Base Building And Customization.

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At the Eurogamer Expo today, Hideo Kojima showed off Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes once again, and revealed that the game will have Peace Walker-inspired base-building and customisation.

You'll be able to walk around the base in real-time, he said, and you'll be able to develop weapons there, too. You get to it by calling a helicopter at any time during the game's missions; the helicopter can drop you down elsewhere, whether at another mission area or back at base.

Kojima also said that base management would be an ideal fit for smartphones. "These days there are various ways to access the game world, not just playing in your living room on your games console. You may also access through your cell phone and other devices," he said. "I think in that respect that motherbase system lends itself very well to that system, and that's something we're planning on for Ground Zeroes."

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes has no estimated release date yet, but it's running on current-gen consoles, so next year seems like a safe guess.