Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will set you back $49.99

This past E3 Kojima announced the sweet Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for PS3 and Xbox 360. The HD Collection includes Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker all in beautiful HD with achievements/trophies and Transfarring (on the PS3 version).

Well now we know how much this must have collection is going to cost: A very affordable $49.99.

[2fk]

awesome i cant wait!!! =)

[M-Easy]

That's $10 too high. The MGS series is my favorite of all time but both the GOW and Sly collections were priced right at $40.

[2fk]

to me it's worth every dollar =)

[Nitrowolf2]

yeah but you have to remember Peace Walker just released.
GOW collections are only 2 games, and the peacewalker game is more then just a port

@BrianG below

Thats true, i also think ithas to do ith the fact that Sony is publishing those ones.

[BrianG]

I believe those collections were priced at that point because they were published by Sony for the PS3 exclusively. Sony also prices their Move games at 39.99.

MS on the other hand prices Kinect games at 49.99. And this collection is heading to MS's Xbox 360 as well. So I guess Konami is just taking advantage of that.

EDIT: As Nitro said as well, good point, that game is relatively new. But Nitro the Sly collection was 3 games, so they did release a 3 game collection for 39.99.

[thereapersson]

They released it on GameCube... was it published by Nintendo? It would have been sweet if they would have included an updated version of that game in this collection.

[KeiserSosay4788]

Completely agree. HD remakes shouldn't cost as much as a brand new PC game.

[lil Titan]

its worth it

[gamingdroid]

I'm sad to see the first MGS isn't on there. Would gladly pay $10 more to get it as well and another $20 to get MGS4 on Xbox 360. ;)

Either way, I will just wait for the inevitable discount. There are few games I have to have day-1.

[I_find_it_funny]

can't really complain, that price points is pretty ok

[n4gisatroll]

Wow...greedy much? I owe every mgs except pw and even bought the essential collection along with subsistence and substance. I was going to get the hd collection, but it's this greed that's turning me off. 50 for an hd and trophy upgrade? I kinda feel like they know people will buy it just because mgs is in the title. Man...this made it harder for me to buy now, especially since mgs1 isn't in the collection.

[firelogic]

@BrianG. Not really. The PoP collection and the Tomb Raider trilogy were both $40. Both not published by Sony.

[BrianG]

@firelogic

True true. Good point as well. It must just be an agreement between Sony and the publisher in general then.

[TheLastGuardian]

I'm not buying this game because they're not remastering MGS1 and because it made MGS3 and MGS: Peace Walker go multiplatform. MGS2 was already on the original Xbox.

The Sly Collection is a much better value. It's a must buy now that Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is coming in 2012.

[gaffyh]

IF it didn't have Peace Walker, it would be too expensive, but at $49.99, it's priced just right. Any more and I may not have considered buying it.

[DarkSymbiote]

Its fine. Crap like MW are too high.

[Bull5hifT]

If it comes out by next month Fine id be happy and willing to pay $60 for this cause i never got metal 3 Subsistance with the new camera angles.... But if i have to wait 6 months or more lile the Effin ico collection, Eff that i dont know if ill have the money by Then , only one of those collections thats a gaurantee for me is ThE GTA3,Vice,San-an ... .im Sorry

[miyamoto]

It it were released on the PS3 only it might arrive at $40 only like most of the HD previous remasters. But since its multi-platform licensing issues might have jacked up the price.

[DaTruth]

The only reason I can understand this is because Peace Walker is practically a new game, but if you already played PW, that puts this out of your price range!

I only played half of MGS3 and have all the rest of these in my collection now(recently played too), so this is a no buy for me!

Really wanted to finish MGS3 though; maybe I can find a copy somewhere!

[ReservoirDog316]

Wait, it isn't MGS3 Subsistance? That's a little disappointing.

Favorite game ever is MGS3 though so it's easily worth it.

[ShoryukenII]

What's the difference between Subsistance and the regular one? I've only played most of the first game (but I refuse to play number 4 until I catch up).

[RevXM]

The most noticeable difference is the free 3rd person camera view.

they also had some extra sort of mini game modes.
Like extra arcade type missions.

[vegetassj51]

I thought I read some where that it was going to be the Subsistence version,

ahh here it is http://www.andriasang.com/e...

[skyblue14213]

@ShoryukenII.

Subsistance has(vs. snake eater):

- A better player camera position
- An online game mode(now defunct)
- More capture the monkey missions
- The original metal gear games: metal gear 1 and metal gear 2 would be played through an msx emulator.

The inclusion of the original metal gear games is the main reason to get subsistence, otherwise if you are not a fan of the original metal gear games then don't get subsistence.

[SilentNegotiator]

+1 Helpful for vegetassj51

Thanks, I was worried. Glad to see that I won't have to play with the old camera when I'm so used to the good one.

