
Konami's highly-anticipated third person stealth-shooter featuring the white-haired Snake will arrive this summer, on June 12, exclusively for PlayStation 3.
This means that the PAL release of MGS 4 Guns of the Patriots will be simultaneous with the US and Japan launches, also scheduled for June 12. Since it's a PS3-exclusive and one of the most craved titles so far, the last installment in the Metal Gear Solid franchise will arrive on the recently-victorious Blu Ray disc, along with Koijma Productions' Metal Gear Online, a dedicated online title that uses locations and gameplay elements from Guns of the Patriots. Together, they form a stunning conclusion to Hideo Kojima’s involvement in the final chapter to the Solid Snake saga.
Konami also announced that before the actual release of the game a public beta of Metal Gear Online will be made available worldwide- a move similar to Microsoft's Halo 3 teasing from last year. More details about the beta will be published in a short while.
"Concluding Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid saga, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a battle-scarred future where huge conglomerates fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. This devastated world is seen through the battle-weary eyes of an older Solid Snake who has been charged with infiltrating a number of key locations across the globe, including the Middle East and South America. As such, the epic end to Snake’s story offers ground-breaking combat elements, a refined control system that offers unprecedented control over the aged hero, and the tying up of key plot lines and loose ends.
Similarly, the accompanying Metal Gear Online features all the stunning stealth and combat elements of Guns of the Patriots, as it drops the player into a series of war zones and game options. With all-out ‘Last Man Standing’ battles to rescue and protection missions, Metal Gear Online effortlessly transfers the sublime control system of the series to an online competition, creating an absorbing battle between like-minded fans."




