Konami is lastly bringing 2008 PlayStation 3 unique Steel Gear Strong 4: Weapons of the Patriots to fashionable platforms. Sadly, it’s not bringing its Steel Gear On-line modes alongside for the trip. These will stay an artifact of the previous. Whereas not talked about in the course of the reveal in the course of the PlayStation State of Play final yr, Konami confirmed on the official net web page for the Steel Gear Strong Grasp Assortment Vol. 2. “METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Weapons of the Patriots – Grasp Assortment Model of the Patriots doesn’t embrace METAL GEAR ONLINE,” the disclaimer reads. I assume warfare actually has modified.
Steel Gear Strong On-line supplied all the things from stealth deathmatch and seize missions to bombing runs and sneak-offs. Whereas Name of Responsibility was popularizing fast respawns as gamers fought by way of meat grinder choke factors, Steel Gear’s riff on on-line multiplayer supplied choices for a lot slower and extra deliberate tactical gameplay. Making an attempt to stealthily sneak round opposing gamers and steal their canine tags within the sort of expertise that’s nonetheless uncommon, even within the reside service saturated market of 2026. It will have been cool to see some type of MGSO return with the most recent remaster assortment, but it surely’s not a whole shock that Konami is forgoing it given all the work that resurrecting it seemingly would have required.
And happily there are different choices. In contrast to MSG4, the remaster of Peace Walker will characteristic on-line coop ops and versus ops. The primary is for 2 to 4 gamers whereas the second is for as much as six. Native wi-fi multiplayer can be accessible, however solely on Change. There’s additionally the Fox Hunt mode Konami launched final yr for Steel Gear Strong Delta.
And modders haven’t given up on attempting to unofficially carry again Steel Gear Strong On-line for gamers on PC. A contemporary model of MSG4 will provide modders much more choices than attempting to navigate the infamously fiddly tech of the unique PS3.
