After years of rumors, konami finally confirmed the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It is being developed together with Virtuos, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater It’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with the original voice actors returning. Of course, the question is whether Hideo Kojima, the creator of the series, is involved.

Although the answer is obvious, after leaving and fighting with Konami. However, Esports Extrasposed this question to a company spokesperson, who confirmed that Kojima is not involved. Yoji Shinkawa, who created much of the iconic art, is also not part of the project.

“They are not involved. However, the development team will work hard to create this remake and also the ports (for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection) so they can be enjoyed on multiple platforms by even more players around the world.”

The “central role” of development is handled by Konami developers who were “involved in the production of the previous games in the series.” Metal Gear“, since they work together with Virtuos, who also has experience in previous titles.

As to why Konami decided to remake Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater instead of the first 3D games, they responded: “We chose Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater because it represents the birth of BIG BOSS (Naked Snake), which is the starting point of the series Metal Gear. Another reason is that many fans have been requesting a remake of this game for a long time.”

Also, while it didn’t confirm remakes of other titles, Konami isn’t ruling them out entirely. It read: “Regarding remakes of previous games in the series other than Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterwe will listen to the players’ demand and consider accordingly.”

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater does not have a release date. However, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.. 1, a collection of re-releases for Metal Gear Solid 1-3It will arrive this fall.