Why HD Collections are Doing More Harm Than Good

PlayStation LifeStyle: "High definition “collections” have been all the rage lately, with a plethora of developers “remastering” some of the most beloved games of generations past. There are a number of older titles that many gamers missed out on for whatever reason, and providing the consumer with the opportunity to experience the magic that they missed out on several years ago is absolutely fantastic. A prime example in this case would be the Team ICO Collection, which packs together two of the most highly regarded PS2 titles. Both of these games didn’t get a whole lot of attention at release and, as such, many gamers didn’t get a chance to experience the unique artistic approach to gameplay and design that has yet to be seen in another game since."

[xX-StolenSoul-Xx]

I don't see how it can do harm if all it's doing is upscaling the games to HD and adding trophies. It's a plus and nothing to be frowned upon, sure maybe you bought the game before but you don't have to rebuy, you can let people that never played the series give it a shot.

[vickers500]

"If gamers really would like to experience these games, they’re better off playing them in their original form, the format in which they were intended."

Actually the collections are probably a hell of a lot more closer to what the developers of these remakes intended. I don't think most developers intended their games to run at slow frame rates, look blurry and have jagged edges.

That was just what they had to deal with, but it's not what they intended. What they intended, was more along the lines of their game running without a hiccup and looking as good as they made it (without the older hardware holding them back). I claim that we are experiencing the TRUE versions of these games in their most pure forms with the remakes, not bogged down by weak hardware.

[evrfighter]

lol next-gen they are once again gonna be fooling you console gamers into buying the 1080p version of ps3 games..what's funny is

you chumps will fall for it lol

[Christopher]

@evrfighter: You do know Sony isn't the only one releasing HD remakes, right? In fact, third-party HD remakes and even a Halo remake are available or going to be available on the 360.

Here's what I don't get. Some people buy the games they love on multiplatforms because they love them and some because they've never experienced them. I own a few games on my DS that I played on the SNES, for example. Yet, when someone re-releases a game, which is going to happen anyway since people still want to play good games regardless of their age, in HD, it's a chump move to buy them?

How about this evrfighter, you enjoy what you buy and let others enjoy what they buy. No need for you to act all high and mighty about how others spend their money.

[DaTruth]

I have never purchased a collection and only plan on buying Ico/SotC collections because I never played SotC and only played Ico once through and my friend sold it.

I will buy other ones on a case by case basis, most likely if I haven't played them before, like Splinter Cell. But I've own all the MGS's, except 3, so I am leaving that until it hits the bargain bin... I've waited this long!

[damnyouretall]

harm? how? i need the team ico collection cause ive never played them. even the splinter cell one makes me want to play them again. good times. sorry if you dont agree, so please spend my money for me the way you see fit, cause im just too fkn stupid

[Electroshocked]

''While Team ICO may not be working on the collection directly, other internal development studios are busy taking the time to spruce up the graphics and add 3D support. I would much rather see these guys direct their efforts in a different direction, namely to work on a new project, rather than pour their time into games that are over five years old''

This gives internal development studios more experience, and therefore they are most likely going to create a much better project than without the experience. Take Sanzaru Games for example, I doubt that they'd be doing such a great job with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time if it wasn't for there experience with The Sly Trilogy.

[gamingdroid]

Although you make a good point about what the developer intended, problem is most likely it isn't even the original team that is bringing it back so what was intended is long lost.

Ways this can hurt the industry:

- more resources put into remakes
- shrinks the market for new games

That said, it probably negligible and doesn't doom the industry anymore than sequels doom new IPs. We still get new IPS don't we?

One could also argue, this might mean more money to re-invest for developers... as long as we don't get a flood of them it is fine and technically speaking it is great value. Usually 2-3 games for the less than $50.

[CameronL99]

The idiot who wrote this retarded uneducated article needs to be banned from blogging on PSlifestyle anymore. I've never seen a dumber article with even dumber points made in it, what an asshole - of course smaller upstart game developers could use the experience working with a console by doing a port. Does this guy not know that SOME PEOPLE JUST GOT INTRODUCED TO GAMING THIS GENERATION AND NEVER PLAYED ANYTHING ON PS2???? This concept called "new gamers" is something privy only to those with more than one working brain cell, which the author has clearly missed. Apparently a 40 dollar HD colection with better frame rate, higher resolution and smoother gameplay is more expensive and less value than buying a whole other system used on amazon, and then going after the 2 or 3 games in the collection on amazon or ebay, paying shipping fees, and then getting an experience with worse graphics and framerate. Unbelievably stupid.

