Konami's Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 is still in development, but specific titles included remain unconfirmed. Fans hope for games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and other missing entries, with the release potentially including Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Peace Walker, Portable Ops, and parts of Metal Gear Solid 5. The collection's release is delayed, but more remakes and new titles may be in the franchise's future, with the team emphasizing a desire to pass the torch to new developers.
David Hayter, the original voice actor for Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, has teased his involvement in something related to Metal Gear Solid 4. This comes after his previous tease about the franchise's future. Speculation suggests that Hayter may be providing new voice work for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, which is rumored to include Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. This collection is expected to launch on multiple platforms, allowing newcomers to experience Metal Gear Solid 4 for the first time.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots assistant producer Ryan Payton revealed that the game was running smoothly on the Xbox 360, despite being a PS3 exclusive. However, the game did not release on the Xbox 360 due to the physical copy requiring multiple discs. Konami recently announced the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater called Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Metal Gear Solid 4 was being developed for Xbox 360, but Konami canceled the project due to the physical limitations of the console's DVD discs, which could only store up to 8.3GB, compared to the PlayStation 3's Blu-ray discs, which could hold up to 54GB. Metal Gear Solid 4 remains exclusive to PlayStation 3, but with the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, there is a possibility that the game could be ported to Xbox consoles in the future.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was once "running beautifully and smoothly" on Xbox 360, according to the game's assistant producer Ryan Payton. There was no exclusivity deal to ensure the game was only released on PS3, and the decision instead came down to the choice of disc format used in Microsoft's console. Bringing Metal Gear Solid 4 to Xbox 360 would have required putting the game on numerous discs, something Konami wasn't willing to do. Metal Gear Solid 4 has never been re-released on any other format, meaning it remains a PS3 exclusive to this day.
