Here's Why Rainbow Six Siege Didn't Add Metal Gear Solid's Cardboard Box as Well as Solid Snake

Rainbow Six Siege is getting Snake from Metal Gear Solid arsenic a caller Operator adjacent period — but the crippled besides astir had a cardboard container point to fell in, too.

Speaking to IGN, Rainbow Six Siege originative manager Josh Mills confirmed that the thought had been discussed internally, but yet was dismissed beauteous speedy — and for bully reason. Simply put, Siege fans cognize the game's maps excessively well.

While hiding from enemies successful a cardboard container mightiness enactment against NPCs, Siege fans simply retrieve the game's levels excessively intricately to beryllium tricked by a random bundle lying around.

"Our players already cognize each inch of each map, and among the squad we person a saying, Operator's eyes don’t lie," Mills told IGN. "So, if determination were abruptly a container successful the country of a country connected immoderate fixed representation our players would promptly sprout that box."

It's a just point, though sadly 1 which does mean we won't beryllium crouching wrong immoderate cardboard successful Rainbow Six Siege anytime soon.

Ubisoft archetypal teased its Rainbow Six Siege and Metal Gear Solid crossover past month, erstwhile it showed Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher taking a Codec Call. Full details connected Snake — and a look astatine america playing arsenic him — prevarication successful the video above. And yes, that is so David Hayter providing his dependable erstwhile again.

Snake officially arrives successful Siege arsenic portion of Season One: Operation Silent Hunt connected March 3, which volition besides spot the motorboat of a Gray Fox tegument for Jackal, and a Meryl tegument for Ash.

"We're excited to bring the satellite of Metal Gear Solid bid into Rainbow Six Siege with Season 1's caller Redacted event, a limited-time 4v4 infiltration mode wherever Snake and Zero pb a squad of elite Operators to retrieve stolen data," Mills said. "The squad besides went a measurement further with 'Last Assignment', a caller ngo for Dual Front designed arsenic a peculiar motion to long-time Metal Gear Solid fans."

Metal Gear Solid whitethorn beryllium 1 of the wildest crossovers for Rainbow Six Siege truthful far, but it’s acold from the first. Other caller collaborations person brought the Attack connected Titan and The Boys universes into the fold with assorted cosmetics for existing Operators. Splinter Cell didn’t motorboat with the crippled erstwhile it archetypal launched backmost successful 2015, but Sam Fisher did spell connected to get his ain Operator successful the signifier of Specialist Zero successful 2020.

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