{"rewrite":{"id":"r_102acf0d0a9a49d093dd552c","clusterId":"c_b7f8550ee1384c439e9de22f","slug":"konami-keeps-the-ipod-alive-in-metal-gear-solid-4-master-collection","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKonami showed gameplay of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots from the upcoming METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 during the May 24 Washagana TV broadcast. Around the 44-minute mark, the player character picks up an iPod, the Apple music player discontinued in 2022. The game originally included the iPod as a promotional collaboration when it launched on PS3 in 2008.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKonami producer Yuji Korezumi told Game Spark in February that the company is keeping collaboration content from the original releases intact for the Master Collection. The iPod's appearance in the livestream backs that statement. The collection also includes Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, which had collaborations with Assassin's Creed, Monster Hunter, Mountain Dew, Walkman, and Vocaloid. It is not yet clear whether all of those will carry over.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMETAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 launches August 27 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Konami preserved the iPod in the MGS4 Master Collection port, confirming that licensed collaborations from the 2008 original survive the re-release. The decision sidesteps a legal hurdle other remasters face.","twitterPost":"Konami kept the iPod in MGS4 Master Collection, proving licensed collaborations from 2008 can survive a re-release without renegotiation or removal.","threadsPost":"Konami confirmed the iPod stays in MGS4 Master Collection, the same week a gameplay video showed the item still obtainable. That is a direct answer to the question every re-release with licensed content faces: do you relicense, replace, or remove? Konami chose to keep it, and the same policy applies to Assassin's Creed and Monster Hunter collabs in Peace Walker.","newsletterBlurb":"Konami showed the iPod still appears in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on the Master Collection Vol.2 livestream. The Apple music player was discontinued in 2022, but the re-release preserves the original collaboration. The collection launches August 27.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166869.html\",\"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.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4349,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826510,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T07:49:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-25T08:01:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T08:01:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b7f8550ee1384c439e9de22f","canonicalTitle":"いまはなき「iPod」、「MASTER COLLECTION」版『MGS4』の中なら健在。「当時のコラボは継続」発言に残りのコンテンツも期待大 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト","representativeArticleId":"a_5ab399a686ea23ce24390a79","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-25T05:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-25T05:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T08:01:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166869.html","title":"いまはなき「iPod」、「MASTER COLLECTION」版『MGS4』の中なら健在。「当時のコラボは継続」発言に残りのコンテンツも期待大 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Konami showed the iPod item in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots during a May 24 livestream for METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2.","The iPod was discontinued by Apple in 2022, but the game preserves the original collaboration from the 2008 PS3 release.","Konami producer Yuji Korezumi told Game Spark in February that the company is keeping collaboration content from the original releases intact.","METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 launches August 27 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2."]}