28 February 2007
Ferry

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence goes offline in the US on April 3

Konami just announced Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence’s online mode goes offline on April 3rd, 2007. The PS2-exclusive stealth-action game was released on March 14th, 2006, putting heavy emphasis on its new online mode through prize tournaments last year.

New in the expanded and renamed release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was the online multiplayer mode for up to eight players, where you choose “Team Battle” or “Snake vs. Enemies” and carry out missions cooperatively or competitively. — A Konami employee said the following:

“The last day of online service for Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence in North America will be April 2nd. Konami sincerely thanks all of the Subsistence online community for their dedication to the game and support of the Metal Gear Solid series. The Metal Gear online tradition of stealth, action and team play continues on the PSP system with Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops with all-new characters, levels and modes of play - don’t miss this incredible evolution of Metal Gear Online. Thank you for the Kojima Productions battle and thanks for the chance to work on that guide. I will miss the game and all of those times.” — Thanks for the tip John.

1 March 2007 07:13
Reeteshinator

Oh… Thats to show that.. all things free cant exist for ever

30 March 2007 06:25
Spark

Oh damn i wish it were an april fools joke… but it doesnt seem like it

11 April 2007 12:39
Reestablisher

This game is the best of online multiplayer game and cant believe they quit the server… we buy the game and they close the server …they must put the server online again

27 June 2007 17:47
Tucker

what kind of jacked up shit is this, i lend a friend mgs and when i get it back, its no longer online, what company is dumb enough to take off one of the best online games ever and their first, they might as well piss on half their loyal fans and customers, i hope one of the higher up reads this and decides to go home and beat himself with a bat till some sense is knocked into him and he does something about this … pssh jack asses , if they were cutting online off they should’ve at least waited for the next console mgs because the psp online is shit… I would gladly pay to keep this game online, if i knew they would take the game offline one day, i sure as hell wouldn’t have waisted money on it. way to half ass it kojima … idiots

25 July 2007 18:40
CyrylTheWolf

You’re missing the big point here…

SONY is as scandalous as they come. Certainly they will be no exception when it comes to retail marketing.

They’re cuttin’ down this server for very specific reasons. The primary reasons are to push the focus of the customers towards the newer games.

Think about it… Newer games…that you have to BUY…on newer game systems…that you ALSO have to buy…

Get the big picture now? Especially where the new MGS4 is concerned. That game is going to be HUGE and they’re making an online game with MGS.

Now ask yourself… Is SONY just killing the good old stuff…to make people buy the NEWER shit?

You’re goddamn right those sons of bitches are!

Wolf…out.

13 November 2007 21:34
Che Guevara

Down with sony!!!

27 July 2008 09:37
Darklynx

This is why i cry every night… Kojima, take your bullsh*t and cram it back up your fat *ss…