By the looks of it, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is coming out soon. This is based on the partnership between the property’s owners, Konami, and Epic Games, which brings the franchise’s longtime lead, Solid Snake, into The Island to do battle against the likes of other iconic video game characters like Kratos, Ezio, Chun-Li, and more. But, while fans are celebrating the arrival of David, it looks like Epic has another skin up his sleeve.
Solid Snake is the latest cosmetic available in Fortnite. Available as of January 23, the Solid Snake skin isn’t up for sale. Instead, you’ll need to complete a series of challenges to get the skin (and more if you want to get the extra cosmetics).
Players have until the end of Chapter 5 Season 1 on March 8 to get the Solid Snake skin, which is plenty of time to crawl about and hide in boxes.
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— HYPEX (@HYPEX) January 23, 2024
However, according to a leak by HypeX, a prominent Fortnite insider, the next Metal Gear skin is just right around the corner and it’s someone fans definitely want to see more of but, unfortunately, not the variant that they like.
As per the leaked images, Raiden will be available as a skin in Fortnite in due time. The former child soldier and fresh FOXHOUND recruit will appear as he did in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, an award-winning title that’s as famous for its meta narrative and gameplay as it is for bait-and-switching gamers by having them play as Raiden for the majority of the gameplay instead of Solid Snake.
Raiden, who underwent cybernetic experiments ahead of the events of Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriot, which is chronologically the last mainline entry in the franchise, hasn’t appeared as a human for a long time. Thus, you can’t blame fans for wanting to see him as a cyborg ninja.
Despite largely evolving beyond the base Fortnite game, skins like Solid Snake and the upcoming Raiden skin remain the financial driving force behind the now-metaverse-like title. Players continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the in-game currency, V-Bucks, which Epic Games pockets the majority share of regardless of platform.
As for the crossover promotions, it’s a big win for video game companies who want to market their upcoming games. Konami, in particular, desperately needs Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater to be a massive hit. Introducing Solid Snake and, eventually, Raiden, to Fortnite, guarantees that plenty of eyeballs are on the franchise’s two most prominent leads for the foreseeable future. The limited time nature of Solid Snake adds urgency to the skin, giving players even more of an incentive to get the exclusive cosmetic.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater doesn’t have a release date at the moment, but PlayStation recently included it in a highlight reel containing games scheduled for a 2024 release.
