Will it or won't it? The question has been asked to death. Honestly, I don't care whether or not Metal Gear Solid 4 goes multi-platform, because I am playing it on the PLAYSTATION 3 (the system it was designed for). Regardless, an insider in Japan who attended Konami's analyst meeting today passed along this info:

• Metal Gear Solid 4's exact release date will be announced at the Tokyo Game Show.

• President Fumiaki Tanaka of Konami Digital Entertainment stated that release is likely Q4 March 2008

• President Tanaka also stated, "As we are aware of the popularity and hardware-driving power of this software franchise, going forwards we are open to taking this franchise across to other platforms."

The meeting only ended a few hours ago, and we are trying to verify this information. The PDF on the Konami site shows only what looks like slides and doesn't say squat, really. President Tanaka most likely did not say this for gamers, but investors. And it's not clear whether he meant MGS4 or just Metal Gear Solid games, however.

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