Select/Start Games writes:
"A few weeks back, I posted an editorial on how to "fix" the Xbox 360. Now it's time to turn the microscope on Sony's big black box, and see what can be done to improve the console…in my own humble opinion, of course.
It's no secret that I'm a big Playstation fan, and have been since the PS1 hit the scene in 1995, and even though the Playstation 3 has improved by leaps and bounds in the 2 years it's been since it's launch, there is still plenty of room to grow."
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.
Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.
resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword
Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2
Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.
There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.
Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence
The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
I’m beating a dead horse here… but Resisitance FOM gun lay out was so fun, multiplayer was one of my top favorite experiences. Insomniac nailed it and I would love a remaster and maybe a redo with Reisistance 2. They listens to players who were wanting a Halo killer and it kind of lost its character from the first.
Warhawk, if they had just remade the first one not Starhawk which offered nice things like the build and battle.. but Warhawk was the best arcade shooter I ever played. Back when you didn’t have battle passes and you actually had to get certain amount of kills or ribbons to unlock different paint skins on the Warhawks and armor for your player.. Look at the success of Helldivers 2, it’s a fun game and it reminds me of Warhawk in a way. I’ve been wanting a remake or sequel since the beginning of the ps4 gen.. it’s hurts to have hope nowadays. Even with the demise of the studios Sony has a steady fan base.
Killzone game after Killzone 2 play style would be nice
Motorstorm would be epic with the visual upgrade, maybe this game would be a harder sell with the genre being not as popular nowadays..
Resistance franchise, Motorstorm and Dirt 2 which was fun as heck. Add Dead Space 2 as well.
I quickly looked and only saw the words PS5 Remaster and a picture of Fall of Mans logo
Ahhhh shit, well maybe one day
Resistance 1-3 remastered with online
Kill zone 1-3 remastered with online
God of war PS3 games and PSP games collection
Infamous 1-2 with all dlc please we need this. It’s such an underrated franchise and so much potential. In this age of super hero media craze Sony should utilize infamous
White knight chronicles 1-2
Warhawk and starhawk
Motorstorm series
MGS4
Easy money would be to remake Resistance and Killzone series, rather than just a remaster. And PS5 desperately needs some couch co-op shooters so this would scratch that itch.
Yeah definitely iam playing on xbox now hasn't aged well but I'd loved syphon filter I can't remember if was om ps3 but I'd love a remake on my ps5
PS3 ended up been a beast of a console, slow out of the gate, picked up steam, smashed through the finish line. The 1st PS3 slim is still one of my favourite consoles. So solid, great games, by the time GTA5 and the last of us had come out it was a clear winner for me
"PS3 may not have been the strongest generation"
Meanwhile...just looking at exclusives alone and not even third party titles
Uncharted was born
Demon's Souls was born
Metal Gear Solid 4
God of War 3
The Last of Us was born
Little Big Planet was born
Warhawk
Killzone 2 and 3
Infamous was born
Resistance was born
Motorstorm was born
Gran Turismo
Heavy Rain
Journey
Shadow of the Colossus returned paving the way for the remake in the PS4 generation
PS Plus was born
Sorry bud, but the PS3 generation was amazing and featured the greatest console comeback in history.
That said, I'd love it if Warhawk returned or Metal Gear Solid 4. It needs to not be shackled to the PS3 generation anymore. A Killzone 2 remake would be insane with modern graphics and that art direction.
I really miss this gen of gaming. It felt like the last truly "great" era for videogames before the modern approach really took hold.
The PS3 was such a glorious console. The UI, the games, the free online...just incredible.
I would pay good money for a Warhawk remake. Socom too. The last Socom game just didn’t do it justice. Folklore could use a remaster or remake as well.
Several other titles I would like to remade with the amount of visual fidelity the current gen has over the past consoles it could help articulate the games that we’ve loved growing up. I would love even some ps2 titles to remade.. Dark Cloud from ps2, Legacy of Kain series but don’t know what will come of it sense it was bought by Embracer group and all there layoffs.
This strategy is exactly what helped ruin Xbox. Sony more than Microsoft know when to let a franchise go and that is important to keep things fresh. The old games are there if you want to play them.
Resistance series and Killzone 2 & 3 remasters/remakes. Make it happen. They will print money.