[alexcosborn]

As long as they don't attempt to serve the place of core titles (like the 3DS) it's not a problem. But when Nintendo thinks that Star Fox and Zelda ports are reason enough for consumers to pick up their new handheld, they're sorely mistaken

[Peaceful_Jelly]

the harm is in the downfall of emulation for the sake of reselling the same games you already have. Not all games get an HD treatment so with the passing of time it'll be much harder to play certain old games without emulation when your old ass console die because it's too old.

[Abriael]

Usual lopsided semi-flamebait argument to fill up a page with nothing.

There's nothing wrong or "harmful" about HD remakes. No one is held at a gunpoint to buy them anyway. As usual the customer decides.

[alexcosborn]

it's harmful because many people feel compelled to buy them, increasing the demand for them and in turn increasing the amount of focus that has been placed upon them. these collections are still relatively new to the industry, just think of how out of control it could get as time goes on. plus, this reinforces Sony to put their efforts in supporting these collections rather than bring these titles to the PSN

[Bull5hifT]

It does Harm Because sony could easily put Backwards Compatibility is PS4 but Might Opt Out for the Business, of selling you Your games Back Again for the Simple Comfort of Only Using your Ps4 for everything, and They Get To Keep Selling PS3's after the PS4 gets Released cause the PS4 happens to Not have The Cell or something & sony again doesnt want to Put A Cell in the PS4 cause its too costly for them Yatta yatta, i cant have a ps1,ps2,ps3,Ps4infiniti hooked up to play specific games , my Wall socket would Blow out, there'd be Outages every other day ,, its annoying ....... Disagree' I Really Dont Give A **** im not some mindless zombie hooked on the Media willing to shell out my hard earned Cash , let them rape me' All differnt Angles>>>>> things like this make me wish id invested in PC gaming from long ago , id still be able to run Gta 3 with Crysis 4 Graphics, with sum FREE mods

[videoxgamexfanboy]

Umm...have u ever heard of a period? Just sayin.

[firelogic]

Totally agree. How are consumers getting nickel and dimed? No one is forcing us to buy these collections. Also, the time and resources put into these collections are recouped from game sales. AND the development houses handling most of these collections really aren't good enough to be making big budget titles. They are however competent enough to clean up existing code.

[MostJadedGamer]

Its terrible because the industry is getting so boring, stale, stagnant with very little innovation. HD collections just contribute to the problem.

[nnotdead]

100% agree. i like them because i missed out on a lot of great games from last gen because i wasn't gaming all that much, but this allows me to play some great series that i missed. it is almost like going and buying a trade paperback instead of going back and trying to find each copy of a comic series.

i only see a problem if every gen they keep bring up old collection to their next system. like if they brought the sly collection back for the PS4. if they instead bring a Sucker Punch collection for the PS4 with all Sly and Infamous games for cheaper than new game price, that would be nice for people who missed those or just want to replay them.

[NewZealander]

classics have been a great thing for me, i never played any of the god of war games back in the ps2 days, now ive had the option to play them in HD, and in doing so ive become a fan of the franchise and also bought god of war 3, same goes for the sly collection, three great games i missed out on, now im all caught up and looking forward to the new sly game.

im also looking forward to the ico collection, i sold my collectors edition of ico, damn i regret that, and ive never played shadow of the colossus.

and the silent hill collection, ive played both games but they are two of my all time faves, again i sold my collectors edition SH2, and fully regret it.

and finally the god of war psp collection, cant wait for this one!

i would love a starwars battle frount collection.

[Trexman89]

the idea of remakes and remastering has been around for a while. Sure, it's bad if a developer spends most of their time remaking old games, but most of them don't do that. Even if they wanted to, only the really big name titles like God of War and shadow of the colossus can do it and make good money. Sony has previously said that they don't want to get in the habit of remaking all of their franchises, and for now I believe them.

[LOGICWINS]

Most don't, but too many do IMO.

Ocarina of Time 3DS, Goldeneye, Mortal Kombat 1 2 and 3, GOW1, GOW2, RE4/Code Veronica HD, GOW Origins. SF4 Arcade Edition, SF43D, Perfect Dark, Tomb Raider 1 2 and 3, Sly Trilogy, Splinter Cell, ICO/Shadow of the Colossus, Snake Eater 3DS, Mario Land 3DS, MGS Collection etc.

