Sons of the Patriots finally headed to multiplatform
Ahead of the release of classic compilation Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol1, Konami updated its website with a timeline of the featured games — However, dataminers gon’ datamine, and folks prodded around the website might have unearthed the contents of a yet to be announced Volume 2.
According to the uncovered data, the Metal Gear Solid timeline pages features placeholder buttons for a selection of latter-day Metal Gear titles, namely 2008’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, 2010 PlayStation Portable release Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and 2015’s magnum opus, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which would be the final title in the series to be helmed by creator Hideo Kojima.
The new Metal Gear Solid website added buttons to the timeline for the games in Master Collection Vol. 1, but if you inspect the page, there are placeholder buttons for MGS4, Peace Walker, and MGSV as well.
Very interesting. pic.twitter.com/V0ezMHdpcT
— Nitroid ❗ (@Nitroid) June 21, 2023
Should these titles prove to be the lineup for Master Collection Vol.2, then this will be the very first time that Metal Gear Solid 4 has been made available on a platform outside of the PS3. Seeing this release, as well as the other titles, on Xbox, PC, and other platforms will certainly be a moment in MGS history, so here’s hoping that this datamine proves to be accurate.
Back in the world of Actually Confirmed releases, fans are looking forward to Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1, which comprises Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, along with the original Metal Gear and Snake’s Revenge, and a selection of rad additional content. It will launch October 24 on PS5, PC, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.
Metal Gear Solid 4 finally freed from PS3 as part of leaked Master Collection Vol. 2 [IGN]