While introduced during the events of Ground Zeroes, the Mother Base is set to play a central role in Phantom Pain. Konami has promised that the exclusive Mother Base items obtained via pre-order will give gamers "a key advantage" when they start Phantom Pain. Seeing as it's the central hub where you'll be building new armaments and storing weapons, this sounds pretty useful.Additionally, it's been confirmed that player's actions during Ground Zeroes will carry over onto your Phantom Pain save. For example, characters rescued will be available within The Phantom Pain. Actions performed in the prologue game will also have repercussions at the conclusion of the follow-up.
Finally, Konami has also announced iDroid: an app available on iOS, Android and Smartglass systems that acts as a second game screen and unlocks new options for you. It can show a map of the world or summon air support, while cassettes found in the game can be played via it. It also provides access to global rankings for mission success.
iDroid will be compatible with both current and next-gen versions of the game, and it'll also allow you to remotely build the Mother Base. Earlier today, Kojima revealed how he came up with the names for Solid, Liquid and Solidus Snake.Ground Zeroes is essentially the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The full version of Metal Gear Solid V being split into two games has been explained by Kojima as being a result of the release of PlayStation 4.
Konami has also confirmed that the upcoming prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will run at 1080p on PS4, and 720p on Xbox One.
While the release date for Ground Zeroes was recently announced, Kojima has warned fans against expecting Phantom Pain any time soon, as there's apparently still a good deal of work that needs to be done. Luke Karmali is IGN's UK Junior Editor. You too can revel in mediocrity by following him on Twitter.