More ‘HD Classics’ Coming To PS3
PS2 lives on. In HD.
Published: 13:30, 28/06/2010 by Staff.
24After the God of War Collection, which by all accounts sold rather well, Sony went looking further afield for more inspiration, more PS2-era games to reboot, remix and redo in HD. Of course, we all know about the Sly Cooper pack, but there’s also the nuggets we’ve heard about the Team Ico Collection and the notion that Sony themselves are courting ideas from the public.
But, back to that Sly Cooper pack, which appears to be pushing a brand new branding for Sony – ‘Classics HD’ – reproduced below.
See? Whether or not this is intended to be used down the line is not really that important right now, the fact is that a) the box-art is real, and b) Sony are confident enough in the success of this particular remake to consider branding it. The killer would be if the God of War Collection came out with a new box-art complete with the same graphics at the top of the cover, but that would just be icing on the cake.
So, God of War, Sly Cooper and, hopefully, Ico and Shadow. Hopes are high then that the publisher will continue to plunder the PS2′s back catalogue, crate digging for the best the console had to offer and tarting everything up in a nice high-definition, 60 fps sheen. I’d kill for a touch up job on Gran Turismo 4 by the way, guys, if you’re stuck for something to do in-between Sly and Ico…
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28/06/2010 at 13:37
Member since: Forever
Really hope 3rd parties get access to this/get behind it
there are some amazing 3rd party games
Medal Of Honour: Frontline, SSX and many, many others.
I’d also really love for there to be a HD version of Sony Cambridge’s Primal, I love that game, great story and if they’d sort out the slightly clunky combat system it would have been an all time classic
28/06/2010 at 13:43
Member since: Jan 2009
Primal would be fantastic, good call.
28/06/2010 at 13:43
Member since: Mar 2010
We getting a remastered version of MoH:Frontline with MoH.
28/06/2010 at 13:48
Member since: May 2009
Medal of honour:frontline IS being remade in HD right now, it’s part of a deal made between Sony and EA. As a result we can look forward to exclusive download content for the new medal of honour:modern warefare, dead space 2 and a ps3 exclusive HD remake of medal of honour:frontline…i am not sure if frontline will be a psn download or on disc though.
28/06/2010 at 14:12
Member since: May 2009
Primal and SSX remakes would be fantastic.
28/06/2010 at 16:46
Member since: Forever
Just to bring back SSX for the next gen would be better than remakes.
29/06/2010 at 11:37
Member since: Aug 2009
I will not buy a console without the Sony brand for the rest of my life if they (re-)release SSX for PS3
28/06/2010 at 16:23
Member since: Feb 2010
Psychonauts please.
28/06/2010 at 16:28
Member since: Feb 2010
Whoops, forgot to add Fahrenheit.
28/06/2010 at 19:37
Member since: May 2010
yeah back in ps2 days when i was a noob, i missed what people refer to as great titles like Fahrenheit, so id love to try it out in HD.
28/06/2010 at 13:37
Member since: Jun 2010
Give me my favourite series ever – Jak and Dexter !
God i miss that pair :’(
28/06/2010 at 13:43
Member since: Aug 2008
Definately. It’s a trilogy too which is just dream marketing material!
28/06/2010 at 14:08
Member since: Dec 2008
It’s not a trilogy. You’re forgeting JakX and the most recent (and worst) Jak (I forgot the name). It’d also be nice if we’d get Daxter. The more the merrier.
28/06/2010 at 14:38
Member since: Oct 2008
It doesnt count if its not developed by Naughty Dog!
And Jak X is a spinoff and not a part of the triology imo
28/06/2010 at 14:55
Member since: Dec 2008
Are you telling me that Crash Team Racing doesn’t count?? Speaking of that, I just noticed that after 3 games of a franchise, ND makes a Racing game based on that. Expect Uncharted IV: Race for the Golden C-art
28/06/2010 at 18:38
Member since: Dec 2008
I agree with MistaPita, the Jak series is a trilogy. Jak X was fun in its own respect but no way near as good as the other three. If they were to do a Jak collection I can see them just remastering the first 3.
How awesome would that be btw. Three Jak platinums
28/06/2010 at 13:50
Member since: May 2009
yes…a good choice, the first jack and daxter was one of my fave games on ps2.
28/06/2010 at 16:35
Member since: Jul 2009
It was my favorite game on the Ps2.
28/06/2010 at 14:00
Member since: Dec 2009
Yes please!
28/06/2010 at 14:16
Member since: Dec 2009
Jak and Daxter. DAXTER! Not DEXTER!
:)
28/06/2010 at 13:38
Member since: Dec 2009
I am so buying that Sly Collection.
