Konami announced today that Metal Gear Online , the multiplayer component of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain , will not be available at the launch of the game September 1 but it will come more than a month later on 6 October. Not been provided explanations on this postponement, but it is likely that the developer wants to test and refine how before releasing it to the public at large; fans of the game will then delve into the single player component of the game for a little over a month, before throwing in online games.