This is the only way this would excite me - buy the MGS franchise and have Platinum games do a Rising sequel.
Rumor: MS trying to purchase Metal Gear rights
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Because I don't think they could stay true to the mainline franchise successfully. They would either try to emulate the high profile insanity of Kojima and eff it up, or completely revamp/reboot it and essentially negate the purpose of buying the franchise to start.
Revengeance could continue off an already successful diversion from the norm with the actual previous developer.
Maybe. But potentially far easier to get that cultivated userbase to sign up to a service than change/invest in another console.
It makes sense. Nadella said they were shopping for IPs a couple months ago. There's not many big name gaming IPs that will be available outside of publisher acquisitions with this exception. They also want to lure Japanese developers and need IP to do it. Konami is sitting on gaming IP gold with no interest in investing within the AAA gaming space. There has to be deals to be made here.
He isn't even saying that. Some kind of grabs doesn't automatically mean someone buying it and he is only mentioning Microsoft because you have to in anything involving money. Beyond that he isn't really suggesting that Microsoft is buying the rights.
They probably will at least license it out to someone at some point. Bluepoint/Sony is rumored but who knows
They probably will at least license it out to someone at some point. Bluepoint/Sony is rumored but who knows
Microsoft is shopping hard for IPs and harder for Japan than Sony is right now. If it's up for grabs, they'd be one of the prime suspects. They're also doing their damndest to get PlayStation fans to look at Game Pass right now. With the Kojima domino seemingly falling towards Xbox, I'm going to push my chips in that they got Konami licenses as well. Just going to keep betting on the 2 trillion dollar company that decided to make gaming a tentpole for the near future.
besides that one bad game, look at the other that was done with a different team that did very well. All I can say let's give someone else a try. We thought the same about killer instinct and it turned out amazing.
Killer Instinct is good but I can't help but think it would of been better if the original devs made it.
You wouldn't bet against it obviously since they have the money but since the only rumor is one tying it to Sony its probably them. Making Metal Gear Solid 6 wouldn't be easy so Microsoft wanting Metal Gear isn't the slam dunk you would make it out to be. There are probably way more games and IPs that would make more sense.
Well they've already bought Sega so they're just cornering the Japanese market now.
Hopefully someone does because Konami are morons. Like what are they even doing anymore? Just focusing on arcade/casino stuff?
Something I've learned over the past two years. There's no such things as Sony Insiders. Only Sony fan fiction writers. That's no knock on Sony. It's a great business strength to be able to keep a tight ship.
Microsoft on the other hand...their ship is leaky. Whether thats intentional or not I don't know. What I can say is that some of the Xbox Insiders have been scary accurate and are getting legit info.
So if we're dealing with Xbox rumors from a handful of proven Xbox sources vs Playstation leaks....bet on the Xbox ones.
Sony giving Kojima money and time for MGS6 would've been great.
I think the only thing needed for a mgs game is Kojima and time. Neither of which konami wanted to spare lol
MS biggest issue with rare etc seems to be that they don't oversee the development enough... This would actually be optimal for Kojima.
I think the only thing needed for a mgs game is Kojima and time. Neither of which konami wanted to spare lol
MS biggest issue with rare etc seems to be that they don't oversee the development enough... This would actually be optimal for Kojima.
Well they still have stuff leaked. We knew Bluepoint was remaking Demon's Souls for example and that is relevant if they are making Metal Gear.
And you may be right in regards to Xbox leaks but I think you are missing the key that this isn't a leak here in regards to Metal Gear and Microsoft. He wasn't claiming to have a source that says Microsoft is doing anything with Metal Gear. People misunderstood what he was talking about.
You call them morons but I work in the casino gaming business...Let me tell you, Konami is killing it.
Just follow the money, strategies, high level executive comments and reports from non gaming sources. Nadella is on record this year that Microsoft is hunting for IP. They see this as their one great opportunity to crack Japan. It often takes a couple years for a strategy to manifest in results that the public can see. They talked to Bethesda initially in 2018 and were aiming for publishers back then. Took 3 years to close a deal on one. This article was from two years ago. Expect to see smoke this year....and Nadella is the smoke monster.
www.bloomberg.com
Microsoft Sets Sights on Sony’s Home Turf in Console Clash
In the battle of the next-generation gaming machines, two key players are moving in different directions.
www.bloomberg.com
Just follow the money, strategies, high level executive comments and reports from non gaming sources. Nadella is on record this year that Microsoft is hunting for IP. They see this as their one great opportunity to crack Japan. It often takes a couple years for a strategy to manifest in results that the public can see. They talked to Bethesda initially in 2018 and were aiming for publishers back then. Took 3 years to close a deal on one. This article was from two years ago. Expect to see smoke this year....and Nadella is the smoke monster.
Microsoft Sets Sights on Sony’s Home Turf in Console Clash
In the battle of the next-generation gaming machines, two key players are moving in different directions.
There’s other info elsewhere about mgs, I think I’ve posted it before just can’t seem to find it atm
Just follow the money, strategies, high level executive comments and reports from non gaming sources. Nadella is on record this year that Microsoft is hunting for IP. They see this as their one great opportunity to crack Japan. It often takes a couple years for a strategy to manifest in results that the public can see. They talked to Bethesda initially in 2018 and were aiming for publishers back then. Took 3 years to close a deal on one. This article was from two years ago. Expect to see smoke this year....and Nadella is the smoke monster.
Microsoft Sets Sights on Sony’s Home Turf in Console Clash
In the battle of the next-generation gaming machines, two key players are moving in different directions.
But that still just makes it a guess here is all I am saying. With Microsoft I don't think I would ever say "no way they buy so and so" at this point but there is no smoke specifically with MGS.
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The Metal Gear IP may have its ravenous fans and "street cred" with a larger portion of gamers in general, but I personally don't see how Microsoft would be convinced they need it. A sequel would need to work within the narrow confines of the existing crazy, senseless plot, and the game design itself would have to rectify a lot of diverging paths to keep the "old" and "new" fans interested.
Not to mention most online Metal Gear fans seem to also be ready to commit a ritual murder-suicide for Sony Interactive Entertainment. The whole proposition seems to be more trouble than it's worth. If the next game didn't live up to the expectations of every last online reviewer, it'd be the same old "MS ruined it" narrative we saw after the Rareware purchase.
MS has a great backlog of IPs they can revive, and has shown they can build new IPs as well. I'd rather they stick with what works and create an insanely massive Gears of War/Halo sized marketing push. That'll do more for them than Metal Gear Solid 6 would.
Not to mention most online Metal Gear fans seem to also be ready to commit a ritual murder-suicide for Sony Interactive Entertainment. The whole proposition seems to be more trouble than it's worth. If the next game didn't live up to the expectations of every last online reviewer, it'd be the same old "MS ruined it" narrative we saw after the Rareware purchase.
MS has a great backlog of IPs they can revive, and has shown they can build new IPs as well. I'd rather they stick with what works and create an insanely massive Gears of War/Halo sized marketing push. That'll do more for them than Metal Gear Solid 6 would.
True, but if the people at ninja theory and double fine say they’re given creative freedom and whatevehs then there may be a chance of a positive outcome....granted it may be years before we see it in motion, no matter who attains the rights.
Agreed. MS has a ton of unused IPs in their catalog and now with as many studios that they have, its time to start utilizing them. IMO MS biggest problem has been abandoning IPs if they don't do Gear/Halo/Forza numbers. Hopefully that practice starts to go away.