Ever since its announcement last year, Konami has been mum on the release plans for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Yesterday, however, it clarified those plans a bit, and even gave a release window for the first chapter.
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes will make is debut in spring 2014, and serve as a precursor for The Phantom Pain. The game, available via download for all consoles or retail for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will put players back in the shoes of “Big Boss,” instead of Solid Snake. Players will take control of him as he sneaks into a prison camp in the hopes of freeing a refugee.
Ground Zeroes will introduce a “concentrated story mode” that will prepare players for the action that lies ahead in The Phantom Pain. It’ll sell for $19.99 for download on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, or $29.99 for retail versions of those games, as well as downloads for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
There’s no word yet on when The Phantom Pain will release, but it’s likely to be in late 2014.
Source: Prima Games
