Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD will have online co-op through PSN and Xbox Live

by JC Fletcher on Sep 5th 2011 10:30AM

The HD version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker offers nice bonuses beyond sharper graphics and dual analog controls. Today, Hideo Kojima announced that Peace Walker will feature online co-op (or CO-OPS, as it's known in-game) on Xbox 360 and PS3 via infrastructure mode.

It is possible to play the PSP version online, but to do so requires Sony's "adhocParty" app, and a connection to a PS3 that is using a wired internet connection. This version will be as simple as it is with any other Xbox Live/PSN game. And, Kojima confirmed, it'll run in 60 frames per second even with 4 players.

While you grudgingly admit that you want to buy the games again, now in the HD collection, here's a little perspective: Peace Walker is being sold separately in Japan, but it's just one part of a bundle here.

Source: @hideo_kojima_en, @hideo_kojima_en

Tags: co-op, hideo-kojima, metal-gear-solid-hd-collection, metal-gear-solid-peace-walker, microsoft, playstation, ps3, psn, xbox, xbox-live

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What about MGS3 online?

@Arsenic13

If I had to pick, id rather play this or MGS4 online.

@Arsenic13
I take it you havent seen MGS4 online recently :l

@arucious

MGO can be great fun, although there is a pretty vicious skill-curve.

Team sneaking is one of mu favourite game modes ever.

@(Unverified)
MGO2 is cool, but i dont think as fun as MGO 1 was, i think the maps were better too.

SNAKE VS MONKEY WHERE?

@ Arsenic13 I think the question should be, why a wired internet connection?

@RastaMan
theres plenty of tutorials showing you how to do it wireless with a computer

@RastaMan

It has to do with the fact the WiFi card is in ad-hoc mode and talking to the PSP. The WiFi card can't simultaneously talk to a router and the PSP.

@RastaMan

Because the PS3 and PSP communicate over a Wi-Fi connection, and the PS3 is only capable of connecting to one device at a time over Wi-Fi. (Just to clarify, not Bluetooth)

@DarkTwisted

Woops, I got beaten to it... Joystiq needs an edit button...

@DarkTwisted

Oh I see.. thanks for the info

@arucious I haven't. Every time I get the bug to play in realize that it takes hours to update. About half a cutscene's length...

How is this on 360?

@psnshe69mee
Sony doesn't own MGS.
MGS started on a Microsoft system, went to Nintendo, then to Sony, later getting ported back onto Nintendo/Microsoft hardware, then went back to Sony and decided to make a cameo in a Nintendo centric game.

@mcnichoj

No, MGS didn't start on a Microsoft system. It started on the original Playstation.

@SisypheanLife SNES I do believe...

@SisypheanLife
Not SOLID exactly but the series as a whole is what I was talking about.

@SisypheanLife The original Metal Gear games started on MSX (Microsoft). The Metal Gear Solid started on the PSX.
The Nintendo games were not made by Kojima Studios.

@mcnichoj
Nope on PlayStation and the first one was on NES

You're all wrong.

Metal Gear - MSX. This was the first game. The Metal Gear on NES WAS NOT, I repeat, WAS NOT a real MG game. It was a poorly-made port handled outside of Konami/Kojima's hands, and even he says it's terrible compared to the MSX version. The only way to play the real one in English (currently) is if you have MGS3: Subsistence.

I wonder how they will do staff recruitment for the PS3/360 versions of Peace Walker? You had to use wifi hotspots with the psp version.

I already put 130+ hours in the psp version with a buddy. But it will be fun to do it again in HD and with dual analogs.

If you have a 360 you should definitely pick this collection up.

@Steve R I've dropped 200 hours into my psp copy, and other than not wanting to farm for some super rare weapon drops or play some of the five red skull rated vehicle missions I'm ready to jump right back in with some friends.

@Steve R

You assume just because someone owns a 360 they never played these games? It's rather easy to own more than one console. Most Gamers do.

