Posted Mar 20, 2007 at 10:21PM by Gino D. Listed in: Devil May Cry 4, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, News, Final Fantasy XIII, Games, Opinions & Analysis Tags: Germany, Microsoft, Hideo Kojima, Hironobu Sakaguchi
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O snap. Just when we thought the whole Devil May Cry 4 exclusivity turnabout would be over, apparently, it could potentially be just the beginning. Turns out that DMC4 is just one of the three titles that Microsoft was aiming to bring on over to the 360. In his dreisechzig.net blog, MS Germany product manager Boris Schneider-Johne had posted a revealing post which sparked debates far and wide. Because we don't want any room for misinterpretation, we will replicate his blog post word-for-word here. It's ultimately your decision how you will regard this bit of info:

One down, two to go - 20. Mar. 2007 um 13:57 - Kategorien Xbox 360

  1. Devil May Cry
  2. Final Fantasy
  3. Metal Gear Solid

You can check our Via link below to double check for yourself. So, does this mean they're going to bring FFXIII and MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots over? Before you some of you guys start exclaiming "all your Game are belong to us" statements, don't be too quick to judge. Schneider-Johne had updated his blog post due to lots of flammatory feedback across the interwebs. Here's his addendum, read it, and read it well:

((Yes, this is just a personal checklist of franchises that I and plenty of others would like to see on Xbox 360. In no way, shape or form is that an announcement list, an internal Microsoft shopping list, a "I know more than you do" list or something like that. Somebody in an english-language forum called this "a gloating employee" and he maybe is right. And I've seen suggestions that Grand Theft Auto and Tekken should be on this list too - so your mileage will inevitably vary.))


Got it? His "shopping list" does not confirm anything. In fact, we're not even sure if this counts as a rumor because there isn't really any sound basis for any form of open-ended speculation - he declared and stamped his foot down quite clearly already: in no way, shape, or form is it an announcement. We did tag it under "Opinions and Analysis" though. Because that's the brunt of the matter here.

If anything, this is not much different from Hironobu Sakaguchi expressing his interest in bringing Final Fantasy over to the 360. We'd also like to add that Hideo Kojima himself even expressed his own thoughts of bringing MGS to  the Wii. See? Developers do it all the time. Expressing one's interest in other consoles is normal. And just because someone is interested on something doesn't make that something automatically happen.


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   by Deadpool.. (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » Boo!

Suck it all up Microsoft. Jack A**


   Re: vbn (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » You are reacting to a persons wish list !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh God you are reacting to a blog that someone wrote about a couple of PS3 games he would like to see on the 360, NOTHING to do with Microsoft and look at the post by the idiot below called sgfasf, can it possibly get anymore pathetic than this....

   Re: mike (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » omg

***** YOU BILL GATES GO SUCK A *****EN *****
   by sgfasf (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » suck my d!ck micro$oft

micro$oft can suck my d!ck kickin the ps3 software developers while there down like that. u x-fanboys go get ur 120 gb hdd and ur hdmi for another 500$ haha losers.


   Re: waffles (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » jesus *****ing christ.

gtfo off the internets you retarded fanboy.

   Re: Rammek - 2007-03-21
 » RE: jesus *****ing christ.

You first, x***** fanboy!
   by Whatever (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » OH Man..

I dont know? If i knew this is gonna happen.I should have bought xbox360.( Save money ). These are my all time favorite games.This is why i like playstation coz of these games.

   by mcsiadf (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » who cares

Wow, is this like, the third who cares post of mine today?? I'm SO close to not even reading these anymore. Who the hell cares what some ass in germany said he wants to see on the xbox?? Is this credible news? Or even newsworthy?? Seriously, take a journalism course.


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   Re: tyuty (Unregistered) - 2007-03-22
 » re WHO CARES

EXACTLY.
   by Kristian (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » Big shocker...

Don't be so naive.

   by Dj Natas (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » Well I could see it happen but...

in another two years people will jump right back on the SONY bandwagon.


