As expected, the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date was confirmed during Sony’s State of Play 2025 broadcast alongside a new trailer.
The August 28, 2025 release date leaked last week via the PlayStation Store, which also made a new trailer available. Both were confirmed officially during State of Play.
An Ape Escape collaboration was also teased, followed by a message that reads “And More,” which seemingly alludes to further crossovers coming to the game.
This first one looks like a reference to the original Metal Gear Solid 3, which featured a monkey minigame in which Snake would attempt to neutralize the animals with stun grenades and his ‘Monkey Shaker’ gun.
Beyond a new first-person perspective, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is otherwise shaping up to be an exact recreation of the original. “Metal Gear Solid Delta seems more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been,” IGN said in our Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview. “It’s an admittedly beautiful nostalgia trip, but almost faithful to a fault.”
Be sure to check out IGN’s round-up of everything announced at State of Play 2025 for more on what’s coming to PlayStation 5 in the years ahead.
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