We've contacted representatives at Sony and Walmart (again) to try to get a comment on the listing, and will let you know when we hear more.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Walmart lists ICO and Shadow of the Colossus pack for PS3
by Griffin McElroy 
on Sep 11th 2010 1:30PM
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We've contacted representatives at Sony and Walmart (again) to try to get a comment on the listing, and will let you know when we hear more.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Reader Comments (115)
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:34PM MSKilla aka Sony4Life said
YES! times a hundred.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 6:12PM Spookimitsu said
@MSKilla aka Sony4Life
God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:36PM TheMichaelJackson said
F*CK YES!
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:25PM TheMichaelJackson said
@Brook
I am Michael Jackson. And will you people stop with the zombie crap, I'm not dead dammit!
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I am Michael Jackson. And will you people stop with the zombie crap, I'm not dead dammit!
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:33PM TaintedKane said
@TheMichaelJackson
Hes not dead, hes living either on the moon or in an oil tanker in the middle of the Atlantic ocean with Elvis, Jimi hendrix and Billy Mays.
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Hes not dead, hes living either on the moon or in an oil tanker in the middle of the Atlantic ocean with Elvis, Jimi hendrix and Billy Mays.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:47PM sonicspike41 said
@TheMichaelJackson
Hey MJ, did you happen to see that Microsoft tribute to you? They had this big internal celebration where they all dressed up and danced to Thriller. It was awesome.
Also, hurray for Team Ico games! Easily some of my favorite PS2 games.
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Hey MJ, did you happen to see that Microsoft tribute to you? They had this big internal celebration where they all dressed up and danced to Thriller. It was awesome.
Also, hurray for Team Ico games! Easily some of my favorite PS2 games.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:58PM TheMichaelJackson said
@TaintedKane
Don't forget Biggie and Tupac.
@sonicspike41
Yeah, I saw it on Engadget.
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Don't forget Biggie and Tupac.
@sonicspike41
Yeah, I saw it on Engadget.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 8:38PM CleanUndies said
@TheMichaelJackson Like Biggie, Tupac and Michael Jackson These games need to be brought back to life... i just hope its not another 3D push...
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Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:37PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
It's inevitable.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:39PM sigma8 said
Darn, what a tease. This could be more interesting than the God of War re-release from a technical perspective, at least for Shadow of the Colossus. The GoW's and Ico all "suffered" from PS2 era graphics, but each ran at a nice frame rate. SotC had a pretty terrible frame rate, but the developers wisely made some stylistic choices to compensate for it. If they upped the framerate outright, it may be awkward (mega motion blurring when the frame rate is solid?), yet if they don't raise it, that might also be awkward (as in: why didn't they improve anything?).
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:48PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
@sigma8
I think no matter what route they choose, it'll look good. If they higher the draw distance and keep the framerate consistent I honestly don't think motion blur will be a problem.
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I think no matter what route they choose, it'll look good. If they higher the draw distance and keep the framerate consistent I honestly don't think motion blur will be a problem.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:10PM Wiizer said
@ChuckBartowski
Obviously, the shadows glitch in this and that's why a re-release would be fantastic! Just look at this PC running it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gCxvUo-dg&feature=related
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Obviously, the shadows glitch in this and that's why a re-release would be fantastic! Just look at this PC running it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gCxvUo-dg&feature=related
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:24PM spin cycle said
@sigma8 The graphics in those games are sub par even for PS2. The texture aliasing and such is all awful.
And the frame rate drop in the final boss in SotC makes the controls very unresponsive.
Good games, too bad the graphics are so compromised. Which is one reason to look forward to this new version so much.
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And the frame rate drop in the final boss in SotC makes the controls very unresponsive.
Good games, too bad the graphics are so compromised. Which is one reason to look forward to this new version so much.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:29PM BananaBoat said
@sigma8 - I'm hoping that we'll get a "directors cut" to go along with the higher resolution. Maybe it's a bit unrealistic, but there was so much content (colossi, an entire dam, the upper level of the SOW) that was left out of the retail release that it could potentially be awesome if that stuff were to be put back in.
Either way, I'll definitely settle for an HD version of SOTC that actually runs smoothly (it runs like garbage on my PC. Ico runs like a dream though). You can never have enough copies of SOTC/ICO (I'm up to two copies of SOTC, and three copies of ICO counting one PAL and two NTSC)
Only a few more days until Fumito Ueda takes the stage at TGS. I hope I don't miss the live stream.
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Either way, I'll definitely settle for an HD version of SOTC that actually runs smoothly (it runs like garbage on my PC. Ico runs like a dream though). You can never have enough copies of SOTC/ICO (I'm up to two copies of SOTC, and three copies of ICO counting one PAL and two NTSC)
Only a few more days until Fumito Ueda takes the stage at TGS. I hope I don't miss the live stream.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:43PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
@Spin Cycle
It's not the graphics themselves, it's the PS2's limitations. Look at the link Wiizer posted. That bitch is sexy.
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It's not the graphics themselves, it's the PS2's limitations. Look at the link Wiizer posted. That bitch is sexy.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 6:43PM spin cycle said
@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2
I've played lots of PS2 games in my day. This game doesn't even have average graphics. As much as I like the game, the graphics are poorly done.