[Urrakia34]

So what was the point of you listing all those remakes/collections?

[M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L]

LOGIC: Why are you making a big deal out of this? I've never played Metal Gear Solid 1-3, never played the first and second God of Wars so I like the fact I can play remastered versions of those games.

No one's spoon feeding the remakes. You don't like them? DON'T BUY THEM.

Wow, this generation of gamers will complain about everything and anything.

[jujubee88]

He must have used a very thin blade. Yeah, way to thin.

Thanks for that, "sitebot" above this (currently) pending story. XD

[JonnyBigBoss]

I don't mind the HD collections when they're for big games like God of War or the Team ICO titles.

[Theswweet]

There is nothing wrong with HD-collections, if done in moderation. I didn't have a PS2, so the Sly Collection was a steal for me.

[Neko_Mega]

It isn't bad but for something like the 3DS it was bad because their wasn't really a reason to buy it if their was just remakes with 3D support.

It can work and fail, but its all about how it is used and what game is being remade.

[Theswweet]

Thats the bad side. If you are going remake a few games, have some new stuff as well!

I still can't believe Activision gets away with it!

[kamakaz3md]

didnt kno they made remakes for 3ds... that is pretty lame, but ya certain games are fine, and i like to get trophies, so thats another perk for me... but they should remake gta series, even the the 1st and 2nd games, that would just be awesome

[LOGICWINS]

I would like a remake of the GTA series as well, but they HAVE to update the controls. The shooting controls for the first 3 GTA games on the PS2 do not hold up today.

[kamakaz3md]

im happy to say i played alot of ico, and i in fact beat shadow of the colossus... which was 1 of the best games i ever played... id deff like to get the HD collection, and im not gonna read the rest of this post, cause HD collections dont do any harm?

[sashimi]

If HD collections are so bad, I shudder just thinking about all those remakes on every single Nintendo console. Yet it is only being brought up now?.

No one forces you to buy em so i don't see the problem.

[Christopher]

***The industry is slowly becoming bogged down with ports and remakes***

Disagree. People choose to ignore the new and focus on the rest, but we have seen a steady production of new titles each year on all popular platforms.

[kamakaz3md]

if HD remakes are a big problem in this guys life then i feel sad for him lol... what about the fact of hollywood remaking every super hero movie there is, or the car industry remaking every car there is. I mean damn... they already remade spiderman and now there already remaking it again. People just dont have good ideas anymore. U cant beat em so join em...

[tiffac]

I think a lot of people still has a lot of good ideas but a good idea doesn't mean its going to be a hit and profitable.

Anything you put in the market is always a shot in the dark no matter how many analyst you hire to study the market. You never know how the consumers will react with new IPs.

On the other hand the old and tested products will continue to sell because of fanbase loyalty, you can bank your money on that anytime and with this bad economy can you blame any company trying to play it safe?

[Happythedog]

Another bs article I think this number 5,231.

[SpaceFox]

Nah, they're good.

I want more.

[PirateThom]

I think it's very telling how popular they are, it gives old fans a chance to experience the game in a brand new light and gives new fans a chance to "catch up" for a decent price.

If you don't like them, don't buy them... simple as that.

[LOGICWINS]

"If you don't like them, don't buy them... simple as that."

I could say the same thing about every COD game since MW2, yet dozens of people on N4G voice their opinion on overpriced DLC and noobtubes..even though no one is forcing them to invest in a COD game. Similarly, I don't agree with launching HD collections at $40 a pop...but just like people who have issues with COD, I have a right to give my opinion on the matter.

[MrBeatdown]

There is a big difference between having a right, and knowing when to invoke it.

All the complaining in the world isn't going to get a publisher to lower the price at launch, when the people like you who have a problem with the price can just wait and get it cheaper when the price drops.

Similarly, there is no reason for Activision to listen to the people that cry incessantly about Call of Duty, when it's already the best selling series out there, and continues to get bigger with each release.

Just because you can complain doesn't mean it isn't a waste of time.

[Bull5hifT]

All i want is GTA VIce City and San Andreas with Extreme Draw Distance, and HD.... They can smooth out some rough Edges and Spruce up the Reflection of the Cars, do that Anti aliasing or whatever people Want ... Other Than That... THATS ALL I WANT

[Knightofelemia]

I actually enjoy the HD remakes been playing the Sly Cooper collection also working on the Tomb Raider collection to. Personally I think HD remakes are great because some of these titles are either hard to find or if you find the title the disc is pretty much unplayable because of scratches. Personally I can't wait for the Zone of the Enders remake the PS2 games are hard to find so now I get to enjoy it again. I wish they would do more HD remakes of certain games like Wild Arms or even Legend of Dragoon. Unless Sony puts PS2 titles on the PSN store I say keep the HD remakes coming.

