Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 seeing physical Switch release as well, but downloads are required

Earlier today, we found out that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is coming to Switch Oct. 24th, 2023. We mentioned the digital release in our initial post, but now we’ve learned that a physical option will be available the same day.

The origin of stealth action comes to Nintendo Switch. Experience the thrilling cinematic story of the METAL GEAR series as you infiltrate enemy fortresses and complete your mission to stop those wielding weapons of mass destruction from triggering total war.

This collection features Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, along with the games that started the series – Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, and the NES versions of Metal Gear and Snake’s Revenge – and plenty of bonus content.

METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 launches on Nintendo Switch Oct. 24. Pre-orders begin today in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater will also be available for purchase individually in Nintendo eShop.

You can pre-order a physical copy of this Collection here. The full breakdown of what’s available in the release is as follows:

Please note that to enjoy all available content, game data must be downloaded. This comes out to roughly 24.1 GB for the games, and another 30 GB for the bonus videos. You can see a breakdown of the file sizes below.

• Metal Gear Solid- Master Collection Version : 4.8GB
• excl. MG&MG2 : 3.4GB
• incl. MG&MG2 : 4.8GB ( Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake : 1.4GB )
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version : 8.0GB
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version : 12.2GB
• Bonus Content : 1.0GB + 30 GB for bonus videos