Sony asking if God of War III CE should include first two games

by Randy Nelson on Apr 15th 2009 8:31PM

It's no surprise that God of War III will most likely be receiving collector's edition treatment. What's surprising is one of the bonus items Sony is considering: a Blu-ray disc containing -- it would seem -- PS3 compatible versions of God of War and God of War II.

In a survey sent to registered PlayStation 3 owners, Sony asks recipients to rate their interest in several possible bonus items on a scale of 1-10. Among the standard fare of "full game soundtrack" and "art book" is "God of War and God of War II on Blu-ray disc." That's a "10" in our book, not to mention a great way to make these games available to those who either never played them on PS2 or no longer have the system and whose PS3's lack backwards-compatibility.

Now we'll take a survey. Would this bonus be of interest to you? Let us know in comments. You can find a full list of the proposed collector's edition extras after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Full game soundtrack
Comic book/Graphic novel
Exclusive packaging
God of War and God of War II on Blu-ray disc
God of War and God of War II cinematic movie compilation
Art book
Access to exclusive downloadable content
Behind-the-scenes/"Making of" featurettes
Developer commentary
Kratos Statue/Figurine/Bust
Key chain
Necklace
T-shirt

Tags: god-of-war, sony, sony-santa-monica

Reader Comments (217)

i'd get it, i have a ps2 but im lazy to hook it up and would love it again

I have the first 2, but the lack of true HD keeps me from using it much. THats why I wish my PS3 had Back-compat. But this will fix my problem, especially if they update it graphically.

That would be nice. I've still yet to buy the second one and my PS3 has the unfortunate ailment of no PS2 back-comp

It said God of War 1 & II on BLU-RAY. That means you don't have to worry about backward compatibility.

Yup, GoW 1 & II on one disc please!

@mgsrocks1

I think he knows that, and that's why he's interested

I hope they do this! Unfortunetly I never did play any of the Playstation 1 or 2 games, Playstation 3 was my first Sony console... Id love to play some of the great games out there I missed (GOW1/2, GT3/4, FF's, etc)

So hears hoping they do! Otherwise, I might not even try this game out :( I hate playing sequel games without playing the originals :(

I have the PS3 with limited BC (the MGS4 bundle), GOW1 plays but the FMVs are choppy, so this might be worthwhile if they update the visuals.

Personally, though, I just want the T-shirt with a picture of all the other prizes I could've gotten had I voted differently.

MGS was replying to Draklin
"i'd get it, i have a ps2 but im lazy to hook it up and would love it again"
Next time think before you downvote.

whys everyone voting msg down, I seriously doubt they would include gow1&2 on blu ray if it wouldn't work on ALL ps3s??? Jebus give the guy a break....lol

I have never bought a collectors edition. The items never seem like something I'd get much use out of, but a Blue-ray of the first two games! That would be a no brainer! T-shirt would be other item I'd be interested in.

Why do people only want the first two games or a tshirt? We all know that the t-shirt will be an extra large which will piss off a lot of gamers that aren't an extra large. Anyways I understand why people would want the first two games, but since I have both of them still and a 60gig bc ps3 I would like to have a cinematic movie compilation as a recap. It will help me remember details I've forgotten. A graphic novel would also be pretty cool and I have to say that I would wear a Blades of Athena necklace. So far the only thing I would really like is the soundtrack, the graphic novel, cinematic compilation, the necklace, art book, and behind the scenes. What I would absolutely love is a Kratos bobble head, sort of like the one from fallout 3!

@Doug and Richard, he's getting downvoted because he's annoying and has now posted the same basic comment about 6 times in this thread already.

And because he sounds like a douche.

1. God of War and God of War II on Blu-ray disc
2. Cyclop figurine to keep my Vault-Tec boy company. :)

I have no idea what happened below me, but yes, I was excited by the concept of PS3-compatible GOW1+2.

honestly, he doesn't really sound like a douche, and he pasted that same comment to everyone who clearly didn't read the list and didn't see that both 1 & 2 would be on Blu-Ray.

if you wanted to inform everyone quickly, you'd do the same.

Sounds like a great idea to me. I would be willing to pay a little extra for the package.

@Courtney:

I'm being a douchebag because I wanted to give an opinion and answer his question? So you formed an opinion about me without knowing me. Look at all my comments. Never have I ever been a douchebag on Joystiq. Aren't you being a douchebag for calling me a douchebag? Hypocritical much?

@ Doug & Richard:

Thanks

@ Nguyen:

Thanks for understanding. There were many people asking the same question so instead of rewording the same post I just copied and pasted because it's faster. Some people are unbelievably sensitive sometimes. Damn...

hell ya!!!
and include trophy support for those 2 titles would be even sweeter!!!

Not necessary at all.

I for one don't care about trophy support. It's just as bad as the damn achievements on the 360.

personally i like trophies and achievements but only if they're for something i wouldn't otherwise do when playing the game normally, like you beat lvl1 'achievement' you beat lvl2....and so on (lame) no give me something like you beat lvl1 in ten minutes or with out taking damage or you beat the game using the guitar hero controller lol.

