Uniqlo has confirmed the release date for its re-releases of Metal Gear-themed T-shirts. It will start selling the Metal Gear UT Archive T-shirts on January 22, 2024.
A total of six T-shirt designs will be available in this collection. The lineup will include artworks of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Solid Snake and Liquid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Raiden from Metal Gear Rising. As a side note, the Japanese text box on one of them translates to “This is an order!! Cut the power supply to the MSX!! …Over”
The T-shirts will come with the same price tag of 1,500 yen in Japan. Each shirt will also be available in eight sizes from XS to 4XL. However, the XS, XXL, 3XL, and 4XL sizes will only be available to order via Uniqlo’s web store. The physical outlets will only feature the S, M, L, and XL sizes.
Uniqlo had previously teased in October 2023 that it would re-release the Metal Gear series T-shirts in January 2024. It added that the T-shirts originally appeared in 2009 and 2012. That means twelve years will have passed for the branded T-shirts to go on sale once again.
These T-shirt re-releases also coincide with Konami’s recent resurgence of interest in bringing the Metal Gear series back into the spotlight. The company recently released Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, a compilation that includes the first three mainline Metal Gear Solid titles, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC in October 2023.
The Metal Gear series UT Archive T-shirts will be available for sale at Uniqlo’s web store and physical outlets on January 22, 2024.
