Metal Gear Solid Coming To Euro PSN This Week
(Update) Finally, a 'proper' PS1 classic.Published 16/11/2009 at 11:55 by nofi
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We’re still waiting for an English press release, but apparently Konami Germany have confirmed that the European PSN Store will get the much delayed PlayStation classic Metal Gear Solid this Thursday.
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH gibt die Veröffentlichung von vier Metal Gear Solid Klassikern über Sonys PlayStation(R)Network bekannt. Anlass für diese Neuigkeit ist auch der näher rückende Release von Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker für PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable).
Den Anfang macht ein Klassiker der Videospielgeschichte und der einflussreichste Titel jüngerer Zeit: Die original PSone Version von Metal Gear Solid erscheint am 19. November für 9,99 Euro als Download. Metal Gear Solid markiert den ersten Schritt der Serie in eine komplett in 3D gestaltete Spielumgebung und begründete den Ruhm von Hideo Kojima als Entwickler von Weltformat.
I don’t speak German, but that’s clearly talking about Metal Gear Solid, for 10 Euro. From the press release it looks like the reason behind the release is the upcoming PSP title, Peace Walker. Let’s hope for UK news soon.
Update: Konami have sent us the English press release:
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release four classic Metal Gear Solid titles via Sony’s PlayStation(R)Network service.
The news comes as Konami gears up for the anticipated release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable), and will begin with the reissue of the original PSone version of Metal Gear Solid on November 19th, priced £7.99. Hailed as an all-time classic and one of the most influential video games of modern times, Metal Gear Solid marked the series’ first move into a fully 3D play area, and established Hideo Kojima as an iconic talent.
The release of Metal Gear Solid will then be followed with Kojima Productions’ PSP(R) entrants to the series: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops +, and the innovative Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel. Release dates for these titles will be confirmed at a later date.
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carlosfilippsen | 16/11/2009 11:57
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Cant wait for this! I will definately get it
Porcupine_I | 16/11/2009 11:58
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i speak german, and yes, it does
…i already got the english version from the US-Store though
Gastos84 | 16/11/2009 12:02
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AWESOME!
Raen | 16/11/2009 12:03
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Google Translate says it’s to celebrate Peace Walker, it’ll be 9.99 Euros, and that they’re announcing “…the release of four Metal Gear Solid classics on Sony’s PlayStation (R) Network…”
Person678 | 16/11/2009 12:05
BOOM! Headshot!
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FOUR? The heck?
Raen | 16/11/2009 12:11
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May well be old school Metal Gears or a wrong translation. Again, based off Google translate. Babelfish seems to agree basically, but the translation isn’t as good
Raen | 16/11/2009 12:15
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German guy in office says it’s a bit complex for him, but he agrees basically with Google Translate. Would wait for an English press release for confirmation
Rabid-Coot | 16/11/2009 12:25
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MGS, portable ops and hd ports of 2 & 3 is my crazy guess.
Shyru | 16/11/2009 12:44
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Its definitly FOUR. I’m German and translated it says:
…Konami announces the release of four Metal Gear Solid Classics… and
…the first to be released is…
superjag86 | 16/11/2009 13:02
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or (sorry to be disappointing but) MGS1, MGS Portable Ops, MGS Acid and MGS Digital Graphic Novel…
(I would love a port of MGS3 though!)
Eldave0 | 16/11/2009 13:47
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another possibility of course is in that four they are including the VR missions expansion pack?
So perhaps, MGS, MGS:VR Missions and then Acid 1 and 2? I’d love to play those VR missions again and play as Ninja or fight the super giant soldier
superjag86 | 16/11/2009 15:27
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VR Missions would have been brill, but still you gotta be grateful for what you’re given I suppose.
AcidCrashX | 16/11/2009 12:12
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could be digital versions of the MGS PSP games?
Raen | 16/11/2009 12:18
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Could be the Metal Gear Acid titles I guess, that brings it up to 3.
Person678 | 16/11/2009 12:05
BOOM! Headshot!
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Hopefully those whiners on the blog will finally shut the fuck up.
RadioactiveMouse | 16/11/2009 12:09
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You said what everyone else was thinking
hazelam | 16/11/2009 12:24
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shame it won’t shut the fanboys up though.
they’ll still be free to insult anybody with impunity.
TheSabreman | 16/11/2009 12:48
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I wonder which is worse moaning about games that take an age to see the light of day in SCEE land or moaning about others moaning !!!
At least moaning about lack of releases may achieve something.
Kevling | 16/11/2009 13:14
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I hope you’re not moaning about people moaning about people moaning.
