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Vol. 1 includes Metal Gear (1987), Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990), Metal Gear Solid (1998), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004), along with the NES versions of Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge as bonus content. Motion comics, screenplays, character dossiers, and curated soundtracks are included alongside each game.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 released on the 24th of October, 2023. It launched simultaneously for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.
The collection launched with games locked to 720p on all platforms, despite Konami's pre-release claim of 1080p performance on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The Nintendo Switch version ran at 30 FPS, a cap described as 'bizarre' given that the Shield TV version used the same Tegra X1 chip and ran at 60 FPS. The PC version also launched without graphics or audio options.
The Nintendo Switch version of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 scored 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, the highest of any platform version. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions each scored 74 out of 100.
Vol. 2 includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010), with Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (2000) as a bonus game. Vol. 2 also includes a full restoration of the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database, which collects the franchise's entire canon lore through Guns of the Patriots. It is scheduled for release on the 27th of August, 2026.
Released in 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots remained the only main entry in the Metal Gear franchise never ported beyond its original PlayStation 3 hardware. Its inclusion in Vol. 2 of the Master Collection marks the first time the game will be available on modern platforms.