World peace was a farce

Kojima weeps gently

It pains me to report that, no, all Metal Gear Solid V players did not cast aside their nuclear arms in puꩵrsuit of world peace. We have been hoodwinked, bamboozꩲled, led astray, run amok, and flat-out deceived.

Earlier this summer, the PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid V finally realized Hideo Kojima’s ultimate goal as every player disarmed their nukes and world peace was achieved. It was peace on a smaller scale because PS3 doesn’t have the player count of PC or PS4, but it’s a start. For everyꦕ n🤪uke to be disarmed is a feat no matter the platform.

Konami had to rain on our parade. As reports, Konami confirmed that the “All nukes destroyed” cutscene was triggered because of a trickster:

<About the Nuke Disarmament Event for PS3 (1/3) >
The nuke disarmament event w💎hich took place July 28 2020 (JST) was not caused because the disarmament was achieved.

— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@Metalgear)

<About the Nuke Disarmament Event for PS3 (3/3) >
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused for our players. We will announce again if🐻 additional measures are taken.

— METAL GEAR OFFICIAL (@Metalgear)

The Banksy of video game hackers has been caught and banned. Gandhi — the one in Civ, not the real one — would be beaming with pride. We’ve achieved nothing.

It’s not like 2020 is overflowing with feel-good stories. Konami, couldn’t you just let us have this one? Ignorance is bliss, what you don’t know can’t hurt you, etc. Never, not even for just a few short minutes, have Metal Gear Solid V players lived in peaceful harmony. It’ll almost certainly stay that way forever.

[Kotaku]