@HaVoK308 And most gamers DON'T have a PSP. I sold mine because the first two years were MURDER in terms of library.

@HaVoK308 I own a PSP (and this game) but I'm buying this because the controls made me cry

@Rob Liv
I know what you mean, I've seen all sides of the skill bar, and it's not nice going up against A+ Foxhound lvl 17 teams with rookies

Can we do PSP Peace Walker vs. PS3 Peace Walker?

@(Unverified)
You should.

@mcnichoj
PSP would get slaughtered versus dual sticks

This is definitely worth buying again then.

Whoa..can you do 360 vs PS3? Co-op is very cool, but that would be *ultra* cool.

@psycros
That is not possible and with the fact MS wants that XBL subscription money I doubt it ever will.
Although I would still like to see Major Nelson and Kevin Butler go head-to-head just for the hell of it and maybe throw in Reggie as a referee.

@mcnichoj
It's more that Microsoft wants a system that they control the security on. Given some fairly recent things going on with PSN, and not to mention how open PCs can be, can you really blame them? Only one game managed to get around this (FFXI) and that was probably because Microsoft really wanted a FF game on their console.

Yay! More reasons why im deff getting the mgs collection - cant wait - i unfortunately never had the chance to play mgs 2 and 3 and culdnt becuz the ps3 doesnt support ps2... But now i can (well in nov. I can lol) also peace Walker was awesome so play it again in real online co-op is gonna be epic

all i needed to know. thank you; defiantly gonna buy it now.

Ok, So I played the other Big Boss game featuring Gene. Totally forget it though.

What was important in that? I remember the terrible Grey Fox retcon of course.

Does Peace Walker feel like a direct sequel to Snake Eater? How does the Co-op work?

I used to be a HUGE HUGE HUGE MGS fan with MGS1,2 and 3. Was a bit let down by 4 by everything except the gameplay.

I didn't realize this was on the 360 too. That makes it an instant-buy for me. I just wish they had included Twin Snakes and Portable Ops

@Samutz Yeah, I wouldn't have mind if they cut MGS2 and added the other PSP ones, sort of a Big Boss Chronicles or something.

@Roflrex
I found out how to fix the bug when it says Game Data corrupt, just restart the game lawl

The 4-player co-op in Peace Walker is only during the boss battles, with other missions limiting it to 2 people. Sooo...not a huge deal, but cool nonetheless.

Wow, this feature elevates this to a must-buy for me!

This is great news. Peace Walker was, to me, a pretty poorly designed game if you played it single player like I did. Boss fights were extremely tedious, because boss' health did not scale to the player count.

Double like. I own these on PS2 and PSP, but I was on the fence about getting the collection.

As a huge fan of both Metal Gear and Splinter Cell, it really feels like the MGS HD Collection is something they are putting a little effort into while the Splinter Cell HD Collection is just a cash grab. Obviously it's both companies jobs to make money, but there are tons of people who would love to have some online multiplayer from either Pandora Tomorrow or Chaos Theory(both games on the HD Collection) and are getting screwed. Glad MGS fans are getting some multi.

Sweet, this package sounds even better.

Im guessing MGO1 is out. Simply because the 3DS version of MGS3 has it or something of a simular nature.

Plus building my own metal gears bound to keep me occupied until then...

AHHHHH I love you Kojima!!

Well now I really don't know which system to buy this for. I was going to buy it for PS3, since I remember reading somewhere you can transfer the PSP save for Peace Walker to PS3. WIth online co-op, though, the majority of people I know play on 360, so I'd almost rather get it for that just to be able to play with them. Has anyone read anything about being able to transfer the save to a 360? (I know, unlikely, but I can hope, right?)

Cool. I never got a chance to play this co-op online. The inability to connect online without the use of ad-hoc party on the ps3 made co-op on the original release of Peace Walker almost completely useless unless you had other friends with PSP's to play with.

this was such a great game on the PSP :D cant wait to play it in HD

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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD will have online co-op through PSN and Xbox Live

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