MGS4, Ratchet, others $30 as PS3 'Greatest Hits' starting June 16

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 28th 2009 at 10:03AM }

Old Snake, domestic partners Ratchet & Clank, glam goth Nero and others will be offered up as PS3 "Greatest Hits" for $30 starting June 16. This will be the second round of discounted best-selling software for the console, as the first batch hit at around the same time last year. The latest additions include:

Army of Two
Battlefield Bad Company
Devil May Cry 4
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

With almost all those titles (maybe) prepping for sequels in the near future, if you haven't checked them out, there's some quality in the offerings.

Tags: army-of-two, battlefield-bad-company, devil-may-cry-4, gran-turismo-5-prologue, greatest-hits, mgs4, ratchet-and-clank

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

NaeemTHM @ May 28th 2009 10:08AM

Yarg.....I've held out so very long on getting a PS3 because I'm still hoping for a MGS4: Substantial-Substitution. Might as well wait for E3; if nothing is announced there I'll just jump on the Greatest Hits version.

Premature ejaculation man @ May 28th 2009 10:16AM

I can't imagine they'd release one now. Or at least until later. Otherwise, they'd just be competing with themselves.

NaeemTHM @ May 28th 2009 10:24AM

Why not Premature..ejac....uhhh...guy above? I mean the last 2 special edition MGS games were released only a year later.

Troy Powers (PSN: TroyPowers) @ May 28th 2009 10:39AM

Guess it's time to finally pick up MGS4. In my defense, I've still got great games on my shelf that I haven't had time to play yet (Assassin's Creed, Valkyria Chronicles).

Doreo @ May 28th 2009 10:09AM

It's about time, too bad I've owned/own all of these except for Battlefield Bad Company. I'm surprised Uncharted and Heavenly Sword aren't up there either, alas two other game I already owned/own. All in all, a step in the right direction.

Doreo @ May 28th 2009 10:11AM

Oops, I never played Gran turismo: Prologue, so that two out of the 6.

Storm Eagle @ May 28th 2009 10:11AM

Heavenly Sword? Really? That's like trying to include Haze! LOL. Seriously though, that game was terrible. Atleast when you weren't playing as the main chick. A better candidate would be Folklore.

The Baron @ May 28th 2009 10:16AM

Both of those were in the first round of Platinum/Greatest hits the article mentions.

Personally I'm waiting on Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 to drop to £15 or so in the UK.

Eric E @ May 28th 2009 10:23AM

i was wondering about uncharted as well, i already have it, but its constantly on loan (so i should just buy 2 anyway)
PAL version is GH i believe, maybe because we have an uncharted bundle they dont' want to diminish it?
or perhaps waiting for right before the sequel.

atrimus @ May 28th 2009 10:26AM

yeah. i've been waiting the longest for Heavenly Sword to go on the cheap. its about $35 used at GameStop, but that's still pretty pricey for a used game that's nearly 2 years old, especially when better games (R&C, MGS4) are more recent and cheaper new...starting June 16th anyway.

muir666 @ May 28th 2009 7:48PM

They probably arent up there because they were made greatest hits a long time ago. Those are just the new ones to be added

Storm Eagle @ May 28th 2009 10:09AM

Win. Definitely have to get MGS4 now.

Doreo @ May 28th 2009 10:11AM

Sorry, I tried to comment to myself... I guess I clicked the wrong one lol.

Eric E @ May 28th 2009 10:24AM

@ Doreo

No my above comment was meant for you too, I think theres a mistake.

The Baron @ May 28th 2009 10:24AM

Actually you are right. Heavenly Sword and Uncharted are available 'Platinum' (our version of Greatest Hits) in Europe, but are still full-priced in the US.

Doreo @ May 28th 2009 10:41AM

Storm Eagle "Heavenly Sword? Really? That's like trying to include Haze! LOL. Seriously though, that game was terrible. Atleast when you weren't playing as the main chick. A better candidate would be Folklore."

What? I thought Heavenly Sword was pretty good, it was my second game for the ps3. My first was Lair which I believe is like trying to include Haze. I think it was a pretty good God of War clone, a decent attempt the likes of which should receive a sequel. I have to say though, I enjoyed playing as Kai instead of Nariko in certain missions.
For example, the mission where your located on a bridge fending off guards as your step father is trying to make his way back to you was amazing. Using the aftertouch to line up headshots, just made that mission stand out from others.

