Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Gets Drastic Improvements With New Update

At last, Konami has released a massive new update for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 that fixes many of the game’s lingering problems. Upon its launch this past year, fans took issue with many elements of the MGS: Master Collection, primarily in regard to its visuals. As a result, Konami later announced that it would be putting in the work to fix these problems but didn’t say when the patch would be arriving. Now, we finally have an answer, although it’s not yet available for every platform. 

As of today, update version 2.0.0 for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has started to roll out. For now, the patch is only available on PC via Steam with PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch updates coming “at a later date.” When it comes to what this update does, Konami has added a slew of new graphical options to Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3. With these improvements, each game should look far better than they did previously when Master Collection launched. 

Outside of this, Konami has also added some new control options to MGS2 and MGS3 on PC. These inclusions have come in tandem with a handful of bug fixes, which Konami hasn’t detailed. Lastly, the original Metal Gear Solid hasn’t been tweaked whatsoever with this update and will remain at its previous version 1.5.0. 

To get a look at the full patch notes for this major Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 update, you can find them attached below. 

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Ver. 2.0.0 Patch Notes

METAL GEAR SOLID – Master Collection Version

• Support for Steam Trading Cards/Badges
  
  • No patch will be necessary for Steam Trading Cards/Badges.
  • The latest version will remain Ver.1.5.0. Note that this is not a patch for Ver.2.0.0.

METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty – Master Collection Version

• Screen Settings Expanded
  “Resolution” has been added to the Screen settings in the Options menu.
  Under “Resolution”, you can choose from two different presets or create your own custom setting.
  

  These settings cannot be changed after starting the game.
  Some setups may experience some instability if these settings are changed.
  Consider reverting back to the default settings if you experience any instability.

  “Original Mode” Preset

  Display at the game’s original resolution.
  Upon selecting “Original Mode”, the following settings will be applied.
• Internal Resolution: Original
• Internal Upscaling: Default
• Movie: Original
  

  “Adjusted Mode” Preset

  Displays the game at your current monitor’s highest possible resolution. Has sharper visuals compared to Original Mode.
  Upon selecting “Adjusted Mode”, the following settings will be applied.
• Internal Resolution: FHD (1080p)
• Internal Upscaling: Highest resolution possible from FHD (1080p), WQHD (1440p), or 4K (2160p).
• Movie: High Resolution 
  

  Should your specs fall below FHD, Internal Resolution will be set to Original and Internal Upscaling will be set to Default.

  “Custom” Preset

  “Internal Resolution”, “Internal Upscaling”, and “Movie” can be adjusted to suit your current specs.
  

  (1) Internal Resolution

  Under “Internal Resolution”, you can now choose to have the game render in FHD or at its original resolution.
• Original: Renders the game at its original resolution
• FHD: Increases the game’s internal resolution to FHD when rendering.
  

  (2) Internal Upscaling

  Under “Internal Upscaling”, you can choose to apply additional upscaling techniques to scale the game up to your setup’s highest possible resolution.
  Changing this setting will result in sharper visuals.
  Note that depending on your setup, this may not be selectable.
• Default: Displays the game in its original resolution
• FHD: Displays the game in FHD using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release. 
• WQHD: Displays the game in WQHD using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release. 
• 4K: Displays the game in 4K using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release.  
  

  (3) Movie

  You can choose to set in-game movies to their original or higher resolution versions.
  When selected, some movies will be displayed at a higher resolution.
  
• Additional Control Settings
  Control settings have been added to the in-game pause menu.
  They can be used to change the following settings:
  

  (1) Controller Settings

  You can assign controls for your controller under “Controller Settings”.
  

  (2) Keyboard & Mouse Settings

  You can select the Layout Type or choose a Custom layout and assign controls under “Keyboard & Mouse Settings”.
• Layout A: The control layout used up to Ver 1.5.1
• Layout B: The new control layout that can be selected after Ver. 2.0.0
• Custom: A control layout that can be freely customized. 
  
