Konami announces Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection for the PS2

Konami has announced the upcoming release of Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the Playstation 2. While the press release doesn’t mention a shipping date, scanning the collection’s newly-created entries at Amazon and Gamestop reveals an expected March 18, 2008, shipping date. It’s priced at $29.99 and rated M by the ESRB.

The compilation features the original Playstation version of the first Metal Gear Solid and the…