Hey, guess what? Today is a day that ends in “y” — and coincidentally, here’s another rumor thatMetal Gear Solid 4is making its way to the Xbox 360! This one seems at once more concrete, and yet more circumstantial, than anything we’ve had so far. The header image was screencapped fromthis Web site, which is a simple Flash placeholder that’s linked fromKojima Productions’ English page(see upper right). The site merely rotates between the above image and Konami’s logo.
Destructoid tipster extraordinaire Joe Burling and I have been brainstorming for the past half hour about what exactly this could mean, because it’s important to note that — of course — this confirmsnothing. Sure, the image is in neon green, which instantly brings the Xbox 360’sring of lightto mind … but if you think about it, that symbol is recognized worldwide as a power or on/off sign (after all, the PS3’s power button looks likethis). After racking our brains and considering the facts, we’ve come up with a few observations and notes.
Both the URL of the Flash site itself, and the URL of thelinking image, feature the phrase/initialism “MGST” — though we’re pretty much stumped as to what that could mean. Joe instantly thought of “Metal Gear Solid: Tactics,” which could suggest: (A) an entirely new game in the franchise, (B) simply an altered name for the 360 version, and/or (C) the “special edition” ofMGS 4that we all guessed was coming afterSubstanceandSubsistence. Another interesting thing to note is thatMGS 4came out on June 11, 2025, and today (December 5) is exactly one week before the six-month anniversary of the release.
In addition, Konami’s stock has beenflagging of late, so Joe speculated that this could be the precursor to some sort of announcement to try and reverse that trend. Still, the iconography heremustbe of some significance — exclamation points appear above soldiers’ heads in the games when they’ve spotted you, but why are two of them inverted here? Orcist wasn’t so quick to jump to the obvious conclusion (i.e., thatMGS 4is coming to the 360), saying that he figured Kojima would have something more mysterious up his sleeve in this age of viral marketing and alternate reality games. So hit the comments, Dtoiders, and help us out with your thoughts on what “a next Metal Gear is…”!