TheSabreman | 16/11/2009 13:30
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My brain hurts, lol
hazelam | 16/11/2009 15:27
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and kevling, you’re not moaning about people moaning about people moaning are you?
jimmy-google | 16/11/2009 12:09
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Looking like one mega update this week. Mike Kebby did say he’s not expecting any slow weeks from now until Christmas.
BadBoyBoogie | 16/11/2009 12:15
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Is this just a straight PS1 port, or has it been given an HD update?
gordon_strange | 16/11/2009 12:40
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ps1 port same as the u.s.a.
a hd port would ensure my pants were soiled for a good 6 months straight!
gazo69 | 16/11/2009 12:16
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I’m losing interest in “classic” games! I have been spoilt by next gen graphics and find it really hard to get into any ps1 classics at all.
minerwilly | 16/11/2009 17:34
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I agree mate , they look awful on the big HD telly , but they look fabulous on the PsP .
cc_star | 16/11/2009 12:21
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With Peace Walker coming out, it would have been nice to play the older version before release, not during it. Capcom and SCEE made the same mistake with SFII, by releasing it at approximately the same time as SFIV – thereby hurting sales.
Raen | 16/11/2009 12:32
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Isn’t Peace Walker not out till next year? This is coming November 19th by the look of it, plenty of time.
cc_star | 16/11/2009 12:49
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thought it was out in Feb, oh well.
hazelam | 16/11/2009 12:49
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wasn’t that down to scee, i remember on the official capcom forums they were left wondering for months what scee were doing with the game.
pretty much the same exact situation that’s happening now with the mua2 dlc.
cc_star | 16/11/2009 12:53
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yeah, but if you listen to SCEE they’d say they kept retuning to to Capcom as buggy (think lag was the main moan) although that’s never stopped SCEE before with plenty of other games, during that time 100’s thousands of Americans were playing it as well.
I got a reply for a Capcom head honcho on the US blog, who said SCEE are a different beast altogether.
hazelam | 16/11/2009 12:59
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from what i read they returned it a couple, maybe three times, and every time scee took the new code it took them months to get back to capcom.
and it’s been a long time since i’ve trusted anything scee say.
jacklum | 16/11/2009 14:48
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There were serious bugs with the initial release;
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/03/street-fighte-1/
Once Capcom had the patch ready, the game came out in Europe. Either you complain about games releasing late or games coming out before they’re ready, but you can’t have it both ways.
hazelam | 16/11/2009 15:36
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if that patch was the reason why the game took months to come out in europe why was it released weeks after the eu release of the game?
and why did the developers on the official capcom forums not have a clue what was going on?
jacklum | 16/11/2009 16:12
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OK, I’d assumed it came out at the same time as the patch but the patch was actually a couple of weeks later. Maybe SCEE decided to release it once Capcom had assured them a patch was on the way or something. Judging by the state of the initial release, I wouldn’t put too much stock in what the developers were saying either (Backbone have since gone on to release Gunstar Heoroes with a completely broken online component as well, so I won’t be buying any of their games again).
hazelam | 16/11/2009 17:06
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or, the more likely scenario given the bemusement of the dovs on the official capcom forum, was that scee just sat on the game for months and then finally decided to release it on the very worst possible day, that being the day before street fighter 4’s release.
i’d put a hell of a lot more stock in what the devs say than what scee say.
if scee announced the sky was blue i’d go outisde to check it wasn’t suddenly green or orange.
superjag86 | 16/11/2009 12:23
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Finally!
Now can’t wait until the English Peace Walker demo then Peace Walker itself!
Crazy_Del | 16/11/2009 12:25
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This is indeed an awesome news for me (Yay) Looking forward to this with more info to come.
djdustb | 16/11/2009 12:57
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This should keep a few people hapy for a while.
hazelam | 16/11/2009 13:04
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if i were cynical i might say that this being pulled out of the hat just now after months of no news whatsoever might be one way of deflecting attention away from the apparent lie about scee not receiving content.
good job i’m not cynical
Jethro | 16/11/2009 15:05
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Mike Kebby confirmed on his twitter that MGS is definitely coming to the PSN this week. YAY
nofi | 16/11/2009 15:24
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release four classic Metal Gear Solid titles via Sony’s PlayStation(R)Network service.
The news comes as Konami gears up for the anticipated release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable), and will begin with the reissue of the original PSone version of Metal Gear Solid on November 19th, priced £7.99. Hailed as an all-time classic and one of the most influential video games of modern times, Metal Gear Solid marked the series’ first move into a fully 3D play area, and established Hideo Kojima as an iconic talent.
The release of Metal Gear Solid will then be followed with Kojima Productions’ PSP(R) entrants to the series: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops +, and the innovative Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel. Release dates for these titles will be confirmed at a later date.