During Konami’s pre-E3 has put to rest rumours on the new voice actor for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. It seems that Snake, previously played by screenwriter David Hayter, will now be voiced by British/Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland. Sutherland will be playing MGS 5 iteration of Big Boss, formally known as Naked Snake.
While many fans are upset about the new change, it does seem like an appropriate role for the star as he’s familiar with the action/drama genre with his time as Jack Bauler in the hit series 24. Whether or not fans take well to this once the full game is out, or if Kojima is trolling us again (he tends to do this alot) remains to be seen.
You can catch the entire Pre-E3 announcement for Konami after the jump. The MGS related information is about 10 minutes in.