[Bull5hifT]

Ohh thank you, now i lost intrest.. Main number 1 reason i needed it right now for me was the free camera angles , truthfully on my Backwards Compatible these are some of the games that look great with that upscaling feature... FF12 and Half Life and Leisure Suit Larry look like totally differnt games in HD

[Perkel]

@ skyblue14213

you forgot:

- 3rd disc is DVD film with whole MGS3 campain played by devs and directed by kojima. I watched it and it was awasome !

Also 3rd Person Camera is main reason to get this version.

It's way better than top down version.

[skyblue14213]

@perkel

You must be talking about the rare limited special edition of subsistence which has a third disc called "persistence" which I think also included an early preview of metal gear solid 4 on the disc. I have the regular edition of subsistence which only contains 2 discs(I just looked at the back of the game case of my copy of subsistence as of writing this and it only says it contains 2 discs). I think that you are thinking of the rare limited edition of subsistence, because that version contains 3 discs.

[monkey nuts]

WOOT1/??? Thats the version I have then. I didn't know it was rare until you guys just mentioned the three disc thing. The cool part is I got it from GAME about 2 months before mgs4 came out, for the price of £25.99. I'd played 1 & 2 over and over on the ps1/ps2 but missed out on snake eater so wanted to get up to spec with the story. Gona go see how much this 'rare limted edition' might be worth. Cheers for the heads up. lol

[NeutralGamer]

@skyblue14213

Actually the 3 disc edition is not so limited. It was the standard Subsistence in Europe.

Because the game was delayed in Europe, Hideo Kojima to make it up with making the limited Subsistence in US into the standard in Europe.

[elmaton98]

I agree with you. I paid for half-asses games that cost $10 more and I can afford this one when it comes out.

[the_kutaragi_baka]

cut your price by a LOT (50% or more) and maybe I'd think about it, but the current price is a joke.

[AKS]

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[Tainted Gene]

... I don't get it

I kid. i kid.

[TVippy]

@firelogic, good point.

[SquareEnixFan]

Good deal. I'm getting this no matter what the price is.

[ShoryukenII]

I'd rather have it at $40 but I've been waiting for this for ages. You gotta do what you gotta do. :p

[Grave]

Agree. Totally worth it!!! cant wait.

[Prcko]

2 expensive

[news4geeks]

different from your usual "day 1, bestest game eva" chat.

[pepsilover_2007]

what are people complaining about the psp verson alone is around $30 and a ps2 set (with 2 and 3) is about 20 bucks, so not a bad deal considering they will be better versons of those games

[raztad]

People (me also) were expecting the already common $39.99 price point set by Sony for remastered HD collections.

This could be a good deal for newcomers to the franchise but not for many PS owners. I already played through all these games. Want to revisit them in HD but I'll have to wait till it drops in price.

[thebudgetgamer]

fair.

[RockmanII7]

I never played a MGS game so I really want to get this, but I've never played a MGS game so since it starts with MGS2 I assume I will have trouble following the story.

[PirateThom]

Do you have a PS3 or PSP? You could grab MGS1 off the store. It's also on PC (with a version on Game Cube)

[RockmanII7]

I don't have either lol, my plan is to buy MGS1 and play it on my PS2 or if it gets to late do something similar to what thebudgetgamer posted and just get as summary of the story.

[thebudgetgamer]

:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Ocelot525]

you'll have trouble following the story of mgs2 either way :p

[Prototype]

@Rockman

If you want the ENTIRE story start from the NES versions, then work your way up that way you have the entire story from the very beginning. A big mistake people make is starting from Solid then play the other ones; the NES versions actually tell of what happened up to Solid, then the Solid series go on from there.

[PirateThom]

I would actually play the MSX versions, the NES version of Metal Gear is broken and Snake's Revenge isn't canon.

[hoof123]

I'm sure I read somewhere that the collection comes with a downloadble code for MGS1 from the PSN store. (If you get the PS3 collection obvs.) Don't hold me too it, but I do seem to remember reading that somewhere.

Edit: Just saw that you said you didn't have a PS3.

[captain-obvious]

should have been 40$

[Shmotz]

It's expensive and while I wholeheartedly agree it should have been 40$ I can understand the pricing and will still purchase it.

[Nate-Dog]

Isn't that cheap? I thought games in the US were around $60 usually.

[wolokowoh]

Yeah but collections are usually 40 dollars. Even Tomb Raider Trilogy which was 3 current generation games, a PS3 game(Underworld) and two Xbox 360 ports(Anniversary and Legend), was only 40. Sure Peace Walker will have extra content but that doesn't justify 10 dollars until that content is specified. If it's a lot of extra missions, I'll consider it(I already have all of the games). Otherwise, I'll pick this a few months after release for 30-40 dollars from Amazon.

