Metal Gear fans are excited following the emergence of potential hunts regarding the future release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on platforms outside of its native platform, the PlayStation 3, for the first time since 2008. With Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1 finally launching, eagle-eyed observers have noticed interesting references embedded within the game files that suggest future intentions for the game series.
The Master Collection Volume 1, which made its debut just this week, notably features games such as Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, and HD Collection versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. However, a deeper look into the game files by dedicated Reddit users has unearthed references to Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The discovery of these references, combined with the way that Konami labeled the collection, has led to growing speculation that a second, and possibly even third, volume could potentially be in the pipeline. This Volume 2, fans theorize, may well include some of the major titles from the Metal Gear series that are conspicuously missing from the first collection.
These findings are backed by more evidence, including an update on Konami's website for the Master Collection, which intriguingly featured a screenshot from Guns of the Patriots. In addition to this, it displayed a timeline with the clickable placeholder buttons for MGS4, Peace Walker, and MGS5: The Phantom Pain. These placeholders, combined with recent discoveries in the game files, seem to strongly indicate a possible future release of these titles in a forthcoming collection.
