Chalk this one up to Over-Enthusiastic date entry clerks. Adding fuel to the fire known as the Possibility of Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Xbox 360 was a UK online retailer known as HMV whom had a pre-order listing for the title on their website for the Xbox 360. The listing caused fanboys everywhere to come out with fingers blazing assuming it as evidence that the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 title was no longer going to be exclusive.
“In his enthusiasm, one of our online games team indicated that hmv.co.uk would start taking pre-orders for MGS4 on Xbox 360, when, in fact, he simply meant to ask customers if they wished to receive an alert in the event of this title one day coming out on this platform. We’re sorry to have caused such a stir – the oversight has now been corrected.”
Strangely, the site still bears a listing for an Xbox 360 Version with a 5 month later release date, however, it lacks a concept cover unlike its later added PlayStation 3 counter-part.
Although Konami and Sony both continue to maintain that Metal Gear Solid 4 is a PlayStation 3 exclusive, numerous reports and rumours continue to add sustenance to the fire known as the rumor of MGS4 on the Xbox 360
GameSpot probably gives the best advice in this situation:
Please note, while retailer listings frequently jump the gun on publishers’ product announcements, they should not be taken as final confirmation of a game’s existence; nor should the absence of a listing be considered as proof that a game isn’t coming to a given platform.
