Metal Gear fans are a different breed. Just like how Solid Snake will comb through all nooks and corners to get to his objective, the same goes for the series' hardcore fans. Even if it's been years since Konami and Hideo Kojima worked together on a Metal Gear Solid game - sorry Metal Gear Survive, we refuse to acknowledge you - fans are still willingly diving into needle-filled haystacks just to find the closest thing to a proof that Konami is reviving the "Tactical Espionage Action" franchise. Case in point, fans believe that a Metal Gear Solid producer is teasing something related to Solid Snake for next year.
The latest source of the Metal Gear rumors is Noriaki Okamura, who had previously worked with Kojima on several games, most notably Metal Gear Acid 2 and Metal Gear Survive.
According to a note shared with Famitsu (via Gematsu), Okamura mentioned the keyword for the company for next year is "long-awaited" and that next year will be a "year of many announcements."
On one hand, Okamura could've been talking about a different project. Konami is currently working on a smorgasbord of Silent Hill games, including Silent Hill F, a remake of Silent Hill 2, a new live-action Silent Hill movie, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Silent Hill: Ascension. On the other hand, Okamura isn't exactly part of the said projects. It's highly unlikely that he's talking about games that he's not a part of when asked about Konami's plans for next year. Okamura also hasn't worked on anything outside of Policenauts, Zone of the Enders, and Metal Gear.