Summary

  • Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2 is in the works.
  • The catch is that the company is still in the process of figuring out how to approach the project, so it will likely be a while until Vol. 2 sees the light of day.
  • Konami said that the MGS Master Collection: Vol. 1 launch issues are still fresh on its mind and that it's adamant not to repeat them with Vol. 2.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2 is in the pipeline, Konami has confirmed. However, the company has some concerns about it, which suggest that it might be a while until Metal Gear Solid fans get to play Volume 2.

October 24 will mark the first anniversary of Konami's inaugural wave of MGS remasters reaching PC and consoles. Rumors about Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2 have been circulating the internet since before the original bundle hit the market.

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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 the MGS series producer Noriaki Okamura saying as much during the latest episode of the Metal Gear Production Hotline web series (via TheGamer). 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 with Volume 1, not least because both MGS2 and MGS3: Snake Eater had 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 to Phantom Pain haven't been modernized, the Japanese company is still trying to figure out how best to tackle Volume 2 and 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 the MGS Master Collection: Vol. 1 launch issues are still fresh on Konami's mind. "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," 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 that even more Metal Gear Solid Master Collection fixes were in the works at the time. As for the second volume of the bundle, fans have long been clamoring for it because it's expected to finally free MGS4: Guns of the Patriots from the confines of the PS3. Vol. 2 is also likely to include MGS: Portable Ops and Peace Walker.

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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
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Top Critic Avg: 73 /100 Critics Rec: 62%
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Released
October 24, 2023
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Konami
Publisher(s)
Konami
Engine
Unity
Franchise
Metal Gear
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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.

Genre(s)
Action, Stealth