When Does "Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops" (2006) Take Place?
"Metaru Gia Soriddo: Pōtaburu Opusu" (released to English-speaking audiences as "Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops") is a spy video game written by Gakuto Mikumo designed for the PlayStation Portable system that released December 5th, 2006. So when is "Portable Ops" set?
We know this because Lieutenant Cunningham says, "6 years ago, as a member of FOX"... "You were hailed as a true patriot, given the title of Big Boss by the president, and then you"... clearly referring to the final events of "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" (2004), which take place in 1964 AD.
It takes place on an alternate timeline of the fictional Metal Gear universe in the year:
1970 AD
We know this because Lieutenant Cunningham says, "6 years ago, as a member of FOX"... "You were hailed as a true patriot, given the title of Big Boss by the president, and then you"... clearly referring to the final events of "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" (2004), which take place in 1964 AD.
1964 + 6 = 1970.