Konami has announced that Metal Gear Online will close its doors on June 21st after four years of service. The game made up the multiplayer component in Metal Gear Solid 4. At one point, the game has around 1.3 million users, but numbers have obviously shrunk over the years.
The European PlayStation Store has been updated and Europe and now download the Metal Gear Online Beta, which was released in the US a day early. Unlike the US, anyone can access the online beta. US games will have to preorder Metal Gear Solid 4 in order to receive a beta key to gain access to the game. Konami require you to register for a Konami ID in order to play the beta. The download weighs in at 741MB.
