Rainbow Six Siege X is doing an official crossover event with Metal Gear Solid, bringing in classic MGS1 skins and other goodies into the game. David Hayter, the most recognizable voice of the franchise, is also returning as Solid Snake for the event.
The crossover was announced today, Feb. 15. It’ll bring iconic faces and weapons from the Metal Gear Solid franchise into Rainbow Six Siege, with the likes of Psycho Mantis, Gray Fox, Revolver Ocelot, and, of course, Solid Snake himself entering the fray. What’s most interesting to me, though, is that David Hayter will be reprising his role as Solid Snake, having been the voice behind that iconic character for much of the series’ history.
Snake will be a permanent and playable operator, coming to the game alongside Operation Silent Hunt on March 3. He uses the Soliton Radar MKIII gadget, allowing him to detect enemies in his immediate vicinity as well as to survey the local floor plan.
David Hayter, who voices Solid Snake in this new crossover event, has played the character since Metal Gear Solid 1 all the way up to MGS4. He was excluded from the role by Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain but has reprised it on several occasions following Kojima’s departure from Konami.
The MGS crossover and the addition of Solid Snake are just the beginning of Siege‘s Year 11 roadmap, which aims to significantly rebalance the game and add more operators, new weapons, and more.
