Hideo Kojima, revered director of the Metal Gear series, recently talked about the PSP in an interview with IGN. He noted the success Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has had, especially with the younger demographic. He notes that teens in Japan love the PSP: "middle school students, from 13 to 15, are really fanatical with the machine itself -- look at Monster Hunter Portable, for instance."The rampant fervor of the teenage PSP audience is what helped drive the Monster Hunter series into millions of units sold. This is obviously an audience that Kojima would love to capture: "I would like to continue with this, to aim at those middle school students because they are so interested with MPO right now. I would continue to try to reach them."
He gives an anecdote about his son. "He has always criticized it: 'Oh, Metal Gear is such a s****y game.' Until the point I released Portable Ops." From the sounds of it, Kojima certainly wouldn't want to disappoint his son, and it appears that a new PSP game from Kojima Productions is inevitable: "My son is really into Portable Ops as well: the use of the WiFi, the ability to play anywhere, bring it to school, etc ... It might not be the Metal Gear series, but I would like to consider this audience because it's very important and new."
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4-02-2008 @ 9:39PM
Roto13 said...
PSP: First handheld EVER
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4-02-2008 @ 10:42PM
Sunny said...
um waht
4-02-2008 @ 10:14PM
Dehshizknight said...
Metal Gear Solid has changed my life. I'm a mature person because of it.
I mean, the first one was very emotional and biological. Then, they go political in the second one. I still have to play the third one but I don't think I'll be disappointed.
Long live Metal Gear Solid!!!!
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4-03-2008 @ 4:24PM
Dahk said...
Hurry up and go play it. The last few hours are absolutely EPIC. Although the first few are half meh-ish (coming from a MGS fan).
4-03-2008 @ 2:50AM
rhugghed said...
Wow. So Kojima's son hated the Metal Gear series but loved the PortableOPS ones!? Portable OPS!?
His son must be hating on him! lol
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4-03-2008 @ 7:17AM
FOXHOUND said...
No offense to Kojima or his son... but he's honestly the first person I've heard to dislike the console ones for PORTABLE OPS. Don't get me wrong, I(obviously)like both; but if I had to choose, I'd go with the console series unanimously over MPO. Of course, if his son is younger and a fan of the whole "collect'em-all"/"build-and-grind-out" an army tactic & style of gaming... well, to each their own, right?
4-03-2008 @ 4:35AM
Alien said...
Wasnt PO2 already confirmed ? Well , its great news anyways :D
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4-03-2008 @ 7:24AM
Dr Haisook said...
Would like to see Metal Gear AC!D 3 -- 2 was great.
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4-03-2008 @ 8:01AM
Paulo said...
he could make a zone of the enders game for psp, huh?
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4-03-2008 @ 8:42AM
Jase said...
Forget Portable Ops i'm gonna get me one of these bad boys http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160224869903&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006 and you can transfer MGS1 to the psp.....
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4-03-2008 @ 9:28AM
Lovely said...
Ouch. Kids can be harsh huh? *laughs*
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4-03-2008 @ 12:03PM
Hitorijime said...
Kojima's son is... an idiot. How closed minded would a person have to be to think MGS is a crappy game?
*shrugs* If my dad had created such an amazing video game series, I'd probably never leave him alone. o.O;
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4-05-2008 @ 4:59PM
Dr Haisook said...
Well, that isn't the case in Japan because 1 in every 3 fathers is a game developer (j/k).