The Metallic Gear collection is likely to be 36 years outdated, nevertheless it’s nonetheless doing alright for itself, because it not too long ago hit 60 million copies offered.
As shared on Konami’s Digital Leisure Enterprise web page (riveting stuff, I do know), the Metallic Gear collection has hit its subsequent massive milestone, regardless of not having had a brand new sport since 2018’s Metallic Gear Survive. The precise determine of 60 million appears to be fairly precise, and comes as of June 2023 so the quantity might be a tiny bit larger, although it is seemingly not by a lot. PCGamer famous that the collection was at 59.3 million based mostly on figures reported September 2022, so the collection has in some way managed to rack up a further 700,000 copies offered in nearly a 12 months.
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The Metallic Gear collection first launched in 1987 with the NES sport Metallic Gear. Most would pretty assume the collection began with Metallic Gear Strong on the unique PlayStation, as that’s the sport that popularised it, however no, the collection is loads older than that. And sure, if you have not performed any of the video games, it’s canon and is essential to the lore, so if you wish to add to these 60 million copies offered, you may wish to test it out.
In fact, that quantity is more likely to enhance by fairly a bit this October, as again in Could Konami introduced the Metallic Gear Strong: Grasp Assortment Vol. 1. The gathering of traditional video games consists of Metallic Gear Solids 1 by means of 3, in addition to the unique Metallic Gear, and the non-canon Snake’s Revenge, alongside an entire host of different content material. That assortment is due out October 24, and can be out there on PC, Nintendo Swap, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S.
Extra excitingly for Metallic Gear Strong followers, although, is the Metallic Gear Strong 3 remake known as Metallic Gear Strong Delta: Snake Eater. That is the following remake Konami has within the works, alongside the Silent Hill 2 remake, with the corporate dealing with growth itself, alongside Virtuos on help. No launch date for this one simply but, however it is going to be out there on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S.
