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According to a new leak from GameStop, the upcomingMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterremake could be coming in November.Metal Gear Solid 3is considered by many to be one of the best entries in the series, and fans were overjoyed to see Naked Snake appear towards the end of a PlayStation State of Play livestream last year. Gamers recently got another look atMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterduring this week’s Xbox Games Showcase 2024, complete with gameplay footage of Snake embarking on a dangerous mission through Soviet-controlled territory during the Cold War.
So far, Konami has kept the exact release date forMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eatera closely-guarded secret, with the closest official clue being the game’s appearance in PlayStation’s “Upcoming Games in 2024” trailer at the start of the year. Since then, rumors have claimed thatMetal Gear Solid Deltamight be delayed until 2025, though this hasn’t been completely verified yet. Additionally, theMetal Gear Solid Deltagameplay trailerfrom the Xbox Games Showcase made no mention of a release date at all.
Despite this,Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterpre-orderswent live earlier this week, and GameStop may have let its release date slip in a Twitter post meant to announce this. In this post, GameStop claimed thatMetal Gear Solid Deltawill launch on June 14, 2025, though its website still lists a placeholder date of June 24, 2025. Websites likeComicbook.comhave captured and shared screenshots of the now-deleted Twitter post, one of which can be seen below.
Leaked Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Release Date
Since this leakedMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterrelease datecomes from an official outlet like GameStop, it could very well be authentic. However, it could also be a mistake, given that it was eventually deleted. Additionally, November 17 falls on a Sunday this year, an unusual day for a new video game release. As such, players should be advised to take the rumored launch date with a grain of salt until something more concrete comes along.
Whether or not the game is indeed coming out on November 17, pre-orders forMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterare now live, with three options available to fans looking to re-experience thefirst chronological entry in theMetal Gearfranchise. In addition to the usual Deluxe and Day One editions, the upcomingMetal Gear Solid 3remake will also come in a special Collector’s Edition packed with exciting bonus items like a miniature terrarium modeled after Snake’s iconic Virtuous Mission.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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Discover the origin story of iconic military operative Snake and begin to unravel the plot of the legendary METAL GEAR series. METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER brings unprecedented new graphics, immersive stealth action gameplay and sounds to its riveting story as players once again return to the world of METAL GEAR.Rival nations are secretly developing weapons that could threaten the future of mankind. Deep in the jungle, an elite soldier must combine stealth with survival to infiltrate the enemy and stop a weapon of mass destruction from triggering the largest full-scale war the world has ever seen.
