PS3 Platinum Additions

Some of the best games. Only cheaper.
Published 08/09/2009 at 12:08 by Gastos84
Related stories (more)
Episodes From Liberty City Delayed [27]
Rockstar Confirm PS3 Version Of GTA IV Episodes [94]
Hello, PS3 GTA IV DLC [62]

In an entry on the EU Blog, Sony has confirmed that the Platinum range of Playstation 3 games has been extended with four more titles. Joining the elite group:

Killzone 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Resistance 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift

You will soon find these gaming treats on a shelf near you, retailing at £19.99 / €29.99.

Also, Amazon are currently listing GTA IV Platinum for an October release.

Source: Playstation EU Blog, gamesindustry.biz

Comments

Please note that all comments are the opinion of the individual author and not TheSixthAxis.

1 2


  1. Before anyone says it: MGS4 only went platinum in the US before. I was raging at the idiots on the EU blog saying it’s been out for ages :@


    • I’ve had it for about 4 month’s on platinum, got it from play ?


      • Really? Konami only originally released it in the US? :S


      • Here we go: http://www.konami.com/news/article54.php

        I’m utterly bamboozled now.


      • Got my platinum MGS about 2 or 3 months ago. SCEE all over it, and the good old BBFC 15. Dunno why news of it is only just surfacing.


  2. Killzone 2 already there?.. mmm.. next time I’ll wait..

    I have to play Killzone 2 again because I lost the save game because of a replacement ps3 not accepting my original HD..


    • @pax-KZ2 is one of those games that will only work from a back-up…if you can get hold of your old unit, you can put ur old HDD in and then backup.

      These plat games will go nice in slim bundles over xmas i bet!


      • Your old HDD won’t work in a new ps3, found that out the hard way.


      • I had replaced my HD in the PS3 and that PS3 was fried by lightning..
        When I received my replacement PS3 and replaced the HD it would not start from it and I had to reformat it.

        So I reformatted it after googleing the error… and found out you first should backup with the old PS3.. in this case I was not able to..
        (the HD is doing fine so it was not fried…)

        I think the PS3 put’s an unique id on the disc and if that does not match it will not use it..


      • @BryOnRye me too..

        Started R&C again.. Stardust unlocking the planets again.. Waiting for MGS4 to have trophies (so maybe for-ever) to play again etc.. etc… not funny..


  3. Sad…. I know but Id be more open to buying platinum if they changed the colour of the case. Its ‘orrible! The cover could be the same. I just want clear cases!


    • Yeah, I hate the yellow it’d stand out like a sore thumb on my shelf


      • Do you have your games front facing?
        Cos there isn’t even a hint of yellow on the spines, its a grey/silver colour. Same as the boxes, which are grey as opposed to clear.

        Honestly, its not that bad when in storage. Its just a bit fugly when you want to actually play the game.

        Anyway, hopefully they’ll get the redesigned cover art going for the next bout of platinums…


    • i agree!
      thing is, by the time the game goes platinum, you can pick an original one up cheap anyways…dont think iv ever owned a plat game?!?!


      • Ive bought 1 or 2 for the ps1 and 2. I bought drakes platinum from argos. It was an impulse when i got my new tv. The picture didnt show it was platinum so i thought id get lucky. Decided to take it as i wanted to play it in all its glory. Shame it ruins the ‘playstation’ shelf of my dvd stand. Even contemplated buying a blank case off ebay! Hah


    • What sort of visual cue do you suggest using (that’s easy to see from afar)? I don’t have an answer right now but am left wondering. It needs to be something that contrasts with the non-platinum titles and can be quickly recognised from 10-15 foot away (eg. wandering around a store/shop).


      • ” contrasts with the non-platinum titles ”
        Why should they be in contrast? I mean like “bajere” says when they are going platinum we already can buy the original for cheap.

        Why not put the original box in a cheap-rack so people know every game on the yellow space is platinum..


      • sorry forgot: if the Yellow bar is printed on the cover and not on the box you can download Resistance 2 cover from the playstation blog and print it..

