User blog comment:Gekkou30/No David Hayter So?/@comment-1504072-20130521123416/@comment-1672596-20130521130135

True, but then again, I suspect even without the death threats during MGS4, Kojima never had any real intention of quitting making MGS games, or MG games for that matter: Isn't it funny that despite claiming that he's not going to continue making new metal gear games, with the exceptions of MG2, MGS4, and possibly Peace Walker, he always adds something in that hints at a sequel (the post-credit scenes)? Its especially jarring with MGS2, the intended final chronological entry for the series prior to MGS4, where they reveal blatantly that the "names" of the Patriots belonged to people who died a century prior, despite their not even rescuing Sunny (something that was made very clear that they will do), and thus definitely left room for a sequel as a result, despite being the final chronological entry for the game. At least Kojima got it right with MGS4's ending, making sure there was little to no room for a sequel. Probably the only real hint that there'd be any continuations to the series was in the timeline in Act 2, where they showed two panels marked "under construction" after the MGS4 entry. And then he went back on his word, again, with Peace Walker, and we can't even blame death threats or anything like that for his going back on his word, anyway. If IG is to be believed, he's even going to go back on his word regarding Solid Snake's fate. Call me cynical, but given how things went with the series, I have trouble believing Kojima regarding retiring the series. He definitely has a chance now with TPP, though.