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Joshua Wolens

'Will it be the same? No': Snake actor David Hayter says there's no way to copy Kojima's 'exact genius' in a future brand-new Metal Gear, but it could still be great in a nu-Batman way

Hideo Kojima at Featured Session Hideo Kojima Presents "DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH" at Austin Convention Center on March 09, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images).

We're a couple years into Konami remembering it owns this weird licence the kids are calling 'Metal Gear Solid'. It kicked off with the release (and subsequent repair) of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1, and it continues in a matter of days with the release of Metal Gear Solid Delta—Konami's glitzy UE5-ification of 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3.

But what about new Metal Gear? Might Konami ever again—after the much-maligned Metal Gear Survive—try its hand at a brand-new Metal Gear without the stewardship of Hideo Kojima? And could it ever be as good as it was back in the day?

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