Metal Gear Solid 5 Release Date: Open World Future Of Gaming? Hideo Kojima Says Feature Makes Better Use Of Game Because Of Interactions

Metal Gear Solid 5 director Hideo Kojima revealed in an interview that he believes open world features are the future of gaming because of their interactions.

"It's not that linear games are bad [...] but really, it'd be fun if you were the one thinking about how and where to infiltrate, what sort of equipment to bring, and how to get out of there," he said during an interview with Polygon.

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.

Hideo Kojima addressed Open World features in Metal Gear Solid 5, discussing misconceptions related to the game.

"With MGS up to now, we could only build the interior of wherever you were infiltrating. How you got there was shown in a cut-scene, and the player would just suddenly be in front of the entrance. Once you finished the mission, there'd be another cut-scene, a helicopter or whatever would come by, and you'd escape," he told Japanese gaming media site Famitsu.

"I think the term 'open world' has taken on a life of its own and caused misunderstandings. 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."