{"rewrite":{"id":"r_06ae909e04c6bfa14aa05c2f","clusterId":"c_145e19965ae4d8ac66ad63d9","slug":"metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-2-launches-today","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 Launches Today","summary":"Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 today, August 27, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The collection sells for 6,600 yen and is the second installment of the Master Collection series, following Vol.1. It includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where Solid Snake faces his final battle, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, set ten years after Operation Snake Eater. Both titles are available for individual purchase as downloads. The set also includes Metal Gear Ghost Babel, the series' first handheld title originally released on Game Boy Color in 2000, as bonus content. This marks Ghost Babel's first port since its original release. Digital extras include scenario books, master books, a digital soundtrack, and a database covering information from the first Metal Gear to Metal Gear Solid 4. The database features Encyclopedia, Timeline, and Relationship Chart modes. To mark the release, a follow-and-repost campaign on X runs until September 13, with 50 winners receiving an original T-shirt or B2 poster. Xbox Series X|S and Steam versions are download-only.","whyItMatters":"The inclusion of Metal Gear Ghost Babel gives the 2000 Game Boy Color title its first modern release, making this collection the only way to play that piece of series history outside emulation.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKonami\u0026#39;s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 is the second compilation in the Master Collection line, following Vol.1. The collection centers on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which receives its first port since its 2008 release, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker in HD Edition form. Metal Gear Ghost Babel joins as bonus content, marking its first port since the Game Boy Color original came out in 2000. The set is rated CERO D and supports one player offline, with online play for up to six players when playing Peace Walker. Local wireless play for Peace Walker is available on Switch 2 and Switch. 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Out now on Switch 2, PS5, and more.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 is out now, bundling MGS4, Peace Walker, and a long-awaited port of the Game Boy Color title Ghost Babel. It is the first time Ghost Babel has appeared on a modern platform.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/983/G098337/20260827004/\",\"title\":\"METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 Released Today. Includes MGS4, MGSPW, and MGGB Plus a Wealth of Digital Content\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608272p\",\"title\":\"'Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2' Released Today, August 27! 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