“Metal Gear Solid V” Official Release Date and More Info Released

Day One Edition, Snake Not Speaking [Much], and More

By Bryan Smith on March 4, 2015 at 2:09pm

Yesterday there was a leak stating "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" would be releasing on Sept. 1 in North America. a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/04/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-release-date-revealed" target="new">IGN confirmed that the release date will be Sept. 1. Additionally, the PC version will be releasing a little later on Sept. 15.

There are also several editions of the game that are up for offer. For the Collector's Edition:

• Half-scale replica of Snake's bionic arm
• Collectible SteelBook.
• Behind-the-scenes documentary and trailers blu-ray disc.
• A map (as in a physical map)
• Exclusive Packaging.
• Weapon and Shield Pack DLC.
• Cardboard Box DLC.
• Snake Costume DLC.
• "Venom Snake" Emblem DLC.
• Metal Gear Online XP Boost.
• MGO Items.

• A map.
• Adam-Ska Special Weapon DLC.
• Personal Ballistic Shield DLC
• Cardboard Box DLC.
• Fatigues DLC.
• Metal Gear Online XP Boost.

Discussing "Metal Gear Solid V" with Hideo Kojima, the developer of the game, IGN found out that Snake, the protagonist of the game, won't be talking all that much.

Snake won't really speak much at all. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an open world game focused on giving freedom to the player who will drive Snake's actions. Snake himself will be more of a silent protagonist similar to Mad Max in Mad Max 2. It's the characters around him who will expand the story. Hideo Kojima

IGN was also told by Kojima that "Metal Gear Solid V" would be the last game in the "Metal Gear Saga.

I always say "this will be my last Metal Gear," but the games in the series that I've personally designed and produced -- Metal Gear on MSX, MG2, MGS1, 2, 3, 4, Peace Walker, and now MGSV -- are what constitute a single "Metal Gear Saga." With MGSV, I'm finally closing the loop on that saga. Hideo Kojima

However, Kojima has stated something similar before when "Metal Gear Solid 4: The Guns of the Patriots" was released. Similarly, Kojima is a notorious trickster with his games, as seen with the shift from Solid Snake to Raiden in "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" and his "P.T." demo for "Silent Hills." What he says should be taken with the grain of salt, as he additionally said, "In that sense, this will be the final 'Metal Gear Solid.' Even if the 'Metal Gear' franchise continues, this is the last 'Metal Gear.'"