Konami Aware of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Launch Issues, Fixes Incoming

I still can’t over how ridiculously expensive this collection is…
I mean I know it’s the greedy parasites at Konami but this seems especially egregious…

@Arnna how is 60 bucks expensive for 7 games?

called it months ago. i knew this collection would launch subpar and should be avoided. passable? perhaps. but not worth the upgrade from the ps3 hd remaster unless they do a 4k patch down the line. konami did the bare minimum here which should not surprise anyone.

The good ol' release game now and fix it later when no one cares, for some reason it looks good on Konami it matches the company as a whole

G Man Lives over on YouTube confirmed the MGS2 cutscene slowdown. He also showed that MGS1 is currently far blurrier than on PS1 and how its running at PAL speeds in an era where PSN Classics let's you switch between the two.
I think I will skip the MC for a few months. Konami is being Konami with this cash in imo.

@saffeqwe 7 old games.

@saffeqwe I'm not going to argue with you. If you think a digital copy of a bunch of ancient games at that price is value for money you do you.

So we're getting bug lists from the publisher before the game launches now? Interesting pre launch marketing, although have to admire their upfrontedness.

@LifeGirl you already started arguing with me
@Sequel day 1 patches aren't new

I’ve owned around 10 billion versions of these games and will pick these up down the road and by the sounds of it they’ll have a little more polish when I do. Top stuff!

Jeez, bug fixing a full priced master collection. How low can you go? I’m looking forward to having the complete serie on PS5, but agree with @Arnna and @LifeGirl this is over priced. I still play these games on the Vita each year and see no added benefit. With the exception of MGS1, they have sold this collection multiple times now

@saffeqwe they are all old games which have been released numerous times, and absolutely nothing has been done to improve them or add quality of life upgrades.
‘7 games’ lol. Barely.

@saffeqwe this has nothing to do with a ‘mentality’ of expecting games for free. Do you work for Konami or are you just a contrarian arguing for the sake of arguing?

@Arnna > absolutely nothing has been done to improve them
That's an absolute lie cuz you can create save files for psycho mantis, end cutscenes was fixed, codec stutters were fixed and probably a lot of other stuff but you don't care about facts. You keep calling a compilation of multiple games a full priced game and adding some useless remarks about me working for Konami. ff7 on ps4 is still a $16 game. If MGS1,2,3 are 16 bucks games it will cost you $48. Paying $12 more for MG1 MSX, MG1 NES, MG2 and snake's revenge sounds fair

@saffeqwe Indeed, but this is not a "day 1 patch", read the article it says "incoming' not day 1. From this article " fixes have been promised and are currently en route, though no timeframe was given". From the PC gamer article (referencing all versions) "The above will all be fixed in a post-release patch, though when we don't know."

@Arnna Hmm.. nothing done to improve them? Well, the HD Collection never included MGS1. The two NES titles (MG1 & Snakes Revenge) were never re-released before. The MSX versions of MG1 & 2 previously were only accessible in MGS3 (leading to people unaware of this when buying the original collection) and are now accessible on their own. MGS1 Integral which had bonus features but was only in Japan is now playable. Visual and technical Bugs that were in the HD Collection have been fixed. Trophies were added to MG1, 2, and MGS. New trophies were added to MGS2 & 3. You can customize your save file in MGS1 Integral for the Mantis section. New disc swap animation and option to switch between different regions is expected. Oh, you can actually pause cutscenes now (albeit, there's a delay but a new feature nonetheless).

And with some basic math, 7 games released for $60 breaks down to $8-9 each, cheaper than Square Enix's individual "ancient" games were when they were re-released. You're free to not want the collection, not everyone needs to play these. Dismissing the work already done and its new features when they've been proven isn't helping your case.

@Sequel yeah sure. not a day 1 patch. But I still don't get why people jump on Konami for releasing patches in 2023.
Patches on consoles are standard since ps3 era and on PC they were there forever. The only reason why ps1/2 games weren't patched is because internet wasn't a common thing so they had to re release the games with bug fixes

Really want this collection as i love MGS but even im sitting this one out for a while to see if any improvements are added due to the back lash.

Might get the main 3 seperately when on cheap, but this collection sounds like a massive missed opportunity and a big let-down (especially compared to something like the Atari 50 collection or the Karateka story).

