Konami is giving the Metal Gear Solid franchise — the stealth-action series it hasn’t touched in a meaningful way since 2018’s Metal Gear Survive — a fresh update. The company is developing a remastered version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater for modern platforms, including PlayStation 5, called — or rather styled as — Metal Gear Solid Delta.
Konami will also release a collection of the first three Metal Gear Solid games later this summer.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2004. The prequel to the original Metal Gear is set in the 1960s, and puts players in control of Naked Snake (aka Big Boss, the antagonist of the very first game in the franchise) on a mission set largely in Soviet Russia. Metal Gear Solid 3 introduced a camouflage-based layer and close-quarters combat mechanics to the franchise’s stealth-based gameplay.
Hideo Kojima’s follow-up to the groundbreaking and divisive Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was met with near-universal acclaim when it was first released. The game’s memorable story, in-depth boss fights, and heavily memed ladder-climbing sequence helped make Metal Gear Solid 3 one of the most beloved entries in the franchise — to say nothing of its earwormy “Snake Eater” theme song.
Konami’s decision to remake Metal Gear Solid 3, as opposed to its popular predecessors, appears to be inline with how it’s approaching another franchise: Silent Hill. The publisher has enlisted developer Bloober Team to remake the second game in the Silent Hill series for modern platforms, skipping the first in favor of its more popular sequel.