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David Montero Crespo has successfully ported the 1998 PlayStation classic Metal Gear Solid to the ESP32-S3 microcontroller, demonstrating that legacy console games can run on modern low-power hardware through decompilation and recompilation.
Bill Skarsgård has been cast as the lead in Physint, Kojima Productions’ Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor. The project, initially tied to PlayStation, shifted to Xbox after reportedly missing deadlines and budget targets, with Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Minami Hamabe also attached to the cast.
Hideo Kojima has cast Bill Skarsgård as the lead in Physint, a vision of his action-espionage project described as a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid; the teaser and poster tease a Cold War vibe while plot details remain scarce, as Kojima expands cross-media collaborations.
In Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, the MGS4 joke is updated to reference Nintendo Switch instead of PlayStation 3, with original voice actor Christopher Randolph returning to record the new lines as the collection hits Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch on August 27, 2026.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 bundles Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Peace Walker, and Ghost Babel for PC and consoles, releasing August 27. While Metal Gear Solid 4 remains cutscene-heavy with older controls, it runs well on PC and Steam Deck; Peace Walker offers bite-sized PSP-era missions; Ghost Babel provides a compact Game Boy Color-era Metal Gear experience. Fans are encouraged to preorder, with PC preorders discounted about 23% on Fanatical to roughly $38.49.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 brings Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to modern hardware in 4K/60fps, finally letting Old Snake’s finale be played outside PS3, while Peace Walker (PSP) and Ghost Babel (Game Boy Color) offer distinct, nostalgic experiences. The collection adds a wealth of archival extras (scripts, artwork, database, soundtrack) and is notably more polished than Vol. 1, though MGS4’s long cutscenes and some late‑2000s design choices still feel dated. Overall, it’s a strong package for fans, with MGS4 the main draw and the other entries providing solid, if sometimes repetitive, companion content.
Xbox's Free Play Days this weekend bring Metal Gear Solid - Master Collection Version, Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, and Tides of Tomorrow to Game Pass subscribers through Sunday, July 27; BLEACH Rebirth of Souls, For Honor, and Killing Floor 3 are also free-to-play for all players, with the first trio not currently in the Game Pass catalog.
Konami released a detailed frame-rate and resolution breakdown for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. On Nintendo Switch 2, MGS4 and related content push up to 60fps with high-res options (up to 4K when docked for MGS4; 1080p handheld), while Nintendo Switch 1 is limited to around 30fps and 720p handheld / 1080p docked in some modes. Peace Walker runs at 1080p on Switch 2 and 720p on Switch 1. Switch 2 also introduces image-mode options (Original/Adjusted for certain titles). The collection launches August 27, 2026.
Konami has filed a California lawsuit to identify the person or people who leaked the Metal Gear Solid 2 source code and internal assets, naming 4chan and two file-hosting sites (pixeldrain.com and buzzheavier.com) as locations where the materials appeared. The complaint seeks court help to compel site owners to reveal information about the original posters; the defendants are listed as Does. The leak, dating from around 2007, included an unreleased MGS2 Substance Wii port and various game versions, trailers, and demos, suggesting the code may originate from the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, and Konami aims to find the leak’s source.
Sony has tapped Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein to direct a Metal Gear Solid movie under Wonderlab, with Kojima reportedly not involved and no release date yet; this continues Hollywood’s push to adapt video games after recent successes, despite a long history of stalled or rumored MGS film attempts.
Directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein ink a first-look producing deal with Sony to develop a Metal Gear Solid movie for Columbia Pictures, with Avi Arad producing; their Wonderlab banner will nurture films for themselves to direct and for other filmmakers, while the duo also work on an animated Venom project and The Earthling for Sony.
Sony Pictures is developing a Metal Gear Solid feature film with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, under a first-look deal; Avi and Ari Arad will produce via Wonderlab, as Sony expands its video-game adaptation slate and other projects including an animated Venom film.
Sony Pictures has signed directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to a broad first-look deal and will have them helm the adaptation of Metal Gear Solid for Columbia Pictures, part of their Wonderlab project slate; Avi Arad and Ari Arad are producing, with the duo also developing other Sony projects including an animated Venom film and The Earthling, signaling a major expansion of their collaboration with Sony.
Konami has removed the Xbox digital listing for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD ahead of the August release of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2. Those who already own Peace Walker HD can still play it, but new digital purchases are unavailable until the collection arrives; the HD Collection remains purchasable physically for Xbox One/Series X. The Master Collection Vol. 2 will also bring MGS4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel to Xbox, and MGS4 has previously been delisted on PS3 as part of the same rollout, with the changes coming without clear warning.
Konami removed Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) and Peace Walker HD (PS3/PSP) from the PS Store without notice. Existing owners can re-download, but new purchases are blocked. The move appears timed with the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2, due August 27, and has drawn criticism for removing access before the compilation’s release even as its goal is to broaden availability on modern hardware.