Noriaki Okamura, the producer on the Metal Gear Solid franchise, has revealed during an interview with Real Sound that Konami hasn’t decided on any future possible remakes, and admitted that it would be a “real challenge” remaking Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Right now, we’re still in the stage of thinking about what to make next. Since Metal Gear has given us a chance to reach a new audience, I’d like to keep building on that momentum. That said, the actual content of what we’ll make is still undecided. It could be another remake, or we might take on something entirely new. The Metal Gear series is practically a history of video games in itself—ranging from pixel art to film-like presentation—so the best way to remake or reinterpret each title differs greatly.
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When quizzed directly about a the possibility of a Metal Gear Solid 4 remake, Okamura-san noted that the 2008 stealth-action title may not be the easiest project to undertake due to the unconventional nature of the PS3 hardware it was based on.
The hardware at that time required some very unusual designs to get 3D performance out of the technology available, and MGS4’s code ended up being quite unconventional as well… Bringing it over today seems like it would be a real challenge.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was release for the PS3 in June 2008 and to date remains one of the only major entires in the series that hasn’t been given a modern port. There has been speculation that the game will be included in the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, although Konami hasn’t fully announced details on what titles will be featured.
[Source – Real Sound via VGC]