[Nate-Dog]

Oh I see, fair enough then. Although in fairness Sony/Konami know they can get away with this pricing because it will still sell bucket loads so can't say I'm massively surprised.

[TheCrazyMerc]

This is cheap especially the fact that Peace Walker was recently just released. The price is worth it. So stop the bickering and get over it, it won't help change the price.

[TheColbertinator]

Totally worth it.Totally getting it.

[solidboss]

totally

[TheColbertinator]

lol

[Seijuurou]

From the title I'm assuming these are HD remakes which would make the price fair for the amount of work put into this. 3 games for $50 isn't bad given the quality of the games. MGS:SE alone seals the deal for me.

[femshep]

ehhhh alright

39.99 would have been more idea but for Snake...its worth it

[Soldierone]

Geez...I guess this won't be a day one pick up after all. I was expecting 40 dollars. I love MGS so ill get it eventually, but since its coming during the holidays ill wait for a deal on it first.

[Karich85]

Why? Because it's an extra 10 bucks............10 bucks... get out of here douch, I might wait for a price drop too, only cause I have the games already, but at the same time, that is a hard package to pass up so it still might be a day 1 (lol, or whatever you kids call it these days), week one, whatever.

[Soldierone]

Lmao...you get a high five for best comment of the day. Being a douch for saving money, not that I have a MGS avatar and didn't explain why I'm waiting or anything...the internet will never fail to impress me.

[SageHonor]

Just like the Sly collection and prince of persia trilogy... ill wait for the price to drop.... Smart business move.. Too many MGS fans so of course they will buy the game at 50 bucks..

[Soldierone]

I actually found the Sly collection on clearance at Target for 15 dollars lol....Its a random area in Target, they put "damaged" games there. Basically the case is just torn or they have to clear a little bit of the back stock.

[Codeman420]

money well spent

[8bit_Nes_Rambo]

Worth every cent, especially with Peacewalker included.

[RXL]

i love each one of these titles..

and would/will gladly pay 50 bucks for THREE amazing games and staples in video game history

[GRIMLOCK_79]

so much coming up this fall ..........

[Raider69]

Smart move by Konami trying to screw a Metal Gear fan like myself!No thanks i will wait for a lower price tag or bargain bin!Konami stocks are down and what a better way of pleasing the shareholders by releasing a collection at inflated price.

[asyouburn]

Inflated price? Mgs2 and mgs3 were both 50 new when they came out, and mgspw was 40. These versions are superior to those and you get all for 50.

[SageHonor]

Isn't it just trophies and HD graphics?

[EazyC]

$50 is... Just greedy. Sorry Konami.

[SageHonor]

Here is a bubble

[Cyb3r]

I cant afford it

[Deathcakes]

Worth every penny.. Hell, I'd even pay more... Hey, I actually do - Why must games be so expensive here in Sweden? -_-

[Cereal]

I'll wait for a price drop then (if I even decide to get it at all as I still have the original games). The Sly Collection pretty much set a standard for me. 3 Great games for only $40.

[nevin1]

BC or PS2 system is the way to go.

PW is a year old game so I wouldnt considered it a recently released game. Isnt the game $19.99 new?

pretty much, you ppl are buying trophies.

[solidsnake222]

This is old news, so it certainly doesn't deserve to be on the top 5 hottest articles. And $50 is very fair for what could be the best collection ever to be released.

[solidsnake222]

For the disagrees*

http://n4g.com/news/792407/...

[Deios]

$50 dollars!!! Who do you think you kidnapped Chelsea Clinton!!! :D

[solidboss]

is it chelsea or kelsea?

[Son_Lee]

Bubble for the Rush Hour reference. One of my favorite movies of all time.

[SwampCroc]

$50 for 3 Awesome games.. I believe so. MGS 2 and MGS 3 were damn near $50 when they first came out. so to relive them in a higher quality.. hell probably see shit I never saw before.. and I haven't played Peace Walker yet. so I'm all over this.

[solidboss]

i approve the picture used for this article =)

[kamakaz3md]

im kinda getting tired of these HD remakes, but then again maybe its the MGS one that isnt interesting to me. I played the GOW HD remakes and I didnt care for them, but I really dont care for the series at all, kinda like MGS, but RISING looks awesome, and sons of liberty was kinda fun as well as snake eater. Im kinda interested in sly cooper hd remakes and the shadow of the colossus HD remakes, but not the MGS ones.... : / jus my opinion

[Deathcakes]

Well of course you're getting tired of HD remakes when they only release remakes of games you don't like all that much. Personally, I'm a huge MGS and GoW fan for example so the fact that both will see HD releases in the near future (GoW's PSP games were coming to PS3, yes? :S) is just plain awesome for me. Just out of curiosity though - Which games would you like to see HD releases of?

