Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain‘s ultra-special Nuclear Disarmament ending has randomly unlocked in the title’s PC version, and publisher Konami has admitted it doesn’t know why.
Whoops.
The special ending is considered almost impossible to achieve as it requires that every player dismantle every single nuclear device on their own Mother Base. Every. Single. Player.
The ending randomly unlocked over the weekend on PC, leading many to believe hackers had cracked the ending without earning it properly.
The ending itself’s has been accessed and shared on YouTube in 2015, but here’s a look at it if you’ve not seen it:
The idea the ending was hacked seems the most likely, especially since Konami took to Twitter to confirm it wasn’t a type of marketing for the upcoming Metal Gear: Survive.
“The nuclear disarmament event was triggered in the Steam version of METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN on Feb 2nd at approximately 12:00 GMT. We are still investigating, but can confirm that the event was triggered while the nuke count hadn’t reached zero,” Konami wrote.
“We will share more information as soon as possible, but you can play the game normally and other platforms have not been affected.
“We would like to apologize for the inconvenience and reassure you that we will investigate the matter as well as take the necessary action to avoid this in the future.”
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is available on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4.
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