{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-25T09:50:03.674Z","story":{"id":"r_102acf0d0a9a49d093dd552c","slug":"konami-keeps-the-ipod-alive-in-metal-gear-solid-4-master-collection","url":"https://yomimono.id/konami-keeps-the-ipod-alive-in-metal-gear-solid-4-master-collection","headline":"Konami Keeps the iPod Alive in Metal Gear Solid 4 Master Collection","summary":"During a May 24 livestream, Konami showed that the iPod item still appears in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as part of METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2. The iPod was discontinued by Apple in 2022, but the game preserves the original collaboration. Konami previously stated it would keep period collaborations intact.","why_it_matters":"The confirmation that a discontinued real-world product remains in the re-release signals Konami is preserving the original game's licensed content rather than stripping or replacing it.","published_at":"2026-05-25T08:01:00.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"The now-defunct \"iPod\" lives on in the \"MASTER COLLECTION\" version of \"MGS4\". With the statement \"collaborations from the time will continue\", expectations are high for remaining content.","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166869.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}