Yesterday we ran a story based on information we had received from Konami PR that the version of Metal Gear Solid being included in The Essential Collection would in fact be a port to the PS2, making it easy for players to save their game to PS2 memory cards and eliminating disc swapping. Shortly afterwards, conflicting information was brought up from other sources at Konami, who had previously stated that The Essential Collection would be 4 discs, implying that Metal Gear Solid would be on 2 discs. Did this mean that MGS would still be a PS2 port, but pressed onto CDs instead of a DVD? We asked Konami PR for a clarification yesterday, and we just got our answer. Here's the trimmed down word straight from the email we received:

"So it looks like there was a miscommunication about the format for the games. I recieved this note from Konami's Michael Shelling - '...to be clear, MGS1 is not a port; it’s the original game on 2 CD’s not a DVD.' The original Metal Gear Solid will be appearing on PS1 discs. What this means for saving the game, etc, I am not sure.

My apology for the confusion."

So there you have it. MGS will not be on PS2 discs, meaning you'll probably need a PS1 memory card to save the game and will definitely be swapping discs. Our apologies to all that read the first story we posted. Unfortunately communication breakdowns happen from time to time, even between PR and the developers, hence the confusion. Be sure to keep an eye on Game Almighty, as we'll post any new information as we receive it.