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Konami shared an exhaustive list of known issues that will be present in the day-one version ofMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1. Thecollection containing fiveMetal Geargamesis scheduled to release on October 24.
Konami already attempted to temper the fandom’s expectations regarding the upcoming bundle back in September, when it revealed that its version ofMetal Gear Solidwill only run in 30 frames per secondacross all platforms. The company did not clarify what prevented it from hitting a smoother performance target with this remaster of a 25-year-old game.
A day ahead of theMaster Collection Vol. 1release, Konami confirmed over a dozen known issues that will be affecting its upcoming remasters at launch. Starting with the newest game in the bundle, the IGN-relayed list reveals that theMGS3remaster will feature subtitle typos across all of its EU language localizations, as well as buggy triggers for background music in certain cutscenes. An unspecified visual effect could also suffer from a timing delay, with that issue reportedly also affecting the remasters of the first twoMGSgames. Based on that description, it’s possible that Konami is referring to theiconic red exclamation mark that appears aboveMGSguards' headswhenever they spot the player.
Furthermore, the PC remasters of the first threeMGSgames and the MSX2 versions ofMetal GearandMetal Gear 2won’t offer the ability to choose between windowed and full-screen execution at launch.Metal Gear Solid 2, in particular, will also suffer from significant slowdowns during select cutscenes. A number of unspecified bugs permeating all 3D remasters have also been identified by Konami and are currently awaiting fixes.
Thebonus content inMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1also won’t be problem-free, not least because the subtitles in someMetal GearandSnake’s Revengecutscenes have yet to be synchronized correctly with the audio. As is the case with the rest of theMaster Collection’s launch issues, Konami intends to address this particular problem with a future patch.Snake’s Revengeand the SNES version ofMetal Gearare also planned to receive a number of extra graphics options post-release, including an aspect ratio selector and a CRT-style scan line filter.
Although Konami promised to resolve all of the newly outlined problems in due time, the company has not committed to a specific time frame for any such fixes. And while its decision to disclose these issues is commendable from a transparency perspective, it remains to be seen whether it impacts the launch performance ofMetal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, especially given the $60 price tag that Konami attached to the upcoming bundle.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1releases October 24 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.
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