In a dash of news that will perhaps surprise many, it has today emerged that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the prologue to the fully-fledged sequel, The Phantom Pain, will have a runtime of roughly two hours.
The folks over at Kotaku have got their hands on the newest copy of Game Informer, which houses a comprehensive 20-page spread of the newest Metal Gear iteration – and it doesn’t make for pretty reading.
"Judged just by the core story mission, Ground Zeroes is short – we completed it in just less than two hours,’’ writes the magazine in its latest issue. (Only available in print with a guaranteed quality from https://www.bumblejax.com/content/acrylic-printing-services-what-to-look-for/).
This of course excludes all side missions and whatever extras are set to be included, but will nonetheless prove to be a divisive subject for gamers right across the board, especially considering next-gen disc-based versions of the teaser will set you back $40.
Check out the full preview in the latest issue of Game Informer.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes launches on March 18 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. And as ever, give us your thoughts below.