God of War Collection coming to PS3 this holiday

by Andrew Yoon on Aug 31st 2009 12:00PM

It's like this, but more definition-ier.

Backwards compatibility is back ... sort of! SCEA has announced that the PlayStation 2 God of War games will be coming to PlayStation 3 on a single, HD-enhanced Blu-ray disc. Previously hinted at in a consumer survey, the God of War Collection will feature "reworked" versions of both games, running at 60 frames per second and 720p resolution. The port is being handled by Bluepoint Games, the team behind the PSN-exclusive shooter, Blast Factor. Hopefully, the games will be more than simply upscaled, giving original PS3 owners a reason to partake in the double dip. Update: And yes, it will have Trophies.

The Blu-ray collection will be available this "holiday season," and will cost $39.99 -- the same price as buying both of the games on PS2. This HD remix should give fans some time to practice Kratos' moves before God of War III completes the "triology" (oh, press release typos!) in March.

[Thanks, Rob H.!]

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Tags: bluepoint-games, god-of-war, god-of-war-collection, god-of-war-ii, scea, Sony-Computer-Entertainment-America

Reader Comments (202)

Boner inducing news. Thanks sony! Day one purchase from this huge GoW fan.

Can you really have a "collection" of two games? HA!

but no, this is awesome, I'm definatly gonna get this!

sooo happy i have a ps3 :)

Dude, this is going to look extremely good. I'm stoked because that's when I'll be getting my PS3 Slim and I can get this pack as one of my first games. Perfect timing SCEA!

Yes.

This will be updated (in some graphical manor,. and have TROPHIES!?!?!?)

SOLD!!

Now thats one hell of a God of War III Ad!!

Ok since this is this is happening I welcome it and I will get the game now since I only played the demo of the first. HD upgrades of PS2 favorites with trophies = win.

I've been thinking about getting a PS3, but I really wanted to play these games before the third one comes out. Now I will. =)

Well this is a Must Buy for me.

I wonder if this will have 2 platinums or will it work like PSN games?

Anyway, I had never finished those games before, and I played the first one entirely on my PS3 (oh the irony), but never quite started the second one, now its my chance :p

Logic would say that each game would have a Platinum Trophy assigned to it since both GoW titles are now official PS3 versions. But logic doesn't fare well with video game business decisions.

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is how good this is for Sony going into the holiday season. The are going to be able to market the Slim alongside what is probably their strongest IP from the PS2 era. Sure, it's just a remastered version, but that's some powerful advertising.

I was going to go buy the PS2 games but I'll get this instead.

Something tells me if this Collection sells well enough (which I'm sure it will) Sony may start making other Collections via disc (download seems iffy to me) for games like MGS or Ico/SotC.

By the way, I tried playing Ratchet: Deadlocked on my brother's 80 GB PS3 and it was pretty bad. Black shadows jump in and out over textures and the lag is atrocious during gameplay and in-game cutscenes. FFXII works perfectly though. I don't know if anyone else has any similar stories.

The only thing I want to know is when and where can I preorder it? This is a no-brainer purchase.

This is awsome! I never owned a PS2 so I missed out on these two brilliant games. Now I've got something to play this christmas besides Uncharted 2, Assassin's Ceed 2 and GT5 (I hope).

Sounds like a deal to me. I dont own any of the games!

I'm a bit disappointed. The original posts pertaining to repackaging led us to believe that there'd be a pack-in of the original two with GoW3.

I own both of the originals so I won't be purchasing this new one.

Thats not really accurate and is a bit of revisionist history. The original survery asked about consumer interest in different items that could be packaged as a limited edition to God Of War 3. There is nothing to suggest there won't be some type of ultimate God Of War edition that includes this compilation as well.

Never liked achivements and never liked trophies...seems pointless, but I am psyched about this re-release. I will be using what little money I have left from my other gaming purchases to buy this...guess the dogs gonna have to get the store brand food that month.

Man I never played either part of the GOW games but have heard that they are amazing. Definitely going to swoop this up to get ready fo the 3rd part. Trophies and improved graphics? Say no more. I'm buying this for sure!

SCHUWEEET!

This is really cool for those who have never played or do not own GOW1,2.

