Metal Gear Solid 4 Heads to PC and Modern Consoles in Konami’s Newly Confirmed Collection
After years of speculation, Konami has officially announced Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, a release that brings Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to PC and current-generation consoles for the first time. The collection is scheduled to launch on August 27, 2026, ending the game’s long-standing confinement to PlayStation 3 hardware.
The new package continues Konami’s effort to modernize the Metal Gear catalog through careful remasters that preserve the original experience while improving access across platforms. This second volume follows the earlier compilation strategy rather than introducing new missions or redesigned systems.
Technical details posted on the game’s official Steam page suggest the PC version is designed to run on relatively modest hardware by today’s standards. Minimum requirements include Windows 11, an Intel Core i5-9600K processor, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 graphics card, with slightly higher recommendations for smoother performance. An SSD and DirectX 12 support are required, with total storage needs listed at 34 GB.
The memory requirement is notable, particularly given that the original release ran on hardware with far less available RAM. It highlights how contemporary remastering workflows increasingly rely on higher baseline memory, even when visual upgrades are restrained.
Alongside Metal Gear Solid 4, the collection also bundles Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, broadening the set to include both console and handheld-era entries.
Nintendo players will encounter different distribution approaches depending on hardware. On Switch 2, the physical release comes as a game key card that requires a full download, while the original Switch version offers a hybrid cartridge with part of the data included and the rest downloaded separately. Konami’s figures indicate that Metal Gear Solid 4 accounts for the vast majority of the storage footprint.
To encourage early adoption, Konami is offering bonus in-game items to players who pre-order or who have save data from Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1. These incentives include special gold camouflage and uniforms, with additional cosmetic items available to early purchasers.
Updates have also been issued for the first Master Collection to improve compatibility with Switch 2 hardware, focusing on texture handling and frame-rate stability.
While the remasters do not significantly alter gameplay, the release is widely viewed as an important preservation step. Metal Gear Solid 4 has long been considered difficult to port due to its original reliance on Sony’s Cell processor, making its arrival on PC and Nintendo systems a notable technical achievement.
For longtime fans, the announcement marks the return of one of the series’ hardest-to-access chapters. For newcomers, it offers a chance to experience a defining entry in the stealth-action genre on modern hardware for the first time.
