Rumor of a New Edition of Metal Gear Solid V is Swirling, But it Seems Completely Bogus

Within the past 24 hours, a rumor has come about that Konami will be looking to re-release a new version ofMetal Gear Solid Vlater this year that would be calledMetal Gear Solid 5: Demon Edition. The rumor states that the game would be set to release in December and there would be sweeping changes to the entirety of the experience. The only problem is, most of what is being said about this new version seems like a total lie.

For starters, the main source of this rumor stems from 4chan, which means right off the bat, you should already be suspect. If you’re somehow unaware, 4chan’s entire posting system is completely anonymous, meaning that anyone can post on the site without having an ID attached to them, therefore immediately eliminating credibility off the bat. Since then though, the rumor ended up making its way to other avenues likeRedditandResetera, only amplifying its reach further.

The original post says that some journalists around the gaming industry have already played this newDemon EditionofMGSV(we haven’t here at DualShockers) over this past week. The game is meant to be a sort of re-release that is meant to endear goodwill from fans after the backlash Konami received fromMetal Gear Survive.

Here are some of the biggest points of what the rumor claims will come with thisDemon Edition:

There are also a lot of finer details about the story changes that will be headed to this rumored version ofMetal Gear Solid Vas well. So is there any accuracy to what is being talked about here at all? Well, I certainly don’t believe so.

As I stated upfront, since this entire rumor stems from 4chan, there’s little reason to put stock in it to begin with. But I also have a hard time believing that Konami would overhaul this many changes to this title, especially given that theydidn’t even allow Hideo Kojima to properly finish it in the first place. Why reinvest resources to “fix” a game you clearly shipped early in the first place?

If thisMetal Gear Solid 5: Demon Editionwas somehow real though, I certainly wouldn’t be one to buy it. All of the changes listed here fly completely in the face of Kojima’s original vision of the title. Whether or not you liked some of the decisions that he made inMGSV(replacing David Hayter with Kiefer Sutherland, focusing more on gameplay than story, etc.) they were his to make as the head of the project. For Konami to then organize an entire team to return to that work and overhaul what had been created just feels downright wrong.

We’ll obviously keep you posted on if thisMetal Gear Solid 5: Demon Editionwere to be proven to be real in the future, but I wouldn’t place much stock in it. If it was to be real though, perhapsan announcement around Gamescomis when we would find out.

In the meantime,Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painis out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, andit’s awesome. Go play it.