The Chinese website Mrgamer.net claims that there were negotiations between Suzuki and Tencent three years ago to make a sequel before taking their chance with Hideo Kojima since he left Konami.
http://www.mrgamer.net/news/150
https://translate.google.fr/translate?s ... xt=&act=ur
Tencent is a big Chinese company and has investments in Riot Games (League of Legends) and Epic Games (Gears of War).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent