Now Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is out, gamers are studying extra about what’s — and isn’t, on the disc. And within the case of the Nintendo Switch model of the hotly anticipated assortment, followers have realised not all of the video games are on the cartridge.
According to redditor Scars1023, the Nintendo Switch cart contains the next video games solely:
- Metal Gear (MSX)
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
- Metal Gear (NES)
- Snake’s Revenge
That means Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, and three should be downloaded. The again of the Nintendo Switch field confirms the sport requires a obtain of at the least 32GB, and a microSD card is required. Konami’s web site provides extra element:
To take pleasure in all accessible content material, recreation information should be downloaded (free).
-Internet connection required
-25.0 GB ( + 12.2 GB for bonus movies )
A microSD card (bought individually) with free space for storing of minimal of the quantity listed above is required to obtain this recreation.
*The bonus video content material is referring to Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel and Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel.
Minimum Space Required:
- Physical Version : 25.0 GB ( *Front loaded onto cartridge : 2 GB )
- Metal Gear Sold – Master Collection Version : 7.6 GB
- Excl. MG & MG2 : 7.4 GB
- Incl. MG & MG2 : 7.4 GB + 0.2GB ( MG & MG2 )
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Master Collection Version : 6.6 GB
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Master Collection Version : 10.5 GB
- Bonus Content : 0.3GB + 12.2 GB for bonus movies
In a notice to press despatched to IGN, Konami mentioned: “The cartridge or digital set up dimension for the Nintendo Switch is reflective of the included bonus content material. Players can select which title they want to set up first as soon as they’ve downloaded it onto their gaming platforms.”
As you’d anticipate, some Nintendo Switch homeowners have criticised Konami for the choice. Here’s a snippet of the response:
Well that is extra insulting than I anticipated. They could not even be bothered to incorporate the video games on the cart? I’d be keen to wager even the subpar Vita ports of two and three are higher possibility lol. https://t.co/u0vvzdrwwF
— John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social (@dark1x) October 24, 2023
That sucks.
— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) October 24, 2023
“Man, these video games working at 30fps on Switch is the worst!”
Konami: maintain my beer— Davide Salvadori (@Tapirodonte) October 24, 2023
Where’s the “Solid” half of the gathering? Do the photographs on the field depend?
— AharonTheHenshinWolf89 (@HenshinWolf89) October 24, 2023
False promoting in many years to return the place official servers to obtain updates shuts down fully.
Those 3 video games on the boxart unplayable with out obtain is peak F U lol.
The present state on cart is extra like: “The 8-bit assortment, minus Ghost Babel GBC”
— Greenalink ⚔️ (@Greenalink) October 24, 2023
That’s not all on the Nintendo Switch model. Konami at present mentioned the obtain of the movies included within the bonus content material for the Switch model is struggling points. The movies affected are:
- Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
- METAL GEAR SOLID BANDE DESSINÉE
- METAL GEAR SOLID 2 BANDE DESSINÉE
Konami apologised and mentioned it was working to kind the issue out: “We are working in the direction of resolving this subject as quickly as attainable. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and we ask to your persistence whereas we examine.”
This week, IGN reported on a lot of points with the gathering that Konami flagged it could handle in post-launch updates. The most worrying impacts Metal Gear Solid 2, which Konami warned might considerably decelerate in sure cutscenes. A patch to cut back processing load is deliberate.
PC gamers ought to know Metal Gear Solid 1 requires a controller to be able to play (enjoying with a keyboard and mouse is not supported). The assortment has additionally confronted criticism for locking Metal Gear Solid 1 to 30 frames per second.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can attain Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
