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MGS Creators on 'Masochistic' PS2, U.S. Popularity

Posted by simoniker on from the flagellation's-what-you-need dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for its article interviewing Hideo Kojima and Scott Dolph of Konami about the continuation of the Metal Gear Solid series. Notable sections include Kojima's comments about the programming difficulties of Sony hardware: "People on my team are masochistic. They enjoy the difficulty of working with PlayStation 2 and we assume that PlayStation 3 will be even more difficult. We know nothing about the system; but it's from Sony, so we assume so", as well as Dolph discussing Metal Gear Solid's regional popularity: "You know, it sells better in the United States. There are more people who buy the game and are waiting for the game. Also, the hype from the U.S. travels and that helps sales in Japan. If the game is big in the U.S., it will do better in Japan. And I do not think that the hype works for you the other way around."

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  1. Re:Eastern focus by PhotoBoy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Boonga Boonga:
    http://www.sixsixfive.com/229.html

    I can't see Sony bringing out this game and its peripheral for the US and Europe somehow...

  2. I got trolled for saying that... by quinkin · · Score: 2, Funny
    I got trolled for saying something similar to this: "...the difficulty of working with PlayStation 2 and we assume that PlayStation 3 will be even more difficult."

    PS2 difficult??!!?? Ugh?!? Unbeliever must DIE!!!

    Q.

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    1. Re:I got trolled for saying that... by chrismcdirty · · Score: 3, Funny

      Then with my mod points, I will mod Kojima to -1 Troll. Fair enough?

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