During the recently released Metal Gear Production Hotline #2, series Promotions Director Jiro Oishi and Production Producer Noriaki Okamura said that Metal Gear Solid Delta is currently playable from beginning to end. Additionally, the developers answered some question about the title and other titles in the MGS series.
First, you can take a look at the Metal Gear Production Hotline #2 broadcast below. It is available in Japanese and YouTube offers English closed captions.
The video opens with the developers talking about media reception of the recently shown Metal Gear Solid Delta footage, with most media being positive on what has been shown so far. Another point of contention was the upcoming remake being “too faithful” to the original MGS3.
The developers wanted to keep the overall game experience of the original in MGS Delta, citing that making substantial changes would have altered the game entirely. Meanwhile, the opening of the remake will credit the staff members for MGS3 as the “original” developers, with the staff that worked on MGS Delta being credited as such.
Additionally, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will feature the line “Based on Metal Gear Solid 3” instead of “A Hideo Kojima Game.” For games that Kojima himself had not directed didn’t have the “A Hideo Kojima Game” tag. This was the case with Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and bothDigital Graphic Novels for MGS and MGS2, of which Okamura was the director.
While the developers couldn’t offer a release date for MGS Delta yet, they confirmed that the game is already playable from beginning to end. Similarly, while the developers reiterated that they are working on a Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, they couldn’t offer details on the titles that will be included or when it will release.
Regarding the recent overseas release of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for PC on GoG, Oishi said that the release was always intended for North America, and the developers hope they can release the title for Japanese audiences. However, Oishi insisted that they have no news about it at the moment.
The first Metal Gear Production Hotline appeared on March 2024 and it offered hints towards the release of a possible Volume 2 of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is currently in development for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and there will be a playable demo at TGS 2024.