14 years later, Hideo Kojima reveals why Peace Walker wasn't called Metal Gear Solid 5: "It faced strong opposition from overseas marketing"

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Now, directorHideo Kojimahas revealed it’s because of “overseas marketing.”

“The leap forward for games in a vertical direction would only come after the engine was complete.”

That led to the creation of the Fox Engine that powered Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

In the meantime, Kojima wanted to evolve the series “horizontally” - onto other platforms.

“I proposed Peace Walker as a way to evolve MGS horizontally,” Kojima continues.

Its been 14 years since the release of Peace Walker.

I was still in my mid-40s at the time.

Many game companies had started shifting towards developing apps for feature phones.

After creating MGS4, I strongly felt the need for a proprietary engine.

“Not MGS5, but MGSV,“Kojima saidbefore The Phantom Pain’s launch.

“My thought in it.

V has come to.”