Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

Publication is recorded by Konami. The recorded date of publication is 2011. It belongs to the series Metal Gear. Recorded constituent parts are Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. It is associated with Japan and United States. Recorded genres are action-adventure game.

• Title — Metal Gear Solid HD Collection • Developer — Kojima Productions • Publisher — Konami • Producer — * Hideo Kojima • Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi • Yoshikazu Matsuhana (PW HD) • Kazuki Muraoka (PW HD) • Artist — Yoji Shinkawa • Series — Metal Gear • Platforms — * PlayStation 3 • Xbox 360 • PlayStation Vita • Nvidia Shield TV • Released — PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 PlayStation Vita • Genre — Stealth • Modes — Single-player

The included games are: Games included in Metal Gear Solid HD Collection • Title — Original platform — Original release • Metal Gear — MSX2 — 1987 • Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake — MSX2 — 1990 • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — PlayStation 2 — 2001 • Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance — Xbox, PlayStation 2 — 2002 • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — PlayStation 2 — 2004 • Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence — PlayStation 2 — 2006 • Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — PlayStation Portable — 2010

The core play mechanics and story for all games remains unchanged with the HD Editions. For the remastering, all three games underwent graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution and 60 frames per second on home consoles. The PS3 and PS Vita versions have Trophy support, while the Xbox 360 versions include Achievements. The controls for each game have been modified to suit the different configurations of each platform. Since the Xbox 360 and PS Vita version lack the pressure-sensitive buttons featured on the PS2 controllers, the ability to aim and lower a firearm without firing it in Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 are assigned to a specific button instead in those versions (either, by pressing the left stick on the Xbox 360 controller or by pressing the d-pad down on the PS Vita). The PS Vita versions in particular makes use of the touch screen and touch pad for various functions such as item/weapon selection, zooming in or out with the binoculars or peeking around corners or over walls during 'corner view'. The console versions of Peace Walker feature dual analog controls, allowing players to control the camera or their aim with the right stick. Most of the additional features and content that were present in the Substance and Subsistence editions of the games have been ported to the HD Editions as well. These include the VR/Alternative Missions, Snake Tales and Casting Theater modes for Metal Gear Solid 2, plus the third-person camera view and Demo Theater for Metal Gear Solid 3. The original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as they appeared in the Subsistence edition are also included, accessible from the main menu in Metal Gear Solid 3. The PS3 and Vita versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 have a "Transfarring" feature, which allows users to transfer their save file between both platforms via a Wi-Fi connection or through a cloud storage, allowing continuous play of the same save file on a different platform. The PS3 version of Peace Walker has a similar connectivity with the PSP version of the game, allowing the transferring of save files through a USB connection.

The Japanese release of the compilation, titled Metal Gear Solid HD Edition, only includes Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, even on the home console versions. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - HD Edition was instead given a stand-alone physical release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan. To compensate for the separate releases, the first print run of the Japanese PS3 version of the compilation included a voucher code to download the original Metal Gear Solid from the Japanese PlayStation Store, while the first print run of Peace Walker - HD Edition came with a download code for the PlayStation Portable version of Peace Walker. The Japanese Xbox 360 versions of both, the compilation and Peace Walker, instead offered voucher codes for Metal Gear-themed items for Xbox Live Avatars. Both Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 feature Japanese voice acting for the Japanese HD Editions, despite Metal Gear Solid 2 being based on the Substance edition, which originally used English voices.

On April 22, 2013, Konami announced a new version of the collection titled Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection, exclusive to PS3. This later collection includes all the games featured on the HD Collection on the first disc, along with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on a second disc and voucher codes for the original Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. The Legacy Collection was released in North America on July 9, 2013, and in Japan on July 11, 2013. The European version was released on September 13, 2013.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection received critical acclaim upon release. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 90/100, the PlayStation 3 version 89/100 and the PlayStation Vita version 81/100. In December 2011, the game received the award for "Best HD Remake of 2011" from TeamXbox, with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary as the runner-up. In a feature article regarding games collections, 1UP listed Metal Gear Solid HD Collection as "The Closest We've Come to Perfection" owing to the improved quality its games were given. The compilation's absence of Metal Gear Solid drew scrutiny, particularly as a 6th gen remake of the game existed in the form of 2004's Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. In response, Kojima Productions' Sean Eyestone stated that The Twin Snakes was not included as neither the developers nor Hideo Kojima were directly involved with the creation of the game and therefore did not consider it canon.

On October 24, 2023, Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, a compilation of various Metal Gear titles that includes all games from the HD Collection, except Peace Walker. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The included versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 are based on the ones in the HD Collection. Metal Gear 1 and 2 are moved from Solid 3 menu to their own separate app. Konami announced that the games would have a resolution of 1080p and run at 60 frames-per-second (FPS) at maximum performance on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S. The Nintendo Switch versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 however would run at 30 FPS (matching the Nvidia Shield port that the Switch version was derived from, and which the Switch shares a Tegra X1 CPU with) while in TV Mode and Handheld Mode, at a resolution of 1080p and 720p, respectively. However, on release it was found that the games were actually locked to 720p on all platforms. The PC version also lacked any graphics or audio options upon launch. On December 23rd, 2023, the games received an update adding several video and audio options. On September 25th, 2024, all systems (with the exception of the Switch) also received a patch increasing the games' maximum resolutions to up to 4K, as well as upscaling all of Metal Gear Solid 2 & Metal Gear Solid 3's full motion videos to 4K.