Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes received a visual comparison yesterday, giving us a look at how the varying formats stack up. Kojima has since responded to claims that the game isn't too far a leap from his PS3 release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Now; Kojima has responded to claims that the game isn't that impressive to look at over on Twitter. He also feels that given the choice, he'd like to see gamers opt for the next-gen versions on PS4 and Xbox One.

I published comparison images of consoles since I get so many questions. Once I said the contents & controls can be equally amused (cont)

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) February 18, 2014

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amused by player as we carefully adjusted, people say "then next-gen is meaningless". Well, I want people to play nextgen if they were(cont)

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) February 18, 2014

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(cont) if they were able to buy, and for those who couldn't, play current-gen version as it is indeed multi.

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) February 18, 2014

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Kojima then called out visual comparisons to Metal Gear Solid 4, stressing that while he feels the fifth game looks better, it is still an open-world game.

Next-gen looks better because of its hi-spec, but what I want u to feel is the point the photo-realistic image we pursue in Fox Engine(cont)

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) February 18, 2014

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Fox Engine made it even the curren-gen look as good as next-gen. Nonsense to compare simply b/w MGS4 &GZ since GZ is open world game thou.

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) February 18, 2014

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What do you make of the above? Is it bonkers to say that Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid 4 look similar, or is that view on the money? Let us know below.

Via DualShockers.