Metal Gear Solid Future Heats Up as Producer Eyes Ambitious MGS4 Remake

The world of Metal Gear has come back to life with new energy, and Konami is the source of this new spark. Sources say that the person who made Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is freely thinking about the next big thing for the series. That next big thing could be a full remake of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Since the remake of Snake Eater sold more than a million copies in its first week and got good reviews, people are very interested in what Konami will do next.

Even the Master Collection Vol. 2 is going well, which suggests that the company is getting ready to add a lot to the famous series. In a recent interview, the producer talked about how the success of recent games has made it possible for new people to rediscover the Metal Gear heritage. With all this new attention, it's only normal to wonder what will happen next, and he said that the team is still considering all of their options.

The Metal Gear series spans decades of video game history, from pixel art to movies with storylines. Because of this wide range, coming back to each entry takes a different way of being creative. Instead of just repeating Delta's method, the development team wants to make their own methods fit each game so that the remake structure doesn't feel too routine or repetitive. There are now many possible new meanings based on which installment they choose to update next.

Fans were most interested in how excited the producer was about making a new MGS4. He admitted that making the game in the first place required very specific methods designed to work with the PlayStation 3's unique hardware. Because of the hardware, the team had to come up with some strange ways to code, which is why the game is famously hard to port or remaster today.

This means that Metal Gear Solid 4 will only work on PS3s and has never been released on any other system. Sources say that the director laughed when he talked about the "peculiar code" and said that going back to it now would be hard, but he finds it interesting.

This new information immediately led to more debate. Many people thought that the next remake would be either Metal Gear Solid 1 or Peace Walker, since both games are popular and would be easier to remake. But the fact that the producer loves MGS4 shows a surprising change in priorities, especially since fans still want the game to be in future Master Collection releases.

If there are technical problems that make a straight port almost impossible, then a full remake might be the only way to go. That could be good news for longtime fans who want to see the emotional ending of Solid Snake's story updated, but it also means that we might have to wait longer while Konami works out the problems.

Still, going in this way could also fix one of the biggest problems with the franchise: you can't get to a major mainline entry. Getting MGS4 on PS5 or even PS6 would finally free the game from being tied to the PS3, letting new players enjoy one of the most ambitious games in the series. It would also bring continuity back to a brand whose history has become more dispersed across different generations of hardware.

It sounds like the producer is well aware of this issue, as his words suggest that the team is looking into the best way to keep and reintroduce each episode without losing its authenticity.

As Konami thinks about the future, one thing is clear: the company is becoming more excited about Metal Gear content and is aware of the growing desire for it. The foundations being laid today hint that the franchise's future will not be quiet, whether the next announcement is a remake of MGS4, a return to earlier games, or the brave creation of a whole new mainline chapter.

After all, if the developers want to play through one of the series' most difficult technical games again, how long until their wish comes true? And if MGS4 really is coming next, how excited are fans to see Snake come back in full next-gen form?