FF13 is top of this list for me. No matter your opinion on it, it being the only numbered offline FF out of all 16 not to be on new consoles is odd. GTA IV would be great too
The only reason my PS3 is still connected is because of the Resistance, Heavenly Sword, Motorstorm games that I still love to play. I am for remaking or remastering them.
I had motorstorm 1&2 and apocalypse, which was also in 3d if you had a 3d telly, which were just kicking off, at the time my auntie gave me a Sony 40”3d, not top of the range or anything, but stilll, I felt like da’ total shizz playing that with the world falling apart around me
Good times
Resistance 1-3 and Killzone 1-3 too. Folklore and 3 Dot Heroes are underrated gems.
Why remaster games that ps5 players can't access when you can remaster a 4 year old game like tlou2 that was already patched with ps5 improvements
Infamous 1&2 will sadly always be ignored by Sony, not even a ps4 remaster the whole gen, smh but uncharted, horizon, even days gone had next gen upgrades sheesh 🤦🏽 mane even tho Sony is still doing pretty good in the console business they are a lil big headed lol, I never played the resistance series but it would of been dope to see those games updated as well, we fans get lil surprises here n there but things we really are into having and being vocal about gets passed over like a mf 🤣😩
Im a fan of PS3 but the downside of cell is getting games programmed for it off the PS3 onto future PS consoles.
God I would live a Killzone or Resistance collection. Really hoping for a new one in either franchise down the line, loved both series.
The inFamous games are an important part of PlayStation history, but the series is in limbo and playing older entries isn't exactly easy.
Would like remasters of 1 and 2. I enjoyed them much more than Second Son.
1 & 2 had more of an emphasis on climbing and the traversal requires a bit more effort in a good way. It was rewarding. Second Son made climbing mostly obsolete so they put little effort into it. The traversal was just great in inFamous 1 & 2. There's a reason Sunset Overdrive copied and improved upon the induction grind mechanic.
Reminds me of how I felt about the decline of parkour and the well designed tombs (basically Prince Of Persia levels) that we saw in the Assassin's Creed games.
The story and atmosphere were also much better in 1 & 2.
Electricity is just a brilliant superpower for an open world city. It perfectly fits just like webslinging does in New York and it has many applications.
I enjoyed Second Son but it was too short. The first 2 were great though
Second Son was alright but didn't touch the first two games
It felt short and lacking in comparison
Also I really thought Reggie would have made a better protagonist, someone who is anti-conduit as much as him and ends up becoming one would have been interesting to see. I kind of enjoyed his character throughout the game as his development.
why is it right now, the thing I want the most from Sony is to release remasters of inFamous (1,2 & SS), KZ (1,2 & 3), Resistance (RFoM, 2 and 3) and Motorstorm (1,2 & 3)??
All great choices. I would like to add Warhawk/Starhawk to that. The multiplayer in Warhawk was amazing. I am surprised Sony hasn't looked into MAG either. That game was ahead of its time.
Maybe Sony should make an internal studio like Bluepoint games and all they do is remake/remaster these amazing games, even going back to PS1,PS2,PSP, Vita portfolio. And because of the recent articles suggesting cost cutting, budget issues and releasing more games on PC, they could do that with these remakes/remasters. Do a day one on PC and PS5. At the end of the day Sony or any other company is going to do what makes them the most money.
Wouldn't the onus be on the consumers? If they bought the Infamous games, then we'd have more games from that series.
Infamous has sold millions of units. People have been asking for more. They aren't interested. Just like people have been asking for more Resistance or even a remaster collection, but insomniac isn't revisiting that either. Likely never getting a new sequel since they're a Marvel studio now.
No. Infamous was successful. But after a few entries (which are taking longer to make these days) a lot of Sony studios move on to new IPs. That's not a bad thing at all. They don't need to make inFamous games forever, just like we didn't need new Sly Cooper games forever.
But people would like to be able to easily play them on current hardware which is reasonable. Same for Killzone, Resistance, MGS4, etc. Good games shouldn't be trapped on old hardware. It's good that Bluepoint ported Uncharted 1-3.
I'm not saying it wasn't successful. I enjoyed playing all 3 entries and DLC. But like you said, people move on, studios move on. But I don't think I've heard people asking for more Infamous in a long time.
