{"id":1957715,"date":"2026-05-27T09:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957715"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:07:30","slug":"first-metal-gear-solid-4-port-footage-confirms-konami-is-keeping-those-real-world-ipod-and-playboy-cameos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957715","title":{"rendered":"First Metal Gear Solid 4 port footage confirms Konami is keeping those real world iPod and Playboy cameos"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a 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class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T09:07:30+00:00\">May 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-gear-solid-4-playboy-ipod?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          8 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"def735bf-ae69-4ef7-87a2-1860204a47bd\" data-name=\"Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\" title=\"Follow Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots\"><br \/>\n  Follow Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Product placement will remain alive and well in Konami&#8217;s upcoming and long-awaited modern port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-patriots\">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be included in the company&#8217;s Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, which was revealed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-state-of-play-february-2026-everything-announced\">Sony State of Play earlier this year<\/a>. This collection will also comprise Metal Gear Ghost Babel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker\">Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTWYJEWXHDM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this week, Japanese writer Mafia Kajita along with voice actor Yuichi Nakamura made their way through the first act of the Master Collection Vol. 2&#8217;s version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, giving us all a quick look at the game&#8217;s iPod and Playboy collaboration cameos.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Metal Gear Solid 4, Snake was able to listen to songs and podcasts on his iPod throughout the game. Evidently, Apple is keen to keep this collaboration going, even if Mp3 players like the iPod have significantly waned in popularity over recent years. What is less clear, though, is what tracks will be included on the port&#8217;s release this summer.<\/p>\n<p>During the same playthrough, we also got to see (very briefly) Snake scooping up a Playboy magazine. In the original game, these magazines could be found and then used to distract enemies.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear right now if other real world product placements, such as American soft drink Mountain Dew, will also be making a return in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u3010MGSVol2\u3011\u30de\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u68b6\u7530\u3068\u4e2d\u6751\u60a0\u4e00\u306e\u300c\u308f\u3057\u3083\u751f\u300d\uff0376\u3010\u308f\u3057\u3083\u304c\u306aTV\u3011\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vlTNTZrHG70?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vlTNTZrHG70\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u3010MGSVol2\u3011\u30de\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u68b6\u7530\u3068\u4e2d\u6751\u60a0\u4e00\u306e\u300c\u308f\u3057\u3083\u751f\u300d\uff0376\u3010\u308f\u3057\u3083\u304c\u306aTV\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>[MGSVol2] Mafia Kajita and Yuichi Nakamura&#8217;s &#8220;Washa-Nama&#8221; #76 [Washagana TV]. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlTNTZrHG70\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was originally released for the PlayStation 3 back in June 2008, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-gear-solid-4-and-peace-walker-delisted-from-ps3-store-following-master-collection-vol-2-reveal\">earlier this year eagle-eyed players noticed that it had apparently been delisted from the PS3 store<\/a>. The game will become available for modern consoles complete with a boost in frame rate and visuals when Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 releases on 27th August across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, and PC (Steam).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Konami released Master Collection Vol. 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-everything-included-in-metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1\">which included the first three Metal Gear Solid games plus some extra classics<\/a>. However, there were some teething issues on its release, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2023-the-mgs-master-collection-is-anything-but-masterful\">Digital Foundry<\/a> calling it &#8220;anything but masterful&#8221;. This was all due to a &#8220;litany of issues&#8221;, the team said in its review. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-receives-patch-but-issues-remain\">number of patches were then released to improve the overall experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Product placement will remain alive and well in Konami&#8217;s upcoming and long-awaited modern port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-patriots\">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be included in the company&#8217;s Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, which was revealed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-state-of-play-february-2026-everything-announced\">Sony State of Play earlier this year<\/a>. This collection will also comprise Metal Gear Ghost Babel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker\">Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTWYJEWXHDM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this week, Japanese writer Mafia Kajita along with voice actor Yuichi Nakamura made their way through the first act of the Master Collection Vol. 2&#8217;s version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, giving us all a quick look at the game&#8217;s iPod and Playboy collaboration cameos.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Metal Gear Solid 4, Snake was able to listen to songs and podcasts on his iPod throughout the game. Evidently, Apple is keen to keep this collaboration going, even if Mp3 players like the iPod have significantly waned in popularity over recent years. What is less clear, though, is what tracks will be included on the port&#8217;s release this summer.<\/p>\n<p>During the same playthrough, we also got to see (very briefly) Snake scooping up a Playboy magazine. In the original game, these magazines could be found and then used to distract enemies.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear right now if other real world product placements, such as American soft drink Mountain Dew, will also be making a return in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u3010MGSVol2\u3011\u30de\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u68b6\u7530\u3068\u4e2d\u6751\u60a0\u4e00\u306e\u300c\u308f\u3057\u3083\u751f\u300d\uff0376\u3010\u308f\u3057\u3083\u304c\u306aTV\u3011\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vlTNTZrHG70?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vlTNTZrHG70\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u3010MGSVol2\u3011\u30de\u30d5\u30a3\u30a2\u68b6\u7530\u3068\u4e2d\u6751\u60a0\u4e00\u306e\u300c\u308f\u3057\u3083\u751f\u300d\uff0376\u3010\u308f\u3057\u3083\u304c\u306aTV\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>[MGSVol2] Mafia Kajita and Yuichi Nakamura&#8217;s &#8220;Washa-Nama&#8221; #76 [Washagana TV]. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlTNTZrHG70\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was originally released for the PlayStation 3 back in June 2008, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-gear-solid-4-and-peace-walker-delisted-from-ps3-store-following-master-collection-vol-2-reveal\">earlier this year eagle-eyed players noticed that it had apparently been delisted from the PS3 store<\/a>. The game will become available for modern consoles complete with a boost in frame rate and visuals when Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 releases on 27th August across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, and PC (Steam).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Konami released Master Collection Vol. 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-everything-included-in-metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1\">which included the first three Metal Gear Solid games plus some extra classics<\/a>. However, there were some teething issues on its release, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2023-the-mgs-master-collection-is-anything-but-masterful\">Digital Foundry<\/a> calling it &#8220;anything but masterful&#8221;. This was all due to a &#8220;litany of issues&#8221;, the team said in its review. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-receives-patch-but-issues-remain\">number of patches were then released to improve the overall experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News First Metal Gear Solid 4 port footage confirms Konami is keeping those real world iPod and Playboy cameos They&#8217;ve gun and done it. 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