God of War Series Resurrected in Under 3 Months
Backward compatibility has been an issue that both Sony and the PlayStation 3 have faced since the console’s inception. However, when the God of War Collection was announced for the PlayStation 3, many saw it as the emergence of a solution to the problem. What may surprise some is the low cost of such a solution.
The mere concept of PlayStation 2 titles remastered on the PlayStation 3 with additional content has given rise to some great possibilities. Coupled with the potential is that fact that according to Santa Monica Studio’s very own director of product development, John Hight, the development time was surprisingly short and successful.
“It [development] lasted 15 weeks and we went into manufacturing 2 days ahead of schedule with no issues.”
For developers in the industry who produced PlayStation 2 games, the quick production time and low resource cost required for a port to the PlayStation 3 looks very enticing. The success of the God of War Collection may pave the way for other PS2 classics making their way to the PS3.
The God of War Collection is set to release on November 17, 2009 at a budget friendly price of $39.99.
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November 4th, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Wasn’t this because they programmed the PS2 versions in pure C and that because of this they could almost “port” it directly for the PS3? This might be very different for other games, although it would be amazing, thinking about continuing series.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:42 AM
@Martin – that is what they said in an interview… and that might be why my copies work in my ps3, when soul calibur 3 and a few others do not. Basically, instead of giving us a backwards compatibility on all models, they’ve discovered a gimmick where they can simply re-sell us the games that work with backwards compatibility, except on a blu ray disc that works for all ps3s. Its a money grubbing gimmick that I’d be a lot more annoyed about if I didn’t own a b/c ps3.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:44 AM
it’s also re-rendered / remastered at 720P, and has full trophy support.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:25 AM
@SolidCake_
Very very good point. Plus Tbh i only was able to play the first god of war as i sold my ps2 by the time god of war 2 came out for a ps3 that christmas it came out. So being able to play it for the first time with trophies is awesome.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Hopefully this catches on, there’s alot of people who want backwards compatability which isnt going to happen according to sony but when they do it this way and release them with trophies and upscaled graphics people will start buying them and the crowds of BC screaming people will be happy
November 4th, 2009 at 12:46 PM
people need to play the GoW series becuz it’s that damn good
November 4th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
@BigWoop
You’re right! Basically, they have found a way to improve the graphics, add trophies, toss in a GoW3 demo, and bundle all of that shit together for 40 bucks. We are really getting screwed over on this one…..
November 4th, 2009 at 4:08 PM
@BigWoopMagazine
Who fault is it that you don’t have a backward compatible PS3? I have one, so its not Sony fault. When Sony was selling system with BC, you did not take advantage of if, so stop bitching.
Also SolidCake_ just owned you.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I’m sick of hearing people complain about the lack of backwards compatibility on the PS3. I have an original 60gb. I played a PS2 game on it once when I first got it. If you want to play a PS2 game, play it on a PS2.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I have noticed that on some PS2 titles that you have to use the old PS2 cable for them to work properly . Foe instance when I ran SoTC through HDMI all i got was sound coming through and no video.
Anyways This really only works with the GOW series as I can;’t think of but a few more titles I would but if they were given similar treatment.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:48 PM
cant wait to pick up my god of war collection in 2 weeks, god there’s so many games out there to play.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:18 AM
People really need to stop bitching about no backwards compatibility. If they wanted it so bad they would have supported the PS3 when it had backwards compatibility. However, they refused to buy a PS3 until the price dropped and sony had to cut out some of the features to make the damn system more affordable for all the whiners out there and they’re still not satisfied. Unless you supported the PS3 when it had backwards compatibility then you have no right to bitch about it.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:46 PM
@Solidcake_
upscaling the visuals isnt a huge feat and trophy support doesnt mean much. by upscaling you bumb the resolution up . it comes with the territory
November 5th, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Actually, i will agree with you johnny. It’s kind of a cop out. The extra features are nice, but i could spend 40 bones on some PSN games to get the same ammount of trophies, and new games. If anything, this is going to reinforce their idea to not make a permanent patch. Annoying.