Konami: MGS4 for PS3 Must Sell 1M On Launch Day

Washington (dbTechno) – It is no secret at this point that Metal Gear Solid 4 is going to probably be the last amazing third-party exclusive this generation of consoles as many other games are now going multi-platform. The game is exclusive to the Sony PlayStation 3 console, and Konami has stated that they need to sell one million copies on launch day to consider it a success at all.

Konami stated that they need to reach as wide of an audience as possible in order for them to turn any kind of decent profit on the game, which has cost millions to develop.

Assistant Producer Ryan Payton of Konami stated that Metal Gear Solid 4 needs to launch big for the PS3 when it drops in Q2 2008. He stated that the game needs to sell 1 million copies on the first day to be a success at all due to the amazingly high production costs of the title.

The big problem is that the installed user base of the PS3 is not yet that high.

Payton squashed MGS4 on Xbox 360 rumors though stating that “We’re telling our fans that if you want to play Metal Gear Solid 4, you have to buy a PS3. The PlayStation brand has always been good to us, and we’re pretty bullish on the PS3.”

The hope is that the game can perform well enough at retail that it makes sense financially to continue such third-party exclusive products for high-budget games on next-gen consoles like the Sony PS3.

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