With the Metal Gear Solid franchise being one of Sony’s most important exclusive’s, it’s to no surprise that they would collide on the Japanese launch of the PSP Go. After a tepid US release, Sony is hoping that MGS will breath some extra life into the PSP Go with a download-only demo of Peace Walker when the portable system debuts on November 1st.
The demo will be in Japanese and will essentially be the same demo found at TGS 2009 with the inclusion of some new cut scenes, control options, and a new map. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is scheduled for a 2010 release.
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Think about it. The PS2 had a lengthy lifespan that spawned several quality franchises such as: Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, GTA3, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Brothers in Arms, and more. All these titles are totally still playable beyond a nostalgic standpoint and could have new life breathed into them if bundled together and re-released on the PS3 via Blu-Ray disc.
With the recent news of a God of War collection being re-released on Blu-Ray with a framerate increase, resolution upscaling and trophies, some rumblings have other publishers agreeing to the coolness factor of this idea, but not confirming anything. The storage capacity of a Blu-Ray disc alone could make this a very possible scenario for down the line. Sweet!
I think this is a great idea especially if you are a fan of a particular series and want to catch up on past story lines before you play the current title. Hopefully we’ll here more about this sometime soon.
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According to CVG, Metal Gear Solid Touch will cost about $6 or 4.99 EUR. I checked the official site, and although the game is due out by Thursday of this week, there is still no official mention of the price.
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Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the Apple app store as Metal Gear Solid Touch. It looks to primarily be a shooter and for every stage completed you’ll be awarded with videos, wallpapers and a Snake Blisken firm slap on the back. Based on the loose translation it sounds like Konami will launch the game with 8 stages and add more down the road. The game will launch sometime in 2009.
Other iPhone games to expect from Konami are Dance Dance Revolution, Silent Hill and Frogger. Talk about out of place. Frogger is a great game but it’s like 20,000 years old.
Konami is set to launch an English site detailing games for the iPod Touch and iPhone, but in the meanwhile you’ll have to tolerate the Japanese version.
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