According to Konami, the Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Rising has been cancelled, at least in Japan, making the game a territorial PS3 exclusive.
Chances are the limited numbers of 360s in Japan were a major contribution to the decision. The game will still release on 360 in the west.
The PlayStation 3 is the lead platform for the game, and developers Platinum certainly know how to get the best out of it (see: Vanquish) so hopes are high that the game will escape unharmed.
Source: Konami.
JesseDeya
They’ve probably realised that every Xbox sold in Japan is owned by ex-pat Americans who don’t want a localised copy anyway :)
hazelam
a shame for japanese 360 owners, all six of em. ^_^
Blastiel
I was litterally just about to post the SAME message lol!
Kudos :)
hazelam
great minds eh? ^_^
fs
Sensible decision if you ask me. In Japan, the majority of Xbox 360 owners also have high powered PC’s so they can just pick up the game for that, plus they could always import the US edition if they wanted.
Stupid manufacturing a game for a small audience. Have to admit i’d rather it be exclusive to PS3. I feel exlusives have a better quality about them and you always know that they haven’t been shabbily ported over from one console to another.
Blastiel
Huh?
FS it isn’t an exclusive in the true sense it just isn’t being sold in Japan. The game will be available on the 360 in all other regions so I expect the PS3 version to suffer from Multiplatform Lazydeveloper Syndrome like what tends to happen.
fs
Well this is my point, I’m not sure I understand the source of your confusion. I’m saying i’d rather the game be exclusive to PS3 full stop, not just in Japan.
ohmikkie
I was not sure of the source of confusion either. But there have been shoddy PS3 exclusives though like Haze. I was one of the poor sucker that got that game.
fs
Yes, there have been some terrible exclusives your absolutely right. What makes that even worse is the fact that there was know ports, they built the game specifically for that machine, and it still sucks. Haze is a great example as you made but I can’t really think of too many right now. I’m sure they are out there, generally though, I don’t think its soo far too suggest that exclusives are better.
Blastiel
I thought you were talking regards to the article and not making a generalisation hence the confusion.
The Lone Steven
Not surprise as it seems that Godzilla has eaten every 360 owner thus is not worth releasing the port over there.