As expected, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patroits is not the final chapter in the Metal Gear series, but will serve as the conclusion to Solid Snake’s saga.

Confusion arose last week at a press event held in Tokyo, with series producer Hideo Kojima vaguely stating that MGS 4 is “the conclusion to the Metal Gear Saga.”

“I think there’s been some misconceptions that this is the last Metal Gear,” Payton told MTV. He added, “This is really just the last chapter of the saga of the Solid Snake story.”

‘Metal Gear’ Series To Continue After ‘Metal Gear Solid 4? [MTV]

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