   Re: Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » lol

keep dreaming
   by Yaga (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » yaga

they should accept the money, then make the 360 version really *****, evil Microsoft


   Re: V (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » retarded

And Sony is better, what I find funny is that all you Sony fanboys HATE Microsoft cause OMG THEY'RE SO EVIL!!! hahaha, and you think Sony a great company? Sony is Japans version of Microsoft you retards.

   Re: To "V" (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » retard

in no way, shape or form am i a fanboy but lookee here. "Sony is Japans version of Microsoft you retards." sony was here first so you are not correct but im tired of this bull***** that microsoft is doing. goddammit stay with your xbox and stop stealing exclusives or at least give up halo and a few other exclusives!
   by anon (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » ***** micro*****

this just goes to show how desperate microsoft is that they would try to steal exclusives from Sony. They know that their console has ***** for games and will die out after halo 3. Thos disgusting fu


   Re: g (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » What world do you live in?

Microsoft, desperate? I hate to sound like an MS fanboy, but when you have as much money as Microsoft does, you are never desperate. I doubt they'll care if the 360 loses to the PS3, they'll just make another one. And at the rate their consoles have been taking market share, they will eventually win, if they don't this time

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   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » G is right

Microsoft is no where near desperate they just want the game!Y get mad at MS when sony said sure we'll give it to you!Plus the Halo franchise is the best every to hit the market!There's been only three games and it beat FF MGS and any others!

   Re: ShockD - 2007-03-21
 » huh?

theres only been 2 halo games out so far lol

   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Well i meant there will be!

I got caught up in the gossip!

   Re: Matt (Unregistered) - 2007-03-22
 » I hate it..

I hate it, but G is right. Screw M$, I hate to see evil win, but they have the resources...
   by E of the G (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » HOSTILE TAKEOVER!!!

man that was a shock until i read it through,he may have spilt some juicy info there though,i'm just shocked,first i see devil may cry 4 is comin to 360,then microsoft is interested in taking over take 2,now i see this? i can only come up with one conclusion,HOSTILE TAKEOVER!!! i see their strategy now,they release their console earlier,when a new console comes out they certainly are on their knees for a while,the 360 was down too,but there wasnt anybody around to do whatever,now the 360 is on its feet,the PS3 is on its knees from release and will gradually stand up,but if microsoft goes like this they're gonna clean up,cannibalize,take those killer titles and make them exclusive,i have read it before,these are the words of the wise people "microsoft is trying to become the only console developer left" i hope that doesnt happen,sure i play 360 n stuff,but i dont want to have sony out of the picture completely,wheres the competitiveness in that?

Xbox Live Gamertag:E of the G
looking for GoW players,act 4 on insane


   Re: o (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » yeah

that is what sony did to sega so I hope it
does happen
   by eromack (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » its a monopoly!!!

first they monopolize the pc undustry then the mp3 industry now the gaming industry.whats next ..????gameboy360ds!!!!!!bill gates wants it all xbox360 cant do good without those games that originated on sony platforms if they want to be like sony soo bad then they should buy sony its not like they cant afford them!!


   Re: bnm (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Duhh its called buisness and taking on the competition head on

Its what all the companys aim for, to take the market share, its just that MS are just better at it, its called being One step ahead, in the business world.

   Re: Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » first

first of all metal gear and final fantasy did not originate on sony platforms they originated on nintendo platforms secondly nobody was complaining when all these games were just on playstation.

   Re: eromack (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » ur right

true the games didnt originate on ps they were recreated remasterd revolutionized they became classics on ps made u want a ps the first time they appeard in 3d was on the ps devil may cry originally on ps like ninja gaiden was remasterd on xbox and its getting perfected on ps3 with no cg no load time the only game on a next gen system with no load time 360 can have them all i dont care i have a job i have all 9 systems yes 9 thats right!! so ill just get the better version unless its exclusive!!!

