It wasn’t that way back that the overwhelming majority of us have been useless sure that the Steel Gear franchise had no future, however not solely is the collection set to return with a remake of Steel Gear Strong 3: Snake Eater – arguably its greatest entry – that remake can also be trying more and more promising. Since its announcement final yr, Konami has showcased new footage and revealed new particulars on Steel Gear Strong Delta: Snake Eater at an everyday clip, and for almost all, the prognosis has been a surprisingly constructive one.
There’s no query that the corporate’s current historical past actually warrants a wholesome quantity of skepticism, of which there’s actually been no scarcity within the circumstances of each Steel Gear Strong Delta and the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake. In the meantime, even when it comes to what has been proven and mentioned, some facets of the MGS3 remake haven’t appealed to everyone- like how little its deviating from the unique, to the extent of nonetheless having areas separated by loading screens, reasonably than the complete sport being a single, seamless expertise.
By and enormous, nevertheless, impressions on Delta have been fairly constructive (together with from hands-on previews not too way back). The unique Steel Gear Strong 3’s core design and mechanics nonetheless stay wonderful to today (for essentially the most half), so the prospect of a remake that polishes up the controls and provides some quality-of-life options is an undeniably thrilling expertise. On the similar time, the visible and technical enhancements that the sport is making have additionally regarded constantly outstanding. On the narrative aspect of issues, in the meantime, Delta is making little to no changes- which, frankly, is strictly how we’d have favored it for an MGS3 remake, particularly with Hideo Kojima not concerned. Konami hasn’t earned the belief but to be messing about with the story of a beloved Steel Gear sport.
The query, then, is this- when precisely is Steel Gear Strong Delta going to return out? What is maybe a fair greater query for some, nevertheless, is why Konami hasn’t revealed its launch date (and even window) but. Clearly, the sport is sort of far alongside in development- we maintain seeing it at common intervals, and each time we do see it, it appears to be like impressively pristine and polished. There have been actually some who assumed that at Tokyo Recreation Present, we’d be getting extra info on when the sport might be popping out. On the very least, we’d be getting a launch window, proper?
Sadly, Konami selected to not reveal that info. We did get loads of MGS Delta at TGS- we received a brand new Manufacturing Hotline episode, a hefty quantity of latest gameplay footage has been proven off, and a brand new trailer was showcased as effectively, all of which is continuous to look promising. We didn’t, nevertheless, get a launch date or window announcement, and for some, that has change into a supply of at the very least minor frustration (or maybe concern).
It’s not exhausting to know that place, to be truthful. Earlier this yr, PlayStation let slip that Steel Gear Strong Delta was focusing on a 2024 launch, and although that isn’t one thing that Konami itself has formally confirmed (and even hinted at) so far, given how near launch the sport has appeared every time it has been proven off, and the way incessantly it has been proven off, the idea that it might very effectively truly find yourself releasing this yr has grown stronger for a lot of. And if it was certainly releasing this yr, Tokyo Recreation Present was going to be the place to announce the launch date.
Then once more, it’s value conserving in thoughts that, as talked about above, formally, Steel Gear Strong Delta has by no means been given a launch date or window. Positive, which may be irritating for some, however Konami has constantly proven fairly a little bit of the sport and remained communicative concerning its improvement, which is greater than we will say for thus, so many main upcoming formally introduced titles. Simply take a look at the likes of, say, the Splinter Cell remake, or Marvel’s Wolverine, or The Elder Scrolls 6, all of that are video games we have now seen subsequent to nothing of ever since their respective bulletins years in the past.
With all of that in thoughts then, when precisely are we going to get a launch date announcement for Steel Gear Strong Delta? Clearly, the sport isn’t going to return out in 2024- that began trying unlikely the second that Konami introduced that Silent Hill 2 can be releasing in October. The corporate is probably going going to wish to house out its greatest releases, which suggests a 2025 launch is trying fairly probably for the MGS3 remake. So if a 2025 launch date is certainly probably, what does that imply for when Konami will formally announce that?
Effectively, possibly we will look to the aforementioned Silent Hill 2 to get at the very least a touch of an thought on that entrance. The survival horror remake was introduced in late 2022, and even on the time, Konami and developer Bloober Crew mentioned that the sport was within the last phases of improvement. Although it wasn’t given a launch date or window, most assumed that it wasn’t too distant from launch. Nonetheless, it wasn’t till Might earlier this yr that Konami lastly introduced a launch date for the sport. Given the truth that Silent Hill 2 is Konami’s first main AAA launch in a number of years, it’s most likely protected to imagine that that’s the sample that the corporate will observe with different AAA titles as effectively.
After all, we have seen far more of Delta than we did of Silent Hill 2 following its reveal with the latter going MIA for prolonged intervals after it was first introduced, but it surely does appear to be Konami doesn’t wish to announce launch date info for a sport too far forward of time. With Silent Hill 2, its launch date was introduced roughly 5 months forward of launch, and we wouldn’t be stunned if an analogous sample have been to be adopted with Steel Gear.
It’s protected to imagine that Konami received’t be a lot concerned in The Recreation Awards this December, given producer and host Geoff Keighley’s patchy historical past with the corporate, which suggests Steel Gear’s launch date announcement will occur both at a PlayStation or Xbox occasion, or possibly on Konami’s personal phrases (even perhaps with a Manufacturing Hotline episode). Xbox will presumably doing its third annual Developer Direct presentation in January. Possibly that’s the place we lastly get a launch date announcement for Delta? After all, Konami might very effectively additionally select to carry off on that info additional nonetheless, particularly if the sport isn’t due out till the latter half of the yr.
Both approach, we will, on the very least, take solace in the truth that Konami does maintain exhibiting extra of Steel Gear Strong Delta at common intervals, and that each time we do see it, it continues to appear to be it’s taking strong form. Sure, realizing extra about when the sport is popping out would have been nice, particularly to associate with the current dump of latest footage popping out of TGS, however for now, we’re simply going to need to focus our consideration on Silent Hill 2 as a substitute. That’s fairly thrilling too, proper?
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