Konami Says Remaking Metal Gear Solid 1 Would Be Harder Than Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Konami has said remaking the first Metal Gear Solid would be much more complicated than its incoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

In an interview with Famitsu translated by Genki on X/Twitter, Metal Gear Solid series producer Noriaki Okamura didn't shut down the possibility of other remakes but made clear they wouldn't be coming anytime soon.

This is because a remake of the first Metal Gear Solid, alongside the original two Metal Gear games released for the MSX2 and Nintendo Entertainment System, would require the creation of many brand new elements.

Remaking the third game as Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (officially Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater), was seemingly much simpler, and previews for the game have already noted that it's practically a one-for-one remake with little deviation.

"Metal Gear Solid Delta seems more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been," IGN said in our preview. "It’s an admittedly beautiful nostalgia trip, but almost faithful to a fault."

Okumara said Konami is currently considering the next steps for the Metal Gear Solid franchise, which has been somewhat dormant since the departure of creator Hideo Kojima, but will wait to see what the reception to Metal Gear Solid Delta is before deciding on next steps.

Konami is seemingly focused on preserving the heritage of the series instead of expanding its storyline further, however. "Before everyone who was involved in the original is gone, we need to create a path to preserve the Metal Gear series for 10 or 50 years into the future," Okamura said. "I think this is something we have to do."

It's already doing this somewhat via the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collections, Volume 1 of which bundles the first five games including Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

Volume 2 is in the works and will be released with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots included, bringing the otherwise PlayStation 3 exclusive to modern platforms.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.