Popular Post ziggypossum Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) [Important Notification] Temporary removal of METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and METAL GEAR SOLID 3 from digital storefronts (PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, etc.) Thank you for playing the METAL GEAR series. We are currently working on renewing the licenses for select historical archive footage used in-game, therefore, we have made the temporary decision to begin suspending the sale of METAL GEAR SOLID 2, METAL GEAR SOLID 3 and all products that include these games from digital storefronts globally starting from November 8th, 2021. We sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we work towards making these products available for purchase once again. Thank you for your continued support of the METAL GEAR Series PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION ・PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION ・PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION ・PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION ・PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION ・PlayStation®Vita METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION ・PlayStation™Now METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION ・Xbox 360 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION: 2 & 3 ・Nintendo 3DS METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D ・GOG.com METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE ・NVIDIA® SHIELD™ METAL GEAR SOLID 2 HD for SHIELD TV ・NVIDIA® SHIELD™ METAL GEAR SOLID 3 HD for SHIELD TV *Some of the above titles are not available in some countries and regions https://www.konami.com/mg/jp/info/874/ Edited November 8, 2021 by ziggypossum Snake? Snaaaaaaake!!!!! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiricy Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I hope Konami returns the Metal Gear Sold series again on PSN store legacy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post You Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 Even historical archive footage is now a timed licence?! How is this even a thing.. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zizimonster Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 Even though it says temporary, these games could take years to return to PSN. Buy them now. You know, better safe than sorry. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rias Gremory Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 I hope Konami would just give up the licenses for Metal Gear Solid series and Silent Hill series and give them to Sony to do the grunt work. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majob Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, enaysoft said: Even historical archive footage is now a timed licence?! How is this even a thing.. The footage is owned by the studio that shot it. Check the credits of movies and games you play that use it and you'll see the credit for the source of the footage Edited November 8, 2021 by majob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, majob said: The footage is owned by the studio that shot it. Check the credits of movies and games you play that use it and you'll see the credit for the source of the footage It's the same footage from the 2001 release though isn't it? Just seems such a weird reason to delist a game, a licence expiring from using 20 year footage which presumably was footage of even older footage.. Can you imagine of these games were digital only? Digital only games are on sale, until suddenly they are potentially gone forever. Edited November 8, 2021 by enaysoft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevieboy Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, enaysoft said: It's the same footage from the 2001 release though isn't it? Just seems such a weird reason to delist a game, a licence expiring from using 20 year footage which presumably was footage of even older footage.. If it's owned by someone, then there will be a licence agreement for the usage. Doesn't matter how old it is, unless it's fallen into the public domain. There is pretty much always a time limit for being able to licence things from an owner, it's almost never unlimited. 27 minutes ago, enaysoft said: Can you imagine of these games were digital only? Digital only games are on sale, until suddenly they are potentially gone forever. It's already happened multiple times. Legend Of Korra for the PS3 & PS4, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 for the PS4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows for PS3, Plants vs. Zombies for the Vita. The list goes on. Edited November 8, 2021 by Stevieboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majob Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, enaysoft said: It's the same footage from the 2001 release though isn't it? Just seems such a weird reason to delist a game, a licence expiring from using 20 year footage which presumably was footage of even older footage.. Can you imagine of these games were digital only? Digital only games are on sale, until suddenly they are potentially gone forever. It's not a strange reason at all because if Konami continued to sell the game without the license they would face a lawsuit from the studio. At the very least Konami is seeking to renew their license instead of simply delisting the game like many other companies do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_ocelot22 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, majob said: It's not a strange reason at all because if Konami continued to sell the game without the license they would face a lawsuit from the studio. At the very least Konami is seeking to renew their license instead of simply delisting the game like many other companies do. Honestly shocked they didnt just remove them and then tell people... I could be wrong but NASA allows people to use footage with credit to them.. i wonder if mgs3 uses any Edited November 8, 2021 by liquid_ocelot22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Both games are still available in the store at the current moment, but I don't know how long it will last, so