Konami Quietly Removes Original Versions of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker From Sale After Collection Vol. 2 Announcement

Konami has removed 2 Metal Gear games, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, from integer storefronts.

The Japanese institution yet revealed Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 astatine past week's State of Play showcase, promising to re-release Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for PC and consoles this August. While it's breathtaking that 2 classical tactical espionage enactment titles are getting touch-ups, much importantly, it means MGS4 volition yet beryllium playable connected thing different than PS3 erstwhile the postulation launches August 27, 2026.

Shortly aft that announcement, however, players noticed that the 2 games included successful the postulation had been pulled from the PlayStation and Xbox stores.

It could beryllium that Konami has removed the older games to debar disorder erstwhile pre-ordering the caller collection. A little charitable mentation is that the steadfast has removed the archetypal versions to funnel income towards the caller one. Even though the games were lone disposable connected precise aged systems similar PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360, Metal Gear Solid 4 had antecedently been streamable connected PlayStation.

IGN has asked Konami for comment.

Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 successful October 2023. Mixed successful with the troubled motorboat of the archetypal bundle was a leak, arsenic confirmed by IGN, suggesting much MGS re-releases were connected the way, but it wasn’t until August 2024 that the steadfast would yet archer fans to “stay tuned.”

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 is coming to PC via Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. While we hold to spot if Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 volition person a much unchangeable motorboat than its predecessor, you tin work astir what Konami is doing to reassure players.

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