MGS4 Uses PS3 Power "To Capacity"
PS3How much of the PlayStation 3's considerable power does Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots utilize? Well, about as much as developers can drag out of the thing right now, apparently.
First of all, Konami Digital Entertainment President Fumiaki Tanaka spoke at a press conference a few days ago, saying that "Metal Gear Solid 4 surpasses the scale of its previous titles in all aspects, including their story, visuals, and music." He goes on to say that Kojima and Co. used the "PlayStation 3's high capabilities to its capacity," which is a statement that's bound to prompt much debate and speculation. And in fact, Tanaka quickly expanded on his comment by saying the following:
“We believe that the PlayStation 3 still has some undiscovered capabilities, and there’s still many points where we can be more clever to take its full advantage,” he said. “We will continue to create more good products in the future.”
Then, it was up to Hideo Kojima himself to elaborate on the completion of the long development process of MGS4, and he's clearly satisfied that his team conquered many challenges. Remember, at one point, it was believed that Kojima thought both the PS3 and MGS4 fell far short of his expectations, but he recently came out and said that was not his intention at all. He cements those statements even further with the following:
“We took on all sorts of challenges in the making of Metal Gear Solid 4,” Kojima explained. “We were challenged to make Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Cell-processor-operated, unknown monster of a hardware called the PlayStation 3. We were challenged to make Metal Gear Solid 4 in high definition graphics and 5.1ch surround sound so that it’d play in the leagues of movies.”
“We were challenged to give Metal Gear Solid 4 the most [content] in the series, and so we had the largest number of developers working [on the franchise] ever. We were challenged to release the game simultaneously worldwide for the first time. And, we were challenged to make it the last title in the series, as the game will be the conclusion to the Metal Gear Saga.”
Related Game(s): Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
5/15/2008 Ben Dutka
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ThePoetRazel
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:11:30 PM
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Daelakk
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:12:54 PM
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My opinions... I don't think Kojima himself will make another MGS, but Konami might end up doing it... or something else based off of MGS, for profit.
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chinchillables
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:22:56 PM
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Tatsujin
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:25:39 PM
And don't ask me why... Ask society... Society makes this all happen and all not happen.
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chinchillables
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:30:02 PM
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If all people came together and NEVER bought items on their release weeks or even month, the prices would be so slashed, it'd be ridiculous. But you know... there will ALWAYS be a couple of dumbasses that want to a) have it first, or b) just be like "oh i don't care about the prices, if they can' afford it they shouldn't buy it" which basically dismisses the whole concept.
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Tatsujin
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 11:05:13 PM
You should study Economics a bit more... If no one spends their money then the U.S. would epic fail in terms of economy. This is also the reason why analysts think we(the U.S.) are going into another phaze of the Great Depression, too many people are saving up too much.
With that said, If all people DID come together and not buy anything, then just say goodbye to anything you ever dreamed of having... Why do you think our dollars is so weak right now? haha
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chinchillables
Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 11:20:33 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 12:05:05 AM
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One of the first things people eliminate when times are tough is driving when they don't need to and eating out, which is expensive. It's the #1 thing on the list that disappears in an ailing economy.
...and yet, the gas prices haven't seemed to have stopped anyone from driving leisurely, and the amount of casual spending, as far as I can see, isn't decreasing. Of course, I live in CT, so things could be different, here, but even so... Consumer behavior changes drastically when the economy goes south, and I'm just not seeing it.
And btw, the average American's savings is nil. We're NOT saving and the average credit card debt is about $6k per person, which is why some are suffering. My opinion on the matter; just what I see. :)
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Tatsujin
Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 6:19:30 PM
And looking at the War, holding our money is really not what we need to be doing, we need to circulate it. And, my teacher did say something about inflation, but she lost me there. I have no clue, whatsoever, what inflation is... Too much money circulating the system? I don't know, maybe THAT'S the problem.
But for all I know, we are heading towards another Great Depression, our economy has dropped dramatically. This is not good news... How will I ever buy PS4, or PS5?!!?
P.S. Thats why I only use my credit card on small things, like a game or maybe some clothing... because I know ill be able to pay them off haha... (My moms credit card rather, one more year till I get mine :( )
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aaronisbla
Saturday, May 17, 2008 @ 1:02:16 AM
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Tatsujin
Saturday, May 17, 2008 @ 2:11:21 AM
I wish I lived in Cali... The U.S. is doing horrible in terms of economics, but Cali got enough money to be it's own country =/
Too bad, I will never leave Chicago, I love this place too much. Ok maybe Ill go to Japan for a few years, like one or two, but that's it!
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orangpelupa
Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 1:54:27 AM
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but a year later when dev have more understanding and optimize their Enginge, PS3 max capacity will give more better graphic.
i wonder what mgs5 will look like :D
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Tatsujin
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 10:01:13 PM