How Did That Metal Gear Rising 2 PS4 Rumour Start?

Do you remember earlier in the year when Sony seemingly teased Metal Gear Rising 2 for the PlayStation 4? Hideo Kojima instantly debunked the rumours, but after years of ruses, we didn't believe him. It turns out that he was telling the truth, though, as Platinum Games has now commented on the speculation, too.

Apparently, the giant '2' that was squeezed into the Japanese giant's Taipei Game Show stream was taken from a piece of artwork that the studio created to celebrate the second anniversary of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. For some reason, the PlayStation maker decided to use the numeral for its broadcast – and the rest is history.

Of course, while this is all disappointing news, the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the 'teaser' may have convinced Konami to greenlight a sequel. While the release had its shortcomings, we were big fans of the original on the PlayStation 3 – and would love to see a follow-up thrust its HF Blade into Sony's next-gen format.