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MizzDiva — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:56:20 MDT

@Jelster: Yeah that might not be a too bad solution for him. I remember a few to several yrs ago places like Rentway and Rent-A-Center used to occassionally do game system--like PS2s, (orig.) Xbox, and even GameBoy ADV, at least where I live. My dad got one of his 1st PS2's that way (y'know back when they were the phat ones)--this was when they used to cost $250 or something like that in stores--he couldn't afford it that way....however w/ those place you do end up paying more (unless you pay it off fairly soon), but at least it was a way for him to afford one.

Of course like I said, that was quite a many yrs ago--and I haven't been in one for a minute so I'm not too sure if any of those places do the 'new-gen' systems like PS3s, Wii, or 360s. But he can definitely check into it if that's the route he wants to go.

Hell for me, I just used some of my excess school grant money to get mines...*hehehe*...see, who says edumacation don't pay! xD

MizzDiva

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Itchy (PSN: Kaizoku-ou) — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:17:21 MDT

Yup, nothing new to see here. He's not answering anything we want to know, really.

I'm just interested in whether we'll be able to play a snippet of Brawl in MGS4.

Cos that would be seriously awesomesauce.

Itchy (PSN: Kaizoku-ou)

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Druffmaul — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:38:57 MDT

@Sonasu: Seems clear enough to me that the Shadow Moses clip that was released on 5/1 isn't what's being reported on in this update.

Druffmaul

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yashichi8bit — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:29:02 MDT

Pray 4 Mojo

yashichi8bit

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Shoot2thrill — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:39:19 MDT

Cant wait to eat that monkey

Shoot2thrill

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thelipstickdevice — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:47:01 MDT

Hmmm I find it weird no one has brought up the fact that in the TGS trailer we notice Snake fighting Liquid at Shadow Moses both in Metal Gears. I don't think that's a cutscene more like, the final act of the game. We been told it all comes full circle. that would absolutely make sense. Especially since they keep being very secretive about the last two locations you visit in MGS4.

thelipstickdevice

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Derigor — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:20:51 MDT

@D Mitsuki: You need a job first. Then 400 isnt a "fuck ton". You can buy them off craigs list much cheaper at a "used" price. Most people who work at gamestop make all their money off craigslist fyi.

Derigor

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DugDawg — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:53:45 MDT

Coke Monkey! that Funky Monkey! Oooo, You got the can, I got the cup, now c'mon everybody, lets get ******* up.

DugDawg

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Pawsie — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:52:29 MDT

@Pezdispenser: actually the monkey is wearing short jeans.

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Salen — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:36:39 MDT

Oh dear gawds.

MGS4 is going to be sponsored by Coke, in which you'll see the monkey give a can of Coke to a polar bear, and there will be peace and harmony on the battlefield, and maybe even singing about how you might want to give the world a Coca-cola.

Salen

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Aprocalypse — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:02:26 MDT

@ZombiePuppy: If you think you'll miss them, just bash x during any and all custscenes. :D

Aprocalypse

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marmidukestank — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:25:48 MDT

so sort of like a "Previously on Metal Gear Solid"?

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Mongoosekun — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:49:46 MDT

Wait, no R1 for looking at... things...

Mongoosekun

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vanderblade — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:01:29 MDT

@Cartman86: Yes it has. I'm not about to spout "old news" or any such thing. Some people don't know about this and would probably like to be informed. However, as a daily Kotaku reader, I've been privy to this info forever. The real news to me was seeing that new footage of actually getting to play the flashbacks. This info sheds no more light on the subject. Love you Ashcraft, but I would think you've known about this forever as well, right?

vanderblade

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ZombiePuppy — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:46:36 MDT

This is not going to work. If I miss one of those cues I'm going to freak out thinking I'm missing something, and if I miss one bit of information from cutscenes in Metal Gear Solid games I'm clueless for the rest of the story.
I'd rather get a bonus disk with these extras like in Metal Gear Solid 3.

ZombiePuppy

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islandknight — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:39:59 MDT

ah crap posted on the wrong page...

islandknight

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Captain Impulse — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:39:53 MDT

@maxax: If I haven't heard it, it's news to me, dude.

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islandknight — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:38:52 MDT

woo just came back from watching this movie, i recommend it to anyone. and stay past the credits for the extra scene.

islandknight

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maxax — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:36:20 MDT

We, like, knew this for forever, dude.

I think it was mentioned in the KojiPro podcast once.

maxax

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ElReyMysterioso-PBUH — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:29:17 MDT

@Kj719: Advising someone whose "money gets taken away" if he saves it "due to financial problems" to get a credit card is... lame. Even more lame than taking a hit on your credit report and opening a crappy card such as Sony instead of something that gives decent rewards for a miserable $100.

ElReyMysterioso-PBUH

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Kj719 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:05:59 MDT

@D Mitsuki: If your old enough to apply for a credit card, you could apply for the sony card and buy a PS3 from the sonystyle website and get $100 off, giving you a 40 GB for $300.

I got my 60 GB last year for $350 when that deal was for $150 off.

