Konami released an official statement to explain the detail. Thank you for playing the Metal Gear series, so you are reading it. We are currently working on renewing the licences for select historical archive footage used in-game, therefore, we had the option to suspend the sale of Metal Gear Solid2, Metal Gear Solid 3, all the products that include these games with digital storefronts globally from the 8th November 2021. We sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we work to make these products available for purchase once again. The takedown affects Games 3, Xbox 360, 3DS, and more, from stand alone and in a collection of games. The full list of games is called:
EDITION EDITION FOR PIN3 SOLID 2 SONS BIBIEN. PlayStation 3 MUTAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER HD EDITION. PlayStation 3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION. PlayStation Vita METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY HD EDITION. PS Vita METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION AMOUNTOS DUO PCYS / SOLID DRAM / PSYR AMOLED / PEGYX / FEATURES TO OPINION: / CANADA NAZOS MTA LONG RISE, / FOUR GOD, / PCYG/NTK / PEVRY / POLECTIONS / PROJECTS DRAM / POSTO PlayStation Now METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION! Xbox 360 METAL GEAR SOLID HD EDITION: 2 & 3: 2. Nintendo 3DS METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D. GOG.com METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCES. NVIDIA HARTENTEX CITY 2 for SHIELD TV. NVIDIA SHIELD ITAL GEAR SOLID 3 for SHIELD TV: HARVET.
The pre-includement begins on the 8th November. The games will still be back as soon as the licensed material is available or if that will be removed from the games from now on.