Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater^[b] is an upcoming action-adventure stealth video game developed and published by Konami. It is a remake of the 2004 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Like the original, the remake is set in 1964 and follows a FOX operative codenamed Naked Snake, who must save a Russian rocket scientist and sabotage the Shagohod, a Soviet nuclear superweapon - while also clearing his country from Soviet suspicion amid Cold War tensions and confronting his former mentor The Boss, who has defected to their side.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
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Developer(s)	Konami Digital Entertainment^[a]
Publisher(s)	Konami
Series	Metal Gear
Engine	Unreal Engine 5
Platform(s)	PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox Series X/S
Release	2024
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, stealth
Mode(s)	Single-player

This remake is the first major entry in the Metal Gear franchise since the release of Metal Gear Survive in 2018, when Konami first stopped publishing third-party console games in favor of mid-size titles and mobile games. Their internal studio Konami Digital Entertainment developed the game, and Singaporean studio Virtuos provided support. The game was announced in May 2023.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is scheduled to release in 2024 for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S.

Plot

Further information: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater § Synopsis

Development

See also: Kojima Productions § Closure, and Konami § Controversies

After the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima publicly split with Konami. In October 2015, Konami's head of gaming Hideki Hayakawa said that the company would pull out of developing and publishing major third-party games for consoles and PC, and that they would instead focus on mobile gaming and arcades.^[3] Still, in 2018 Konami released the spin-off game Metal Gear Survive without Kojima. The game was widely panned and failed to sell.^[4] In October 2021, former Video Games Chronicle writer Andy Robinson reported that Konami was returning to the mainstream video game industry and beginning production on multiple new projects in older Konami console game franchises that had been dormant, including Metal Gear as well as Castlevania and Silent Hill.^[5]

The remake was a co-production between the Konami's internal developer Konami Digital Entertainment (KDE), who developed several previous Metal Gear games, and Virtuos as a support studio. Virtuos also helped with the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection ports.^[1] Konami's choice to remake Snake Eater over other Metal Gear titles was due to its nature as an origin story for the franchise and specifically for Big Boss. Konami also confirmed that neither Hideo Kojima or original artist Yoji Shinkawa were involved in the remake, but that the development team wanted to produce a faithful adaptation and would not add anything new to the story.^[6]

According to the official Metal Gear Twitter account, the delta symbol in the game's title "fits the concept of the remake project. Delta means "change" or "difference" without changing structure,"^[7] apparently referring to the symbol's use in math and science to mean a change in quantity. The remake will reuse the voice actors' audio from the original release of Snake Eater.^[8][9] The game will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, making it the first Metal Gear title since Kojima Productions' dissolution to not use the publisher's proprietary Fox Engine technology that previously powered Metal Gear Survive.^[10]

Release

The game was announced for PlayStation 5 on May 24, 2023 during Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation Showcase alongside the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 compilation, which includes the original version of Snake Eater. Following the presentation, the game was confirmed for Windows and Xbox Series X/S.^[11][12] An in-engine gameplay trailer was presented on October 25, 2023 during Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview digital presentation.^[13]

A PlayStation promotional video published online at the start of the year confirmed the game as targeting a 2024 launch window.^[14][15]

References

Notes

1. Additional development by Virtuos^[1]
2. Stylized as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater.^[2] Known in Japan as Metaru Gia Soriddo Deruta Sunēku Ītā (メタルギアソリッドΔ(デルタ) スネークイーター).

References

1. Croft, Liam (May 25, 2023). "Virtuos Assisting Konami on Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Development". Push Square. from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
2. Peters, Jay (May 24, 2023). "It's Metal Gear Solid Delta, not Metal Gear Solid Triangle". The Verge. from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
3. Crecente, Brian (May 14, 2015). "Konami CEO: 'Mobile is where the future of gaming lies'". Polygon. from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
4. Phillips, Tom (February 26, 2018). "Metal Gear Survive flops at UK retail". Eurogamer. from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
5. Robinson, Andy (October 1, 2021). "Konami is set to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill". Video Games Chronicle. from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
6. 重田雄一 (May 30, 2023). "MGS3のリメイク『METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER』に小島監督と新川洋司は関わらない KONAMIへの問い合わせで判明" [Director Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa will not be involved in the MGS3 remake 'METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER', confirmed by inquiry to KONAMI]. IGN Japan (in Japanese). from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
7. Nightingale, Ed (May 25, 2023). "What's behind the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater name?". Eurogamer. from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
8. "A Legendary Soldier Returns; METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER Brings the Pinnacle of Tactical Espionage Action to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam®". Konami (Press release). May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
9. Bailey, Kat (May 24, 2023). "Konami Releases First In-Game Screenshots from Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake". IGN. from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
10. "Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Trailer Shows Off Snake In Unreal Engine 5". GameSpot. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
11. Gach, Ethan (May 24, 2023). "The Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Is Real And Coming To PS5". Kotaku. from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
12. Porter, Jon (May 24, 2023). "The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is officially happening". The Verge. from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
13. Webster, Andrew (October 25, 2023). "Here's your first look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gameplay". The Verge. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
14. Bailey, Kat (May 24, 2023). "Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Also Confirmed for Xbox and PC". IGN. from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
15. Stewart, Marcus. "Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Silent Hill 2 Remake Launching This Year". Game Informer. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

External links

• Official website