[kamakaz3md]

idk, id have to think, but 1 series that came to mind was jak n daxter...

[TheLastGuardian]

Not worth $50 imo. I payed $16 for MGS1,2 and 3 all complete boxed copies last year. I'm just going to buy Peace Walker on UMD. Screw this game for going to 360.

[Buuhan1]

I bought Peace Walker on UMD for $35 when I got my PSP, I never got around to playing it. Upon this collection being announced, I traded it into GameStop for a fraction. Always hurts when you end up spending money that you never get any use out of. The same thing happened to the three PoP games and Beyond Good & Evil. Bought them very late into the game, never got to play them, and boom... HD versions announced.

I'm ultimately not buying anymore PS2 or PSP games at this point due to this. But chances are I'm gonna miss out on some classics because I'm too paranoid to buy them and they ultimately never do get an HD version.

Also, I've been a Sony gamer most of my life... but it is unfair to say "screw this game" for going multiplatform. The MGS games are fantastic, the more people who get to play them the better. What's so wrong with that? Besides, the only game in this collection that hasn't been multiplatform yet has been Peace Walker. MGS2 came out on the Xbox, and MGS3 is hitting the 3DS.

[ShinFuYux]

Well, that means each game is priced at 16 dollars each. Which really isn't that bad.

I'll just buy MGS2 and MGS3 on PSN and then wait until peace walker is on sale or something.

[Buuhan1]

The package is definitely giving you a lot of content for $50, I don't think anyone's arguing that. But that doesn't change the fact that all previous HD collections have been $40. I'm still buying the set regardless (which is saying something when I have all the games, and even spent $35 on Peace Walker), but yes, it should have been $39.99. Now I see future HD collections jumping on this price point.

[larrym]

Day one purchase for me on my PS3. BF3, MW3,Halo remake, Gears of War 3, Skyrim on my PC, ah the benefits of not being a fan girl....

[lochdoun]

Just to put this in perspective for you complainers...
3 great Metal Gear Solid games - $50
3 terrible COD map packs - $45

[GoldPS3]

Hahaha well said lochdoun.

It's not like you have to pay $50. You can always wait for a price drop guys. Anyway those MGS games will bring hours of game play that's well worth the $50.

[MasterCornholio]

And the 360 version will be a better buy because it will come on 3 disks.

LOL kidding i know it will come on one. But i love poking fanboys sometimes.

BTW 50 is a good price i only hope that they do a good job with the upscaling.

[Bounkass]

I don't care! I'd but it if it's $149,99!

[skyblue14213]

I know that it is expensive and I will probably wait for a price drop before I consider getting the zone of the ender's hd collection(I don't own any zone of the enders games yet), but the 10 dollars more price tag(versus other hd collection prices) for at least the metal gear solid hd collection is probably because the inclusion of 3 games in that collection instead of the usual 2 games that are bundled with other hd collections.

I am looking forward to getting the zone of the enders hd collection when it drops in price to at least $30 or less before I consider getting it(I dont own any of the zone of the enders games). I already own the whole metal gear solid(metal gear) franchise in one form or another so I don't think that I am going to get the metal gear solid hd collection, but I fully encourage anyone that don't own the games(or the superior versions of the games) that are being offered to get them when these hd collections come out whether it be the day of release or after a price drop. Both of these collections offer good value.

[Kos-Mos]

It`s an honor to pay this amount for the best video-game series ever.

[KillerPwned]

$10 more then the average collection maybe because it includes 2 ps2 games and 1 psp game? Either way i was sold the moment it was announced and i will preorder asap no doubt.

[EdFry]

I'm satisfied with the price, because I never had a chance to experience Peace Walker and MGS3:Subsistence was my favorite game on the the PS2. Unfortunately I will be busy not having money and trying to borrow this and other titles from people I know. I'll buy it at some point, but if I could, it would be a day one purchase.
I'll never forget when I bought Snake Eater on my birthday... at Circuit City O.o
Bejesus I feel old.

[thedriffter50]

Don't like these HD collections one bit. I'd rather have full PS2 backwards compatibility or at least a PS2 store.

Sorry but trophies and slightly better graphics aren't worth £30.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I hope that compilations dont start at 50 from now on, i liked them at 40 or less.

[sam2236]

Paying €50 for the non-Substance/Subsistence versions?! Screw that shit!

[zerocrossing]

$40 isn't too bad but I bet it costs £40 in the UK that means we actually pay just over $64! Why do we always get ripped off

[Les-Grossman]

Not buying it since it is incomplete

[devilhunterx]

Can we ust blame M$ for the extra $10 and move on?

[Ness-Psi]

I might buy it just for peace walker as I've played the other 2, hope they release them separately on PSN/XBL.

[ZBlacktt]

Price is no issue when you've been here since day one.