Why is Metal Gear 4 exclusive?

Hardware limitations were the issue

“To explain the situation, the amount of data in MGS4 is just too enormous.” To be fair, the reasoning makes sense. While the Xbox 360 had some classic games and decent ports, the fact that its games were printed on DVDs may have been the issue.

Is Metal Gear Solid 4 exclusive?

A Hideo Kojima classic. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is incredible.

Why wasn t MGS4 on Xbox?

A radio show appearance that Kojima did back in 2013 recently surfaced as well, where Kojima explained that an Xbox 360 port of Metal Gear Solid 4 was next to impossible, due to the Xbox 360's hardware limitations.

Why is MGS4 not on PS4?

On top of that unlike MGSV which was developed with all systems in mind, MGS4 was made specifically for the ps3. Porting a game is much more difficult when it was made for a specific consoles architecture with no plans to port.

Is MGS4 coming to PS5?

The long-rumoured Metal Gear Solid remake is real, and coming exclusively to PlayStation 5, according to a new report.

Metal Gear Solid 4 was a Mistake

Will MGS4 ever be on Xbox?

While fans have always assumed that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was planned to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive, this isn't actually the case. The game never made it to Xbox and it was thought it was due to the studio Konami making a deal with Sony, but it was actually due to director Hideo Kojima.

Why is MGS4 not on PS5?

Sony Didn't Have Metal Gear Solid 4 Exclusivity, Kojima Just Didn't Want To Port It. And it likely all had to do with the Xbox's hardware. Metal Gear has largely been a PlayStation exclusive franchise (except for the most recent games and Twin Snakes of course), but it turns out it didn't have to be.

Can you buy MGS4 digitally?

Today Konami has announced that MGS 4 will be available digitally for the first time on the PS3 via PSN. The game will be released on PSN on December 16 for $19.99.

Why was MGS4 never ported?

According to an ex-Konami employee, Hideo Kojima didn't port Metal Gear Solid 4 to any other consoles outside of its PS3 release, not because of an exclusivity deal, but because he didn't want to.

Will MGS4 come back to PS Now?

Sony has plans to remove Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Metal Gear Solid Rising starting May 17th. Those games will meat the same fate as Metal Gear Solids 1-3, as those games were removed from PS Now last year.

Why isn t Deadpool on Xbox?

Removal. All digital copies of all Marvel/Activision games, including X-Men: Destiny and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, were removed from Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network, due to an expired contract between Marvel Studios and Activision.

Why isn t MK9 on Xbox One?

MK9 is not backwards compatible. (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility?xr=shellnav) There is a version of the game for the One though. You would have to purchase that version in order to be able to play it on the One.

Does MGS4 have MGS1 in it?

The MGS1 FaceCamo in Metal Gear Solid 4. Upon completion, Snake receives the MGS1 FaceCamo that replicates his appearance from Metal Gear Solid, rendered in the original PlayStation graphics.

How old is zero in Metal Gear Solid 4?

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

At the end of the game, Zero is wheeled into the cemetery where Solid Snake and Big Boss meet for the final time. He is now 105 years old, and exists purely in a vegetative state. Big Boss says that "it all started with zero, and must end with zero".

Why is Metal Gear Solid being removed?

War has changed. Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 have been removed from digital stores due to licensing issues with their usage of historical footage. Konami has released a statement that explains the details.

Why does Raiden have no arms in MGS4?

He's referring to the events of Twin Suns from Metal Gear Solid 4, where he had to lose his arms to save Solid Snake (specifically, he willingly cut off his right arm to save Snake from Outer Haven due to being otherwise unable to move in to aid Snake, and he lost the remaining arm when he was crushed by Outer Haven).

Was Kojima forced to make MGS4?

It turns out that a series of deaths threats helped to encourage Hideo Kojima's decision to head the Metal Gear Solid 4 project. Initially, Kojima had planned to take a lesser role, but when the staff caught wind of the death threats he had been receiving, they urged him to return to his position as the series' head.

Why is Snake old in Metal Gear 4?

He faked his own death in the Manhattan Tanker Incident, though he re-emerged years later to assist Raiden in the Big Shell Incident. During this time, his health declined as his body entered a state of accelerated aging due to intentional genetic changes made during the cloning process.

Is MGS4 better than MGSV?

As a result, it's safe to say that Metal Gear Solid V has the superior gameplay but Metal Gear Solid 4 is definitely great fun, especially with its amazing bosses. Snake, infiltrate the enemy compound and take out Metal Gear Chicken once and for all!

Did MGS4 sell well?

In Japan, MGS4 had one of the highest weekly totals by selling 476,334 copies in 4 days and 300K alone on its first day, including bundles and collector's editions. In just 4 days, the game became the best selling title in Japan, beating out Minna No Golf 5 which had almost 400K LTD.

How long does it take to play MGS4?

When focusing on the main objectives, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is about 18½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 32½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Why are PS5 impossible to get?

The console was released in November 2020, but was very difficult to obtain for most of its lifespan. A semiconductor chip shortage limited Sony's production of new PS5 consoles.

Will MGS HD Collection come back?

Finally! As the Metal Gear series celebrates its 35th birthday, Konami has confirmed some very welcome news regarding legacy titles in the series. The publisher has taken to Twitter to reveal its intention of bringing back delisted Metal Gear games, which should include the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on Xbox.