Noriaki Okamura says he would “like nothing higher than to work with Mr. Kojima and the remainder of the workforce once more,” on Metallic Gear Stable.

Konami‘s Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater‘s producer Noriaki Okamura has addressed the thought of working with sequence creator and plain gaming large Hideo Kojima within the first Metallic Gear Manufacturing Hotline video launched immediately. Within the video, Okamura is seen answering a tricky query right away concerning potential future involvement of the unique developer workforce, which brings up the creator. Okamura notes that “individuals have moved on to new issues and new commitments, and that is simply our present actuality,” although continues on to precise his private wishes within the matter. 

“It isn’t my place to reply on behalf of anybody exterior the corporate, or to guess how they may really feel about it,” Okamura mentioned. “However simply talking for myself, personally, I might like nothing higher than to work with Mr. Kojima and the remainder of the workforce once more. If that would occur, that will be the dream.”

Regardless of Kojima and his workforce not engaged on the brand new Metallic Gear Stable recreation, Okamura notes they are going to be credited on the sport, which is sensible given how engrained into the franchise they’re. “However on a associated element, since we had a number of questions on this, Mr. Kojima and all the unique growth workers are in fact credited for his or her unique roles,” he states. “They have been already included within the [Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1], and so they’ll be listed in Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater as effectively. They’re part of these video games too, so completely, they’re in.”

Okamura additionally reiterates there was no recasting for Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater, so the identical voice actors might be heard within the upcoming recreation. The dialog then shifts again towards what builders are engaged on the sport, to which Okamura as soon as once more returns to the unique workforce. “…we do nonetheless have lots of the similar individuals who labored on the unique Metallic Gear stable 3: Snake Eater as a part of the workforce. And, we’re additionally working with quite a lot of individuals at exterior companions. Particularly, we’re working intently with the very expert workforce at Virtuos, who’ve beforehand helped us on different Metallic Gear titles as effectively,” he states. “They’re aiding us on a number of fronts, particularly as a result of we’re constructing this recreation in Unreal Engine 5, as an alternative of the FOX Engine that we have been utilizing up till now. Their experience in that space has been an enormous assist. We’re actually glad to have them working with us.”

Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater is anticipated to launch through PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S, with no confirmed launch date simply but.