Metroid Dread producer Yoshio Sakamoto has confirmed that Metroid Dread isn't the end of the series, and is instead just the final episode in the current saga.
, Famitsu interviewed Yoshio Sakamoto about Metroi🐓d Dread around the time of its reveal at E3. The comments have now been translated thanks to , and in the interview, Sakamoto talks about the future of Metr🌸oid beyond Dread.
During the interview, Sakamoto said, "This is the last chapter in the series so far, the final chapter about the shared fate and adversarial relationship Samus shares with the Metroid. T♚his isn’t the end of the Metr😼oid series. We don’t want that, I’m sure fans don’t want that, and we hope you’ll look forward to what’s coming in future episodes."
Although it may seem pretty obvious that Metroid isn't going to end after Dread considering how popular of a series it is, and how important it is to Nintendo, Dread has been advertised as the final entry in this particular story. This has led to some fans believing that Metroid Dread might be the end of 2D Metroid, but this comment makes it clear that more will be coming at some point.
This isn't the first time that Sakamoto has talked about Metroid Dread and its position as the last game in the current saga. , Sakamoto said, "The series has chronicled the uncanny relationship between these Metroids and the heroine Samus, but this game will mark the end of that story arc. We're hoping fans of the series will wonder "what does 'mark an end to the story arc' mean?" as they play the game."
The main reason that fans were concerned about Metroid Dread potentially being the end of the series is the fact that it took so long for this particular saga to end. Not even counting the 19-year gap between Dread and the last chronological part of the story, it's been 4 years since the last proper Metroid release.
