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If we go by this logic then that means that we should consider Ghost Babel and Snakes Revenge canon installments because "the games come first".

Hideo Kojima is the creator of the series and has stated that only the core8 games are part of the Metal Gear Saga. As a matter of fact, he specifically stated that Revengeance was an alternate universe game set in its own timeline. That said, I don't think that this makes MGR any worse a game. I still love it and think its quite fun.

As I stated elsewhere, what might make the most sense is borrowing from the star wars wiki and splitting it into "Canon" and "Legends"