With Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater due out later in 2024, and Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 practically a yr outdated, ideas have inevitably turned to what’s subsequent for the Metal Gear sequence from franchise custodian Konami.
In June final yr, followers noticed that inspecting the Metal Gear Solid timeline web page on the official Metal Gear Solid web site revealed placeholder buttons for Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — three video games IGN understands will certainly kind part of the unannounced Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2.
Whereas all the assortment will little question excite Metal Gear followers, it’s the inclusion of Metal Gear Solid 4 that’s of most curiosity. Kojima Productions’ 2008 action-adventure stealth online game has been shackled to the PlayStation 3 since launch, and with Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. anticipated to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and Nintendo Swap, a military of newcomers are set to expertise Weapons of the Patriots for the primary time.
On the time of IGN’s report, Konami declined to remark. However in November, authentic Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter set tongues wagging inside the Metal Gear group after he teased involvement in one thing Metal Gear Solid 4-related.
“Had a reasonably cool assembly the opposite day…” Hayter posted on X/Twitter, beneath, subsequent to a mannequin of Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4.
Had a reasonably cool assembly the opposite day…#MGS pic.twitter.com/By8XNFcdqi
— David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) November 18, 2023
Now, in a latest interview with IGN to debate the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura teased Vol. 2 and its inclusion of Metal Gear Solid 4.
Requested straight about bringing Metal Gear Solid 4 to fashionable consoles, Okamura replied:
“We positively are conscious of this example with MGS4. Sadly we won’t actually say an excessive amount of in the mean time with Vol. 1 containing MGS 1-3 dot dot dot… you may most likely join the dots!
“Proper now we nonetheless are internally involved about what we needs to be doing for the way forward for the sequence. So sorry, we won’t actually reveal something in the mean time. However keep tuned!”
Whereas we look ahead to the inevitable Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 announcement, try IGN’s Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview. It’s due out on PS5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and PC by way of Steam later in 2024.
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