Metal Gear Solid 5 Release Date News: New Open World To Come? Hideo Kojima Reveals Developer Working On New Control System And Visual Expression

Metal Gear Solid 5 developer Hideo Kojima revealed that the studio is currently working on control system and visual expressions, which will explain the idea of Open World better.

"I think the term 'open world' has taken on a life of its own and caused misunderstandings."  Kojima said during an interview with Polygon.

"Of course it's not going to be a game where Snake fishes all day or changes jobs and pursues a different life. The game map is an open world and you have freedom in that way, but in MGS5, it's clear what you're doing. That may be 'I have to help someone' or 'Destroy this thing' or 'Go gather intelligence at this spot'. Some missions will have time limits, too."

He also mentioned that the developer could only build the interior of wherever a user is infiltrating.

Metal Gear Solid 5 will allow users to "bring along a buddy" on various missions, Playstation Universe reports, leaving many gamers excited about the possibility of accompanying Punished Snake with different characters.

While Kojima Productions, the game's developer, has not dished out about the different characters that will be able to accompany the protagonist, they have revealed that Snake's face is based on four different people, including Dr. Emmerich's scanned from a French model, Playstation Universe also reports.

A gameplay demo of The Phantom Pain was released earlier this season, but an official release date for the game has not been reported.

Metal Gear Solid 5 will take place in 1980s Afghanistan and will involve conflict surrounding the Soviet invasion and its American response.