Unfortunately, PSX Extreme reports that once again Ryan Payton has denied the reports of an upcoming PSN demo in his regular Kojima Production Report podcast. While it's annoying we won't be able to get a taste of MGS4 until this Summer, it's important to remember that demos aren't always a good way to really sample a game (think about Heavenly Sword's demo). Instead take solace in the fact that all the development cycles that are involved in making a demo are instead focused towards making MGS4 one of the top exclusive PS3 games of 2008.
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1-24-2008 @ 11:48PM
DownwardMonkey said...
I still to this day don't see what some people see in Heavenly Sword. In fact I thought the demo was better!
Shame about no MGS demo though, oh well still can't wait!
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1-25-2008 @ 12:12AM
maverick_saturn_626 said...
Its god of war with a chick, you should know that by now -_-
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1-25-2008 @ 12:24AM
doc j said...
Wait. MGS4 is coming to 360? Since when?
(I jest. I jest.)
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1-25-2008 @ 12:38AM
brettjr said...
ryan payton is so persistent and determined for there not to be a demo it's discouraging me from buying the freaking game. And what about all those people that haven't experienced MGS and are curious? Do you want them to try it out on the PS3 for the first time when the game is 30 bucks in the bargain bin.
I don't get it for a game that needs to sell so much, you'd think they would want to get it into as many hands as possible.
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1-25-2008 @ 12:48AM
wocyob said...
lol this kind of sucks...oh well guess ill have to get my fix till i get the whole game
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1-25-2008 @ 12:51AM
lawrence said...
games better but the demo is just as good..im waitinmg for dmc 4 though
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1-25-2008 @ 2:02AM
Efeez1986 said...
Why do so many idiots say Heavenly Sword is like God of War? Are you guys saying God of War is the 1st game where the main character has swords? Was GOW the 1st game that let you fight multiple enemies at once? Was GOW the 1st game that had quick button press scenes? The answer to all those is NO! I beat GOW 1 and 2 plus Heavenly Sword and they were completely diiferent.
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1-25-2008 @ 3:01AM
Imbro said...
Don't diss the heavenly sword demo. Before I tried it, I thought it was one of those games with a hot chick and some boring mission. I didn't get the hype at all. But the (very small) demo was so stellar that I pre-ordered it. Except if the game suck, I don't see any reason not to give a demo of it.
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1-25-2008 @ 6:42AM
Christian said...
Demo's can often be misleading to the final game. I have to say I was not very impressed with Burnout Paradise from the demo, in fact I almost decided not to get the game due to the demo. Stellar reviews made me change my mind and I ended up getting the full game, which in terms of experience is very different than the demo. Where the demo was painful due to few races and tons of cut of roads the full game gives a very different feeling.
So maybe the MGS people simply feel that they can't cut a demo which would truly reflect the game in any worthwhile fashion?
1-25-2008 @ 7:23AM
Ruben said...
But the demo's already made (we've seen it) and it looks full quality, like what you would expect in a great demo. Unless they've put something incredibly awesome in the game thats not in that demo... whatever... I can wait. At least Snake is in Brawl for February, oh wait....
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1-25-2008 @ 7:33AM
SparkyJ23 said...
Why not do what they did with MGS on the playstation 1?
Use the first level as a demo - that won't be misleading and sure as hell won't take any extra effort.
All i see from a lack of a demo is someone who doesn't want to get his game out there.
1-25-2008 @ 7:34AM
SparkyJ23 said...
Why not do what they did with MGS on the playstation 1?
Use the first level as a demo - that won't be misleading and sure as
hell won't take any extra effort.
All i see from a lack of a demo is someone who doesn't want to get
his game out there.
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1-25-2008 @ 8:13AM
L said...
"MGS4 one of the top exclusive PS3 games of 2008"
O yay i see so in 6 months 2009 it anit exclusive anymore =P
if it was a exclusive game forever it would just say top exclusive for ps3 (maybe)
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1-25-2008 @ 8:40AM
JKPierce said...
It's a game. That's out in 2008.
Morons don't walk around with signs saying they're morons. Their actions make it obvious enough.
1-25-2008 @ 8:54AM
Dahk said...
Neh I rather them not have the demo and just release it on time/earlier. If anything, work on the demo after it goes gold, and release it a week or two after release.
Anyway, eh there's a better picture of this one out Colin. He's got like a really whicked looking beard =P not sure where to find it though.
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1-25-2008 @ 9:39AM
Ghaleon said...
It's pretty weird that they have a finished demo but just don't want to upload to PSN or whatever. Oh well, I think it's a game where people know beforehand whether they're going to get it or not. I don't a demo is that important to its sales.
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1-25-2008 @ 11:10AM
fuliano626@psn said...
mabey the demo is to big to put on psn
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1-25-2008 @ 1:38PM
Ruben said...
PSN has no limit for space.
1-25-2008 @ 11:38AM
xFenixKnightx said...
That so effin ghey >:(
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1-25-2008 @ 11:57AM
ComicShaman said...
It seems like an unfortunate decision, but I wonder if they're looking at some numbers that I don't know. What are the top-selling games of late... Assassin's Creed, COD4, Halo 3, etc. And did these games have demos? Perhaps some types of games do better with demos than others.
Honestly, I don't know. But it would be worthwhile to look at the correlation between demos and sales before condemning Konami's decision here.
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