The franchise was popular we got quite a few games but Suchet punch wanted to beach out I think that's why we got ghost of Tsushima over infamous 4
Tbh ghost is a fantastic game I'm not complaining about that but I'd love to see infamous handled by another team
Id take GoT2 over Infamous right now but after GoT2 or maybe 3 if they go trilogy I’d like a new Infamous.
that's the problem with Sony that puzzles me A LOT! they have studios specifically specialized in remastering and remaking old games for new gen hardware, but we are getting very few of them. SoTC, Uncharted collections, Demon's Souls Remake, TLoU Part 1...and?? that's it? why aren't they giving their old games new lease of life on the PS5 for the new generations of gamers to enjoy? they clearly have the expertise. for god sake, I can even accept lazy porting like Nintendo are doing for theirs if I have to.
There are a lot of games that consumers have been asking Playstation for, Playstation won't do it, so a lot of these developers have gone and made it themselves by any means possible such as Kickstarter (e.g. Armed Fantasia, Penny Blood, Ratatan, 100 Heroes, ect...). Developers have even asked if Sony could help them out with porting/remasters some of these older games for Playstation, they said no.
Um...dude like you say that as if nobody bought them....the devs went on to do ghosts after 3 infamous games....3
People ask for new resistance and new infamous at every moment where it makes sense to mention it.
Having a remake of 1 and 2 would be very welcomed I'm sure.
I would love to see a new game but a feel that would get a response similar to Saints Row.
If they keep any of the characters from the previous games I think it would do fine unlike Saints Row which decided to replace fan favorites with less likable replacements. I wouldn't be surprised if that decision caused a majority of their buyers to be new to the series rather than returning players. I will say though, if Infamous Second Son or the first two Infamous games were remade I would be a day one buyer on PC.
Loved all 3 of them. I couldn't get on with the vampire spin off though. Wish they didn't move away from cole but I didn't mind the other character.
So Sucker Punch should derail from their evolution, or are you suggesting a game not made by sucker punch? That’s the issue right there. They already got it when it was their favorite flag ship. Not saying I would not like to see it, but I’d rather move on to new stuff. There are plenty of infamous-like games, and that’s why we don’t see this.
Sucker Punch made Sly. They made Infamous. Then they moved on and made Ghost of Tsushima. Infamous isn't "in limbo." They have moved on.
I am happy with whatever direction they choose to go in. They've never disappointed.
I'd take an HD remaster or remake of 1&2 I remember when Sony offered one of the Infamous titles as a free game after the PS3 hack.
Really does I'd love a remaster of this given there's no way to play 1/2/ festival of blood unless you use emulation or have a PS3 still hooked up.
But instead we get remasters of games we can play currently like tlou or the rumoured remake of horizon zero dawn
With superheroes and comic books booming in popularity, you would think they'd come back to this sooner than later. I love 1 and 2 so much and would love to see a full-blown remake of the two. I think Second Son was too unfocused and Delsin was such a whiner. But first light was a great return to form.
Bluepoint should definitely give this the remake treatment, personally, I'd love bluepoint to have two studios working on PS1, PS2, PS3 remakes, so many to choose from it could last for years
Yes yes yes. It's such a wonder why 1+2 haven't been remastered nor a new entry yet. I'm guessing SP are busy with Ghost 2 though.
It's also still a wonder why they changed Cole's look in the early stages of Infamous 2 when everyone loved his original lol. Ofc they changed it back which was a great decision.
All we need is Infamous 3 with Coles return
They had that lightning strike is the shape of a question mark and it's also a comic book styled game so being revived is not outside the realm of possibility when it happens so much in comics we have today.
Coles story went off the good ending so Delsin should go off the bad
Absorbing powers is exactly like what the Beast would have done to become so powerful
Make Delsin the real Beast or a new one because of time being messed with and Cole can return for a final showdown. In the end they could have it so Delsins absorbing powers are given to Cole for future games.
I like all of the infamous games, but I feel that Sucker Punch has really evolved so much as a studio.
It was the same thing with Sly Cooper; great series, but the studio is just beyond it now, at least in my view.
Days gone, Infamous, sly cooper series, resistance series will continue to get ignored by Sony, yeah they're still doing their thing but they get the big head sometimes doing shhi like that lol ignoring great franchises
Idk if I'd label it bug headed. Could be the studio just isn't interested. Sonys got a good track record with series imo. I'm glad we're not on our 6 to 7th uncharted, etc. God of War being a bit different but those numbers it pulled in were impressive.
