Metal Gear Solid 4 Remaster Is Leaving Online Multiplayer Behind

Konami is finally bringing 2008 PlayStation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to modern platforms. Unfortunately, it’s not bringing its Metal Gear Online modes along for the ride. Those will remain an artifact of the past.

While not mentioned during the reveal during the PlayStation State of Play last year, Konami confirmed on the official web page for the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2. “METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots – Master Collection Version of the Patriots does not include METAL GEAR ONLINE,” the disclaimer reads. I guess war really has changed.

Metal Gear Solid Online offered everything from stealth deathmatch and capture missions to bombing runs and sneak-offs. While Call of Duty was popularizing rapid respawns as players fought through meat grinder choke points, Metal Gear’s riff on online multiplayer offered options for much slower and more deliberate tactical gameplay.

Trying to stealthily sneak around opposing players and steal their dog tags in the kind of experience that’s still rare, even in the live service saturated market of 2026. It would have been cool to see some form of MGSO return with the newest remaster collection, but it’s not a complete shock that Konami is forgoing it given all of the work that resurrecting it likely would have required.

And fortunately there are other options. Unlike MSG4, the remaster of Peace Walker will feature online coop ops and versus ops. The first is for two to four players while the second is for up to six. Local wireless multiplayer will be available, but only on Switch. There’s also the Fox Hunt mode Konami released last year for Metal Gear Solid Delta.

And modders haven’t given up on trying to unofficially bring back Metal Gear Solid Online for players on PC. A modern version of MSG4 will offer modders even more options than trying to navigate the infamously fiddly tech of the original PS3.