Metal Gear solid 1 - 3 on PC!

[Misa]

hello im new to this but how can i play MGS 1 - 3 on my computer? I heard some people can do it and it works... unfortunately mgs 4 is not possible is this true?

[ED13]

Emulation. And untill a working PS3 emulator is release.. no you cant play MGS4 unless you buy a PS3.

[Misa]

Originally posted by CULTSHITED13:

Emulation. And untill a working PS3 emulator is release.. no you cant play MGS4 unless you buy a PS3.

will it hurt my computer?

[!RJ_Truth]

Originally posted by м ι s a:

Originally posted by CULTSHITED13:

Emulation. And untill a working PS3 emulator is release.. no you cant play MGS4 unless you buy a PS3.

will it hurt my computer?

Programs don't hurt computers, people do. Programs can only do what they're told.

[PAX Prime]

https://www.reddit.com/r/metalgearsolid/comments/4qlv1c/final_full_release_metal_gear_solid_1_integral_pc/

Here is the best option for MGS1 on PC. Your best bet for 2/3 is emulation

[Lethal Placebo]

Here's the best way to play MGS2 on PC (you'll need a gamepad):

https://github.com/VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fix/wiki

As for 3, you COULD emulate it, but I advise against it. MGS3 currently has this problem where certain textures don't look correct to the point of being distracting. You'll also need a pretty decent rig to run it at 1080P 60FPS without a ton of frame drops. And 4, as you said, is currently impossible to emulate, but you do have two options:
1: Buy a PS3.
2: Get a subscription to the PlayStation Now service (this will also allow you to play MG1, MG2, MGS2, MGS3, and MGS Peace Walker in HD), however, you need an internet download speed of AT LEAST 10Mb/s and I recommend much higher than that.

[PAX Prime]

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

1: Buy a PS3.
2: Get a subscription to the PlayStation Now service (this will also allow you to play 2, 3, and Peace Walker in HD), however, you need an internet download speed of AT LEAST 10Mb/s and I recommend much higher than that.

At that point just buy the HD collection for $30 or so instead

[Lethal Placebo]

Originally posted by PAX West:

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

1: Buy a PS3.
2: Get a subscription to the PlayStation Now service (this will also allow you to play 2, 3, and Peace Walker in HD), however, you need an internet download speed of AT LEAST 10Mb/s and I recommend much higher than that.

At that point just buy the HD collection for $30 or so instead

That is indeed what I would do as well, but OP wants a way to play the games on PC, so I gave the second option.

[PAX Prime]

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

Originally posted by PAX West:

At that point just buy the HD collection for $30 or so instead

That is indeed what I would do as well, but OP wants a way to play the games on PC, so I gave the second option.

Totally spaced that it was even available on PC

[Lethal Placebo]

Originally posted by PAX West:

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

That is indeed what I would do as well, but OP wants a way to play the games on PC, so I gave the second option.

Totally spaced that it was even available on PC

Yeah, the PSNow service is available on PC and PS4, which is really just Sony's excuse to not make the PS4 backwards compatible with PS3 games, I think.

[No_Quarter]

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

Here's the best way to play MGS2 on PC (you'll need a gamepad):

https://github.com/VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fix/wiki

As for 3, you COULD emulate it, but I advise against it. MGS3 currently has this problem where certain textures don't look correct to the point of being distracting. You'll also need a pretty decent rig to run it at 1080P 60FPS without a ton of frame drops. And 4, as you said, is currently impossible to emulate, but you do have two options:

MGS3 is not that hard to setup, you need to download some BIOS collection and try all till you find one that is working. Once I've found the proper one I had no problems with the game.
Sure did look bad befor ethat tho but it's not rocket science to load different BIOS files and start the game

[Lethal Placebo]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

Originally posted by Lethal Placebo:

Here's the best way to play MGS2 on PC (you'll need a gamepad):

https://github.com/VFansss/mgs2-v-s-fix/wiki

As for 3, you COULD emulate it, but I advise against it. MGS3 currently has this problem where certain textures don't look correct to the point of being distracting. You'll also need a pretty decent rig to run it at 1080P 60FPS without a ton of frame drops. And 4, as you said, is currently impossible to emulate, but you do have two options:

MGS3 is not that hard to setup, you need to download some BIOS collection and try all till you find one that is working. Once I've found the proper one I had no problems with the game.
Sure did look bad befor ethat tho but it's not rocket science to load different BIOS files and start the game

It's not hard, but it can be tedious, and OP said that they're new to this. Plus, with emulation you don't get the pressure sensitive buttons, which are pretty important in 3. Also the uncompressed textures in the HD collection are nice lol. But yeah, you're right, looks like the emulation has come quite a ways for 3 since I last tried to set it up.

[LivLovKil]

Originally posted by Tigress:

Originally posted by CULTSHITED13:

Emulation. And untill a working PS3 emulator is release.. no you cant play MGS4 unless you buy a PS3.

will it hurt my computer?

Dude any in 2018 pc is more powerfull than a PS3

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by LCDR-Mason "Section":

Originally posted by Tigress:

will it hurt my computer?

Dude any in 2018 pc is more powerfull than a PS3

Yeah but emulation can cost a lot more than a console does.

[AsianGirlLover]

Come on, Tigger, you’re not new to PC gaming. I remember you yelling “allahu akbar” and murdering people in Insurgency a few years ago, so you should know what emulation is.

Just don’t make the mistake of using a shady site to get the games and you’ll be fine. If you have the actual disc copies, I believe the emulator will be able to read them without you needing to illegally download some ROM

Edit: damn it, Death and LCDR tricked me into necroposting

[AsianGirlLover]

Originally posted by Deathraven13:

Originally posted by LCDR-Mason "Section":

Dude any in 2018 pc is more powerfull than a PS3

Yeah but emulation can cost a lot more than a console does.

The reason emulating an old PlayStation game can be so demanding when, in retrospect, the hardware that originally ran it was so old, is because both hardwares were made with different tasks in mind.


You have to remember that while a console and a PC are both computers, a PC does way, WAY more than a console is capable of, and uses hardware that wasn’t made with those specific games in mind.


Anyways, as long as you have a decent CPU and GPU, you shouldn’t have too many issues.

Edit: to clarify, your CPU is more important than the GPU when it comes to emulation