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Solid Snake Is Coming to Rainbow Six Siege as a Playable Operator
Live-service games are no strangers to collaborations. From MOBAs and gacha titles to shooters and fighting games, crossovers have become a reliable way to draw in new audiences. Rainbow Six Siege has experimented with this approach before, but those efforts were largely limited to cosmetic crossovers.
This time, Ubisoft is taking a much bigger step. A newly released teaser has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake is officially joining Rainbow Six Siege in an upcoming collaboration.
A Nostalgic Teaser Confirms Solid Snake’s Arrival
The announcement came via a short teaser that immediately evokes the tone and iconography of Metal Gear Solid. While brief, the video leaves little room for doubt, confirming that Solid Snake is crossing over into Ubisoft’s tactical shooter.
For long-time Metal Gear fans, the reveal leans heavily into nostalgia, focusing on Snake’s iconic look rather than offering gameplay footage or mechanical details.
A Fully Playable Operator, Not Just a Skin
What sets this collaboration apart is how Solid Snake is being implemented. Unlike previous crossovers, including Rainbow Six Siege’s NieR tie-in, Snake will not be limited to cosmetic items. Instead, he is being introduced as a full-fledged Operator.
That means Solid Snake will have his own gameplay presence, complete with a unique Operator slot rather than simply being a visual overlay for an existing character. It marks one of the most ambitious crossover implementations Siege has attempted to date.
Ability Details Still Under Wraps
At the time of writing, Ubisoft has not revealed Solid Snake’s Operator abilities or role within Siege’s tactical ecosystem. Given the character’s legacy, expectations are naturally centred around stealth, reconnaissance, and information control.
Ubisoft has confirmed that more details about Solid Snake’s kit will be shared on February 15. Until then, fans are left to speculate on how Snake’s signature playstyle will translate into Siege’s competitive framework.
Fitting Snake Into Siege’s Tactical Identity
Beyond gameplay mechanics, there is also curiosity around presentation. Rainbow Six Siege has a distinct visual and tonal identity grounded in modern counter-terrorism, while Solid Snake comes from a more stylised stealth-action lineage.
How Ubisoft balances Snake’s iconic design with Siege’s grounded aesthetic will likely be just as important as his abilities when the full reveal arrives.
Rainbow Six Siege is currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
