Some Metal Gear Online beta codes invalid, downloads impossible
We've contacted Konami, but have yet heard back from them. For now, we can only advise affected readers to email Konami support at mgobetasupport AT konami.com. We'll update this post when we find out more information.
[Thanks to everyone that sent this in! Image from Justin M.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
4-17-2008 @ 6:14PM
Maci said...
You can always guess the last 3! Something like 42875 different combinations.
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4-17-2008 @ 6:14PM
frankym said...
I got the beta and the patch yesterday. The main problem is getting the 2 ID's that Konami requires. The website keeps crashing. Anyone else having this problem?
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4-17-2008 @ 6:24PM
schaaf said...
yeah. Everyone is having that problem. Konami's ID site has been destroyed by the millions of people rushing to create two seperate IDs needed to play. I have been trying since wed. night to no avail.
go to the playstation.com Metal gear forums to see the carnage.
4-17-2008 @ 6:37PM
chris said...
I tried to get my Konami ID all day today, started at like 7:30 am and refreshing ever 15min or so.. still have yet to get it- keeps timing out
4-21-2008 @ 9:27AM
Nik said...
I cant believe you have to register with Konami to get stupid ID's to play the beta. I have spent hours trying to register and got nowhere so far. Bloody stupid idea. You dont this sort of crap on xbox betas. I would love to meet to idiot that came up with that idea.
4-17-2008 @ 6:23PM
DepheCt said...
Be glad thats your only problem, I cant even update the damn thing. I went to 11% and it timed out... I restarted it and for 30 mins now it has yet to pick up at all.
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4-17-2008 @ 6:24PM
Excelryu said...
Finally ps3 fanboy noticed. I e-mailed capcom and yet no response. Some from the ps3 oficial forums have finally received the missing parts of their code via e-mail from konami. I still have gotten no response.
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4-18-2008 @ 6:25AM
Bob said...
What does capcom have to do with it?
4-17-2008 @ 6:32PM
Liquid Ocelot (call me Liquid) said...
You emailed Capcom? Have they told you they hate the PS3 yet?
4-17-2008 @ 6:46PM
Popfrogs said...
What's the panic anyway, the beta doesn't go live for another 3 days.
4-17-2008 @ 9:13PM
Reygar said...
email capcom? about a konami game? why? O_o
4-17-2008 @ 9:49PM
Excelryu said...
lol! I didn't noticed I put in capcom. Guess my frustration awakened my hate for Capcom. Anyway I just received my new beta code. Downloading right now. Send the e-mail to the mgo konami support with your incomplete code and they will send you a new one. The e-mail appears in the same page as the code.
4-17-2008 @ 7:09PM
Game_playa said...
Why is everyone whining like little -----'s, You can just download it from European Store RIGHT NOW. SO SHUT-UP AND Be quiet
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4-17-2008 @ 7:16PM
gordon_strange said...
you cant if your outside the eu, well you can dload it but it wont work if your outside the eu mate.
anyway, 3 hours of p2p downloading the update, and its at 13%-there goes my night of vapourfield fun!
4-17-2008 @ 7:33PM
2Perfect said...
yeah I was thinking about that too.
@gordon_strange: what exactly did they put in place to stop us from using the beta? If we set everything to look like we're from Europe (with the exception of our IP address I guess, since the PS3 is region free - in which case, European proxy), then shouldn't we be able to join the European open beta?Or is there some other US-blocking system?
4-17-2008 @ 7:41PM
Da said...
One, because it's illegal.
Two, because the lag of playing european servers would be huge.
Three, because Konami have measures against that.
So far I think it's only checking your IPs country of origin against the country you want to sign your Konami ID against, and only allowing Konami ID's from correct countries into the beta.
But even that means if you're an American and you create a Konami ID with your favourite nickname and set your country as Europe, and manage to sneak through into the EU beta, then when the game launches in the US you'll have to create another Konami ID to play.
4-17-2008 @ 7:50PM
Ripcord83 said...
you acutally can play the EURO beta when its live.
the only thing you need to do is select UK when @ id.konami.net
its up to you.
4-24-2008 @ 11:55AM
dime677 said...
where
4-17-2008 @ 7:12PM
potato said...
Mine was 9 characters long...i hate Kinami right now...
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4-17-2008 @ 9:42PM
PSRT said...
Email Konami customer support (mgobetasupport@konami.com) and give them your invalid key. I did that, and within a few hours received the remaining characters in my key. Tried it out, and it worked fine. Download's complete, now all I have to do is update...