Kojima: "PS3 is a monster machine"

By James Orry - 22/07/2008 - 9:14am GMT

The Metal Gear Solid creator reveals how he and his development studio got a head start on PS3 development.

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In a recent interview with the BBC's Click program, Hideo Kojima, creator of the acclaimed Metal Gear franchise, has revealed that the first few years of development on MGS4 were "trial and error".

"We started to work on Metal Gear Solid 4 four years ago, after finishing Metal Gear Solid 3," said Kojima-san. "At that time we really didn't know what the PS3 was going to be like, so the first two years was all about experimenting, developing and trial and error."

"In the last two years, we've known what the PS3 is capable of, the specifications of it and how we can utilise it," he continued. "PS3 is a monster machine. That's why it took so much time to create Metal Gear Solid 4."

Kojima-san also acknowledged the early access to the PS3 that Sony allowed them because of the importance of the Metal Gear Solid series for the PlayStation brand.

"Since we're developing only for the Sony format, of course Sony has given us a lot of advantage before the actual release of the hardware," he said. "So we had many meetings with them to discuss the specifications. We analysed this black box quite a lot before it was released, and we experimented with it and we gave Sony a lot of feedback."

Metal Gear Solid 4 is currently a PlayStation 3 exclusive, but the recent announcement that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 has ignited rumours that it won't be long until MGS4 is also available for the PS3's rival platform.

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Posted at 10:06 on 22 July 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i,m getting the ps3 version of final fantasy,already got mgs4 thats why i bought the ps3 six discs to play a game on my 360 no way,sony has some big aaa titles coming out love little big planet just leaps and bounds over the competion so my 360 will be sitting there till gears 2 arrives Reply

Posted at 10:28 on 22 July 2008
cellfluid	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 360 is the past ps3 future proof we've seen what with the firmware updates supports this theory... and that's just the scratchin of the surface ps3 rules 360 had its moments but it didn't take advantage maybe xbox1000 will recouperate.. Reply

Posted at 11:09 on 22 July 2008
Mirsha	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I made a mistake of buying the ps3 at launch crappy games until two years later, Metal Gears 4. I have no regrets on my xbox360 i bought it since launch 2005, and had no problems with it. The best part i have been enjoying it since day one with triple aaa titles.(Started with Call of duty 2 ) Maybe you guys don't remember but xbox had the best games 3 years in a row.Metal Gear 4 is awesome game but online part sucked. That's where gears shine, that's what i care about. Games that i will continue to play months later. All i care about, as well as most real gamer out there is, the games. I don't care which system can do what, etc. That's stuff is extra. If you fanboys what to talk smack cuz I'm giving my opinion base on fact, go right ahead. My question to you guys is, how much is Sony or Microsoft paying you guys to advertise their consoles? Reply

Posted at 11:21 on 22 July 2008
Renai Kakume	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Mirsha you must be a hard Gamer to please because Motorstorm and Resistances where two of the best launch titles that came out. Then you dare to say that Uncharted, Ratchet, Folklore, Heavenly Swords, were not good games? You pick only one game from 360 and you expect for that to be enough well go ahead and stay with your 360 while i get free online God of War III, HOME, and many other AAA 1st party games and soon many third party exclusives. Any Sony is only paying me there loyalty because unlike microsoft they're doing this not just for money but for the respect of all there Fans Reply

Posted at 13:02 on 22 July 2008
Chappas	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Platform: PlayStation 3 Also On: Xbox 360 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Stealth UK Release: Out Now! ZOMGZ MGS4 on 360... wait, this site fails. 10/10 4 credibility though, i'll come to this site more often... Reply

Posted at 15:58 on 22 July 2008
lol	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Also On: Xbox 360 hahahhahahahahahahhahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Reply

Posted at 16:02 on 22 July 2008
Ateanboy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post This IS one bogus of a site. Lol. They LOVE to push on that rumor that MGS4 is going over to the 360. Lol. "Also on: Xbox 360"... You guys are a bunch of sissies. Crying like little girls. You want MGS4 so bad? Buy a PS3 you cheap shit. You don't have the money for a $399 machine? You guys are some cheap-ass little girls. They had to use the dual-layer Blu-ray for the Gigs of space that it offered and you guys think that it's going to fit into your DVD9? Get real. It's not that Kojima wouldn't WANT to port it over to the 360, is that they CAN'T. It would take YEARS of trying to compress the game enough for it to just fit on 9 DVDs. And then it would load slow because of the lack of an installation. Reply

Posted at 18:42 on 22 July 2008
Sentry	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post "Metal Gear Solid 4 is currently a PlayStation 3 exclusive, but the recent announcement that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 has ignited rumours that it won't be long until MGS4 is also available for the PS3's rival platform." LMFAO, wow you have got to be kidding me. What a a great article! You guys won't let it go eeh? MGS4 will not be on the 360, in 08, 09, or even for the rest of history. And even if it was, it will end up being a crap port, just like FF13 will be, count on it. Reply

Posted at 19:22 on 22 July 2008
Ignignokt	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post lmfao.... 360 cant handle MGS4 Reply

Posted at 18:24 on 01 August 2008
xboxfanboy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i own both ps3 and xbox 360 and i also believe that xbox 360 can't handle MGS4. MGS4 belongs to the PS3 ONLY!!! Reply

Posted at 19:07 on 26 September 2008
skipper	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 360 fanboys first they bash it and then they want it Reply

Posted at 16:56 on 13 January 2009
ray	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Kojima stated himself it wouldnt be possible to release MGS4 for the 360. he used the entire blu ray storage space for this game. MS is peddling this rumor too, just like they peddel after market parts to make more money of the xbots. Reply