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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2is in the pipeline, Konami has confirmed. However, the company has some concerns about it, which suggest that it might be a while untilMetal Gear Solidfans get to playVolume 2.
October 24 will mark the first anniversary of Konami’s inaugural wave ofMGSremasters reaching PC and consoles.Rumors aboutMetal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2have been circulating the internet since before the original bundle hit the market.
MGS Master Collection: Vol. 2 Is Happening, But Facing Some Challenges
Konami has now confirmed that the second part of the bundle is indeed in the works, with theMGSseries producer Noriaki Okamurasaying as much during the latest episode of theMetal Gear Production Hotlineweb series (viaTheGamer). However, the catch is that the project is presently in an early stage of development, with Konami itself still being in the process of figuring out how to approach it. Some of the challenges that the company is currently facing concern the lack of a clear and obvious starting point that it had withVolume 1, not least because bothMGS2andMGS3: Snake Eaterhad pre-existing HD ports that Konami was able to use and repurpose.
It Will Be ‘a Little While’ Before Konami Shares MGS Master Collection: Vol. 2 News
Since the subsequent games prior toPhantom Painhaven’t been modernized, the Japanese company is still trying to figure out how best to tackleVolume 2and how long its development might take. Okamura said it’s going to be “a little while” until these questions are answered and Konami is able to share more information about the project.
Konami Has Concerns About MGS: Volume 2 After Vol. 1’s Troubled Launch
The September 10 video also the producer reveal that theMGS Master Collection: Vol. 1launch issuesare still fresh on Konami’s mind. “We’re also worried about howVol. 1had a pretty rough launch with all the issues, so we are going to do everything we can not to repeat that,” Okamura said, all the while asking fans for patience.
We’re also worried about how Vol. 1 had a pretty rough launch with all the issues, so we are going to do everything we can not to repeat that.
The first volume of the bundle required multiple updates spread out over five months until the majority of its most jarring problems, including bugged analog controls and severe performance issues, were fixed. The latest of these patches debuted in the form of the 1.5.0 update, which rolled out back in mid-March 2024. Konami said thateven moreMetal Gear Solid Master Collectionfixes were in the worksat the time. As for the second volume of the bundle, fans have long been clamoring for it because it’s expected to finally freeMGS4: Guns of the Patriotsfrom the confines of the PS3.Vol. 2is also likely to includeMGS: Portable OpsandPeace Walker.
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Released in 1998, this was the first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series. The game pioneers 3D stealth action against the threat of war and global nuclear weapons, using live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, interwoven with innovative gameplay.The storyline, a whirlwind of intrigue and betrayal, has been hailed as the greatest story of the 20th century and was the third title in the METAL GEAR series to become a hit in subsequent years.Also included: Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, an exclusive digital Screenplay Book and Master Book that details the story and characters in Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
