning?

Whatever the case, this is a punch in the gut for Sony fans, who are now forced to cling desperately to Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII as high profile third party exclusives.