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   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Bnm, Xboxisbest, ero got a point

Ms is doin wat they do best and wat got them to the top!Buisness is Buisness

   Re: theTick197 - 2007-03-21
 » actually..

" they originated on nintendo platforms secondly nobody was complaining when all these games were just on playstation. " The original playstation was going to be a nintindo console made by sony. And then i forget the details, but they had a big argument, split up, and sony kept the playstation and nintindo sued them.
   by spicyhamster (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » for cryin out loud microsoft

MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN GAMES. @$$holes


   Re: d: (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » :P

They do that too.

   Re: ContrAss - 2007-03-20
 » ^^;;

very poorly

   Re: hah (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » hah

In your opinion.

   Re: Gradnovaine (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Yeah right

Same Goes for $ony.
Those are 3rd party developers they are FREE to choose or accept money from any of the 3 console manufacturers.
Got it? Just because YOUR P$3 is oh soooooooooooooooooooooo great doesn't mean those people don't know how to do business.

   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Hmmm...lets see Halo i think is originally!!!

There are plenty of originated games for xbox, Grad u right man buisness
   by okay (Unregistered) - 2007-03-20
 » The big Picture

Don't you think all this news came out of no where? Just few days before the PS3 Europe launch these news are coming out of the blue. It’s very clear what the purpose of these news is, yep you guessed it make everyone think twice about the PS3 or in another words "to KILL the PS3 Euro launch" I am not saying that M$ is doing it, but we all agree that they are the only beneficiary. Sony put your act together or your spectacular Euro launch will be complete failure. The sad part is that rumors are easy to make up, and they spread out really fast. Any way I don’t have any of the next generation consoles, but If I had to bet on something it sure would be Sony. Remember that all these games were created under the playstaion brand, Microsoft can steal good titles but sadly it can’t make any good ones (pleas don’t tell me Halo)


   Re: Gradnovaine (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Oo

Gears?
Oh and btw $ony didn't make those games just like M$ didn't make GoW.
   by nic (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » !

people just love the underdog dont they...


   Re: Rumo (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » underdog?

by underdog, who exactly are you referring to? hmm... hmm... oh i know! i know! is it... er... jack thompson?

   Re: Constantinecy - 2007-03-21
 » To nic

Hey man name one corporation which compared with Microsoft is not an underdog???? It doesent mean it has to be a game industry... Just name one. They can afford to buy intire countries. The gaming industry is worldwide so they have to keep a low profile to their intesions (buy out everybody in the game business- eliminate competition) if they didnt care about the obvious (like the american goverment) then they would have done it by now. First RE, GTA, VF5 now DMC4 and most probably the rest will follow in time. They cant buy out everything at the same time, remember they have good PR...

   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » If they wanted to they can!!!

They rollin in billions of dollars!Does ur city have that much no!Buisness is a killer thing

   Re: theTick197 - 2007-03-21
 » ...

the best/only one i can think of is IBM. with out them, M$ wouldnt be anything.
   by A player (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » What I think

Capcom always done multiplatform game even "exclusive" Resident Evil 4" for GC after some time receive a port on Ps2.
Create a next gen title is really expensive and I believe that we will see really few exclusive.
MGS problably will arrive on 360 problably with some delay like in the past.
FF it's really hard because after the film "Final Fantasy The Spirit Within" Sony bought around 20/30 % of Square it seems that everyone forgot this.
For me this generation will see exclusive title only for the title developed inside (Gran Turismo, God Of War, Forza Motorsport) until someone will have a big presence in the market.

P.S. Please, sorry for my terrible english :)

   by Shatterdome - 2007-03-21
 » No surprise...

It's no surprise MS would want those franchises on their machine, they are really the only reason for people to buy a PS3.

They are not Sony's games, they are all 3rd party publishers, and if they would like an extra 15+ million people(by the time MGS4 launches) to sell their game too, then they should release on 360. With the extra dev costs for developing this next gen (most of which are artistic and media content, which can be easly transfered between platforms) it just makes sense to release on as many platforms as possible..

