Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater May Not Release in 2024 Anymore

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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater May Not Release in 2024 Anymore

Key Takeaways

  • Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is likely to release in 2025.
  • Previously, PlayStation said the game was coming in 2024.
  • The delay to 2025 will see it face competition from games like Grand Theft Auto 6.

As a seasoned Metal Gear Solid fan who has been through the trials and tribulations of Naked Snake, I can’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu with the latest delay of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. It seems like every time I get my hopes up for a new adventure in the jungle, something happens to push it back.

It appears that “Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater” is more likely to be launched in 2025 rather than 2024, according to Konami’s recent statement. This game, alongside the “Silent Hill 2” remake, was anticipated as one of two significant remakes from Konami this year.

Even though it’s been more than a year since Konami announced “Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater”, they haven’t disclosed any specific release window for the game. Despite Sony marketing the remake of 2004’s “Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater” as one of their games coming to PlayStation in 2024, Konami has yet to confirm this. All official trailers for the stealth-action title thus far do not reveal a release date. However, recent updates hint that it’s unlikely the much-anticipated game will launch in 2024 anymore.

In Konami’s Q2 FY2025 earnings call presentation, the release date for “Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater” remains undecided, or TBD. This suggests that as late as September, no specific launch window had been set for the game. In a separate financial report, Konami mentioned they are diligently working on the remake of “Snake Eater,” but offered no further details about its progress. Interestingly, this same statement was used in the Q2 results from August 2024, which indicates that the project’s status might not have significantly changed since then.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Could Join the Crowded 2025 Release Calendar

It appears highly likely that Konami will release Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater in 2025, as they have yet to announce a tentative release date for the game even though 2024 is almost over. In contrast, Konami revealed the release date of Silent Hill 2 during their Q1 earnings call, despite the game not launching until the third quarter—a period of more than four months before its actual release date. Given this pattern, it seems unlikely that there will be enough time to fit the Snake Eater remake into the 2024 calendar.

If Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater doesn’t release this year, fans won’t get to play the remake during the 20th anniversary of the original game. This could potentially delay its launch to 2025, which might make it tough for Konami to stand out amidst other highly anticipated games like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and GTA 6 in terms of sales and recognition. If Snake Eater remake comes out next year, it will be intriguing to see how the first mainline Metal Gear game since 2018 fares against a year full of big-name releases.

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2024-10-31 18:23