After God of War: PS2 franchises that could get fresh life on the PS3
Sony, please make this your next PS3 re-release.
Sony's announcement this week of a PS3 edition of the first two PS2 God of War games, called God of War Collection, was exciting--unless you already own both games.
With 720p HD support added in, however, it raises a serious question: will backward-compatibility be a relic of video game days gone by? With the PS3 no longer able to play PS2 games, fans will be ever more reliant on re-releases and virtual console titles to resell them the greatest hits of the last generation.
As long as the old re-releases are lovingly upscaled to HD and given some extra bells and whistles, however, we could be a little more forgiving. There are plenty of other memorable franchises from the PS2 glory years that Sony would be wise to re-release and package with HD-compatible upgrades. Here's our short list. And we'll give you a hint: one of them involves giant rock formations.
Any we left off?
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"As long as the old re-releases are lovingly upscaled to HD and given some extra bells and whistles, however, we could be a little more forgiving"
Highly agreed. I definately dont mind paying for a game i already may have as long as there is something new, upscale res is def worth it. Metal Gear 3 is not fully appreciated in standard res because sometimes its jst hard to make out things in the bush; but imagine an HD version (^_^)
Great post!
I have not played the 3 games before.
I would LOVE to play in Paris or Hong Kong or even Moscow in 720p !!!
Those two games on one cleaned-up disk would be enough to get me to buy a PS3.
Then put the original Final Fantasy Tactics on modern hardware. It would be perfect with a level editor and online sharing.
Then, ps2 games I'd like to see upgraded are platformers: Jak and Dexter (the original, not the atrocious sequels), Sly 1 and definitely I'll second Klonoa 2.
Halo (any one of them).....and Gears Of War.....
Oops.....sorry this is a PS CRAP fanboy room....oh well...PS3 = Play B3hind....NOT B3yond!!!!!!!
Go have fun with your NON hi-def system.
So lets do it rockstar & sony......
- by saffa87 September 4, 2009 10:13 PM PDT
- Here's some random games that have to be remade (not just from PS2)
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- Smugglers Run
- Streets of Rage Series
- Golden Axe Series, I believe there is one for PS3 but its not anything like the original
- Killer Instinct Series - Nintendo =(
- Tony Hawk, only the first one. Just want better graphics maybe extra levels and more, better quality, music