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[Mr_Furious]

Inflicted with a case of insomnia I decided to browse Play-Asia and stumbled upon THIS LITTLE BEAUTY

- Great value - 3 Games at a value price point
- First time in the franchise history that all 3 games are available together!
- Final chance to get fully immersed in the Metal Gear Solid universe before the release of Metal Gear Solid 4
- Includes the directors cut of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
- Special re-designed packaging artwork from renowned artist Shinkawa

Since its inception, the Metal Gear franchise has been one of the most successful game series on any console receiving worldwide recognition and praise. The franchise that pioneered the stealth action genre is back with Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 for the very first time in one collectible package.

So are we getting a PS2 port of the 1st MGS (possibly Twin Snakes)? I thought Sony forbid the bundling of PS1 and PS2 games together as sets. Is this for real? What the frak is going on?

 

[Raist]

Inflicted with a case of insomnia I decided to browse Play-Asia and stumbled upon THIS LITTLE BEAUTY

So are we getting a PS2 port of the 1st MGS (possibly Twin Snakes)? I thought Sony forbid the bundling of PS1 and PS2 games together as sets. Is this for real? What the frak is going on?

Check MGS's box. It says Playstation, not PS2.

 

[Mr_Furious]

Well shit. I already have all those but I guess this is good news for the folks that might've missed out on the previous games. Good eye, btw.

 

[neojubei]

Konami should include portable ops and use a better case like the Japanese one. Sigh, I know I am going run out and buy this anyways.

 

[Oni Jazar]

Sony & Konami are fools for not throwing this all on one blu-ray and selling it with MGS4 Special Edition.

 

[CowboyAstronaut]

TRIOLOGY LIVES :lol

 

[monkeylite]

So are we getting a PS2 port of the 1st MGS (possibly Twin Snakes)? I thought Sony forbid the bundling of PS1 and PS2 games together as sets. Is this for real? What the frak is going on?

The MGS boxart says PlayStation, not PlayStation 2. It is the PS1 version.

 

[SCReuter]

Will definitely be picking this up.

Although it would have been better if Substance included Document of MGS2 on a second disc, and if Subsistence came packed with Metal Gear + Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

 

[Benjamin1981]

Ryan said on the Kojima Report that he is pushing hard to get the 20th Anniversary Collection released in the US and Europe. I bet this is the outcome of it. Better than nothing, i guess.

 

[Pezking]

 

[Dot50Cal]

:lol

 

[Link]

GAF > Reality > GAF

 

[Doc Evils]

:lol

 

[∀ Narayan]

Aw. I wish we got the 20th Anniversary Edition.

Oh wellz, I guess.

 

[Prime crotch]

well I didn't get any of the updated sequels time to complete the colection I guess

 

[loosus]

Just make another new game for PS2. No reason to throw all that hard work, and that huge and still-growing userbase, down the shitter.

Spoiler

and we gotta make up for sales of the bomba ps3 version amirite?

 

[hauton]

man konami would've had carte blanche to rape my wallet with a us version of the 20th anniversary collection... instead they put this excuse of a compilation out

oh well

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I will buy this day one.

 

[GoncaloCCastro]

I will buy this day one.

Ditto.

 

[Snaku]

I already have them all. I'll be buying this anyway.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I already have them all. I'll be buying this anyway.

I love the packaging. It will look wonderful next to MGS4.

 

[Jigsaw]

europe too please

does it also include the vr missions disc for mgs1 ?

 

[Goldrusher]

MGS + MGS2 Substance + MGS3 Subsistence
for half the price of
MGS3 Subsistence

Interesting...

 

[Shig]

Substance? If true, awesome, Substance PS2 is rare as hell.

I wonder what they'd do about MGO in Subsistence, though...

Spoiler

PUT THE SERVERS BACK UP YOU FUCKS

 

[Visualante]

Are the 2 and 3 in this set the Substance/Subsistence versions? If so, awesome, Substance PS2 is rare as hell.

I wonder what they'd do about MGO in Subsistence, though...

Spoiler

PUT THE SERVERS BACK UP YOU FUCKS

Read the OP. Why would they put PS2 servers up when you're supposed to be buying MGS4 online?

 

[Shig]

Read the OP. Why would they put PS2 servers up when you're supposed to be buying MGS4 online?

Ideally, as an apology for taking down the servers LESS THAN A YEAR after release, even though the game still had a good population online.

 

[Johnkers]

God I hope this comes to PAL. I was just about to buy Substance and Subsistance again to go through before MGS4.

Make it happen Payton

 

[RavenFox]

Sony & Konami are fools for not throwing this all on one blu-ray and selling it with MGS4 Special Edition.

Konami are you reading this? make it so.

 

[Actiss]

So... how many people will be unable to play MGS1 because they lack a PS1 memory card?

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

This set is totally getting bought.

 

[Amir0x]

Well this is a ridiculous value

 

[jenov4]

So wait, is this real? I don't recall seeing any press release on it.

 

[Bad_Boy]

I want this.

 

[Kyoufu]

Just make another new game for PS2. No reason to throw all that hard work, and that huge and still-growing userbase, down the shitter.

Spoiler

and we gotta make up for sales of the bomba ps3 version amirite?

EXCELLENT POST

 

[Guled]

day 1, for 35$, who could resist. I just hope they include the documents of MGS like they did in Japan.

 

[Ninja Kn1ght]

So... how many people will be unable to play MGS1 because they lack a PS1 memory card?

If you play it on PS3 you don't need a memory card. MGS1 PS3 killer app!

 

[Z_Y]

Please be real. I have been waiting/hoping for something like this before MGS4 dropped.

I nearly paid this much for a busted up used copy of Substance at EB a few years back. In a fit of frustration I sold off MGS2 and Subsistence and have regretted it ever since. This is great news!

 

[Wolves Evolve]

Are they all totally backwards compatible on the 40GB PS3?

 

[Crateman]

Sold.

 

[Lostconfused]

This box is worth it because of MGS2:Substance alone. Actually thats exactly the reason ill be getting it.

So wait, is this real? I don't recall seeing any press release on it.

I am sure its just 3 games and thats it, no extras. Pretty much exactly like the devil may cry box, with 3 games for $35 and one carton box to hold them.

 

[Kyoufu]

Are they all totally backwards compatible on the 40GB PS3?

lol

40GB will only play PS1 games.

 

[Wolves Evolve]

lol

40GB will only play PS1 games.

Right, sorry...brainfart on my behalf. I mean, I just assumed because 'its the perfect way to catch up on the series prior to MGS4', and the 40GB is pretty much the only model for most of the world....

 

[Median]

DO WANT. I've been thinking about picking up MGS 1 and 2 for a little bit now, this would be perfect.

 

[TONX]

This is so mine.

 

[BobJustBob]

I'd buy it.

 

[solid2snake]

God I hope this comes to PAL. I was just about to buy Substance and Subsistance again to go through before MGS4.

Make it happen Payton

.

 

[bryehn]

I'd totally buy this. Not even a huge MGS fan, but that's an amazing value. It'd be really cool to see a repackaged PS1 game hit North America.

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I have all of those games and I would still get this.

And I really hope that MGS1 isn't Twin Snakes. PS1 Original >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twin Snakes. And that isn't nostalgia talking. I played both games (for the first time) at around the same time.

 

[Draft]

Sony & Konami are fools for not throwing this all on one blu-ray and selling it with MGS4 Special Edition.

Fatal flaw in that plan.

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

will this be coming stateside or is this only on play-asia?