Metal Gear Solid 4 Master Collection Hits Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam
The first port of a game locked to the PS3 for 18 years is being welcomed on Steam, while Peace Walker, the other major title in the same Master Collection Vol.2, is drawing Mixed reviews over keyboard and mouse issues and missing Japanese audio for overseas buyers.
Key Facts
- Konami released the Master Collection version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on August 27, 2026, its first port of the 2008 PS3 original.
- As of September 1, 2026, the Steam version had about 1,300 reviews with 95 percent positive, an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
- The port runs at 60fps, up from the 30fps cap of the original PS3 release.
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, also in Master Collection Vol.2, holds a Mixed rating on Steam, with reviews citing keyboard and mouse issues and missing Japanese audio for overseas purchases.
- Master Collection Vol.2 is available on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and Switch.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Konami released the Master Collection version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on August 27, and the Steam port has opened to an Overwhelmingly Positive rating. As of September 1, roughly 1,300 reviews had been posted, with 95 percent positive. The game is the first port of the 2008 PS3 original, which had been playable only on that console for 18 years. It is included in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 and is also sold separately as a download. The story is set five years after the Big Shell incident of Metal Gear Solid 2, in an era where private military companies have turned war into business, and follows Solid Snake's final battle. The port keeps the series' stealth action, with the Threat Ring threat detection, the Solid Eye search tool, and the OctoCamo camouflage system.
The port runs at 60fps, up from the 30fps cap of the 2008 PS3 original, and Steam users have also noted that it is lightweight. Some console versions remain capped at 30fps, according to community testing. Master Collection Vol.2 is available on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and Switch, and buyers of the full collection get bonus content including Metal Gear Ghost Babel.
The same collection's other major title, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, is sitting at a Mixed rating on Steam. Negative reviews cite keyboard and mouse input problems, which the publisher is still investigating, and the absence of Japanese audio for purchases made outside Japan, a point flagged on the store page and official site. The MGS4 port also carries a flashback system for recalling past events and a database covering characters and settings from Metal Gear through MGS4.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.