Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Release Date & Preorder Editions

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Release Date & Preorder Editions

It’s hard not to feel a surge of nostalgia: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is officially landing on August 28, 2025. Honestly, when they first started teasing this remake, my group chats basically exploded—everyone had an opinion, and most were just excited (with a pinch of anxiety). Will it still be magic? Will the jungle still feel alive? After years of Konami letting the franchise chill, seeing Snake come back for next-gen just feels wild. Put it on your calendar, if you’re into that sort of thing, but frankly, I’ve already set a phone reminder. I might even dust off my old PS2, for the memories, before the new one drops.

On Twitter, @Konami posted about METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER. They shared the new launch trailer with the tagline “Your Mission: Eliminate Your Mentor” and reminded fans to get ready for the game’s release on August 28.

If you remember the original Snake Eater—the theme song, sweat, mud, betrayal, all that epic espionage melodrama—this remake is promising to bring it all back, just shinier and a bit more brutal. The trailers are full of familiar sights: Major Zero, Para-Medic, Ocelot, even The Boss. Goosebumps. More importantly, they’re promising no wild story changes: faithful to the original, with just enough new stuff (real-time wounds, fancy camouflage, extra polish). No multiplayer launch, though. That’s coming late 2025, so hold your co-op fantasies for now.

If you’re wondering where you’ll be able to play it, the answer is basically all the current powerful machines—PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PC. PS5 gets some extra love with things like a Snake vs. Monkey minigame (bring on the Ape Escape chaos!), while Xbox fans get "Snake vs. Bomberman" which could be kind of bonkers if Konami embraces the full retro oddity. The PC crowd, as always, is stuck with digital (sorry, fellow box collectors), but hey, at least it’s launching everywhere at once. Still, that first time I loaded up the PS2 disc and had to wait for it to spin up... the ritual lives on, just with less plastic. And way, way better graphics—and hopefully, a save system that doesn’t randomly wipe my files because I forgot to use a memory card (don’t ask).

Now, editions—this is where things get fancy (and a bit confusing if you don’t keep an eye on your wallet). Here’s the breakdown:

• Standard (Tactical) Edition: Just the game, but even this one comes with a "Sneaking DLC Pack" (hello, Crocodile Suit), and in fact, physical copies at major retailers include all the digital deluxe content for ten bucks less than the online deluxe. Bizarre, but a win for folks who still love holding game cases. Preorder gets you a white tuxedo uniform, which feels just about right for a Metal Gear launch.

• Deluxe Edition: Game, steelbook, Fox patch, art cards, early access (August 26 instead of 28)—plus the full DLC bundle. UK and Europe get this edition, and Americans have to import if they really want it. Sounds slightly annoying, but what’s a little transatlantic shipping for that sweet new metal box? The deluxe edition costs a little more, but hey, Snake’s not cheap.

• Collector’s Edition: This one is bonkers. If you managed to grab it before it sold out—honestly, I felt like I was buying concert tickets—the bundle is huge: collector’s box, metal case, Halo jump patch, Fox patch, Snake’s ID card on a lanyard, and a tree diorama. Because, why not a tiny forest in your room? The collector’s stuff goes fast—blink and you’ll miss it. I saw some friends rage-cancel dinner plans just to try to order it.