Konami announced today that some of its Metal Gear Solid games will be removed. The reason is the licensing problems.
According to the developer’s statement, Metal Gear Solid games, whose full list you can find below, will be temporarily removed from digital storefronts. Underlining that this process is completely temporary, Konami also states that the games affected by this problem will be restored shortly after.
- 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
This kind of licensing issues with Metal Gear Solid games is nothing new. Previously, Alan Wake was temporarily removed from distribution due to the expiration of the music license in 2017, and it was again on the showcase in 2018 with the support of Microsoft.
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