On October twenty fourth, 2023, Konami can be releasing METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol 1., a compilation of a number of Steel Gear and Steel Gear Stable titles, however there’s additionally a veritable treasure trove of bonus supplies included within the bundle. On this video, I’ll be detailing the methods you should purchase these titles bodily and digitally, along with clarifying every little thing that’s bundled for every configuration.
To begin off with, Konami is making Steel Gear Stable, Steel Gear Stable 2: Sons of Liberty, and Steel Gear Stable 3: Snake Eater accessible for buy individually at an anticipated retail worth of $19.99. Every of those comes with a digital screenplay ebook–with “A complete assortment of cutscene dialogue, briefing information, and scripts for each single one of many collection’ attribute Codec calls”–and a digital grasp ebook–with “juicy tidbits and notable quotes from characters all through the Steel Gear saga—plus helpful technique information data corresponding to maps, hidden merchandise places, and extra.” No different bonus content material or materials can be accessible for individuals who buy these video games individually from the bigger MASTER COLLECTION bundle. These are digital variations that can be accessible on the Nintendo Swap eShop.
At a retail worth of $59.99 is the whole METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol 1., which is already accessible for pre-order on the eShop. Strap yourselves in as a result of there’s a complete heap of content material on provide for this model of the video games, which incorporates:
- Steel Gear
- Steel Gear 2: Stable Snake
- Steel Gear Stable (Together with VR Missions/Particular Missions)
- Steel Gear Stable 2: Sons of Liberty (HD Assortment model)
- Steel Gear Stable 3: Snake Eater (HD Assortment model)
- Steel Gear (NES/FC model)
- Snake’s Revenge
By way of non-game content material, the MASTER COLLECTION additionally options:
Animated Video Content material
- Steel Gear Stable: Digital Graphic Novel
- Steel Gear Stable 2: Digital Graphic Novel
Digital Books (lots of which do come when buying the Steel Gear Stable video games individually)
- Steel Gear Stable: Screenplay Guide
- Steel Gear Stable: Grasp Guide
- Steel Gear Stable 2: Screenplay Guide
- Steel Gear Stable 2: Grasp Guide
- Steel Gear Stable 3: Screenplay Guide
- Steel Gear Stable 3: Grasp Guide
- Steel Gear & Steel Gear 2: Screenplay Guide
- Steel Gear & Steel Gear 2: Grasp Guide
Soundtrack
- Steel Gear Stable: Digital Soundtrack
These desperate to go bodily with their Swap video games can be disenchanted (however maybe not stunned) to be taught that the retail boxed model of METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol 1. comes with some hefty required downloads. In truth, it will seem that not one of the video games from the bundle are literally playable on the cart with out a obtain. Stand by for some specifics on obtain sizes:
- Bodily Model: 24.1GB ( *Entrance loaded onto cartridge 2.4GB )
- METAL GEAR SOLID – Grasp Assortment Model: 4.8GB (3.4GB for those who do not embody METAL GEAR and METAL GEAR 2: Stable Snake
- METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty – Grasp Assortment Model: 8.0GB
- METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater – Grasp Assortment Model: 12.2GB
- Bonus Content material: 1.0GB + 30 GB for bonus movies
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Lastly, by way of efficiency, I had a chance to go hands-on with every of the Steel Gear Stable titles throughout a Konami preview occasion, and whereas each model of them is concentrating on 1080p (apart from the Swap in Transportable Mode at 720p), the Swap releases are capped at 30FPS in each docked and handheld configurations. These searching for a 60FPS framerate could need to decide up these video games on a distinct platform.
All in all, the sheer quantity of bonus content material on provide makes METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol 1. a reasonably fascinating worth proposition, particularly for individuals who need to begin the collection from the start. That stated, the Swap model will not be one of the best place to take action for anybody involved about efficiency or anybody who needs to select up the boxed version. There have been some clear sacrifices made to get the Steel Gear Stable titles working on Nintendo’s platform, but when that’s your solely or most popular possibility, then the eShop model of the MASTER COLLECTION seems like the easiest way to go. We’ll have a full overview of the whole bundle nearer to launch, so cover beneath a field for those who should, however hold your binoculars educated on NWRTV!