The Steel Gear Stable Grasp Assortment Vol. 1 is simply across the nook and writer Konami’s dumped a bunch of extra details about the ports and remasters forward of their October 24 launch date. One of many large reveals is that Steel Gear Stable 2 and Steel Gear Stable 3: Snake Eater will nonetheless solely run at 720p, the identical as their earlier HD variations on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Replace 8/22/2023 9:33 a.m. ET: Konami now says that solely the Swap variations run on the decrease decision, with Konami telling IGN that the PS4, PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC variations all having a “goal” of 1080p decision and 60fps. It’s nonetheless not clear if that “goal” is a tough committement or just the utmost efficiency the video games will attain on these platforms.
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It’s not an enormous shock however nonetheless might come as a shock to followers who hoped the upcoming five-game Steel Gear assortment would add a couple of new graphical twists to make it a definitive one-stop-shop for the primary half of the sequence. As NintendoLife, IGN, and others report of their previews, Steel Gear Stable 2 and Snake Eater are capped at 30fps on the Nintendo Swap and likewise appeared to exhibit some slowdown throughout cutscenes (a Konami rep informed IGN the sport was nonetheless being tweaked). The unique HD remasters, that are nonetheless accessible on Xbox Sequence X/S by way of backwards compatibility, ran at 60fps.
The video games are so unchanged that Konami even offers a content material warning about some references which may appear misplaced in 2023. “This recreation incorporates expressions and themes which can be thought-about outdated,” it reads, based on GamesRadar. “Nevertheless, these components have been included with out alteration to protect the historic context through which the sport was made and the creator’s unique imaginative and prescient. Participant discretion is suggested.”
Whereas not mentioning him explicitly, the disclaimer seems to be alluding to unique Steel Gear author and director Hideo Kojima. It’s not instantly clear which content material Konami is perhaps referring to, though VGC speculates it may very well be issues like Snake smoking cigarettes to get a buff or Dr. Naomi telling him he can do a “strip search” of her after he completes his subsequent mission.
The gathering will, nonetheless, embrace some extra bonus content material. Along with the unique MSX variations of Steel Gear and Steel Gear 2, there are recreation manuals, scripts and graphic novels. There’s additionally Steel Gear Stable: Integral, an expanded model of the PS1 traditional that features a sequence of VR coaching missions in addition to an alternate tuxedo outfit for Snake.
Initially simply set to return to PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Swap and PC, Konami introduced the $60 assortment will truly come to the PS4 too due to popular demand (and the over 100 million console set up base). Whereas not formally revealed but, the second quantity within the assortment will reportedly embrace Steel Gear Stable 4, 5, and Peace Walker when it arrives.
