The official revelation of a Solid Metal Gear 3 remake was one of Sony’s headliners Recent PlayStation 5 showcase, but it probably won’t be finished for a while. Thankfully, a collection of Metal Gear classics is coming to modern platforms this fall, and it will actually include more games than originally anticipated.
Announced alongside Metal Gear Solid 3 Deltaby Konami Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will be coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam in just a few months, and the PlayStation Store page (via Eurogamer) now shows that the original Metal Gear 1 And 2 will also be part of the package, both of which laid the groundwork for a sprawling framework of political intrigue, Cold War paranoia, and a super complex family tree of guys called Snake.
This means the set will house the first games in the stealth spy series:
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- Metal Gear 2: Solid Serpent
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- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Freedom (HD Collection Version)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD Collection Version)
The first two games were on the MSX2, Solid was on PS1And sons of freedom And snake eater were on PS2. It’s basically the 2012 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection who brought those same games (less Peace marcher on PSP) on PS3 and Xbox 360, but which is not currently accessible on modern platforms. The only game not included of metal gearthe initial term of 20 years is revenge of the snakethe first follow-up to the original game that wasn’t directed by writer and creator Hideo Kojima.
All these games were before removed from the list of older showcases in 2021 on issues related to “licenses for certain historical stock footage used in the game”. Konami says the new collection will contain the original versions of the games with “minimal changes to copyrighted content.”
Either way, it’s a lot. metal gear, and if it’s on par with Konami’s other classic collections, it will hopefully be a decent homage and preservation to the franchise. We don’t have an exact price or exact release date yet, but that should keep fans busy until snake eater redofor better or for worse, finally happens.
Correction 05/26/2023 6:03 PM ET: Fixed original platform for first and second metal gear.
