Comments on: Metal Gear merchandising gives Solid Snake an iPod

By: alice

alice — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:19:28 +0000

They already specifically pointed out that he was controlling the little robot using a PLAYSTATION 3 SIXAXIS MOTION CONTROLLER so this is no real surprise.

By: Solid Squirrel

Solid Squirrel — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:12:05 +0000

Oh good lord. It’s not like there’s billboards all over the game. And why can’t Snake have nice things for once? All he usually has is a pack of cigarettes, once he had to vomit up to partake of.
I say it’s high time he got something soothing other than cancer sticks.

Real cell phones in the hands of characters? Good god, what were they thinking? Clearly they should use tin cans on strings.

The game uses real weapons, created by real companies. The game has even had conversations about them (check out Sigint’s explanations of your arsenal in MGS3) everyone knows now that the Colt peacemaker was “the greatest handgun ever made”– so why can’t Eva (ne Big Mama) ride a real cycle? Which, btw, she also did in her previous incarnation. Just be glad she’s not riding some big honkin’ Harley with big handlebars.

Every sports, every racing game now has product placement all over their respective playing fields and courses and have been doing so for a long, long time– Why does MGS4 have to be some sort of sacred cow that cannot and should not have real-world products?

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:23:17 +0000

wait, what year does the game take place? isn’t it like 10 years in the future? that ipod would be a dinosaur, and there’s no way that battery would even hold a charge after all those years. i’m calling foul on this. even if it were believable/acceptable, it’s a crappy thing to do. caloriemate was funny, if a little strange. this, however, is simply no good.

By: Ilk

Ilk — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:55:51 +0000

Meh… If you think about it, It’s not really all that weird I mean who doesn’t have and iPod these days?

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:03:57 +0000

So it’s actually in-game? That’s kind of lame.. reminds me of Harrison Ford conveniently modding his iPod into a bank account hacking device in “Fire Wall”. While it’s a little annoying to see products shoved into one’s face watching a movie or playing a game, this kind of advertisement seems inevitable in this day and age.

I’m not a huge MSG fan, but I kind of want the Uniqlo T-shirt, the blue Sonic one specifically, my sister’s really into these artsy T-shirts.

By: TacoBeaver

TacoBeaver — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:36:13 +0000

snake ipod?
he should have a bluberry or iphone xD

By: QBasic

QBasic — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:27:38 +0000

I disagree. I think Snake having an iPod would be snazzy.