The official Twitter feed for Metal Gear has revealed interesting new details about Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. First of all, the developers confirmed that the story mode of Metal Gear Solid 5 will be longer than the previous games in the series, not to mention the fact that side missions will further extend the game’s playthrough length.
The developers also confirmed that Snake cannot swim in the game but can obviously walkthrough water, shallow streams and anything where his feet can touch the ground. Furthermore, if you need to play and build your own Forward Operating Base, you would need PS Plus or Xbox Live Gold. However FOBs can be developed and customized even if you are offline or you can skip FOB all together and be offline.
The developers hinted that the eye wear in the game may be customizable. While Snake wears outfits that might change his eyewear, the players cannot select separate eyewear in-game. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is due on September 1st, 2015 for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.
. @KillitWithNeon @gamespot It takes typically longer than that to finish the main missions even then you also have side missions... #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @ShiragamaV @gamespot Snake can't swim, but he can walk through water, shallow streams, anything where his feet touch the ground #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @jormungandblood @gamespot To play online, you'll need to have PS+ subscription for PS4 and Xbox Live Gold for Xbox One/Xbox 360 #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @jormungandblood @gamespot This includes Forward Operating Bases & Metal Gear Online
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @jormungandblood @gamespot additionally, FOBs can be developed and your base defenses can be customized while you're offline #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @AAMARMO @gamespot you can stay offline and never use the FOB function if you prefer #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015. @devileye03 @gamespot While Snake wears outfits that might change his eyewear, you cannot select separate eyewear in-game #MGSVQA
— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@metalgear_en) August 7, 2015