Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 Launches Today
The inclusion of Metal Gear Ghost Babel gives the 2000 Game Boy Color title its first modern release, making this collection the only way to play that piece of series history outside emulation.
Key Facts
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 was released on August 27, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
- The collection includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Edition), and Metal Gear Ghost Babel as bonus content.
- Metal Gear Ghost Babel receives its first port since its original 2000 release on Game Boy Color.
- The retail price is 6,600 yen (tax included), with Xbox Series X|S and Steam versions sold as downloads only.
- A follow-and-repost campaign on X runs until September 13, 2026, with 50 winners receiving an original T-shirt or B2 poster.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer.
Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 today, August 27, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The collection sells for 6,600 yen and is the second installment of the Master Collection series, following Vol.1. It includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where Solid Snake faces his final battle, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, set ten years after Operation Snake Eater. Both titles are available for individual purchase as downloads. The set also includes Metal Gear Ghost Babel, the series' first handheld title originally released on Game Boy Color in 2000, as bonus content. This marks Ghost Babel's first port since its original release. Digital extras include scenario books, master books, a digital soundtrack, and a database covering information from the first Metal Gear to Metal Gear Solid 4. The database features Encyclopedia, Timeline, and Relationship Chart modes. To mark the release, a follow-and-repost campaign on X runs until September 13, with 50 winners receiving an original T-shirt or B2 poster. Xbox Series X|S and Steam versions are download-only.
Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 is the second compilation in the Master Collection line, following Vol.1. The collection centers on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which receives its first port since its 2008 release, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker in HD Edition form. Metal Gear Ghost Babel joins as bonus content, marking its first port since the Game Boy Color original came out in 2000. The set is rated CERO D and supports one player offline, with online play for up to six players when playing Peace Walker. Local wireless play for Peace Walker is available on Switch 2 and Switch. Konami also released trailers for Vol.1 and Vol.2, plus a Snakes Saga trailer that connects the collection to Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: First port since its 2008 release; available individually as a download
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Edition): Set ten years after Operation Snake Eater; available individually as a download
- Metal Gear Ghost Babel: Game Boy Color side story, first port since 2000; bonus content
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Database: Digital content with Encyclopedia, Timeline, and Relationship Chart modes
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Scenario Book: Contains in-game text
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Master Book: Details the story and characters
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Scenario Book: Contains in-game text
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Master Book: Details the story and characters
- Metal Gear Solid Digital Soundtrack Vol.2: Digital soundtrack
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.