Short for ''Metal Gear Solid 4''.

One of the few good PS3 exclusives...

yet.

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.

Abbrevation for Metal Gear Solid 4, a PS3 game by Hideo Kojima.

In the latest addition of the Metal Gear Franchise you take on the role of Old Snake, who has aged rapidly due to the mutating FOXDIE virus in his body. In this, probably, last version of Metal Gear Solid it is up to you to stop your evil brother Liquid Snake from taking over the world.

MGS4 is a PS3-exclusive and will not release on the other gaming platforms.