you better hurry up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndoManno Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 8/11/2021 at 8:38 AM, zizimonster said: Even though it says temporary, these games could take years to return to PSN. Buy them now. You know, better safe than sorry. You were right! Currently, 21 April 2022 they are still unavaiable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walafc0 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I may be wrong (I hope), but they will never be back. Why Konami would care about these 11 years old games (HD version) on a dying digital store and dying console? Imagine just 2 seconds being the guy at Konami responsible for game licenses. Do you really think that MGS is on top of his to-do list? Come on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgm4789 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I agree, they could still potentially return to that new plus premium service but as far as returning to regular sale on ps3/vita. Yeah, the delisting is pretty much permanent at this point as sony pretty much stopped submissions for those platforms as relisting them would probably be more complicated then just porting to current platforms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeLordCrow13y Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, jgm4789 said: I agree, they could still potentially return to that new plus premium service but as far as returning to regular sale on ps3/vita. Yeah, the delisting is pretty much permanent at this point as sony pretty much stopped submissions for those platforms as relisting them would probably be more complicated then just porting to current platforms. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe developers aren’t allowed to add new games OR relist old games on the PS3/Vita store at all at this point. I know of a case where an indie dev got a game removed because of a issue with their publisher, and wanted to get it back up on the PS3 store at some point, but never did (this was before the shut-down announcement that got called off). And that game was digital only. Edited April 23, 2022 by TimeLordCrow13y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnybaz85 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 So it probably seems these games will never come back on the playstation Store due to the many reasons discussed above, and i hate that i do not have digital copies of MGS 1-4. My only hope and i am sure most of you would want the same is for a MGS 1 - 4 Remaster for PS4/PS5, especially MGS 3 Snake Eater as that is my absolute favourite from the whole series. I am quite surprised as there are no sound rumours regarding the remaster because if "Good Guy" EA ( ahem ahem ) can muster the courage to remaster the Mass Effect Trilogy, Konami know for sure releasing MGS 1- 4 Remaster would sell very well! I know there are licensing issues and a super tight secret deal with Sony for MGS4 ( as it only released on the PS3 ) but there must be a way for them to work this out! Eagerly waiting for a remaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2VLegacy Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Good thing I got them before it was removed. If it doesn’t return back on the PS store, definitely will be disappointing because of the licensing renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcanehornet_ Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Yet another reason why physical content will always beat digital. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ziggypossum Posted May 3, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2022 That's why I always prefer physical editions over digital 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Delisted Metal Gear Solid Games Are Coming Back to Digital Stores For the 35th anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise, Konami took to Twitter to confirm that it is working to get delisted versions of the Metal Gear games back on digital stores. It's likely this is in reference to Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 despite the fact these titles weren't explicitly mentioned. The licensing issue has revolved around historical footage used in the games and it seems that Konami has ironed all of that out. When these games get re-listed, players should be able to purchase and play the aforementioned Metal Gear Solid games on platforms like Xbox Series X|S via the Xbox 360 backward compatibility. It's unclear if this could open the door to some proper remasters or remakes, but it seems relatively unlikely. https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20220713022/ https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/metal-gear-solid-2-3-mgs-games-delisted-digital-stores-relisted-xbox/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceridane Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Is it possible that they bring MGS2, MGS3 and Peacewalker to the PS4/PS5 at some point? Like a 4K release or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Ceridane said: Is it possible that they bring MGS2, MGS3 and Peacewalker to the PS4/PS5 at some point? Like a 4K release or something? Nobody knows. Pachinko rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-SilentEcho-I Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 The anniversary came and went and still nothing, konami is a joke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndoManno Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 They've just announced the "master collection" including MGS 1 2 and 3. But I didn't see the HD collection back on PS3/Vita. Is this their idea of "temporary removal"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachpicc Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 52 minutes ago, EndoManno said: They've just announced the "master collection" including MGS 1 2 and 3. But I didn't see the HD collection back on PS3/Vita. Is this their idea of "temporary removal"? I really doubt they'll be relisted these for PS3 and Vita sadly Physical copies of these will remain handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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