You're quickly becoming my favorite poster here. E3 isn't E3 unless someone has a mental breakdown, and I'm happy to see it was you. What's even funnier are the people arguing with you that actually believe they can correct your thinking. Bravo sir. You are a god amongst patients.

To join into the fray and keep this lovely post going, let me answer your questions.

1. MGS 2, MGS 3 and MGS: Portable Ops, 3/5 of the MGS titles do not have Solid Snake as the main character. Considering Raiden has already highlighted a Metal Gear Solid game, there really isn't a legitimate reason to think he can't do it again.

2. Agreed to an extent. Raiden uses a blade primarily so it might play similiar to that later section of MGS2. I did like playing that portion. It was fun. However, if you mean it won't be stealth oriented, that's mere speculation. MGS2 was as stealthy as the rest and Raiden was the star. Also you're basing it off MGS4's Raiden, whom we only see during his fights with Vamp. We don't know if he enacts stealthy infiltration tactics outside of those moments, which would have merely been boss fights if playable, and that is when stealth gets shot to hell in MGS anyways.

3. You do not know this. Raiden's story was the highlight of MGS2 and everyone considers that game canon. Raiden's story is in MGS4 also and that too is considered canon. Frankly I can't stand his fucking story in MGS4, so this game is likely not for me, but that doesn't mean it isn't an important part of the MGS storyline. Let's just be thankful it isn't a Johnny Akiba and Meryl Silverburgh game. I shudder at the thought of that.

ROTFLMBO X 3.14. Hahaha! This.

+1 for Silverfox

Ok lets say hypothetically that mgs:r is a spin-off.

Kojima still said that every single main series mgs game will make an apperance on the 360 basically voiding your thread title.

Just had to post,and your wrong

^^^^ Can you edit your post without using the word f*cking?

Truth be told, as much as I love gaming, I would never pass up some a naked babe for a video game. If anyone says they would, they should be getting a check from the govment.

@ OP - man, I am loving watching you climb out of this hole you dug for yourself. Haha.

Yeah, well.. I'm allowed to be a sony fanboy considering i own TWO WORKING 360s and except facts for what they are... One in my room, and one right here in the computer room.  PS3 is in the living room.  But, seeing as how I have both systems, I can say whatever I want, and not have to worry about people saying what 360, or PS3 is getting.  Because if I wanted to, I could just get the xbox exclusive, and guess what.  I can STILL play it.

I like PS3 way more than Microsoft, I've grown up with SEGA and Playstation (that's why), and yes, I have two working dreamcasts also (and 2 working Genesis also...) No Saturn.. had one back in '98...  It wouldn't be such a big thing if you had both systems.  You wouldn't even feel the need to have made a tread for no reason bashing.  If your like me, with both systems, you'll just be happy to see games on the PS3, and not use the 360 so much.

I'm not going to make a thread bashing xbox.  I own two, what sense would that make?  And, eventhough I just have one PS3 (no, I'm not getting a second anytime soon) I'm not bashing it either because it's my favorite.  But, at least I can say exactly why I don't like the 360, and not just hate it because it's Sony's competition.  But, I don't own a Wii, and if I ever feel the need to make myself seem as noobish as you, I'll bash it.  Trust me, I hate Wii and Nintendo so much it's stupid.

People wouldn't hate fanboys/girls if they actually owned multiple systems and respected each other for liking whatever system it is they liked.

Poor fanboy, i feel sorry for him.

hahahahaha somebody registered just to laugh at this guy lol

Well that didn't go too well for you. Sorry for your loss. :P