MGS4: Demo Unlikely, Collector’s Edition a Possibility

Metal Gear Solid 4. Oh how we’d like to play you soon. Sadly we’re going to have to wait until the games full worldwide release, but a Collector’s Edition might sooth your soul.

Supposedly posting openly on the Neogaf gaming forums, the game’s Assistant Producer Ryan Payton who we interviewed at E for All, regrettably warns us that we shouldn’t get our hopes up for a demo to hit the Playstation Store:

Considering how much we’ve changed since TGS/E for All, it would be a huge undertaking to create a new demo. Sorry guys.

However, to lighten the load a limited edition might hit the shelves, which we hope might come with a little Lego Snake.

On a brighter note, we’re working really hard to solidify plans for a limited edition SKU. Coordinating our ideas with Konami JP, US, and EU is a big challenge, considering the simultaneous worldwide launch, strict retail rules on packaging, etc.

Ryan’s views on the game and its importance in the Playstation 3′s arsenal is also sobering and we hope it achieves everything the Kojima team wishes for it:

Wish me luck in 2008 as I try to divert attention away from MGS4 being a killer app “weapon” against competitors in our industry, but rather focus on the game being a big step for the game industry as a whole. I hope MGS4 will prove to millions of people that games are to be celebrated, not spat on by politicians and mainstream media.

Listen here to the recent Kojima Productions Report.

Source: Neogaf