Take a look at God of War on PS2 and tell me SotC's problem is the hardware.
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I've played lots of PS2 games in my day. This game doesn't even have average graphics. As much as I like the game, the graphics are poorly done.
Take a look at God of War on PS2 and tell me SotC's problem is the hardware.
Posted: Sep 12th 2010 12:31AM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
@spin cycle
Are you kidding? That looks like a current gen game
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Are you kidding? That looks like a current gen game
Posted: Sep 12th 2010 3:18AM spin cycle said
@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 What are you talking about?
My point is the PS2 is capable of much more than ICO or SotC produces. For example, look at how great God of War looks on PS2.
ICO and SotC's mediocre graphics and SotCs horrid framerate cannot be written off to hardware limitations. The programmers just didn't do a good job with the graphics engine.
And I have no idea why people mark me down for this each time I say it. Just because the games have deficient graphics doesn't mean they aren't good games. And they will be even better when brought to PS3 and the frame rate problems are fixed.
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My point is the PS2 is capable of much more than ICO or SotC produces. For example, look at how great God of War looks on PS2.
ICO and SotC's mediocre graphics and SotCs horrid framerate cannot be written off to hardware limitations. The programmers just didn't do a good job with the graphics engine.
And I have no idea why people mark me down for this each time I say it. Just because the games have deficient graphics doesn't mean they aren't good games. And they will be even better when brought to PS3 and the frame rate problems are fixed.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:42PM GordoJones88 said
There goes Sony's Tokyo Game Show big reveal surprise spoiled again.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:31PM BananaBoat said
@GordoJones88 - It's the worst kept secret in gaming this year. There was an Amazon France listing for "The Team Ico Collection" months ago. That, combined with this Wal-Mart listing, makes it all but certain that it will be announced at the Sony press event on the 16th.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:43PM superaj said
ZOMFG I NEED THIS. STAT ASAP RIGHT NOW. IN MY DISC DRIVE. ON MY PIZZLE3.
That didn't make sense. Let me try again... I want this game.
That didn't make sense. Let me try again... I want this game.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:44PM lenandude said
I hope it comes out before April 1st, though...
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:44PM Copland said
Definitely getting this day one.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:45PM EvoHelix said
HELL YES
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:46PM SnorlaxTheSerialKiller said
40th pair of pants ruined.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 3:09PM sonicspike41 said
@SnorlaxTheSerialKiller
"Serial killer." You're really crushing the competition aren't you?
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"Serial killer." You're really crushing the competition aren't you?
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:52PM pButter said
I'll get a PS3 for this.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:52PM chuckharms said
This is exactly what I want before The Last Guardian. But unlike the God of War Collection, I don't want this game to run at 60 hertz. It would look much more like a movie if it only ran at 30.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:52PM arawk said
Oh man, this would make me so happy.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 1:54PM ShadowXIII said
They hinted at it enough, I'm just glad they made good on the rumors.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:01PM Ryuk said
we need something similar to the Darth Vader NO meme, I.E:
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG YES WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG YES WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 7:04PM damnreds said
@Ryuk url from futurama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39kfgjuie4
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39kfgjuie4
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:02PM MLC said
Sony is gonna announce it @ TGS. HOPEFULLY!!!
I also want a MGS collection.
I also want a MGS collection.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 3:06PM sonicspike41 said
@MLC
That's more of a Konami thing, but I'd love to see one as well, and preferably with an updated port of the Gamecube version of MGS1.
What they also need is a Jak & Daxter collection and a R&C collection. Perhaps maybe even a Twisted Metal collection? I know I'd buy it.
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That's more of a Konami thing, but I'd love to see one as well, and preferably with an updated port of the Gamecube version of MGS1.
What they also need is a Jak & Daxter collection and a R&C collection. Perhaps maybe even a Twisted Metal collection? I know I'd buy it.
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:04PM Faenix said
Oddly I thought this was confirmed ages ago, I always assumed it was coming next year :S
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 2:05PM Js2Kings said
I never played either but does anyone but me notice the release date 04/01/2011?
Posted: Sep 11th 2010 3:08PM sonicspike41 said
@Js2Kings
I take it you didn't read the article before posting did you?
"The mega-retailer included an April 1, 2011 release date for the game -- hopefully not an indication of an outrageously early April Fools' Day joke -- and a bargain-level price tag of $39.82."
I actually wouldn't have noticed it if not for Joystiq pointing it out to me.
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I take it you didn't read the article before posting did you?
"The mega-retailer included an April 1, 2011 release date for the game -- hopefully not an indication of an outrageously early April Fools' Day joke -- and a bargain-level price tag of $39.82."
I actually wouldn't have noticed it if not for Joystiq pointing it out to me.
Posted: Sep 13th 2010 10:12AM fohf said
@sonicspike41
I don't think it's a joke. Isn't 4/1 the start of the 2nd quarter? So maybe they haven't really tied the release date down yet. Just estimating it will release at the end of the 1st quarter.
At least that's how I'm rationalizing it cause I want this compilation so bad.
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I don't think it's a joke. Isn't 4/1 the start of the 2nd quarter? So maybe they haven't really tied the release date down yet. Just estimating it will release at the end of the 1st quarter.
At least that's how I'm rationalizing it cause I want this compilation so bad.
