Metal Gear Solid Delta hints at a future for the series
Konami’s remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater It sounds like this will be the start of a series of new projects in the franchise, created by a “new team,” according to commentary from producer Noriaki Okamura.
In a new video released monday for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterthe name of Konami’s upcoming MGS3 remake, Okamura tells longtime Snake voice actor David Hayter that his team, which includes “many people on the team who were part of the original games,” has been “entrusted with the future of Metal Gear.”
“We want players to be able to judge for themselves whether this new team is up to the task of keeping Metal Gear running,” Okamura said, referring to the team’s work on Metal Gear Solid Delta and the recently released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection compilation.
In his conversation with Hayter, Okamura opaquely discussed the departures of former Metal Gear creatives such as Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa. While he doesn’t explicitly name them, he says, “Everyone who is no longer working on Metal Gear is now following their own path, and that remains the case for these titles.” That’s a pretty solid indication that Konami plans to (re)make more Metal Gear without the original creator’s involvement.
Okamura previously worked with Kojima and team on games like Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops And Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeros. He also produced the poorly received 2018 game Metal Gear survivesthe only original Metal Gear project released after Hideo Kojima left Konami.
The Metal Gear Solid3 remake could mark a new start for the franchise after Kojima Konami. The 2024 game was selected to be lavishly remade in Unreal Engine 5 due to its place in the overall Metal Gear timeline. Konami told IGN this last year; Snake eater is an origin story for Naked Snake/Big Boss, and the first game chronologically in the franchise. In other words, it’s a smart place to bring in new fans who might not be well-versed in the era-jumping sequels to the MGS series.
If Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a success, and Konami continues to remake games, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops And Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker would be next chronologically. Those two early Cold War-era sequels Snake eater also stars Big Boss – not Solid Snake – and could build on the foundation of Metal Gear Solid Deltausing characters and resources Metal Gear Solid Delta.
It is still unknown when future Metal Gear remakes will take place, as well as the release date Metal Gear Solid Delta. The remake was originally pitched for a 2024 release, but Konami hasn’t said anything about it in the past week. Delta arrives this year, even as pre-orders go live. A 2025 release is starting to look more likely.
For now, Metal Gear fans will have to pass the time poring over new gameplay details released on Sunday in a new trailer Metal Gear Solid Delta during the Xbox Games showcase.