Konami Hints at More Metal Gear Remakes Following Snake Eater’s Success

Konami is taking deliberate steps to breathe new life into the Metal Gear franchise, and the recent success of Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater seems to have given the publisher a major confidence boost.

The remake sold over one million copies on its first day, pairing strong sales with positive critical reception. That kind of momentum is hard to ignore, and executives have already hinted that more projects could be on the way.

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (Credit: Konami)

What Did Konami Ask Fans at Tokyo Game Show?

For the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2025, Konami quietly rolled out a “METAL GEAR - PRODUCTION HOTLINE” survey.

I came across it through a social media post, and it’s clear the company is testing the waters for its next move. The survey didn’t just ask about gameplay preferences or marketing; it directly asked fans which Metal Gear game they’d like to see "remade" next.

The options covered a wide range of the series’ history: 

• Metal Gear

• Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

• Metal Gear Solid

• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

• Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• Others (via text entry)

Interestingly, two titles were missing: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Metal Gear Survive. The omission of the latter isn’t surprising, considering it’s the lowest-rated entry in the franchise and the only one without Hideo Kojima’s involvement.

One eyebrow-raising inclusion was The Phantom Pain. Given its 2015 release was widely seen as incomplete due to the Konami-Kojima fallout, some fans wonder if a remake could finally deliver the missing second half of the story.

Behind the scenes, Konami has been preparing for this moment. In an August 2025 interview with Bloomberg, producer Noriaki Okamura revealed that the company built a dedicated internal console development team back in 2020. Over the past five years, this group, made up of both industry veterans and younger talent, has been honing its skills in AAA game production.

“We definitely built a team that could create a Metal Gear game,” Okamura said. “We believe it would be a great opportunity for them to not only work on just one franchise, but to take on a lot of different types of projects.”

With over 63 million units shipped since its debut in 1987, Metal Gear remains one of gaming’s most influential franchises. The success of Snake Eater proves there’s still a massive audience ready to engage with the series, whether through faithful remakes or bold new entries.