Screenshots of the Nintendo Switch version of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection 2 appear to show that a PS3 console has been removed from a scene set aboard Solid Snake's plane, suggesting a well-known in-game joke referencing Sony's console will need to be altered for Nintendo's platform. The change matters to fans because it highlights the awkwardness of porting a franchise with deep, console-specific in-jokes across formats, and raises questions about how faithfully Konami can preserve the original games' humour and detail when bringing them to non-PlayStation hardware.

The joke in question originally poked fun at the PS3 by placing one in Snake's aircraft, a nod to Metal Gear Solid 4's status as a PS3 exclusive at the time of its release. Its apparent removal in the Switch edition of the Master Collection 2 compilation implies Konami has had to rework or cut references that would make little sense, or could look out of place, on a Nintendo system, though the publisher has not yet officially confirmed or explained the change.