  • If there are overlapping controls, some actions may not function properly.
  • In the event some actions do not function properly, consider resetting to default settings.

  (3) Mouse Sensitivity Settings

  Mouse sensitivity settings have been added in accordance with added mouse support.
  You can adjust mouse movement sensitivity and scroll wheel sensitivity.
  
• Mouse Controls Added
  Mouse controls have been added.
  Under the new Layout Type B, you can use the following controls:
• Left Click: Weapon Button
• Right Click: Ready Weapon
• Mouse Movement: Camera
  

  When using the Custom Layout, you will be able to assign mouse movement controls.

• Support for Steam Trading Cards/Badges
  
• Fixed some other minor issues
  

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater – Master Collection Version

• Screen Settings Expanded
  “Resolution” has been added to the Screen settings in the Options menu.
  Under “Resolution”, you can choose from two different presets or create your own custom setting.
  

  These settings cannot be changed after starting the game.
  Some setups may experience some instability if these settings are changed.
  Consider reverting back to the default settings if you experience any instability.

  “Original Mode” Preset

  Display at the game’s original resolution.
  Upon selecting “Original Mode”, the following settings will be applied.
• Internal Resolution: Original
• Internal Upscaling: Default
• Movie: Original

• “Adjusted Mode” Preset

  Displays the game at your current monitor’s highest possible resolution. Has sharper visuals compared to Original Mode.
  Upon selecting “Adjusted Mode”, the following settings will be applied.
• Internal Resolution: FHD (1080p)
• Internal Upscaling: Highest resolution possible from FHD (1080p), WQHD (1440p), or 4K (2160p).
• Movie: High Resolution

• Should your specs fall below FHD, Internal Resolution will be set to Original and Internal Upscaling will be set to Default.

  “Custom” Preset

  “Internal Resolution”, “Internal Upscaling”, and “Movie” can be adjusted to suit your current specs.
  

  (1) Internal Resolution

  Under “Internal Resolution”, you can now choose to have the game render in FHD or at its original resolution.

• Original: Renders the game at its original resolution
• FHD: Increases the game’s internal resolution to FHD when rendering.
  
• • May not be selectable depending on your setup.
    

  (2) Internal Upscaling

  Under “Internal Upscaling”, you can choose to apply additional upscaling techniques to scale the game up to your setup’s highest possible resolution.
  Changing this setting will result in sharper visuals.
  Note that depending on your setup, this may not be selectable.
• Default: Displays the game in its original resolution
• FHD: Displays the game in FHD using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release. 
• WQHD: Displays the game in WQHD using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release. 
• 4K: Displays the game in 4K using an upscaling method different to the original Master Collection release.
• 
  

  (3) Movie

  You can choose to set in-game movies to their original or higher resolution versions.
  When selected, some movies will be displayed at a higher resolution.
  
• Additional Control Settings
  “CONTROL SETTINGS” has been added under ADDITIONAL SETTINGS.
  The following settings can be changed under CONTROL SETTINGS:
  

  (1) CONTROLLER SETTINGS

  You can assign controls for your controller under “CONTROLLER SETTINGS”.
  

  (2) KEYBOARD ＆ MOUSE SETTINGS

  You can select the Layout Type or choose a Custom layout and assign controls under “KEYBOARD ＆ MOUSE SETTINGS”.
• Layout A: The control layout used up to Ver 1.5.1
• Layout B: The new control layout that can be selected after Ver. 2.0.0
• Custom: A control layout that can be freely customized.
• • If there are overlapping controls, some actions may not function properly.
  • In the event some actions do not function properly, consider resetting to default settings.

  (3) ZOOM IN/OUT SENSITIVITY

  “ZOOM IN/OUT SENSITIVITY” has been added under MOUSE SENSITIVITY.
  You can adjust the scroll wheel sensitivity when zooming in/out.
  

• Support for Steam Trading Cards/Badges
  
• Fixed some other minor issues
  

Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – Master Collection Version

• Fixed some other minor issues