Konami knows that the launch of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection was a disaster and is working to ensure that the launch of Vol. 2 goes more smoothly.
Metal Gear Solid fans probably won't appreciate the reminder, but a host of issues, including lacking graphics and control options, as well as a host of technical problems across all platforms, ruined the reviews and left a stain on the entire Master Collection.
In the latest episode of Konami's Production Hotline series, production producer Noriaki Okamura confirmed for the first time that a follow-up collection is in the works, saying that the company is eager to learn from its past mistakes.
“Of course, we called the first volume Vol. 1, so we're making a Vol. 2, that's for sure,” Okamura said. “We're also concerned that Vol. 1 had a pretty rough launch, with all the problems, so we're going to do our best not to repeat it, but we just have to ask everyone to give us time.”
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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 includes remasters of the first three games in the series, and while the games included in the second collection have not been confirmed, Konami recently strongly suggested that Metal Gear Solid 4 will finally escape its 18-year prison sentence on the PS3.
In the same stream, Okamura revealed that the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is “already playable” from start to finish and that the release date is “not going to be years and years away.” He also said that Konami wanted Metal Gear Solid Delta to be “almost too faithful” and explained why it's not called “a Hideo Kojima game.”
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