When trophies and achievements give an in game reward, other than, hey you did something, then I will care. The only game I have played with in game rewards for achievements was Mass Effect. If God of War 3 does in game trophies like that, then I'll get excited about them.

this would be the first CE of any game i would get.

ive only played very small amount of God of War 1 and 2, so it would be well worth it for me.

Having played through only a small segment of the first one because I didn't have a PS2 I would probably pick up a Collectors Edition of this game to play all 3 games on my PS3. I don't care so much for a soundtrack or making of features or an art book.

I sent you guys screenshot of my email about this and the poll, you coulda used that, well i sent link to my site with the screenshots but yea

#God of War and God of War II on Blu-ray disc or Comic book/Graphic novel sounds cool

Well let's see, I have a PS3 with backwards compatibility AND both games, would I buy this?

$#@% YEA I WOULD! I'll take the Collector's Edition with any of those, though I hope that the behind the scenes is actually unlocked through playing the game like in the other games. Can't... stop... drooling...

Yeah that would be sweet, I have never played the first two. That would be the only way to get me to pick up the CE.

YES YES YES YES.

Just make it so that it will play on ALL PS3's. It's a stretch but Sony Santa Monica am gods so I have faith.

It said God of War 1 & II on BLU-RAY. That means you don't have to worry about backward compatibility.

@mgsrocks1

The storage format doesn't have anything to do with the format of the game. Just because you put a PS2 game on Blu-ray doesn't magically make it compatible with the PS3.

I think they can find it in their hearts (and code) to make them fully operational PS3 games. :P

@ryan

I'm sure that's possible, but it would likely be a TON of work. At that point you may as well do a complete remake and put in new higher res texures and such. While I would certainly LOVE to see that, I would be nearly as intrigued by the thought of a working PS2 emulator. I own an original 60GB PS2 BC PS3, but I think a working PS2 emulator would be great news for all the PS3 owners out there with non-BC models.

I never had a PS2. I have a PS3, bought Uncharted, played an hour, sold it on ebay. So far, no PS3 games are my cup of tea. I thinking of getting both SFII and IV though. Including the 2 PS2 games would make it a pre-order though.

Right after posting that, I released I left out that I got a PS3 for movies and Uncharted is the only game I have bought for it.

Boring story bro.

"So far, no PS3 games are my cup of tea."

You tried one game. Heck of a sample size you have there. Sound like a Cuban election. One person on the ballot. You don't like him, so all Cubans suck.

I have a gaming PC for FPS. I hate RPGs. I have wanted to pick up Jak and Daxter. I've played LIttle Big Planet at friends, great idea, but meh.

But, go ahead and vote a guy down for saying he'd buy a game day of release. I usually wait for games to get a discount or buy used.

I haven't really been interested in God of War 3, only played a little of the first. But if they include all three, I will buy it in a heartbeat!

It does include all three. Even if it doesn't, why don't you buy it off ebay or gamestop? I saw God of War 1 and 2 for $5 bucks at gamestop. Or rent it if you can find in at Blockbuster. You owe to yourself to play the first two. You're missing out!

The first two games would work better as a bonus for reserving the game...who would open up a brand new God of War III and play the first two first? ALSO, exclusive DLC is always a dumb idea.

That wouldn't work. Not everyone has a backwards compatible PS3. So which is better? God of War I & II on a blu-ray disk that would work on all PS3s, or God of War I & II on PS2 disks that won't work on all PS3s?

"God of War I & II on a blu-ray disk that would work on all PS3s"

Where are you guys getting this idea from? They haven't reprogrammed these games, they're just putting 2 games on one disc. If you don't have PS2 BC on your PS3 you're not gonna play it.

Now, if some super awesome miracle has happened, and they've built a software emulator for PS2 games and this is the debut of that emulator...then it makes sense. However this is about as likely as my grandma coming back to life as a zombie.

If it's just 2 games slapped on one bluray that I can't use on my PS3 or PS2 (because of format) then no thanks.

That's screwing over late adopters who bought a recent 160gb/80gb and those that are waiting for this game to buy a PS3. If that's the case, then why even give us a choice in the survey?

Um hmm that is um well
YES

I'd buy a CE of this game for sure, but definitely not because of this, seeing as i already own the first two games, and have a backwards compatible PS3, so...

If they actually do this and it works on all PS2 then that would likely mean Sony has a decent PS2 emulator. Maybe it would have to be customized per game like the 360's XBox emulation, but this news could bode well for the future of PS2 backwards compatibility.

*works on all PS3

There are a couple of fairly safe bets here. God of War I/II still hold up on PS2 in component video on modern TVs and the effort of porting them line by line to PS3 would be immense, which makes a PS3 native version by far the least likely option - especially given we know Sony has a PS2 emulator for PS3, on machines with limited b/c.

It would be a fairly straightforward process to put that emulator on a Blu-Ray along with God of War I/II, enabling you to play them from the disc. I would imagine that it'd be locked into playing these two titles only.

If Sony do go ahead with this idea, it could well mean they are finally looking at including b/c on PS3 again. Which would be bloomlin' marvellous.

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