This was on the screen at the end of Kojima's Keynote 

Very interesting......

I am one of the few who didnt mind Raiden in MGS2. It is actually my favorite MGS game. I found MGS4 really overrated. Lets have more gameplay this time and less movie.

I'd be okay with them continuing the franchise or making a prequel with Raiden.

Booya

Well technically Raiden was still a cyborg at the end of MGS4. He just has more human like parts if I'm not mistaken.

But I would love to see the game take place between MGS2 and MGS4.

Raiden was a great character in MGS2 imo,yes his personality was annoying but thats what made him different.

I had guessed this, when I was playing MGS4 for the first time and Raiden came on the Codec, all mysterious like.

Hmmm more action oriented? since mgs4 really was just action any ways i dont see how it can get any more that way. as for that Didn't Kojima say 4 was the last one? or atleast his last one? Then again he said that for 3 i believe as well.

From kojima's keynote, it seems likely that the next metal gear will be more open world and non-linear, which MGS4 had small elements of with the larger environments.

As for the raiden starring in it...

*MGS4 spoilers*





Didn't raiden only turn cyborg-ish after he rescued sunny? I think he got injured or something, and that's when he got saved by EVA who took him to see that eastern european doctor, and only then did he become all crazy with the artificial blood.

At the end he wasn't wearing the suit but he was still the same, so he could potentially wear it again and be a badass, though i don't see him leaving because of his family and it all wraps up pretty nicely at the end.

It's wierd because i can't see a meaningful enough story set between 2 and 4 if that's what happens, but i can't see a game without the familiar characters. I'm sure kojima will do it justice either way.

Yeah Kojima says it's his last on like every game... he's going to keep doing MGS till he can't do MGS anymore.

"Well technically Raiden was still a cyborg at the end of MGS4. He just has more human like parts if I'm not mistaken.

"Yeah Kojima says it's his last on like every game... he's going to keep doing MGS till he can't do MGS anymore."

Just to be clear, it wouldn't be "Metal Gear Solid: Raiden", it would be "Metal Gear Raiden".

Kojima always feels like his next game will be his last and epic conclusion, but in the end he always learns something more and puuts that to use on his next game. It's definitely a good thing, because he always puts his heart into the next game. I'm not a huge fan of the Raiden- idea, and I thought his speech was pretty horrible and short- sighted, but I'm a big fan of the series and am excited to see how things go.

Ooh man, I've still got unused copies of MGS 1 2 and 3 that I need to play.

I like Jeffs idea of calling it metal gear zero after how 4 leaves things.

Kind of upsets me to be honest.  I'm a huge fan of MGS, but I really don't want Kojima shoehorning in or retconning any more fiction.  4 was great, but I feel like I don't need a new game that has anything to do with these characters.  Regardless, I'm sure I'll play it either way.

metal gear sunny is still possible hahaha

raiden could have trained her

Hope they create something as awesome as the other games.

"Hmmm more action oriented? since mgs4 really was just action any ways i dont see how it can get any more that way. as for that Didn't Kojima say 4 was the last one? or atleast his last one? Then again he said that for 3 i believe as well."

Nice catch.

They need to change the name if it's gonna be raiden...