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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (25th Anniversary Edition)

PLAYSTATION 3
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (25th Anniversary Edition)
Konami12/18/2012Australia

Twenty-five years of tactical espionage action, marked by the one artist who defined its visual identity from the very beginning. The Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 25th Anniversary Edition on Playstation 3 celebrates a quarter century of Hideo Kojima's legendary franchise with an exclusive double-sided poster by Yoji Shinkawa, the illustrator whose ink-wash style became inseparable from Metal Gear itself.

This PS3 edition also includes trophy support baked directly onto the disc, a notable addition since the original Metal Gear Solid 4 launched before the PS3 trophy system was standardized. For collectors who care about having the most complete version of a game on physical media, this is the definitive MGS4 disc. But the Shinkawa poster is why this edition matters to collectors specifically. His artwork has graced every Metal Gear title, and an exclusive double-sided print created for the 25th anniversary carries the weight of that entire legacy.

Metal Gear Solid 4 was already the PS3's defining exclusive, the game that moved hardware and closed out Solid Snake's story with a scope that still feels staggering. Wrapping it in anniversary packaging with original Shinkawa artwork elevates it from essential PS3 title to commemorative piece. This is the version you display. The poster goes on the wall, the disc goes on the shelf, and Old Snake gets the send-off the 25th anniversary demanded.

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