@InsaneWade it’s an absolute fallacy to divide the full price by the number of games present to determine ‘value’.

What is this? "Here is is a half arsed collection of decades old games. By the way they still need fixing." Great. Take my money Konami. Seriously.

Yeesh people are acting like these are game breaking issues! It's just a few subtitle errors and some possible, but not guaranteed slow down on cutscenes. Not exactly the end of the world here.

If you think it's too expensive fair enough. You do you but it's bundling three of the best games ever made plus a few other not necessarily great but still interesting additional games too like Snakes Revenge. Plus the digital novels and scripts...I'd say $60 is perfectly fair for what is included.

@saffeqwe You simply boil down the pricing to the number of games, disregarding all else. It's like buying 7 wrecked 1987 Toyotas for 200,000 pounds and calling it a great deal.

It's impressive they have managed to botch such a basic port.

@Korgon the problem I have is that I already own these games on many formats, and i can get them running at a higher resolution and frame rate than what they have managed. Anyone else can do the same with a very basic PC or laptop. They haven't done enough work to justify the purchase.

Makes sense to keep the holiday launch in this case. These are really minor bugs.

@Resurrected-X460 are you calling MGS games wrecked or what?

Rofl. Konami forgot how to make video games.

@saffeqwe who said that?!

@Resurrected-X460 " It's like buying 7 wrecked 1987 Toyotas " what's your point? Is it a wrecked toyota? Is it a wrecked game or what?

@Fishnpeas
That's fair. I'm perfectly happy with the way they ran in their original form and the extras that are included are what sold me more than anything. It just seems like folks are acting like this is a disaster of a release and that's just simply not the truth. It was never marketed in a way that led me to believe they would make any drastic improvements to the games so I'm just confused what people were expecting.

At this rate, this could've remained a digital-only title. Absolutely no reason for physical release. They want us to pay 60 bucks for "adding trophies"...now that's becoming a really expensive feature / service these days lol

"switch between windowed and full-screen mode" these sound PC version specific lol.

@saffeqwe People aren't considering the bonus content either, the master books and digital screenplays. You may not consider them valuable, but the already existing Japanese physical screenplay books can be pretty expensive, here you can read them fully translated for the first time, for no extra cost. It's a nice feature for hard-core fans. Most of the major issues have been addressed, but because of a few remaining minor issues, they're releasing "broken and wrecked" versions. Funny.

@saffeqwe I lost a few IQ points speaking to you. Live in whatever bubble you're living in and keep at it.

Snake?
Snake?!
SNAAAAKE!!!!

@Juanalf Yeah it's getting really bad now even firstparty titles don't even try to release decently patched.

@Xbox_Dashboard It's not only Konami, Microsoft and Sony can't seem to push a quality physical release aswell

Never mind fixes, I need a price drop

I am not interested, if they did remakes in 4K I would be interested though ... waiting for Tomb Raider 1-2-3 remakes, this is where I am excited for.

@Arnna That's how the real world works. When determining to purchase items as a bundle or individually, you determine the amount of items with the overall price. Buying the Master Collection nabs you two extra titles versus buying MGS1 $20 (which now includes MG1, 2, VR Missions, and Integral) and MGS2 & 3 separately $20. That's on brand with other PS2 games that were ported to PS4. As for personal value, that's a different matter since you did originally bring up the monetary value in your beginning comment. You're free to continue being upset over the collection though since it's reading more personal than monetary now.

@KundaliniRising333 Schills? Interesting term. I concur that this release is far from perfect. Most of the genuine outrage I see is geared towards the PC Steam releases which have more concerning issues than console versions. As for the console versions MGS1 and 2 seem to be the only ones with some issues currently (sound and some visual effects) that can easily remedied in a patch. This not an excuse, but a mere correction to stamp out the exaggerated claims. MGS3 however, I haven't noticed any glaring issues on the same level. Some speedrunners claim this is the best modern re-release of the game.

Overall, this Master Collection was doomed to be nitpicked to the core with all the clickbait headlines across the web setting it up for harsh criticism "Kojima is not featured in the credits" "Games will be in 720p", "A new disclaimer has been added", "Metal Gear Solid Master Collection will be in 30 frames". But this isn't new, it's just funny how quick people are ready to trash it when it's been one of the most demanded games to be ported to modern systems.