Konami today confirmed thatMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1will release on October 24, in addition to detailing the upcoming bundle’s bonus features. The information was shared as part of the June 21 Nintendo Direct which also sawtwo classic GameCube games shadow-drop for the Switch, among over two dozen other announcements.
TheMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1set was first unveiledat the latest PlayStation Showcase, with Konami originally saying that the bundle is only coming to PC and the current-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft. However, its appearance at today’s Nintendo Direct confirmed thatMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1is also slated to release for the Switch come late October.
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Additionally, the brief trailer featured during the June 21 broadcast provided an overview of the bundle’s many bonus features. The highlights from this list of extra content include a NES port ofMetal Gear—not to be confused with the significantly different MSX original that’s also part of the collection—andSnake’s Revenge. Both of those titles were developed without Hideo Kojima’s involvement and are hence marketed as bonus content instead of joining thefive mainline games fromMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1. In fact, the 1987 NES port ended up being so different that Kojima publicly denounced it back in 2001 as not being up to his standards, so it’s an interesting bit of history to experience.
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Bonus Content
The upcoming collection will also includeMetal Gear Solid’sDigital Graphic Noveland its sequel, a pair of interactive comic books originally released for the PSP back in 2006. Additionally, each of the five included mainline titles will be paired with a digital screenplay book containing all in-game dialogue, character briefing files, and Codec call scripts. Five digital master books are part of the package, as well, offering strategy guide content, key character quotes, and other information about Kojima’s first fiveMetal Geargames.
Finally, theMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1will ship with an abridged digital soundtrack containing 20 iconic tracks from the long-running series. The list of recordings includes fan-favorites such asTheme of Solid SnakeandSnake Eaterby Cynthia Harrell.
TheMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1set will be followed byMGS Delta: Snake Eater, a remake ofMGS3that’s still without a release date but could end up hitting the market as early as 2024. Beyond that,Konami already confirmed it’s open to remaking moreMetal Geargames.
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1launches October 24 on PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.
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