[aviator189]

The reason they make them is because the fans want them. And the profits the developers make is an incentive as well. I just wish more were like the Halo CE Anniversary where the entire game is given a new lick of paint while maintaining the same old classic gameplay rather than just upgrading it to HD.

[SweatyFlorida]

Agreed with the Halo thing. Really wished RE 4 got that kinda update :( the new HD version of it doesn't even look like much of a change

[TheDivine]

Yea i have no problem if they acually put effort into and acually update the graphics like halo. Most these ps2 and now psp (really?) remasters are not updated at all, they get it to display at hd and thats that. People saying they updated the graphics in gow/sly exc are lying to yourselves. Imagine how great gow 2 would be on gow3's engine or mgs3 on mgs4's engine? Thats how to do it. The 360 has BC in EVERY system and all the top games are on xbla for 10 bucks, no need for remastered games as the 360 upscales em. I feel like sonys milking it but hey if u guys like em more power to you. I am getting sotc day 1 so maybe i am a bit of a hypocrite but thats something special there.

[blackburn10]

Are we back to this again? Okay I will use my example again. Can anyone find ICO anywhere to play originally? No it is completely out of print. Oh but look at that. For anyone who missed it the first time, like I did, here us a collection of both games for you to enjoy with updated graphics and trophies.

Also I could go out and buy a PS2 again and run around searching for each individually title like with Sly Cooper but instead I can play all three on one disc remastered with mini games to boot.Oh but wait there is more. Sony still sells the PS2 and you could buy it for cheap and still experience the older titles if your so hellbent on buying them. So please stop bring it up over and over and over and over again

[Dart89]

Well said man i never played ICO/SOTC on ps2 but i will snatch these up day one cuz i really wanna play them.

[dumahim]

I think he's sort of missing the point, even though he directly mentions it in the article. It seems he's mostly upset about it because it distracts people from doing something new. Well, maybe new to you, but as he mentioned, people picking up these collections might be playing them for the first time. Sure they may be cheap and easy to find still, but perhaps people don't have a PS2, backwards compatible PS3, or a PSP to play such games. Cheap games are all well and good, but worthless without the console to play them on. And who's going to go out and buy an old console to play a few games?

Myself, I can't wait for the God of War collection. I love the games, but I hate portable systems. I wish these portable games would be made to work on consoles as well so I didn't have to deal with a crappy portable system. I had a PSP for while, but hated it and someone did me a favor by stealing it. I even still have one of the GOW PSP games laying around somewhere and only played it for a couple hours.

So I'm all for HD collections. Especially if it brings portable games to the console where I can really enjoy them.

[shadow2797]

Someone clearly hasn't tried finding Ico at a reasonable price...

[GamersRulz]

you can tell how bad a generation by the number of remakes from the previous one !

this generation has been the worst.

Final Fantasy went downhill.
Devil May Cry, downhill
Resident Evil , downhill
Silent hill, downhill
GTA downhill
and more and more bad sequels

If you like Shooters it would be the best gen ever for you but if you like anything else then....

I really hope all gamers pick up SOTC/ICO collection and really understand that games does not need an AK 74 and Aliens or Zombies to justify a purchase.

the day Sony stop pumping some innovative stuff like Journey, Flower, Heavy Rain, Last Guardian and LBP is the day I quit gaming or I'd rather call it (Shooting)

[DatNJDom81]

I personally blame activision and xbox for the decline of gaming. You know the guys that just go after the cash instead of doing something creative. Just my opinion of course. FYI, disagree all you want, the best selling games on xbox are shooters. Sure call of duty sells a lot on PS3 as well, but that is the "it" game of this gen (that is something I just don't get). All multiplats that are good are available on PS3. While PS3 exclusives offer variety and take risks. Heavy Rain is a prime example. Even though Alan Wake was good it didn't sell good. xbox guys are happy they are getting dark souls. If it wasnt for Sony giving demons souls a chance they wouldn't have a new game to be excited about. I know what I said is going to bring disagrees and hurt a lot of butts. Hell some of u may even cry. Al I have to say to that is...... here's a tissue.