Kj719

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sariah — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:05:11 MDT

This is a great idea, in my opinion. (referring to the article, not the various conversations about the ps3 in general, of course). I love cutscenes. Shoot, I'd rather have to, given the fact that I actually played through most of the Xenosaga series. That being said, sometimes it would have been nice to have something to make it at least a little more interactive.

sariah

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Sparx — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:03:14 MDT

@D Mitsuki:

I said that was fine for you, its understandable with things like that. I meant no agitation in your direction. My comment was more or less supposed to be for other lifeless frat boys and such who make ignorant comparisons

Sparx

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el_rezzo — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:02:55 MDT

@Magic Emperor Anima: I think they will need a solid half hour series of flashbacks to explain Ocelot and Liquid's current situation. Should be fun though. I never finished the first MGS so I'm glad I won't have to play back through the series before June 12.

el_rezzo

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:24 MDT

@Datheron: Thanks i forgot all about askign people xD that may work, but i like all my game console's and want to play ninja gaiden 2 and gears of war 2. I wish we lived in a perfect world with one gaming system so i didn't have to buy all this stuff >_> being poor ftl i mean dont laugh to hard but i game on this [i138.photobucket.com]

D Mitsuki

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:57:18 MDT

@Sparx: Im not complaining or flaming or anything, i actualy just kinda want to play mgs4, my systems cost 250 plus tax and 270 plus tax, i got them both basicly out of luck, and im not sure but i think 400 bucks is just a little more then 270...

D Mitsuki

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Datheron — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:56:09 MDT

@D Mitsuki: That's a sad way to go about things. =(

But around here, I see that Craigslist has postings (though not so much anymore) of people selling their 40GB PS3's for ~$350 or so. If you can get a bundle w/ the Spiderman 3 Bluray, you can probably sell that to offset some of the cost.

Otherwise, just look for someone to trade your 360+cash for a PS3.

Datheron

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Jelster — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:54:09 MDT

I'd suggest in all seriousness seeing if places rent the PS3 out if that's your financial position. Do they even do this anymore?

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Sonasu — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:53:10 MDT

Hm... From that trailer we saw with Snake at Shadow Moses, the flashbacks are more like abstract dreams. Obviously, Snake doesn't have the psychological profile of a normal person, or soldier, for that matter. The Shadow Moses that Snake sees in his dream is empty and desolate, which is probably used to give psychological depth to Snake. Great storytelling technique.

Sonasu

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Sparx — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:51:29 MDT

@D Mitsuki:

If thats for you thats fine. I'm just saying that people who complain about the pricetag of the PS3 usually dont realize how close or over they are with their "cheaper" system.

Sparx

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:48:01 MDT

@Sparx: paying over time in smaller ammounts even if it accumulates to be more is better for me because if i save money it gets taken away due to financial problems so i dont mind getting a gypted type ps3 and upgrading it (i really want to play mgs4 as you can tell >_>)

D Mitsuki

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:46:26 MDT

@TheSonicGamer: i have a wii and xbox 360 i play in hd on my moniter, if you can tell me a way the price is 300 i will be able to get it if not gg for me

D Mitsuki

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Sparx — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:45:18 MDT

@TheSonicGamer:

xbox is cheap only if you do the bare essentials. A few add-on's, couple years subscriptions and it ain't any cheaper.

Sparx

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TheSonicGamer — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:40:21 MDT

@D Mitsuki:

Dude, or in your case, dood...PS3 is expensive, next-gen gaming is expensive, so deal with it. I suggest you stick with your Xbox if you want gaming to be cheap.

TheSonicGamer

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Cartman86 — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:28:53 MDT

This has been known for a while now hasn't it? Nothing like the actual game "flashback" we saw in that new trailer though.

Cartman86

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metal_gear_lopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:23:00 MDT

YES! thats all i can say. kinda like assassin's creed with the glitches but you can play'em!

metal_gear_lopez

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Jelster — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:29 MDT

@slikz21:

The MGS4 bundle is an 80gig PS3 with software backward compatibility. Given MGS4 is going to put $60 on the $399 40Gig machine the bundle is actually real good VFM.

Jelster

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JimElNino — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:21 MDT

Can't wait for this game.

I wonder if MGS2 will make any more sense in flashback form :-D

JimElNino

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KirbySS — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:10 MDT

Excellent feature.

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holy_cow — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:06 MDT

@ slikz21: You mean 80gb.
@ D Mitsuki: He means 80gb.

holy_cow

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:19:53 MDT

@slikz21: D00D THATS A FUCKTON ;(, like how much do you think they will sell it for used or at a pawn shop or somthing because 400 dollars will take me till the ps4 comes out

D Mitsuki

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MBC — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:16:36 MDT

@VileMethoD: Thats exactly what I did today, I bought the Metal gear essential collection. Even though I can;t afford a PS3 right now when I get it and MGS4 at least I will have an idea whats going on.

MBC

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holy_cow — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:16:08 MDT

Sometimes I feel stupid for having magazine subscriptions.....

More on topic -- I'm more excited than ever for MGS 4.

holy_cow

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slikz21 — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:12:40 MDT

@D Mitsuki: I think the 40GB are $399, but there is a $499 bundle when the game comes out with a 40Gb PS3, Dualshock 3 and the game!

slikz21

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Shindokie — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:12:18 MDT

With all the twist that happen in MGS i think it's only right that they do this. Either way it would be nice to have a MGS1 and MGS2 and 3 in these new graphics. I would buy instantly. Even though it may never happen :(

Shindokie

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D Mitsuki — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:10:22 MDT

*serious question* whats the cheapest way to get a ps3, idc how big it is or w/e, i just want to be able to play games, and remember it has to be cheap <- was actualy dumb enuff to buy xbox 360 arcade so will buy anything ps cuz BUILT IN HARDRIVE taht can be changed

D Mitsuki