I try to be somewhat smart with my spending... so since I already have the first two games, this news is a bit frustrating (even though it sounds awesome that they're updating the graphics). I'd rather not buy the same games twice. I simply cannot contain my excitement for the third one though!

You can always hope they'll do a bundled trilogy, maybe for $80

HOLY CRAP

DAY ONE IM GETTING THIS

Now let's see if the same can be done for the Metal Gear Solid saga.

I'll be buying this. I never had a PS2 so I missed these games when they originally came out. I do have the first 80 GB PS3 so I could play the PS2 versions but for the same price why get the worse looking version when I can wait a bit for an updated version of the game?

The only PS2 game that I've beaten so far is Shadow of the Colossus. Dragon Quest VIII and FFXII have been gathering dust since I bought my PS3 and I've played a bit of my copies of Drakengard 2 and Burnout Revenge.

Not bad I do hope they do more of these "updates" to some of there highest rated PS2 games.

I have messed around with GoW but never finished it now I wont feel bad taking my sons PS2 lol. Now with trophies sweet.

press release typos are funny but i think its also funny that original "PS3" owners get to play again... shouldn't that be PS2?

If it only it included a port of Chains of Olympus.

It's still a day one purchase for me though.

That's an instant buy! Now only if that happened for Kingdom Hearts....Nomura?

sooo, they are not putting that in the special edition of GOW3? still great though...but wtf why wont they do this for other ps2 games? at least for download er something!

Yes! Never played GOW2 because I got rid of my PS2 too soon. Now I will!

i dont think it will have 2 platinums because if u look at ridik that is 2 games with 1 platinum

That would be sweet if they had a bundle of GOWIII with this. I thought that this is what they would have originally done when the GAP survey rumors surfaced.

http://www.pushsquare.com/1036/god-of-war-iii-collectors-edition-is-planned-fans-asked-to-describe-what-theyd-like-in-it/

It looks like instead they may just try and earn some cash by selling them separate from GOWIII

HELL YES!

Nintendo has been doing this kind of thing for a long time and have started to do it with the Wii recently. I'm excited to see some classic PS2 games reworked for the PS3, especially these twos.

meh. not interested in games from last generation no matter how great they are. Just want the newest god of war to get out. When it does come out then I will consider re-buying a playstation.

if male reproductive organs where airplanes then tmacairjordan87's butt would be an airport.

speaking as a person who had money problems when these games came out, and who simply rented instead of buying them, I'm getting this deal

Great news. I will buy this for sure on december.
Now. Could Sony please give the same treatment to ICO and Shadow of the colossus before the Last Guardian release? Those two HD-enhanced and running at 720p......

they forgot to add the psp game in there. then they would have the complete series on ps3 when gow3 comes out.

I'm thinking one platinum trophy between the two games, like Chronicles Of Riddick.

SONY! Sony, listen. I have a software BC PS3. So far, the only PS2 games that have sucked on it have been the R&C games. If you put all four PS2 games (hell, Size Matters too, if you want) on a disc for $80 and make it work WITHOUT amazing levels of slowdown, even without trophies, I WILL buy it. I'd love to just get rid of my PS2.

...Y'know what? Screw it. Do this with ALL of your first party games. You will make money. You like that stuff, right, Sony?

This is better news than if I found out Jesus was real.

On to Kratos LOVE! I cannot wait. I might actually trade my children for this.

No, that's not true.

I WOULD trade my children for this.

YES! YES! YES!
God (of war), yes!!! Now I dont have to buy a PS2.

I'm not entirely sure that I'm masochistic enough to play through God and Titan modes again >_

Good shit, but I'd rather have the two come with some kind of GoW III Collector's Edition. I already own the two originals and I REALLY want to get this but...$40 for games I already own and have beaten countless times? I need something else or I'm gonna feel wicked guilty buying this.

So if I get a PS3, I cannot use my older copies I only got a few years ago.

Stop sucking, Sony. We all know PS3 can run BC games, and certainly the GoW games. No one wants to keep buying PS2 Slims. Pretending PS3 cannot run these games for sales of a decade old console is just annoying.

Shadow of the Colossus HD - make it happen, Sony.

So, this is why Sony refused to put PS2 backward compatibility on the PS3, so they can remake/repackage PS2 games, and have fans buy them again.

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