Maybe Sony needs to start making some decent first party titles...


   Re: Lurker (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Well Said

Well said shatterdome.

People need to realize that this isnt MS fault, its isnt capcoms fault. They are in this game to make money.

Its Sony fault, for over hyping and under delivering. Remember all the CGI videos that were supposilby in game. These were there just to sway people from the 360. And now MS is doing kinda the same tactic, and you all scream foul. Sony messed up by thinking we were all morons, and would blindly buy the PS3. And i still agree that the PS3 is a Blueray Trogen Horse. And if they left out Blueray, the PS3 would have been #1 again.
   by rybnnik (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » YAY, Boo- LAME

I really feel this DMC announcement was timed to be part of this latest round of ridiculous FUD surrounding the Euro PS3 launch. Of course MS wants these franchises, unlike Sony, they need these third party titles badly to help break the "only shooter console" perception. Personally, I hope this does not happen, but I see a slim chance it might...
Anyhow speaking of exclusives 1up recently mentioned that a 2ND disco-riffic Ratchet and Clank Future trailer is on the way soon!!!!


   by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-03-21
 » Playstation 3 Now Has...

Ninja Gaiden also.

   by fv dfvd (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » vdfvd

» for cryin out loud microsoft

MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN GAMES. @$$holes
^
you're a dumbass sony's the only amongst the three that doesnt make their own games at all.

microsofts prolly got as much 1st party games as nintendo rofl

   by Dante (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » hmmm...

:-/

   by Raz (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Jesus...

Sony just needs to make some 1st party games so they'll stop losing so many titles.


   Re: RastaDator (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » SONY actually

has a lot of first party IPs. Only to begin with, RFoM and MotorStorm. MotorStorm 2 is already in works as well RFoM 2 + expansion packs. Dont forget about Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank Future, Uncharted, GOW 3, LIAR, and the list goes on. You never will see those titles on x360. Some of them are new IPs, yet to be proved, but others are very well established and popular franchises. Its already known that SONY development force is bigger than MS+ninty combined, you really dont need to worry about AAA first party games coming to PS3. SONY knows they are beginning this race in the last place and MS is using their early lead + a lot of money in order to steal PS2 exclusives, I expect third party exclusives returning to PS3 by 2008, because a PS3 price drop and a lot of AAA titles will push PS3 sales, meanwhile BD mercilessly destroy HD-DVD.

   Re: Zen (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » So true...

That's the first sensible post I've read on QJ in a week (apart from mine). This article has seriously caused both Fan groups to over react. This is nothing to worry about (if these things do worry you?!) and the article is not even news worthy. Relax everybody. As for PS3 and the whole console war rubbish, SONY has 200 Million PS2 owners and still going strong, these owners will be tomorrows PS3 owners when they decide to move on to the next gen playing field and they'll stick with the next system in a line of consoles that has provided hours (and years) of fun for them.
   by Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » sony sucks

sony never made a good game in their life all their games are average all the games that made playstation great are third parties I have been saying this for years and now the world will see it, haha haha sony sucks, you may not know about xbox but you are better off getting a xbox, sony sucks. haha haha haha ha


   Re: Crayven (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » wha?

Huh? "sony never made a good game in their life all their games are average all the games that made playstation great are third parties I have been saying this for years and now the world will see it, haha haha sony sucks, you may not know about xbox but you are better off getting a xbox, sony sucks. haha haha haha ha" Sir...i would hardly call God of War 2 average...hell check the review on it...God of War series is hardly average..

   Re: Xbox is the worst (Unregistered) - 2007-03-22
 » Microsoft sucks

Sony games are the best! MS games suck! If sony games suck then why are MS trying to steal them! Sony has always been better than ms and always will be
   by R (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » So...

If PS3 DMC4 on PS3 kills the 360 DMC4 version like Oblivion is about to, then I say bring it on.


   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » HIghly doubt it buddy!!

