
28 years in the making, and the Metal Gear Solid saga has now been put to bed alongside the very broken Hideo Kojima/ Konami partnership. Whether you’re still playing MGS V or lying in the foetal position gently sobbing having finished the epic story, franchise director Kojima has told the world what he intends to do today.
I’ll be listening to “Here’s To You” on MGSV TPP launch. TRIUMPH/VICTORY to all. “Life means a lot more than losses” pic.twitter.com/YzJgCk4tk7
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) September 1, 2015
Here’s some of the best internet reactions to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain finally hitting shelves…
My body is ready. My cardboard box body is ready! #MGSV pic.twitter.com/ZWxpYplkNL — Barry Morgan (@SmokeableCowboy) September 1, 2015
Circle of Life! 10/10 #MGSV pic.twitter.com/bXxeY2A5ox
— Foeman (@F03MAN) September 1, 2015
It’s V-Day! @KonamiUK @Kojima_Hideo pic.twitter.com/0OiFFOiuBw — Ell Fox (@EllFX) September 1, 2015
Even Konami have been at it.
Congratulations @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN @Ken1555 development teams & Konami staff in Japan, UK/EU & LA. It's an amazing game pic.twitter.com/TynIgSoWBM
— Konami (@Konami) September 1, 2015
Of course not everybody has been having a Metal Gearin’ good time…
10/10 well worth the wait #MetalGearSolidV pic.twitter.com/ecjJnOJ7aK
— Camega (@Camega42) September 1, 2015
Welp, PS4 version of #MGSV crashed again. Sitting through unskippable intro for the third time now. Not a great start.
— Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) September 1, 2015
The absolute best reaction of the day though, is going to all the Steam users who are rating the game like this..

In case you missed it, here’s the last ever trailer for Metal Gear Solid, cut by Hideo Kojima.