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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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[Metal Gear Solid] In order to defeat Psycho Mantis and break his mind control, you have to transfer playstation controller ports. From an in-universe perspective, how the fuck is Snake breaking free?
gpt
By switching his controller to the second port.

The game mechanics are a known, in-universe part of the Metal Gear world. They know there's a real-world CD case with Meryl's CODEC frequency on it. They know what save files are, and that you have to switch discs on the Playstation (and they know they've switched to new hardware, because they comment on not needing to switch discs anymore on Shadow Moses in MGS4). Revolver Ocelot will call you out if you try to use an auto-fire controller on the torture sequence. The End will literally drop fucking dead if you screw with your system clock during the sniper duel. And yes, Colonel Campbell knows damn well that there is a controller, there is a port, and there is a second port you can plug into.