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Kojima Announces Metal Gear Solid: Rising For Xbox 360
by Leigh Alexander [PC, Console/PC]
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June 1, 2009
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Solid Snake has defected -- well, not exactly. "I didn't say anything about Solid Snake," said Hideo Kojima, arriving on stage as a surprise guest during Microsoft's E3 media briefing.
With the unveiling of a very brief teaser, Kojima unveiled Metal Gear Solid Rising the next title in his storied franchise -- which will be coming to Xbox 360.
In typically cryptic fashion, few other details on the Konami-published title were revealed. Like all iterations in the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Rising has a three-word subtitle, "Lightning Bolt Action," and appears to star MGS2 and 4 veteran Raiden, the war-traumatized ninja.
"It is a completely new Metal Gear experience," said Kojima. "You can look forward to many great things."
The Metal Gear Solid franchise was considered the most desirable remaining hold-out to PlayStation 3 exclusivity, after Microsoft and Square Enix announced last year that Final Fantasy XIII, another longtime Sony loyalist, would cross platforms in the U.S.
The Metal Gear Solid Rising deal is likely a similar proposition, as no mention of exclusivity was made during the event.
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Hopefully this won't drop the bar on the graphics though. The last thing we need is Halo 3 graphics for the PS3 because they had to lower the bar to do both versions. After Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 come out, they're going to have to make things look better, not worse.
http://kotaku.com/5274844/metal-gear-solid-rising-destined-for-xbox-360-ps3-pc
Konami likes cash. ;)