Metal Gear has been one of the most recognizable franchises in the gaming industry, playing a key role in defining modern action-adventure stealth games. The series has reiterated itself time and time again, continually raising the bar for innovative stealth mechanics (excluding Metal Gear Survive).
However, it seems that the franchise has met its untimely demise due to the departure of series mastermind Hideo Kojima. That being said, there are still many rumors swirling around regarding a potential new entry in the Metal Gear Solid series. It seems that the rumors have been given more wind by means of some strange tweets, but there's very little chance that something might be in the works, at least not anytime soon.
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Over the last couple of weeks, a Twitter user by the name of Tom Olsen has been tweeting out strange tweets along with images of Metal Gear Solid 2's Big Shell. The user claims to be a maintenance engineer at the Big Shell. The fictional character has been sharing various images along with clever captions, which seemingly hint towards the Big Shell expecting visitors soon.
It might've been easy to write such an act off as a fan roleplay, but Metal Gear's official Twitter interaction might've made it seem otherwise. Furthermore, curious users have found out that Tom Olsen's Twitter account is a recent one, which has further fueled speculations regarding the act being a guerilla marketing for a potential Metal Gear tease in the near future.
At first glance, it might seem that something might just be in the works particularly with the franchise being dormant for such a long time. However, the plethora of rumors floating around might suggest otherwise, and speculations for an announcement soon are highly unlikely.
Fans aware of Metal Gear Solid 5's development history know about Konami's shifting focus to mobile game development, and it seems that the publisher has doubled down on its future vision. Konami has recently announced that it would dissolve all of its production divisions in lieu of the rapid changes in the market. In addition to this, other rumors have suggested that the giant has plans for outsourcing development for future games to interested developers.
While such rumors line up, it seems that there might be some time until fans would get to see something Metal Gear. Furthermore, most of the rumors and speculations suggest that instead of receiving a new entry in the series, fans might receive a Metal Gear Solid remake collection. Fan speculation run rampant regarding potential studios for such a task, and Bluepoint Games seems to be a recurring name. Most of these rumors also state that the remakes might be a PS5 exclusive, which could be very well true.
With most of the information still being in the far-sighted speculations territory, it seems highly unlikely that the Tom Olsen/Metal Gear tweets might tease something very soon. That being said, fans shouldn't lose hope just yet, but rather be cautious for the future.
Metal Gear Solid remakes are rumored to be in development for PC and PS5.