Is your PC ready for Metal Gear Solid 4?

Konami unveils Metal Gear Solid 4’s PC system requirements

Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to PC on August 27th as part of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. Until then, Metal Gear Solid 4 will remain exclusive to Sony’s PlayStation 3 console.

On Steam, Konami has released PC system requirements for Metal Gear Solid 4. These requirements confirm that the game is 25GB in size and uses DirectX 12. The game also states that SSD storage is required and that it will only run on Windows 11 64-bit (so no Windows 10 support?).

GPU-wise, the game will run on a system with a minimum of a GeForce GTX 1650, though a GPU equivalent to or better than a GTX 970 is recommended. Note that the game also lists a 16GB memory requirement. CPU-wise, the game calls for a minimum of an Intel i5-9600K (6-core) CPU, but recommends Intel’s i5-10500 or better.

High hardware requirements for a PlayStation 3 game

With Metal Gear Solid 4 being a PlayStation 3 game, it is expected to run well on modern systems. That said, these system requirements are much higher than what should be expected for a PS3-era game. Remember, the PS3 had 256MB of main RAM and 256MB of GPU memory. The game’s PC re-release calls for 16GB of system memory. Furthermore, the game requires an SSD, whereas the original game ran from a Blu-ray disk with an HDD install. That said, the fast loading times that SSDs deliver will give gamers a better gaming experience.

Sadly, Konami has not released resolution or framerate targets with these system requirements. Hopefully, an Nvidia GTX 970 will be capable of running this game at 1080p 60 FPS. If you want to run this game at a higher resolution, you will likely need a more powerful GPU.