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Konami says PS2-to-Blu-ray releases an "exciting opportunity"; Capcom taking "temperature readings" |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: Capcom, Christian Svensson, Konami, Kratos, playstation 3 updates, PlayStation Network, PS2, Sony
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So the news is out. Sony will be releasing a special Blu-ray edition of God of War 1 and #@%!5
6#@%!. Now that the gates have been pushed open by that berserk albino Kratos, will we be seeing more PS2 games released on Blu-ray in the future?
Nothing is definite yet, but it seems that publishers are starting to think about getting on the PS2-to-Blu-ray wagon. Gaming website Kotaku recently talked to a Konami rep about it, and while the rep didn't confirm anything, he did have some encouraging words:
We are constantly exploring unique ways to expose players to some of our legacy titles such as Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. Re-releasing games on Blu-ray presents an exciting opportunity for a publisher, however we have no announcements at this time.
Definitely exciting, I'd say. It's a chance to further capitalize on old games that already have sizable fanbases. Slap a few coats of polish onto it and make it playable on a high-def machine and you've got yourself a rather easy way to make money.
Capcom is also starting to do some "temperature readings" on what gamers would possibly like to see if they ever -- not saying that they will, just "if" -- do rerelease some of their PS2 titles. Capcom's Christian Svensson had this to say on the company's forums:
I don't want anyone reading this the wrong way (as I'm not saying anything like this could happen) but I'm seeing some interested for DMC to get this treatment. Are there other titles you'd like see go this way? I'm looking for some temperature readings.
The one who started the whole thing rolling, Sony, has so far declined to make any announcements yet about possible follow-ups. "We're always looking at new ways of getting content on PS3", Sony's Patrick Seybold told Kotaku, "but as of now, [God of War] is the only one planned."
Square Enix has also chosen not to comment about it at this time, although I personally think that they're sitting on a freakin' goldmine that would be perfect for this kind of compiled release. They're no strangers to rereleasing their older games, too, so it would not surprise me in the least if they do choose to take part in this somewhere down the road.
What about you guys? What franchises would you like to see go the way of God of War 1 and #@%!5
6#@%!? Sound off in the comments section. I'm going for Syphon Filter. And Breath of Fire.
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waiting to see if people clock it imo.
Still if they are going to give them trophies and better resolutions and what not, then it might be good anyway.
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I personally would love BR discs with entire series on them
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but Publishers release BR ps2 collection istead of one game , like MGS 123 in one bleu ray thats worth it , but one game in one BR is ripping .
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- re-release successful ps2 games - re-releases will be guaranteed to sell well.
- milk out money from gamers for the same game again, with little effort required.
in the end, the customer is the one being screwed. especially if he owns the ps2 game already, and does not have backwards compatible ps3.
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Not specifically so 3rd party publishers could release on bluray, but because PS2's were still selling and so were the games. Then when they stopped selling, re-release them on PSN.
If they are going to start bringing series over from bluray and charging us $50 bux again they better be putting entire series on one bluray. ie. all the MGS games on one bluray, all the Silent Hill on one bluray, all the resident evils on one bluray, etc....
I am not going to buy one PS2 game on a bluray, that is forsure.
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Won't happen though, they are making so much money just releasing them singly on PSN that it will never happen...
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Anyone who actually cares about acheivments/trophies is dumb (maybe a few trophies, cause they give you items in home, but even then) also I have yet to see an Arcade/ps1/ps2 game that looks better because of 720p. If they don't change all the assets in the game to be HD all you are doing is making it easier to see all the flaws in the crappy looking old game by making it HD. Unless they crank up the anit-aliasing like they do in xbox 1 games on the 360.
So if you have a ps2 and the game already, i'd just stick to that...
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Some people collect baseball cards, my chemistry teacher collects periodic tables, and other people collect trophies. Nothing dumb about it.
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Who the F*** cares if they rerelease their best games again, nobody forces you to buy them. I for one thin this is a great idea. I've never played God of War 1 and 2, and now I can enjoy them both in 720p, 60 fps and with trophies.
Trophies are a good way to make new challenges and to extend the gameplay.
And the prices are not even bad. 40 bucks for both remastered masterpieces? People, this is a STEAL. Normally, every other company wants the full price for crappy ports from PSX to PSP or SNES to DS or something.
How much do you pay for that? 30 to 40 for ONE game that isn't even improved? That's what a call a ripoff.
And to the people complaining about Sony taking out the BC:
Your own fault for selling your PS2. You could have played both games for under 10 bucks if you look on Ebay or something like that. Why should they include BC again?
Just think of it from a business standpoint: Would you intregrate additional chips in your console that raises the production costs a lot just for one function that isn't even just that much? (statistics already showd that)
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well, we'll just have to see how that "remastering" turns out. i'm having my doubts. most likely same music and graphics, with higher resolution. maybe some extra ps3 features (hdd install?). i'd say - do not expect total remodelling, new music, re-rendered fmv etc. same old game that *maybe* will offer some extra ps3 specific features.
to me gow games are masterpieces in category of frustrating games. not my thing, i guess
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