Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Heads to Modern Consoles on August 27 With MGS4's First Port Since 2008

Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 will launch on August 27, 2026, with the release window now landing six months after the collection was first unveiled during a Sony State of Play in February. The package brings Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — HD Collection version — to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Steam, alongside the Game Boy Color spinoff Metal Gear: Ghost Babel as a digital bonus.

The August 27 release date is now the headline feature worth circling on the calendar. MGS4 receives its first port since the original 2008 PlayStation 3 release, while Peace Walker reintroduces its six-player online cooperative mode on modern hardware, with Konami noting that crossplay is not supported on the new version. Konami's official announcement breaks the contents down clearly: the two main titles, two Master Books detailing the stories and characters, two Screenplay Books containing in-game text, the Metal Gear Solid 4 Database covering the franchise's lore, the Metal Gear Solid: Digital Soundtrack Vol. 2, and Ghost Babel as a digital-only bonus. Both MGS4 and Peace Walker HD Collection can also be purchased as standalone digital titles outside the bundle.

Pre-orders for the Master Collection Vol. 2 opened earlier this year, with Konami running two early-purchase bonuses: the Cardboard Camouflage Uniform for Metal Gear Solid 4 and the Love Cardboard Uniform for Peace Walker. Players who own saved data from the original Master Collection Vol. 1 can also unlock extra in-game items for both flagship titles after linking their data through the official Metal Gear site.

The August 27 launch line-up represents Konami's clearest signal yet that the franchise is being primed for a new generation of players. Sword of the Patriots material that was effectively locked to aging PS3 hardware now runs on current consoles and PC, and Peace Walker's six-player online element — long dormant outside of the 2010 HD Edition — returns on PC and the latest PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms. To mark the announcement, Konami also brought back a bundle pairing Master Collection Vol. 1 with Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater exclusively on Steam, giving newcomers a discounted entry point to the series.

The cross-platform commitment is the practical win for longtime fans. Metal Gear Solid 4 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC closes an 18-year gap that previously kept the game trapped on a single console generation, and Peace Walker's online mode now lives on Switch 2 and Switch alongside the other platforms, with the piece available on Steam for players who prefer mouse and keyboard. Reports from the recent press preview cycle, including a video feature published on August 21, 2026 highlighting the collection's contents, confirm that fans are receiving the first true modern port of the PS3 era's biggest Metal Gear entries.

For readers who want to dig deeper, the official Konami press release, the PlayStation Blog post from the February 2026 State of Play unveiling, and the dedicated Metal Gear page on Konami's site all spell out the contents, pre-order bonuses, and online multiplayer behavior. Anyone waiting for MGS4 outside a PS3 cabinet since 2008 has a concrete date to circle now, with the full collection arriving on August 27.