[banjadude]

Keep releasing em Sony! There's a lot of PS2 games I missed out on, and some of them are difficult to find a reasonable price for.

[turgore]

bullshit. HD remakes are great. There are lots of old games that I didn't play - and without a remake they are too outdated to play.

[showtimefolks]

just don't buy em but if you think we have seen the last of these you our of your damn mind. Instead of releasing free patches to be able to play these games on ps3, the devs can put in a little work and make some money back not my words but jack tretton.

FF7 remake will happen since i think sony owns some rights of ff7

GOW psp collection is only the start

MGS portable ops should be next along with resistance retribution

kingdom hearts 1-2

gta hd collection 2 games from psp 3 from ps2/xbox(5 games for 59.99 in hd)

jak in hd

ratchet and clank all 4 games in hd

syphon filtyer

ape escape

socom series from ps2 in hd with its online like the halo hd

godhand

coldwinter

i think what resident evil 4 is doing more companies should do that like maybe socom 2 in HD with improved online for 14.99 with trophies

a game like GOD hand in hd on psn/xblive

if a game series has more than one game than do it disk based if it had only one entry than do psn/xblive for either 9.99 or 14.99

RE4 for 19.99 is not a good deal capcom is ripping us off

don't hate on HD collections

THEY ARE ONE MORE WAY FOR US TO PLAY SOME OF THE GREAT GAMES WE MISSED LAST GEN LIKE

ICO
SOTC
GODHAND
SOLDWINTER
RESIDENT EVIL 4 EVEN DIDN'T SELL SO MUCH SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME FOR MANY

DON'T HATE APPRECIATE

[trainsinrdr]

I want a Scarface hd remake as well as a true crime hd remake xDDDDDDD

[showtimefolks]

with scarface and they can do it over psn/xblive and sell it for 14.99 and fix the minor issues with it

true crime i am not sure because none of true crime games have been that good

[Happythedog]

I would get five copies of God Hand remastered. That's how good that game is.

[gamingisnotacrime]

what you talking about man?

i never knew about Sly Cooper until the collection released on the PS3, i got it with trophies (easy PLAT BTW), HD looking slick and enjoyed a title that otherwise would have missed completely.
And GoW Collection, omg that game on HD and trophies with buttery smooth higher frame rate than in the PS2

sorry bro but this article fails hard

Now bring the Persona series collection :)

[NarooN]

There's no harm being done. I love how most people who say stupid shit like this wasn't even around to play the originals.

Don't like it, shut the fuck up and don't buy it, it's simple.

[Whackedorange]

If you have gamed a while there is a harm done cause you have played it before and it consume time that the developer could put into fresh games but if you are quite new to gaming you will get your hands on some excellent games.

[SweatyFlorida]

The same could be said for Blu-ray movies once they first hit the shelves. Why spend $25 on sharper graphics and better sound, especially if they had the movie already on DVD or VHS right? Did Disney fans say "Why is Disney wasting their time doing remakes when they need to release Toy Story 3 already!"? No, they didn't. and Blu-rays took off popularity wise and is now a standard for those with blu-ray players or PS3's!

If your complaining that HD remakes are hurting the industry then you must not be a gamer, and/or are blind as HD remakes have only gotten popular this year and STILL this year is the BIGGEST year of gaming this entire gen! With more AAA, "sure to be awesome" games than I have fingers on both hands(probably toes too!), and still many HD remakes as well.

HD remakes are doing more good than harm, nostalgia sparks motivation.

[3GenGames]

Modern games, whatever. But HD remakes of games that don't conform to it should be kept down. Like the NES has 256x240 graphics. That doesn't go into full 1080P evenly. As long as they just multiple the size of teach pixel by 4 or 3 for 4x4 or 3x3 dots for them, I'm fine. But don't stretch the image, that just makes it look BAD. For PS1 games sure go full HD and make better textures and stuff, but for 2D games just keep it the same aspect.

[RAmar101]

I hope for many more collection....I have all of them so far I can't wait for splinter cell, ico and silent hill collections

The only people who dislike these collections are those whose system won't see these games getting released on :)

[Cereal]

I can't wait for the ICO & SotC Collection to harm me.

[BlueEye]

Yes its horrible that they give us an option to rebuy some of our favorite games which you cant find anywhere other then the internet, in HD, in a bundle, for less then a full price new retail current gen game. HOW DARE THEY!

[Quagmire]

I have never heard of or known about Sly Cooper until the collection came out. Glad it did, coz I got to play 3 excellent games for half the price of a new shitty one.