28/06/2010 at 13:40
Member since: Jun 2010
I would love an hd remake of kingdom hearts 1 and 2. Awesome games
28/06/2010 at 14:45
Member since: Oct 2008
Yes! That would be absolutely awesome! That along with the Metal Gear Solid Collection of course…
28/06/2010 at 18:39
Member since: Dec 2008
If they did a Kingdom Hearts collection with both versions as Final Mix+ and Re:Chain of Memories included I would buy it twice because of the sheer level of awesomeness from those games
28/06/2010 at 23:05
Member since: Nov 2009
I’d buy 10 copies of Kingdom Hearts collection HD.
The KH games have soooo much content I often tell poeple they are some of the best value games on the market!
28/06/2010 at 13:44
Member since: Aug 2008
I finally played (to completion) God of War 3. It was the first one I’d played so I read the plots of 1 and 2 on Wikipedia first :)
Damn that is a good game. I might get the collection now
28/06/2010 at 14:06
Member since: Apr 2010
I strongly recommend you do. They are arguably better than GOW3. Especially the 2nd one, it’s hard to believe it was only a PS2 game.
28/06/2010 at 13:44
Member since: Aug 2009
I donate a testicle and more for an MGS HD collection.
28/06/2010 at 13:51
Member since: Aug 2008
and me…well no body parts, but ill give them £50 ;)
28/06/2010 at 13:54
Member since: May 2009
A re-make of the ps1 classic metal gear solid (like the gamecube got: aka-metal gear solid:twin snakes) would be awesome…i still play the ps1 version on my ps3 but to play it with next gen visuals would be something else….the ps3 doesn’t upgrade the ps1 graphics enough, my pc emulator does a much better job at upscaling ps1 games than my ps3.
28/06/2010 at 13:58
Member since: Aug 2009
It looks a lil better on PSP, mainly cos the pixels are pushed together much more than on a HD screen. Kickass game though, no matter how you play it.
28/06/2010 at 13:59
Member since: Feb 2009
Instead of MGS 1, which still plays well today, I’d rather Kojima Productions get to work on a remake of the first two Metal Gears.
Seeing the confrontation between Big Boss and a young Solid Snake would be awesome!
28/06/2010 at 15:45
Member since: Aug 2009
I agree actually. I tried playing Metal Gear, but it’s a bit TOO retro for me :P
28/06/2010 at 16:47
Member since: Jan 2010
I’ve already got a kidney and my liver on ice, just in case the offer arises. Would be so awesome.
28/06/2010 at 22:13
Member since: Aug 2009
The way this is going, if everyone chips in, we could theoretically build our own Big Boss…
28/06/2010 at 13:45
Member since: Jan 2010
Battlefield: Modern Warfare!
I loved the SP, but I hear the MP was excellent. Sadly I missed it due to only having dial-up.
28/06/2010 at 14:17
Member since: Dec 2008
Are you talking about BF2 on the PC or Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on the PS2/Xbox. I don’t belive that BF2:MC will be re-released on the PS3 as it was already released for this gen. of consoles on the Xbox360 on April 2006. Nice call, but no DICE.
28/06/2010 at 13:46
Member since: Mar 2009
MGS 1,2 and 3 for me please
28/06/2010 at 13:49
Member since: Oct 2008
Can’t wait!
My entire life as a gamer has been with the Playstation sitting firmly as my go to console line so I can’t think of a single series they could release that I /wouldn’t/ instantly snap up!
(Except for Gran Turismo, but that’s just because I just don’t enjoy driving sims..)
29/06/2010 at 00:39
Member since: Oct 2008
I agree. (But I do Love GT.) I only owned a GameCube before my PS3, so any PS2 remake is good for me as I never owned one. It would also give me reason to get rid of my 60 & 80 fatties to pick up a more portable slim PS3.
PS HTML is your friend when trying to italicize. But beware, the TSA higher-ups seem to have disabled such things like bolding.
28/06/2010 at 13:51
Member since: Jan 2010
it would of course be easier to add software compatability to the PS3 so it can play all the PS2 games catalogue, but it wont happen as there’s little to no money in it for Sony or other parties. Second hand games would prevail.
Something Sony shouldn’t dismiss for the PS4 is backwards compatibility with the PS3. While new games take time to develop you can still play the old favourites for the first few months/year.
For sony to be giving it a lot of thought now shows how they made that mistake and are trying to make up for it, and rake in some coin.
28/06/2010 at 14:40
Member since: Oct 2008
HD with trophies > Backward compatibility
29/06/2010 at 00:42
Member since: Oct 2008
Preach!
HD graphics are great too, but Trophies are the attracting feature to me. :) (Why don’t smilies work anymore???)