Metal Gear Solid is getting co-op after 28 years thanks to “world first” mod, turning “the original PlayStation classic into a true online multiplayer experience”
A newly released mod has added co-operative multiplayer to Metal Gear Solid for the first time, 28 years after the stealth classic's original 1998 PlayStation release. Billed by its creators as a "world first," the mod reworks Hideo Kojima's single-player game into what is described as "a true online multiplayer experience," letting fans tackle Solid Snake's infiltration of Shadow Moses Island together rather than alone.
Full technical details of how the mod implements co-op play were not available in the source material, but the achievement is notable given the age and single-player-only design of the original PS1 engine. The mod reflects the continued dedication of the Metal Gear Solid modding community to preserving and expanding one of gaming's most influential stealth titles nearly three decades after its debut.
- Modders add co-op multiplayer to Metal Gear Solid, 28 years on.
- Called a "world first" for the original PlayStation classic.
- Turns the single-player stealth game into an online multiplayer experience.