Metal Gear Series Sales Top 62.1 Million Units

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William D’Angelo
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Konami announced the Metal Gear franchise has sold over 62.1 million units worldwide.

This figure is up from 60 million units sold as of August 2023, 59.3 million units sold as of November 2022, and 57.7 million units sold as of September 2021. The franchise had also generated over $1 billion in revenue by February 2007.

The original Metal Gear released in July 1987, while the most recent entry, Metal Gear Survive, released in 2018. The next entry in the series, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater called Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.