Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, the extremely anticipated remake of the 2004 stealth-action basic, has formally reached a milestone of 1 million copies offered. This determine, introduced by Konami by way of its official UK Twitter account, represents inside gross sales monitoring slightly than third-party verified numbers.
Nonetheless, the milestone marks a big achievement for the mission, which has confronted intense scrutiny and stress given the enduring standing of the unique Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It is on par with gross sales figures for other remakes in the series, and will doubtlessly surpass them given time.
The milestone is notable not only for the gross sales figures, but additionally for the burden of its legacy. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is the primary main installment within the collection since Hideo Kojima, the franchise’s creator and longtime inventive drive, parted methods with Konami in 2015. The spin-off Metal Gear Survive, which was developed after Kojima had left the corporate, was not well-received.
Kojima himself was requested earlier this summer time whether or not he would contemplate taking part in the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and his response was candid and dismissive. With fun, the legendary designer replied, “No, I will not.” Whereas transient, Kojima’s feedback highlighted the enduring stress between him and Konami, a rift that has continued to shadow each Metal Gear-related improvement since their break up.
Solid Snake’s unique American voice actor, David Hayter, mentioned he would have preferred to have been concerned with Delta simply so he might redo lots of the dialogue which carried over from the 2004 sport to the remake. “I do really feel that I am a bit of higher of an actor now than I used to be then,” mentioned Hayter. “It was advantageous again within the day, however I might have beloved to convey a number of the data that I’ve picked up over the previous 20 years to it.”
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