Solid Snake fans were understandably a little bit miffed when a preview of Ground Zeroes revealed that the main campaign of the pseudo-sequel is less than two hours long, despite a recommended retail price of £39.99 in the UK…
The Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions have since had their recommended retail price reduced from £39.99 to £29.99, bringing them in line with the pricing of both the digital versions and the previous-gen versions.
"With the new pricing set for Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, Konami aims to provide as many people as possible an opportunity to experience Kojima Productions' new Fox Engine and the first instalment in the two-part Metal Gear Solid 5 experience," Konami said. "Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, the second and final part to the Metal Gear Solid 5 experience, will launch on both current and next-gen systems at a later date."
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes acts as a small prequel to the main sequel in the MGS story arc, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Despite being many times smaller than MGS 5, Ground Zeroes was still set to retail as a full-priced game. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima defended this by saying that "Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes includes the main mission alongside five Side Ops. All missions include elements such as 'Trial Records,' where players can compete against each other online. This is not a linear game like the past. GZ offers freedom of approach & play style, which we hope players will enjoy over and over again without boring [them]."
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is due to arrive on March 20th in Europe and March 18th in the US, for Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360.
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