360 is going to push through all this back and forth whining and arguing panzy crap! Its a damn game gah lee why get all worked up about it!

   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-03-21
 » If you're lucky they'll look the same

Oblivion on PS3 is over a year late and has no downloadable content. The only improvment is to the shader for background textures, and there is a patch coming to the 360 to fix that!

   Re: Zen (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Nice try...

Oblivion has a lot more graphical goodiness on the PS3 as well as the shader effects, and we'll be able to see these in true digital style with the aid of HDMI. Downloadable content will be available they just don't know the logistics about how it will distrubuted.

   Re: Gino D. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2007-03-21
 » interesting point there...

reminds me of: http://www.qj.net/Elder-Scrolls-reveal-bigger-picture-of-Oblivion-things-heat-up-between-PS3-and-360/pg/49/aid/82090

   Re: R (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » A working/complete link would be appreciated, Gino ...

If I buy a version of the game it will be for PC or PS3, probably the latter. I don't know which console version will sell more. This game was off my radar as a PC game. Now, with PS3, it seems like an interesting console option and probably a good game for the Sony controller. Gamers benefit from competition once again.
   by hmmmm (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » okay

well you keep playing your game cracking in 2 hours 360 and Ill just play my ps3

f**kin cracked my gow, carbon,pgr3 discs in a week.


   Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-03-21
 » nice try

If that's even possible, you must be the worst electronics abuser ever. All my games are still immaculate.
My PS2 scratched the sh*t out of several of my games, including rare PS1 titles! I have 2 systems now with disc read errors!

   Re: V (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » wow

I have an idea, stop moving your x360 while its turned on. Thats if you even have one...
   by frazier (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » u guys are gay

everyone complaining in here are *****ing queers. Get a *****ing job and buy all the systems. I hate how everyone complains about the ps3 price when if u think about it after adding a hd dvd to ur xbox it costs the same and u have a smaller hard drive. PS3 isnt gonna die out. Microsoft isnt monopolizing *****. Ur all gayyyyyyyyyyyy.


   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Right!!!!

Just buy em all and shut up!Cant afford well too bad deal with it!This guy is preaching RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   by PrinceAuryn (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Well then...

...If Microsoft would like to see these other franchises go to mulitple platforms, how about they share and give PS3 owners Halo, and Gears? :)


   Re: Big_Smurf117 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » YOu know good an well MS isnt gonna do that!!

Sony doesnt have the money to get those games!!!MS has the money to buy anything!THey waved that green and Sony said "I'll take that"!
   by j (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » yeah right

mgs will not come to 36O cause sony is making the movie

   by xboxfan (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » In your dreams.

You must be dreaming. You'll never see halo nor gow 3 on any other console..

   by comedy - 2007-03-21
 » this is GOOD news

basically even though 360 has some good games this guy's still talking about the games he really wants on 360... and they're exclusive to ps3! this ms guy knows that ps3 has some killer titles and can't help himself but tell people that if he had his way he'd take ps3 titles instead of settling for 360 titles...

how many sony execs have stated something like 'we want halo' ? not many.

it's the games which make a difference, and ms know that.

   by Player (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » for all games

If MS got the game.. so what.. for new gamers.. which game system would you have .
1) Ring of Dead
2)System that just shuts off when its overheated but not Dead.

I would select 2.


   Re: Lurker (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » What an original argument

Come get your cookie, here boy come on.

Thats a good little sheep.

   Re: comedy - 2007-03-21
 » ok, a couple of questions.

a) what is 'ring of dead'?
b) what the hell is this guy 'player' talking about?
c) is that even an argument? what do you all mean?!

   Re: indy (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » duh

ring of dead is when someone places dead bodies to create a circle. i guess he plays his xbox and people die or something...
   by Mii (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » I like sony but...

I like the playstations but I also have a 360, if this keeps going, well, then its better then buying a ps3 for a specific game. Oh and, dream on Microsoft.



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