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Konami veterans say they had to resurrect Metal Gear because no-one's getting any younger, are they: 'Given our age… now was the time'

Says MGS4 would be "pretty difficult" to port… but that's not a "no", right?

PC Gamer · Dec 1, 2025

Veteran Metal Gear Solid producer says "given our age" it was now or never for an MGS3 remake: "Because it's such an incredible series, I decided that now was the time"

"It's extremely difficult to balance honoring the original work with trying new things"

GamesRadar · Dec 1, 2025

Metal Gear Solid 4 remake would be "pretty difficult" says series veteran, admitting the team used "quite unique solutions" when developing the stealth game's code

"We are currently exploring concrete plans for the next game"

GamesRadar · Dec 1, 2025

Konami veteran says the goal with Metal Gear Solid Delta was to let new devs "figure out" how to make a Metal Gear so they can eventually "carry on the legacy on our behalf"

"But also give them a chance to experience the game themselves"

GamesRadar · Aug 22, 2025

Metal Gear Solid Delta Devs Respond To Kojima Saying He Won’t Play Their Game

Noriaki Okamura and Yuji Korekado, lead developers on 'Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater' talk about adapting the classic for new audiences and being respectful of its important legacy.

Inverse · Aug 22, 2025

Metal Gear Solid Delta producer views the remake as "both" a companion and a replacement to the OG Snake Eater, but Konami "would like to leave that decision up to the players themselves"

Snake actor David Hayter says "I just think it's a different, upgraded version"

GamesRadar · Aug 15, 2025

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a full remake because it has to "stand strong enough on its own merits for new players to enjoy"

New graphics and animations, but the gameplay left as original as possible

GamesRadar · Feb 13, 2025

Konami says a reason it decided to make Metal Gear Solid Delta was due to the "newer, younger generation" who "aren’t familiar with the Metal Gear series anymore"

Konami has revealed that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was made for the younger generation unfamiliar with the series.

TechRadar · Nov 12, 2024

Metal Gear Solid Delta exists because Konami was starting to get worried that the “younger generation of gamers aren’t familiar with the Metal Gear series anymore.”

"Who is Solid Snake?"

GamesRadar · Nov 9, 2024

Metal Gear Solid Delta dev says that Konami wants to make the remake feel familiar but not old: "Our whole goal [...] is to make sure that it still feels like the game that you played 20 years ago"

“[We're] making sure that when you play this game, that it's still on par with some of the more modern games”

GamesRadar · Nov 2, 2024