What we heard: At a Berlin press event for the European launch of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Kojima reportedly began his presentation by flatly stating that Solid Snake's next adventure "will be a next-generation title." Straightforward enough, right? Well, not exactly. The problem is, most of the reports in the European press feature the exact same quotes with the exact same wording and the exact same punctuation, suggesting they all came from the exact same report. Then there's the problem that US-based Konami officials won't confirm Kojima's comments. "Kojima has been hard to reach, since he is traveling right now. I can confirm that Europe did have their MGS3 press conference," a senior Konami of American official told GameSpot. "As for the next-gen information, I don't have anything to share at this point." But given the three-year gaps between 1998's Metal Gear Solid, 2001's Sons of Liberty, and 2004's Snake Eater, it seems a no-brainer that Metal Gear Solid 4 will appear on a future platform.