{"id":5746,"date":"2021-11-08T13:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5746"},"modified":"2021-11-08T13:20:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:20:31","slug":"20211108-5746","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211108-5746\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Gear Solid 2 &#038; 3 will be temporarily removed from digital storefronts due to delays in license renewals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211108-181642\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-08 12:10 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On November 7, Konami announced the temporary removal of <strong><em>Metal Gear Solid 2<\/em> and <em>Metal Gear Solid 3<\/em><\/strong> from digital storefronts, including PSN. Sales for games below will be suspended globally starting on November 8, 2021.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30fbPlayStation\u00ae3 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u00ae3 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u00ae3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u00aeVita METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u00aeVita METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u00aeVita METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION<br>\u30fbPlayStation\u2122Now METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION<br>\u30fbXbox 360 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION: 2 &amp; 3<br>\u30fbNintendo 3DS METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D<br>\u30fbGOG.com METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE<br>\u30fbNVIDIA\u00ae SHIELD\u2122 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 HD for SHIELD TV<br>\u30fbNVIDIA\u00ae SHIELD\u2122 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 HD for SHIELD TV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>According to Konami\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/mg\/jp\/info\/874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official statement<\/a>, the company has decided to suspend the sales due to delays in license renewals for \u201cselect historical archive footage used in-game.\u201d They are currently working on renewing the licenses, and intend to make the game available for purchase again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Metal Gear Solid 2<\/em> and <em>3<\/em> both include live-action footage in-game. For example, <em>Metal Gear Solid 3<\/em> uses footage of nuclear explosions. <em>Metal Gear Solid 2<\/em> also has some live-action footage, including a video that features a Japanese Gravure idol (akin to a bikini model). However, it is not clear which specific footage is in need of license renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Konami states that the license renewals are for select \u201chistorical archive\u201d footage, so the bikini video is likely not included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108-181642-002-746x420.jpg 746w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Fans of the series are speculating about this temporary sales suspension on social media and forums. For example, some people are pointing out that since <em>Metal Gear Solid HD Collection<\/em> came out exactly 10 years ago (November 8, 2011), the licenses for said historical archive footage were likely valid for only 10 years. It might just be a coincidence, but this seems like a reasonable assumption to make.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Games\/comments\/qp2dct\/comment\/hjr5ia4\/\">Comment<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Turbostrider27\/\">u\/Turbostrider27<\/a> from discussion<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Games\/comments\/qp2dct\/konami_temporary_removal_of_metal_gear_solid_2\/\"><\/a><br> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Games\/\">Games<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspension of sales is said to be a temporary measure. The affected titles are for the older generation of consoles, and many fans likely own them already. That said, we hope the licenses will be renewed and the games return to digital storefronts as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metal Gear Solid 2 &#038; 3 will be temporarily removed from digital storefronts due to delays in license renewals. 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