Metal Gear Online shutting down gradually

It's not happening all at once, though. The in-game store will close its shutters on March 21s and players will lose the ability to create new characters by late April.

If you're still playing Metal Gear Online, the multiplayer game included with Metal Gear Solid 4, you might want to savour it now. Konami has announced plans to shut the servers down on June 21st, four years after the game launched in 2008.

It's not happening all at once, though. The in-game store will close its shutters on March 21s and players will lose the ability to create new characters by late April.

On the plus side, the game's expansions will be free to play until the shut down date. Metal Gear Online is a pretty unique experience. If you've ever been curious about it, now's the time to give it a try.

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Jonathan Stark Feb 14, 2012

Damn. I was never much into MGS:online, mostly because of a lack of time, but I did think it was a pretty excellent product with *gasp* damn good matchmaking. Hate to see such a unique product go.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Alan Charlesworth Feb 14, 2012

I've had it for a couple of years but never tried playing it because it seemed dauntingly confusing.

'There would be tears and there would be strange laughter. Fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings. And dreams, and violence, and disenchantment.'

Jonathan Stark Feb 15, 2012

I wouldn't call it confusing in the actual execution, though I do agree with the word "daunting." It's because there are so many ways to approach the game and also so many useless tactics that are just kept in "because Konami could." Or, more likely, because they didn't bother to tighten up the game for multiplayer purposes, but just sort've tossed MGS4 online. Like I said, though, it really was unique, in a good way.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

Sise Neg Feb 15, 2012 edited

I knew this day would come eventually. The online community has gotten smaller and smaller and I'm pretty surprised that the servers have lasted this long. That being said, I was addicted to MG:Online during my first year of college. I got up to level 13, bought the expansion packs and leveled up my Sub machine gun, Grenade, Runner, and CQC skills to the max. Being able to pick up knocked out players and hump them against the wall or teabag with great accuracy made for hours of fun.

Bye MG:Online, you will be missed.

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