Konami will be removing both Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 temporarily from all digital storefronts on November 8. The reason cited for this is that so Konami can renew the license for select historical archive footage that is used in each game.
The company announced that the removal mainly impacts the versions on older hardware, including PlayStation 3 and Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, GOG, and Nvidia Shield. The following titles will be affected:
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD EditionMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD EditionMetal Gear Solid HD Edition
PlayStation Now
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Xbox 360
Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3
Nintendo 3DS
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
GOG.com
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
NVIDIA SHIELD
Metal Gear Solid 2 HD for SHIELD TVMetal Gear Solid 3HD for SHIELD TV
Currently, there’s no set date or time for when these games will be relisted on digital storefronts. In other news, Konami announced back in August that online servers for Metal Gear Solid V on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 would be shutting down in May 2022.