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Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots

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Release
game · 2026-08-27 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch · 2026-09-07
Release
game · 2026-08-27 · 2026-09-01
Release
game · 2026-08-29 · 2026-08-29
Release
game · August 27 · 2026-08-20
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Steam port has opened to an Overwhelmingly Positive rating · 2026-09-01
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roughly 1,300 reviews had been posted, with 95 percent positive · 2026-09-01
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the first port of the 2008 PS3 original, which had been playable only on that console for 18 years · 2026-09-01
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included in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 and is also sold separately as a download · 2026-09-01
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The story is set five years after the Big Shell incident of Metal Gear Solid 2, in an era where private military companies have turned war into business, and follows Solid Snake's final battle. · 2026-09-01
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The port keeps the series' stealth action, with the Threat Ring threat detection, the Solid Eye search tool, and the OctoCamo camouflage system. · 2026-09-01
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The PS3 version runs at 720p and roughly 30fps, dropping to the 20fps range under load. · 2026-08-29
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Both modern versions run at 2160p and 60fps, with the Switch 2 upscaling from 1440p docked and 1080p handheld. · 2026-08-29
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After 18 years of PS3 exclusivity, MGS4 arrives on other platforms with a 60fps target · 2026-08-29
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items previously unlocked by entering passwords can now be obtained by taking photos of specific locations · 2026-08-20

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MGS4 Retrospective Reads as Prediction of 2020s Warfare

Game Spark looks back at Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots following its inclusion in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2, released August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch. The analysis focuses on how the 2008 game depicted privatized warfare, autonomous weapons, and the mental strain on soldiers in a post-nuclear-deterrence world.