For Metal Gear fans, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is obviously the next big thing to look forward to after a torturously prolonged hiatus for the series, but questions about other potential projects never really fully die down. For instance, fans have been waiting for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to become available on modern platforms – or hell, any platform other than the PS3, which is what it launched for in 2008 – for what feels like forever. Interestingly enough, Konami seems to be suggesting that that wait might not stretch on too much longer.
Speaking in an interview with IGN, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura recently teased – not too subtly – that a second volume of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection would likely include Metal Gear Solid 4 as well.
“We definitely are aware of this situation with MGS4,” Okamura said. “Unfortunately we can’t really say too much at the moment with [Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection] Vol. 1 containing MGS 1-3 dot dot dot… you can probably connect the dots!
“Right now we still are internally concerned about what we should be doing for the future of the series. So sorry, we can’t really reveal anything at the moment. But stay tuned!”
This isn’t the first time the idea of MGS4 being included in a potential Vol. 2 has come up. Reports suggested in June last year that it would indeed be part of the next Metal Gear collection, alongside The Phantom Pain and Peace Walker, which was later reinforced by datamining leaks of Vol. 1 later in the year.
Speaking about the next Master Collection release earlier in the year, Noriaki stated its contents hadn’t yet been decided, and asked for more patience. Read more on that through here.
In the meantime, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is in development for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with a release date or window currently unknown, though that will seemingly be announced later this year.
