This will be the fourth full art book dedicated to a Metal Gear Solid game and the first released in six years.
The first two games had an art book dedicated to each, but Metal Gear Solid 3 did not, only getting a small back story book called "The Countdown" that contained some art work. The third art book was a 2004 updated version of the one for the original Metal Gear Solid that contained additional assets from the Gamecube remake.