[Mr Sadistic]

Well said BlueEye, bubs for you...

Logicwins, Im pumped for Ico and halo ce remake. I respect your oppinion but dont try and act like hd remakes hurt gaming. That has to be the most retarded thing I have ever heard.

[tarbis]

It does more good than harm actually. This will give the new developers something to learn from. Instead of creating shitty games. They can learn something from the designs of the previous developers and fix the bugs and errors while they're at it. Publishers get to earn extra income from older titles, new gamers get a chance to play those old incredible games and veteran gamers who missed those titles can get them at a cheaper price.
So, it's a win/win/win situation for everybody.

[liquidhalos]

Dear Author, Next time please start your title with,

"In my opinion"

Sincerly,
Me

[Raven_Nomad]

I don't even think HD remakes should be necessary, sometimes I'm okay with it, if they actually remake it instead of just up-convert it. The MGS set looks pretty good, the Halo CE remake looks REALLY good. So I guess it's all relative.

[beast242tru]

bull. devs always complain about making money well this is a way for them to get more money instead of worrying about used game sales when everyone cnt afford new ones specialy people who aint in the USA paying $110 for a brand new game and $40-$60 for a used one

[death2smoochie]

HD remakes are fine IMO as long as they are priced reasonably and offer additional content and features.
If not, it's a waste.

[hilyou]

this article was pure lameness! oh yeah the dev could focus on making new games, do u realize that most of these games are remade by other devs specially hired to do this? sanzaru games made the sly collection, sucker punch didnt. god of war collection, blue point made ti not santa monica, and also blue point is making the ico collection not sony japan! sony japan is just helping them!

[MysticStrummer]

I don't see the problem at all. If there was no demand there would be no supply, and I'd rather play an upgraded version than the original as long as the gameplay is the same. Re-Mastered, not Re-Mixed. If you don't like it, buy something else and stop yer whining. I do question the decision to use different voice talent, as in the Silent Hill HD collection. I'll end up buying it anyway though.

[MeatAbstract]

Nothing wrong with updating the game to look better. Usually they seal the deal so you get 2 or 3 games in the collection for the price of one.

The only time when these remakes are bad are like with the Silent Hill Collection and the changing of voice actors because Konami won't pay the old ones. That, to me, is wrong and they shouldn't be shunning out the old actors many grew to love.

[BeastlyRig]

HD remakes are rip off to me.. I rather have mod tools & upgrade it completely! for free!!

- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Before:
- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

After:
- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

or like gta4 remake current gen games! While they sell gta 4 1080p to ps4/720 gamers.. fools!

At least Halo has done more than make it more than higher res.
- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It would be better if consoles had Backward compatibility & download a patch for the last gen games for free!

[CrescentFang]

The reason this sucks because the process of mkaing the game is easier than everyone thinks. You can do the same on a PC if it's good enough... I'm not saying go and buy a PC and emulate it, but Sony has gotten us to buy these and they're really just some quick cash ins PLUS Sony removed PS2 compatibility to do these making a good profit... (though never stated it's quiet obvious...)
I wonder who has the balls to remake their 2D games in HD haha

[PirateThom]

Well, the first two Oddworld games are being remade in HD for the Oddboxx.

[rexbolt]

there good when its a ps2 game like zone of the enders uno cus ps3 cant play ps2 games and what not but with psp games thats a smack in the face to those who have psp and ps3 and bough the junk version lol monster hunter p 3rd for instence geting online on ps3 i herd and none on psp

[YoungKingDoran]

have you bought your favourite movie again in blu-ray? yeah? then write an article about how HD movies are doing more harm than good to the movie industry or STFU

[AngryTypingGuy]

I'm glad they make them. I've never had any PlayStation system until a few months ago, I bought a PS3. I'm currently playing the God of War Collection so that I'll be caught up story-wise when I play GOW 3. Not to mention these are two excellent AAA games that I wouldn't have gotten to play otherwise, so I say yes, keep them coming. I'll probably pick up the Metal Gear Solid collection next!

[cr33ping_death]

give my final fantasy x in hd :) never played 12 so im all for it.

[Flewid638]

As a God of War fan, I have NEVER been into handhelds. EVER. I didn't even own a GameBoy. But I owned most of the consoles. I will say that purchasing God of War PSP Remake gives me TWO games I never played, in HD, and filling in the gap for what I never got to experience. It's worth my money.