Konami is now working on renewing the licenses for the historical archival footage used in the two Metal Gear Solid games.

Here’s Konami’s announcement: “Temporary removal of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 from digital storefronts (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, etc.): thank you for playing the Metal Gear series. We are currently working on renewing the licenses for select historical archive footage used in-game. Therefore, we have made the quick decision to begin suspending the sale of Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, and all products that include these games from digital storefronts globally starting from November 8, 2021. We sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we work towards making these products available for purchase once again. Thank you for your continued support of the Metal Gear Solid series.”

Let’s see the list of games that will be temporarily not available digitally. On PlayStation 3, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition and Metal Gear Solid HD Edition leave the PlayStation Store. On PlayStation Vita, the titles in question are Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition, and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.

The PlayStation Now bids farewell to Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, the Xbox 360 has to let Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3 on the Microsoft Store, the Nintendo eShop will get rid of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, GOG is delisting Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, while the Nvidia Shield has to stop providing Metal Gear Solid 2 HD and Metal Gear Solid 3 HD for Shield TV.

According to rumours, Konami outsourced several franchises, and this announcement doesn’t seem random either. Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 might be getting an updated version, and the delisting timing also appears to be intentional.

Source: Gematsu