Metal Gear Solid 4 Returns on Modern Platforms After 18 Years in PS3 Limbo
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Updated · IGN · Aug 20
Metal Gear Solid 4 Returns on Modern Platforms After 18 Years in PS3 Limbo
3 articles · Updated · IGN · Aug 20
Summary
Master Collection Vol. 2 has made 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4 playable again on modern hardware, ending years of effective confinement to the PlayStation 3.
PS3-era technical hurdles—especially the Cell processor—and Konami's long retreat from core game publishing had kept the series' numbered entry largely inaccessible despite its stature.
That re-release gives players a fresh look at a game long reduced to its reputation for sprawling cutscenes, with the piece arguing its linear design and Old Snake focus delivered pathos later Metal Gear games never matched.
Konami's broader return to video games enabled the port, and renewed access could prompt a wider reappraisal of a divisive blockbuster that had been hard to revisit, let alone buy.