Hideo Kojima’s revolutionary franchise, Metal Gear Solid, remains 1 of the astir beloved tactical espionage (and wacky subject dramatizations) of each time. Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater person served arsenic compelling examples of definitive stealth mechanics based connected weather, smell, temperature, and outfitted camouflage (among galore different features) coupled with resounding communicative themes delve into doctrine and morality. Unfortunately, fans mightiness person a hard clip playing the classics, albeit for a constricted time. Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and the HD collections containing them are being temporarily removed from integer storefronts.
According to the Metal Gear portal connected Konami’s authoritative website, a agelong database of Metal Gear games volition beryllium inaccessible. The info reads arsenic follows:
“Temporary removal of METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and METAL GEAR SOLID 3 from integer storefronts (PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, etc.)
Thank you for playing the METAL GEAR series.
We are presently moving connected renewing the licenses for prime humanities archive footage utilized in-game, therefore, we person made the impermanent determination to statesman suspending the merchantability of METAL GEAR SOLID 2, METAL GEAR SOLID 3, and each products that see these games from integer storefronts globally starting from November 8th, 2021.
We sincerely inquire for your patience and knowing arsenic we enactment towards making these products disposable for acquisition erstwhile again.”
The database of affected games (as good arsenic immoderate titles not disposable successful definite countries/regions) includes:
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition (PlayStation 3, Vita)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition (PlayStation 3, Vita)
- Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (PlayStation 3, Vita, PlayStation Now)
- Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3 (Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (3DS)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (GOG.com)
- Metal Gear Solid 2 for Shield TV (Nvidia Shield)
- Metal Gear Solid 3 for Shield TV (Nvidia Shield)
We’ll support you posted connected the presumption of the humanities footage and licenses and whether oregon not the games are available. Again, the products supra volition beryllium suspended starting November 8 (today). In the meantime, you could ever cheque retired Kojima’s Death Stranding connected PlayStation 4 oregon the Director’s Cut connected PlayStation 5, which Blake Hester and I some hold is one of the astir important games successful caller memory.