The eagerly anticipated HD remakes of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are both due to launch in Japan on September 22nd. Instead of being bundled onto a single Blu-Ray disc, which is the norm for Sony’s “HD Classic” collections, the games will be sold separately for ¥3,890 (roughly £30.) Though an unconventional method of distribution, many suspect that it will only apply to the Japanese versions of both games. ¥6,980 (roughly £50) will bag you the Team Ico bundle, including both boxed games, codes for a pair of dynamic themes, and a 100-page artbook (as pictured below.)
Both games are due to launch with the expected bonus features, including revamped HD graphics, 7.1 audio, trophy support, and stereoscopic 3D. A Western launch date has yet to be verified, though with localisation already finished, we’re pinning our hopes on October/November or maybe even September if Sony wants to beat the pre-holiday influx.
Source: Dengeki
TSBonyman
Great!, it can’t be much later than that for Eu.
BIGAL-1992
I didn’t buy either game when they were on PS3. Will be picking this up.
XisTG
now this is a remake i look forward to :D
Akuar
100 pages? *wipes drool* … I need that artbook, and a SotC dynamic theme would be sweet as well. Here’s hoping we get the bonuses over here as well…
Extremely hyped for this remake, even more so than for other big releases this year like Dark Souls, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Skyrim. No, not Uncharted 3… :P
Can’t wait.
BrainDiver
I really hope we get something similar, I know it’s practical to package them all in together but this way (separate blu-ray cases for each game) just looks so much better.
I want that art book.