Vcize @ May 28th 2009 11:29AM

Well to be fair, after playing Lair (especially prior to the patch) anything else would have seemed good to you ;)

Storm Eagle @ May 28th 2009 11:34AM

@Doreo That bridge mission was exactly what killed the game for me. I mean, how long did it take for the old motherfucker to get over to you? It felt like an eternity. And hurt or not, I mean come on. You've got an army of baring down you, you'd think he would have put a little more kick in his step. I just would've loved the game if you played as Nariko the whole time, I just didn't see the point in playing as her sister....who at the same time seemed to have some sort of lesbian attraction to Nariko.

scratch @ May 28th 2009 1:14PM

i personally liked the kai segments, particularly the bridge scene and the gondola one. i thought HS was really good for what it was - the production values were great and it told an interesting story. too much hate on HS.

really, where the F is uncharted? that game has got to have sold way more than many other of these greatest hits, and it widely acclaimed. plus its platinum in UK!
Well at least im getting it from gamefly soon. the only thing i didn't like from the demo was it seemed like too much action, not enough exploring/acrobatics/etc. for my particular tastes. we will see.

Storm Eagle @ May 28th 2009 1:20PM

Uncharted was the first game I got for my PS3. I've played through it 3 times. It is one thing that a lot of other games out there aren't: worth the $59.99 price. Go out and just drop the cash. You'll be glad you did.

Hyams @ May 28th 2009 1:40PM

Heavenly Sword defence squad: go, go, go.

why not the LS2LS7? @ May 28th 2009 6:42PM

Heavenly Sword is not a bad game at all. It's just that it was short (took me 8.5 hours to play, some report 6 hours).

At the time, everyone tore it a new one for being short. But nowadays, there are plenty of 6 hour games for 360 and PS3 and the reviewers don't seem to get hung up on it.

Give Heavenly Sword a rent, you'll probably like it.

Lair is unvarnished crap.

JDHexen @ May 28th 2009 10:10AM

That's a nice list I'll finally pick up MGS4.I just wonder how many years is it going to take for Uncharted and Heavenly Sword to become greatest hits?!

Ashitaka @ May 28th 2009 11:36AM

They already are?

Jerk Face @ May 28th 2009 10:18AM

Oh, sweet - GT5 Prologue! Finally, the demo only costs 30 fucking dollars.

Great work Polyphony Digital - you only made four-and-a-half games, ever.

helghast102 (Valkyria Chronicles and the anime OWN!) @ May 28th 2009 10:22AM

they did the same thing with GT4, quit complaining

BxGT @ May 28th 2009 10:24AM

And that makes it ok?

helghast102 (Valkyria Chronicles and the anime OWN!) @ May 28th 2009 10:26AM

would you prefer it if they never released Prologue?
besides, its sooo much bigger than a demo i don't know how you can complain.

ryan @ May 28th 2009 10:28AM

2 halves make a whole, so 5 fucking games!

NaeemTHM @ May 28th 2009 10:37AM

@BxGT

You're asking a dude with the user name helghast102 Valkyria Chronicles...of course he thinks it was ok!

sony boy @ May 28th 2009 8:45PM

by the look of your comment history, naneem, your anti-sony.

Dante G @ May 28th 2009 10:20AM

GT5:P was released at $40 if I'm not mistaken. I think it will only be $20 when it's released as greatest hits. It wouldn't be so great to only cut its price by 10 bucks when most of the others are getting a $30 cut.

BxGT @ May 28th 2009 10:21AM

Most of those games except mgs are like 20 dollars.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 28th 2009 10:22AM

Well I guess that's 1 space on the bingo card I have right already. Seriously Sony E3's in a few days, can't you wait? Or are you clearing room in your show for this supposed huge megaton 1up's reporting? (Please be FF 7 remake)

tmacairjordan87 @ May 28th 2009 10:29AM

Here's the link in case anyone's wondering what the hell I'm talking about, it's the last one on the page.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174397

ArchiGamer @ May 28th 2009 10:45AM

A FFVII remake would be a megaton, if not an apocalyptic event.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 28th 2009 10:54AM

I'm fully convinced every gaming related website on the internet would crash if they announced the remake.

ArchiGamer @ May 28th 2009 10:57AM

Also, the massive geek outs that will ensue will not only bring our society to a stand still, but would bring everything to brink of collapse.

I'm just about to have one if that comes out true...(clutches chest)

Duke @ May 28th 2009 12:14PM

Wouldn't we rather they just get FF13 done for the time being? Seems like an odd time to announce a remake when 13 is taking so long.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 28th 2009 12:18PM

No, I couldn't care less about a game that looks as awful and generic-jrpg as FF-13. They would also sell a hell of a lot more copies of a remade 7 than 13 could ever hope to do. The only way it would be able to compete would be combined sales with the 360 version.

But I have a hard time thinking how they're going to work on this with 13 and versus 13 still in development.

Roto13 @ May 28th 2009 3:06PM

"No, I couldn't care less about a game that looks as awful and generic-jrpg as FF-13."

Ha ha ha ha, ok. Final Fantasy VII DEFINED what is now accepted to be generic JRPG crap. XIII looks like another VII (which makes sense, because they've been pretty open about the fact that that's what they're going for).