A post on the Konami website has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will have online services suspended for PS3 and Xbox 360.
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The full shutdown will come into effect on May 31, 2022, with the first moves to be made toward shutting down the services starting today (August 31, 2021). The post confirms that although the online service is ending for these consoles, the main Metal Gear Solid V game will still be playable.
The initial step will terminate the game’s purchase system, with DLC coming offline from November 30. The entirety of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will then be removed from the PS3 and Xbox 360 stores on March 1, 2022.
By May 31, 2022, none of the online features will be available to play or connect to. Konami has said that no refunds will be made.
So far, Konami has not announced any changes to the other versions of Metal Gear Solid V, so the PS4, Xbox One, and versions should all remain unaffected.
