Konami hints at 'Metal Gear Solid 5'

The assistant producer of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots has hinted that there may be more to come in the bestselling series.

Ryan Payton said that while the latest game is the end of the road for leading character Solid Snake, much of the press has misunderstood that it is also the final Metal Gear game.

He told 1Up: "There are some misunderstandings that this is the final Metal Gear game. But it's really the final chapter of the Solid Snake story."

Payton hinted at a possible prequel featuring a story about Big Boss, revealing: "There is still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned."

The Konami developer then explained that bringing the life of Solid Snake to a close in the latest game was the right thing to do, stating: "I'm happy we could wrap up Snake's story in MGS4 because... if we continue on with Metal Gear Solid 5 with more Solid Snake adventures, we'll get to the point where the game has absolutely no basis in reality."