Katakana symbols are much more simple, and therefore would show up clearer on a small screen. Snake obviously didn't stay so quiet forever, however, with him getting an actual voice in Metal Gear ...

explaining how it led to the game's name "Metal Gear Solid Delta". "The Delta symbol (Δ) was chosen because its meaning fits the concept of the remake project," the official Metal Gear account ...

Snake returns to the battlefield in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain as Big Boss, in the midst of a sandstorm riding a white horse. It is 1984, nine years after the fighting, the destruction ...