Konami Already Hinting at Metal Gear Solid 5?
May 13, 2008 / 04:38 PM EDT / (@salromano)

Well, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is hitting world-wide exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 on June 12, 2008, but is Kojima Productions already working on the sequel?

Today’s Metal Gear Solid 4 press event in Tokyo finished with an audio clip of a phone converation between franchise foe Revolver Ocelot and an unknown character, with only Ocelot’s side of the conversation presented in the clip. Mark MacDonald of 1UP translated the clip:

[Ocelot's voice]
Yes.
We just finished the press conference.
Yes.
Everything went according to plan.
Yes.
We’re entering into the last phase of the mission.
Do you want to execute the launch day surprise?
Yes, that’s right.
Akihabara, New York, L.A….
Live, simultaneously throughout the world…
Yes, it’s under control.
The VIP’s are happy to participate.
Yeah, that’s right.
That person.
Yes sir, understood.
So on June 12th…
By the way, what should we do about “The Project?”
Yes, that’s correct.
That man has fallen.
It’s about the sequel.
Yes, indeed.
Yes.
Yes.
Yeah.
I see.
Yes, sir.
Mr. CEO.

Could Konami be hinting at a Metal Gear Solid 5, or perhaps a sequel of Kojima’s other titles such as Zone of the Enders? More evidence to support this is that Konami mentioned they have more big projects in the works for the PLAYSTATION 3 at today’s conference. We hope so.

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  • Skittles

    probably Z.O.E 3 =D
    “With MGS4 now complete, Kojima has proclaimed himself done with that series and looks forward to continuing up on past series and creating new ones. Zone of the Enders is one such series. ZoE is a fast paced mech fighting series, and originally launched for the PS2 in spring 2001. While the first one(you know, that free game you got with the demo of MGS2?) was welcomed by a mixed reception, the second Zone of the Enders is largely considered one of the PS2’s most underrated games.

    During an interview with PSM UK, Kojima told them:

    “I would like to say that Zone of the Enders is quite near the priority list… [after MGS4] it might be good to change to outer space or robots or things like that for a change”
    http://gamefunk.net/?p=76

  • Eric

    I dont see it being MGS5. How can you have a MGS game without Snake? Kojima already said this is Snake’s last one.

  • TuxBobble

    Not yet for MGS5. I think there will be one, which Kojima may overlook but not directly work on. (Unless it’s shaping up that badly, in which case he’d interfere I think) I don’t think it will be started just yet though. I think people are going to need time to let this Kojima-less MGS idea settle for a while first.

    I’d imagine it’s ZOE3. I played 1, but not 2, so I’d try #3 but not sure how much I’d like it.

  • whoelse

    I doubt its MGS5 but what about this surprise on launch day!!

  • Fiddlesworth

    Can’t really go wrong with a sequel to any of Kojima Productions’ games.