        [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/02/download-the-resistance-2-cover-of-your-choice/]


      • just place in a normal box, but put in a shelf space with platinum on them…bit like the 2 for 1 red and yellow shelving strips at ASDA…


    • I think the design is really ugly.


  4. Uh, I’m from portugal and I saw MGS4 Platinum in april or may (30€)


    • yeah me too…
      I saw it about that time also…


  5. I have all of these games :D

    but now no-one has an excuse to not own these. :) and I like the yellow case.


  6. I know there cheaper but do they have to make them look so tacky and cheap looking.

    Yeah I never got one before for the ps2 for the simple reson that it would annoy me that it had a different ( awfully different ) case. Meh Im weird like that but Im sure I am not the only one.

    If it wasn’t so horrible and cheap looking I would think about getting a platinum edition but I have 3/4 of the above anyway =]


  7. Quick question people how do u put avaters up? i cant find the option?!


    • Theres a thread in the forum


  8. I might get motorstorm pacific but I already have the rest, trouble is I don’t get enough time to play them. Haha.
    Is pacific rift any good??


    • pacific rift is very good mate

      got it recently after pondering over it for ages – well worth a purchase


    • I liked the original better, but your mileage may vary. A friend of mine likes better Pacific Rift. Try the PSN demo to check it out. Personally, I found Pacific Rift a bit more difficult than Motorstorm, and not in a challenging way, but in a bad way :( .


      • No, don’t try the demo. It didn’t do the full game any justice at all. :(


      • I would buy pure instead.


  9. Whoa, both Killzone 2, Pacific Rift and Resistance 2 are already platinum in europe? My, with the Slim selling like hot bread, this holidays season looks good for Sony with the winning combination of not so expensive games + less expensive console.


    • Yeah, I said before that I think that Q3 2009 will be the point at which Sony start to see their popularity begin to climb back up. Like you say, with cheaper console and cheaper games, it’s bound to bring some much-needed revenue for SONY. Not to mention what the recent batch of amazing exclusive games will do for them.


  10. @paxpacis

    At a guess, not all vendors will have a cheap-shelf and each individual title needs a visual cue to show that it’s a platinum title. From stores to online shops with smaller thumbnails. Don’t get me wrong, the yellow /is/ overpowering but I’m also at a loss as what to suggest.


    • Like the big MGS statues made from cardboard Sony could also sent the retailers some yellow stripes of plastic with says Platinum or a nice cardboard stand for the platinum games with some extra ads on the sides of thes stands..
      Or just let the retailer be creative with some yellow paper/tape etc if they do not have the place to put the cardboard versions or the stripes do not fit their racks….

      I still do not understand why they should be different…
      (well I do start to get it now as many people do not want the cheap looking versions maybe Sony is hoping people buy more of the expensive stuff if they keep the cheap stuff looking like well… cheap stuff..)


      • It still doesn’t cover the online situation. I hate to say it, but altering existing artwork (reduce, crop, add yellow borders, etc) is probably very simple compared to going down the “you need a new stand and here it is, route”. It’s then got everything covered both online and offline. Also, interesting differentiator you mention about them looking cheap on purpose.


  11. Hasn’t MGS4 platinum been out for a while?


  12. Come to think of it, hasn’t Motorstorm been platinum for a while as well? Im sure I saw it in Morrisons about a month ago..


  13. I only have 1 platinum game – Uncharted – and it looks awful compared to the rest of my cases so I won’t be making the same mistake twice. I’d rather pick up a pre-owned copy of the original games.


  14. Why was Killzone 2 made a platinum game so fast?


    • Don’t know, but what with Christmas coming and Killzone being such a vital game for the PS3, i’d imagine it’s money based.

      Plus, don’t forget the criteria for going Platinum is having sold over 400,000 copies which Killzone achieved probably within the first few months.


      • Oh right, Christmas. Forgot all about it. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense, then.


    • It would also make sense to give a major title a re-release as the PS3 has just been given a relaunch


  15. Had – or got – all of these games!


    • I’m the opposite, I’ve got none of these games!


1 2