For years now, Konami has been showing off just how good Metal Gear can look on next-generation hardware. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are some of the best-looking games ever made — and, while some games go through notable graphical downgrades before launch, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just looks better and better each time fans get to see it.
Of course, the current generation consoles aren't the only platforms that Metal Gear Solid V is coming to: while most other publishers have left the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the dust, Konami is bringing MGSV to last-gen consoles. It's been a long time since fans have seen anything from the last-gen versions of the game, but don't worry: Konami hasn't forgotten about you.
In a post on the game's official website, Konami went into detail about the graphical differences between the current- and last-gen versions of the game. Obviously, the older hardware can't exactly hold up next to the power of the PS4 and Xbox One, but the last-gen versions are no slouch, either.
Again, the changes are subtle, but when you start studying the finer details, it's easy to see how the bump in resolution helps. Everything is so crisp and clean at 4K that even the 1080p picture looks a little fuzzy by comparison (it's a bit easier to see the differences with the full-res pictures). However, as with all games running at 4K resolutions, it'll take an absolute beast of a computer to run MGSV at a solid 60fps... but, if your machine has the necessary power, the PC version is definitely the best-looking version out there.
When it comes down to it, every version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain looks great. True, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions don't have the same kind of visual fidelity that other versions do, but even then, the games still look good. Of course, if you have a PC from the future, playing MGSV in 4K will look amazing — then again, you won't be making much of a sacrifice if you choose to stick with the console versions.
Regardless of platform, the game is almost here: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain hits store shelves on September 1.
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