Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection release date - When is Vol 1 coming?

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When is the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection release date?

The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection release date is 24th October 2023 on all platforms. That's when Vol 1 will be available.

The Silent Hill 2 remake from Team Bloober, also a Konami title, is slated for release in the autumn of 2023 as well, so it looks like it's certainly going to be a busy period for the Japanese powerhouse.

What's for certain is that nostalgic nerds like us are in for a trip down memory lane later this year. And presumably there will be a Vol 2 at some point down the line, as well. Otherwise, why would you name it that?

Can I pre-order Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection?

You can pre-order Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection for the PS5 on the PlayStation Store, where its UK price is listed as £49.99.

The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1 is also available for pre-order from the Nintendo eShop and the Xbox Store, with a Steam page expected to go live soon.

Konami is going all out for this release with plenty of extra goodies, so be sure to keep reading to see what will be included when it releases later this year.

Which consoles and platforms can play Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection?

The Metal Gear Solid: Master collection is so far only confirmed for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and Steam.

Not since 2011 have we had such an abundance of Metal Gears on current-gen platforms as we do with the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection.

We have no doubt that the work done by the excellent Bluepoint Games on Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 for the HD collection will be built upon for this release.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection gameplay and story details

The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection contains quite a breadth of content. Below are the games included.

Metal Gear games

• Metal Gear
• Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
• Metal Gear Solid (Including VR Missions/Special Missions)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (HD Collection version)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD Collection version)
• Metal Gear (NES/FC version)
• Snake's Revenge

Metal Gear graphic novels

• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel

Metal Gear digital books

• Metal Gear Solid: Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear Solid: Master Book
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Master Book
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Master Book
• Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Master Book

Metal Gear soundtrack

• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Soundtrack

In order of release, this sees you sneaking into Outer Heaven in Metal Gear, snooping your way into Zanzibar Land in Metal Gear 2: Snake's Revenge, slinking through into Shadow Moses in Metal Gear Solid, skulking around tanker and then an oil-cleaning platform in Metal Gear Solid 2 and finally going back to the origins of Big Boss during the '60s and slithering through the Soviet jungle of Tselinoyarsk in Metal Gear Solid 3.

Tactical espionage action indeed.

There’s a lot of gameplay and story on offer here and, hopefully, we’ll soon get to see more of the plot with a potential future Vol 2!

Is there a Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection trailer?

The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1 got a showing at the latest Nintendo Direct and can be watched below.

We can see gameplay from all of the titles in action and get a glimpse at what additional content we'll be seeing in the Master Collection, and it's looking to be of great value to fans of the series.

There are animated graphic novels, screenplay, master books and even a soundtrack for us to pretend we're on a secret mission when we're out at the shops.

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