Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima has said that he has three concepts for a possible fifth instalment in the popular stealth action franchise, but admitted he isn’t keen on the idea of them being used.
Speaking with website 1up.com, Kojima stated, "I have three concepts for MGS5 already," adding, "What would be ideal for me with MGS5, though, is that we don’t do those. If the team picks one of those concepts, I have to get involved again, which I don’t want to do.”
“There are already so many good ideas from the staff, so if we select one of those, that would be really good. At that point I could really rely on them and take the step back to be the producer, which is the ideal situation, I think,” he said.
Kojima reaffirmed earlier comments that he wants to work on an entirely new project, though conceded he has doubts as to its commercial appeal.
"I want to create something new, and it’s difficult to explain since no one’s seen it before. I don’t know if it would sell very well," he stated. "I’ve been warming this up for a long time, and I keep thinking that I’ll try this idea. But ideas always change, so I really don’t know what the final outcome will be."