Hideo Kojima and Vince Zampella Discussed 'an FPS Version of Metal Gear' After Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and Vince Zampella, co-creator of the Call of Duty, Infinity Ward, and Respawn Entertainment, seemingly discussed an "FPS mentation of Metal Gear" sometime aft Metal Gear Solid 4 came out.

This comes from Kojima himself, speaking via pre-recorded video astatine the DICE Summit 2026 successful Las Vegas successful a tribute to Zampella, who passed distant successful December astatine the property of 55. As a portion of the conference's keynotes, manufacture luminaries including Kojima, Phil Spencer, Geoff Keighley, Todd Howard, Laura Miele, and others spoke astatine magnitude astir Zampella's contributions to the manufacture arsenic good arsenic their idiosyncratic relationships with him.

Kojima appeared respective times successful the video to talk astir Zampella. In 1 of his segments, helium said, "I've kept this quiescent for a agelong clip but aft Metal Gear Solid 4 came out, we really talked astir making an FPS mentation of Metal Gear."

Vince Zampella. Image credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images.

Kojima continued, saying that helium and Zampella spoke astir it, but the crippled ne'er happened. Zampella went connected to recovered Respawn, but adjacent though they didn't marque a Metal Gear together, Kojima says Zampella gave him a batch of proposal and enactment erstwhile helium near Konami. Kojima adjacent seemingly incorporated immoderate aspects of what helium saw astatine Respawn into his ain studio, Kojima Productions.

Zampella's abrupt passing rattled overmuch of the industry, arsenic helium was beloved by galore passim his lengthy vocation crossed aggregate studios and projects. In summation to co-creating Call of Duty and the workplace down it, Infinity Ward, Zampella besides founded Respawn Entertainment, which created hits specified arsenic Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. His last gaming publication was arsenic manager of the recently-released Battlefield 6.

Earlier, we covered different remarks from Zampella's peers made astatine DICE, including comments from Keighley, Spencer, and more. As Kojima concluded, "I anticipation radical volition look to Vince arsenic a exemplary and purpose high."

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