Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5085906-20130627191357/@comment-3060460-20150802215600

Send your brain back to 2000-2001. You honestly think that people would want to play a Metal Gear Solid game without Solid Snake as the playable character? The answer is a simple no. Kojima knew that too, so he edited the footage, people got hyped, then pissed from the switch, and it's regarded as one of the best twists in gaming history.

If Kojima does it again(oh wait, he's not.) that would ruin him.