IPod

The iPod is an MP3 player created by Apple. Solid Snake used it in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It has been designed to work in the same way as the actual iPod, with the right analog stick being used to control it. The iPod is in the inventory from the start of the game and comes with nine songs and the first of the Integral Podcasts by Ryan Payton already on it. Other songs can be collected throughout the game, and new songs and podcasts will be available for download from the internet using the "Extra" feature in the game's main menu, and can be unlocked using passwords in the game's Password Entry screen.

Controls

 * Triangle: "Menu" buttonIPod_Pic_2_(Metal_Gear_Solid_4).png
 * Circle: "Skip Forward" button
 * Square: "Skip Backward" button
 * X: "Play/Pause" button
 * Right analog clockwise: Cycle down
 * Right analog couterclockwise: Cycle up
 * R3: Select option

Starting Songs
The following nine songs are already on the iPod from the start of the game.

Collectable Songs
There are numerous songs to collect for the iPod. These songs range from older Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid games, as well as other Kojima Productions games.

^ When giving a militia/rebel member a healing item (use Triangle when facing them).

† Certain stages in the mission briefing allow you to control the mkII/mkIII (use Select for help/controls).

Downloadable Songs
The following are songs which you can download using the "Extras" menu in the game.

Password Songs
The following are songs available by entering passwords at the Password Screen in the "Extras" menu. (they are case sensitive)

Podcasts
There are also podcasts that you can listen to in-game. The service was originally created by Ryan Payton, and was suspended when Payton left Kojima Productions. On December 18th the podcast returned without Payton. It was updated "bi-weekly" starting January 08th. It is available in the Extra's menu as Downloadable Content. As of the 05/14/2009 podcast, the new host Sean Eyestone revealed that the Integral Podcast would be ending, the Kojima Productions Report however will continue. The final episode was uploaded on: 05/28/2009.

Trivia

 * When playing certain songs, Sunny will dance to them, which can be seen in the start menu. The Beauties will also sing karaoke while in the white room (Oishii Two-han Seikatsu for example).
 * The inclusion of the iPod in the game was heavily criticized as a distracting promotion. However, it is not unusual for military personnel to use iPods in combat. In particular, BulletFlight, an iPod Touch application that makes ballistic calculations, is used by real world US snipers.