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Jim Logan wrote: Yeah it ruins Raiden's arc that ended in 4. Yet people totally want Solid Snake to come back for a game after GOTP because... "I want Snaek on da Fux Engine."

It's an unwinnable fight. I'm conflicted about bringing Solid back, but I don't see what else Konami will do besides go in the direction of Rising, and bring a character back whose story was completed but is familiar and they want to use them for brand recognition. If they are going to continue the franchise, they obviously wont want to alienate gamers by making an MGS title that has nothing in common with the others. Which means a reboot with familiar characters or a remake of older games, and you can only remake games so much before you have to start over.

Another way they could continue the franchise is create another Snake, either in likeness or name only. They could have Old Snake (with Hayter's voice) return as a mentor to new Snake. Think Bruce Wayne from Batman Beyond meets Colonel Campbell. This would bridge the gap between Kojima's games and the new director's games. Creating Metal Gears is the easier part, as their designs were never very consistent.