Konami’s Bringing Back Previously Delisted Metal Gear Games

It looks like Konami is preparing to bring back Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 alongside Metal Gear Solid HD Edition – all of which were previously delisted as licenses for “select historical archive footage” used in the games expired. Over on Twitter, the official Metal Gear account tweeted that it will resume sales of games that were temporarily suspended, and while it didn’t specifically name the titles, we know which ones from the previous announcement.

PS3’s Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 were among the games delisted in November 2021

1987年7月13日に発売された『METAL GEAR』シリーズは、本日35周年を迎えました。
一時販売を停止しておりますタイトルにおいて、販売再開のための準備を進めております。　#METALGEAR #MG35th pic.twitter.com/X7RL5du2qE

— メタルギア公式 (METAL GEAR) (@metalgear_jp) July 13, 2022

“The Metal Gear series, which launched on July 13, 1987, celebrates its 35th anniversary today,” reads the tweet above, as translated by Gematsu. “Preparations are underway to resume sales of titles which have been temporarily suspended.”

Here’s the full list of games that are currently suspended from sale:

• PlayStation 3
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Edition
• PS Vita
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
• PlayStation Now
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
• Xbox 360
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3
• 3DS
  • Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
• GOG.com
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
• NVIDIA SHIELD
  • Metal Gear Solid 2 HD for SHIELD TV
  • Metal Gear Solid 3HD for SHIELD TV

In other news, Rollderdrome is set to join PS Plus Premium game trials starting next month, and Until Dawn/The Quarry dev Supermassive Games has been fully acquired by Nordisk Games.