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A new leak seemingly confirms thatGuns of the Patriots, Peace WalkerandThe Phantom Painwill feature inMetal Gear Solid: Master CollectionVol. 2. The beloved stealth action franchise was created by visionary game designer Hideo Kojima, who parted ways with Konami in October 2015, with his final entry into the franchise beingMetal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.Kojima has not been credited inMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1even though he was pivotal in the success of the franchise.
TheMetal Gear Solidfranchise has racked up a respectable number of titlesover the years, and so the news that Konami would be releasing theMaster Collectionwas welcomed by fans. By tackingVol. 1on at the end of the title for the collection ofMetal Gear Solidgames, Konami revealed its intent to release a second collection. This immediately sparked speculation about what gamesVol. 2would contain.
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A Reddit user by the name of Timo653 shared their findings after “digging through the scripts” of theMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1launcher, and discovered multiple references to what appear to be the games that will make upVol. 2when it eventually comes out. According to Timo653, there is a listing of games in an asset search function that lists not only theMaster Collection Vol. 1games, but also referenced areGuns of the Patriots, Peace Walker,andMetal Gear Solid 5.
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 Leaked Games List
This seems likesolid evidence of the contents ofMaster Collection Vol. 2, plus it also matches up with a previous leak through Konami’s website. Perhaps most exciting is the inclusion ofMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which is currently only available on PlayStation 3.Peace Walkerwas available on more platforms in the 7th home console generation, where it was originally designed for the PlayStation Portable and later ported to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and finally the PlayStation Vita handheld.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1may have its issues, but it is excellent value for money since it contains the originalMetal Gearand its sequel,Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake,along with the first 3Metal Gear Solidgames. If it releases at the same price point,Vol. 2will also be great value, too. Whether there will be any bonus content like inVol. 1is unknown.Metal Gear Solid: Portable OpsandMetal GearAcid,both PSP exclusives, could be potential candidates, but this is pure speculation.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.
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