Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection is a collection exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The Legacy Collection contains nearly every major Metal Gear game released from 1987 to 2012 (the only exceptions are Ghost Babel, The Twin Snakes, and Portable Ops), as well as bonus material.

Content
The Legacy Collection contains the following:

Games

 * Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation Network download code)
 * Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (PlayStation Network download code)
 * Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition
 * Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition, which includes:
 * Metal Gear
 * Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
 * Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition
 * Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition

Videos

 * Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
 * Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel

Booklet

 * Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Book (illustrated booklet with 100 pages showcasing promotional pamphlets and posters for each game)

Development
On April 17, 2013, Hideo Kojima posted a photograph of the Japanese packaging artwork for the The Legacy Collection on his Twitter account, which depict the various protagonistic incarnations of Naked Snake and Solid Snake throughout the series.

On April 18, 2013, the Korean Game Ratings Board leaked the collection prior to its official announcement. On April 19, 2013, Kojima posted yet another artwork of Solid Snake and Naked Snake, this time in silhouettes in front of a logo. On April 22, 2013, Konami officially announced The Legacy Collection, revealing its release date, packaging and content. On April 25, 2013, Konami announced the official details of the Japanese version, revealing its release date, packaging and content, which includes two Blu-ray Discs and a 100-page booklet titled The Legacy Book, which showcases promotional posters and pamphlets for each game in the collection.



In a Twitter message, Kojima stated that for this particular collection, it was decided that only games he was directly involved with would be included, accounting for the absence of games such as Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops or Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The only exception are the Digital Graphic Novels, which were included so that new players who might find the older games too archaic could still experience their storylines.

On May 2, 2013, Kojima explained on his blog the reason why The Legacy Collection won't be released for the Xbox 360. He said that it was due to lack of data size for Metal Gear Solid 4. He apologized and said the game's data was too enormous to withstand the DVD and that the game was simply made for the Blu-ray Disc. He explained that if Metal Gear Solid 4 were to be released for the Xbox 360, the game would need up to 7 DVDs. He added that The Legacy Collection might be re-released for the next Xbox console, the Xbox One.

On May 16, 2013, online retailer Amazon.com added the North American version of The Legacy Collection to their shop. According to the store, the game would be released on July 9, 2013 for a price of $49.99.

On July 3, 2013, Konami announced that there were no plans for a European version of The Legacy Collection. Whilst answering a comment on their Facebook page about the absent of a European version, they responded with “We currently do not have plans to release in Europe. If this changes you’ll hear it here first. We do not currently have plans, does not mean that it won’t change down the line. We’re always exploring other possibilities.”

On July 4, 2013, Konami announced that a special raffle celebrating the release of The Legacy Collection would be held at KonamiStyle's store in Midtown, Tokyo. 2 lucky winners (picked via lottery) would win 3 framed artworks (featuring Metal Gear Solid 2 - 4) drawn and signed by Yoji Shinkawa. To enter, players had to pre-order The Legacy Collection at KonamiStyle's store and collect their raffle numbers on the pre-order receipt. The winners was announced at the game's release date.

On July 10, 2013 on their website's blog, Konami announced that The Legacy Collection will be released in Europe. The collection is set to be released in September 2013. 2 days later, Konami announced that release dates of September 12, 2013 for Europe and September 13, 2013 for the United Kingdom.