Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Kojima fans, the day has arrived. Konami has finally announced Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2; it’s coming to PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Xbox, and PC on August 27. It collects Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel. It’s available to preorder now on all platforms (see it at Amazon). Let’s take a look at where you can find it, how much it costs, and what to expect from the collection.

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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Game List

For those who enjoy looking at contents in list form, here’s what games are included in the collection:

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version)
• Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
• (Versions for other regions of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots can be downloaded separately from the store.)

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Included Extras

Along with the games in the collection, you also get the following digital bonus items:

Preorder/Early Purchase Bonus

• Cardboard Camouflage – (in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
• LOVE BOX Uniform – (in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)

Digital Contents

• Metal Gear Solid 4 Database
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Master Book
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Screenplay Book
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Master Book
• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Soundtrack Vol.2
• MGS: Master Collection Vol. 1 Save Data Bonus – If you have save data for any title in the first collection, you’ll get the following digital bonus items: Gold Camouflage in MGS4, and Gold Uniform in MGS: PW.

What Is Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2?

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 is a collection of the previously PS3-exclusive 2008 game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, as well as the HD Collection version of the 2010 PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. And for good measure, it also contains the non-canon 2000 Game Boy game Metal Gear: Ghost Babel.

This collection represents the first time MGS 4 has been available on any platform other than PlayStation 3. With Konami’s thin release schedule over the past decade or so, many fans wondered if the series’ fourth main assignment would ever be released from its PS3 prison. I, for one, am extremely glad to see that happen, because my PS3 is in some box somewhere in my basement.

And just like with Vol. 1, you don’t have to buy the whole collection if you only want one game. You can buy each of the included games individually on all the platforms’ digital storefronts.

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