Video game studios have found a goldmine with high-definition remasters. Sometimes, indeed, it’s a complete facelift for the game to fit a new generation, but more often than not, it seems like they just apply a filter to make it look clearer, put it on a disc, and start making money all over again. This is exactly what has happened to ‘Metal Gear Solid Collection,’ which, stumble after stumble, is attempting to extract money from the most naive players.
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It’s not like Konami is trying to deceive anyone: this is the same collection that was released in 2012, featuring the same five games from the MSX’s ‘Metal Gear Solid’ to PS2’s ‘Metal Gear Solid 3,’ taking advantage of the fact that the latter game stopped being sold in 2021. The issue is that new games from the series have been released over the past decade, and it’s highly likely that they’ll charge us for them separately. It’s certainly painful to know that we’ll have to pay twice for the third part of the series: now and in the ‘Snake Eater‘ remake.
But this isn’t even the main problem. The issue is that this HD edition thinks that the acronym means something else, and Konami has already stated that the second and third parts will run at 720p on the Switch. In other words, the same resolution as on the PS3 and Xbox 360 back in the day. Wanting to sell us this at this point, after ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘ and with Nintendo unable to handle more, is almost an insult to consumers.
Of course, the producer has rushed to say that these are just rumors and that in the other versions (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC), it will run at 1080p and 60fps. Or at least, that’s their goal. It remains to be seen whether this “goal” is the maximum the game will achieve or if it means that everything will run at the same specifications. Keep in mind that the collection will cost 60 euros, so they should have put some effort into it.
In 2023, releasing something on PS5 that runs at 1080p with a lot of effort is a bit underwhelming, let’s be honest. The games will also have a warning about outdated expressions and themes, but they won’t modify them to “preserve the historical context and the original vision of the creator.” Well, that’s the least they could do, although, given what we’ve seen…
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