During 2022, when all hope was almost lost, silent hill He made his triumphant return. konami confirmed that multiple games in the horror franchise are in development, thus ending endless years of rumors. Obviously, after this announcement, the eyes of the players focused on another saga that has also stayed away from the spotlight for a long time: Metal Gear Solid. Fortunately for us, there are several clues that point to the return of Snake this year.
In an interview with the Japanese publication Famitsu, Konami anticipated that throughout the year we will be able to witness the return of widely known franchises. Given the announcements of silent hill and even castlevania, his words should not cause any surprise. But the interesting thing comes next. The company ensures that others projects not yet announced they are on their way.
“This year is the Year of the Rabbit, and we are planning new games from well-known series. On the other hand, the new projects that we have yet to present to you are also underway. Stay tuned for future announcements from Konami ”, mentions the company.
Since we already know a good part of your plans regarding silent hillit is impossible not to think that the “secret” projects are related to Metal Gear Solid. This Konami intervention also is not the only proof of the imminent return of the tactical espionage franchise.
The week before, Noriaki Okamura, producer of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel Y Metal Gear Solid: Portable Opsamong others, told Famitsu what 2023 will be a year of many announcements for Konami. He did not explicitly mention the franchise, but since he is still linked to it, we can guess what he is referring to.
To all of the above we can add various reports that emerged throughout 2022. In October, VGCwhich has proven to be a reliable source for information on future games, assured that Konami is going through a restructuring process that is intended to bring back their iconic sagas to the world of consoles. The first step was already taken with silent hillbut the cherry on the cake would be to do the same with Metal Gear Solid.
Konami, in fact, would have already given the green light to a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, considered by many players as the best game in the entire saga. Its development would be in charge of Virtuos, a studio located in Singapore. They are usually known for participating as a support team in games from other companies. Horizon Zero Dawn, Bioshock: The Collection, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Y Battlefield V are some of them.
Additionally, Konami would also intend to create remasters of other installments, including the first. Metal Gear Solid.
Let’s not forget that on the way there is also a film from the hand of Sony Pictures and starring Oscar Isaac. Although time passes and we do not see that the production of him even begins, the aforementioned actor recently commented that the project is still alive. “We want it to happen. What is the script? What is the story? What is the take? (…) I hope it comes true because there is a lot of potential for that,” he said.