Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake’s Official Name Is Metal Gear Solid Delta (Δ)

gameranx.com:

Konami has clarified one key detail for Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake.

Which is to say, it isn’t actually called Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake. We should, in fact, be calling it Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater. Or at the very least, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

Konami confirmed this official name with The Verge, but on Twitter, they provided more explanation. They stated:

“The Delta symbol (Δ) was chosen because its meaning fits the concept of the remake project.

Delta means “change” or “difference” without changing structure.

#MetalGearSolid

#MGSDelta”

Metal Gear’s entire naming convention has always been unconventional, all the way back when Konami first started the franchise, thanks to series creator Hideo Kojima. Kojima has a love of using names to reference other media, such as Dr. Strangelove and Deep Throat, as well as, well, names like Hot Coldman and Decoy Octopus.

In the lore of Metal Gear, the ridiculous names make sense, as every character has to use a codename in its quasi military, quasi espionage based setting.

Still, if you really think about it, it really is something else that Kojima got us used to saying words like Revolver Ocelot and Liquid Snake, without acknowledging that these names are complete word salad.

If anything, Metal Gear Solid Delta is somewhat more straightforward and direct than anything else. While the current Metal Gear team did have to explain the name change, there is something else they hadn’t explained that does have fans buzzing.

Obviously, they removed the 3 from Metal Gear Solid 3. What did they mean by this? For folks who have not played these games, Metal Gear Solid 3 should really be the first game in the timeline. It features the story of Naked Snake, the father and main