Generally I think Sony is shameless with their remaster cash grabs but the Infamous series really deserve it
Sony isn't interested in making a sequel if only 10% buy their next masterpiece. They have a serious problem because everyone is playing CoD and Fortnite. Statistics don't lie, there's no point in arguing. Sony is desperate. They are trying a GaaS strategy to save their company because money doesn't come from under a rock.
Nixxes' Remaster focus could set the stage to resurrect many obscure titles like the karma-centered, superpower-fueled sandbox of Infamous.
Infamous remaster? How about an Infamous re-Boot! This is one game that doesn't need a remaster, it needs either a proper equal of a reboot of the original. And since Sony is currently in development with Marvel, i can totally see them having guest marvel characters to appear in Cole's world.
I would prefer Warhawk or Starhawk ether or both will keep us fans happy for a looooooooong time
Warhawk would be awesome! So many good memories playing that game on PS3. They could do a massive 50v50 mode, battle royal with last Warhawk standing, classic 20v20 mode, so many options.
I'd rather infamous. Sonys got enough online bs in the pipeline. No need to add more.
@shinoff I disagree with you both of those games was extraordinarily fun to play just the satisfaction of transforming your plane into a bot and stomp a enemy then transform and fly off on Starhawk was a experience that hasn’t been replicated since.
The game was extremely valanced to the point you could go against a tank on foot and win with the ratchet or 1 shot a plane doing a massive attack with your tank. In Warhawk you could pick up half your team and fly them to a base and take it over but those are experiences you had to play to know how awesome those game was even YouTube videos don’t do justice to those game.
Anyways I’ll stop here or I’ll run out of words to post a wall text taking about those games
Here's the thing, infamous and *hawk are such different games and with different audiences that Sony could... do both at the same time? Nixxes doesn't need to be involved in the shooter (that would be new for them I think since they usually do SP games) but someone else could and Nixxes could share support with development/engine needs.
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Ya know Christopher is right they are completly different games. Me personally I don't value online games I just don't care for them. Hell in another bubble I probably enjoy them. In this bubble nah I just prefer single player unless I'm playing Mario or Mario party with my girl and kids or something.
@shin of course I know Chris is right but the games have to be approved first before assignment to a studio I didn’t mean this studio in particular making those game I meant the approval process and Sony harder push on MMO games.
I’m just one of the millions of players that loved those game and a top 800 word wide ranked on Starhawk and proud owner of its platinum trophy
A remaster would allow people who don't have access to a ps3 to experience the game since there's so many stuck on the ps3 that are exclusive to the console and Sony refuses to invest in backwards compatibility
Who doesnt have access to a ps3? There were over 87m of them sold. They are cheap and easy to find. Just like wii and ps2.
@darthv72
Not everyone is willing to go out and buy a ps3 for a single game or a handful of games when they have a ps4 or a ps5. A port or remaster would actually help. Younger audiences who did not grow up with a ps3 would have exposure to these games that Sony has essentially left behind on the ps3 due to them not investing in backwards compatibility. If they would do backwards compatibility then we wouldn't need to shill out more money for the same games. Something I actually applaud microsoft for (the only thing they have done that's good).
Agree, and PS3 is getting long in the tooth, so failure rates will be going up. I had to send my slim in for repair years ago.
I had a couple extra dollars and came across I guy selling ps3s for 50. I bought all 4. Just felt it was a good deal. Now if I could find controllers. I swear I can't find any cheap controllers around me
You know what, now that I think about it.. yeah none of that makes any sense.
*either a proper equal of a reboot of the original. *
Damn, there needs to be an extension on the Edit feature.
"Either a proper sequel or a reboot of the original"
And people aren't with Cole interacting with cameos from Marvel? Especially with Sony making Spider Man and Wolverine?
Why exactly would that be a bad idea? Especially with the multiverse being a huge deal and all.
***Why exactly would that be a bad idea? Especially with the multiverse being a huge deal and all.***
There's enough Marvel. Let's not spread it everywhere and let other IPs be their own thing. Please.
Infamous 1-2 collection would be amazing on current generation. God of War 1-2 and PSP games also playable on PS5 Yes please. And last but not least MGS4
There are so many great games which are on PS3. We need them to be remastered and released for current generation.
I'd like a Killzone 2 Remaster.
Keep the visuals style as is ... just improve the LoD and the resolution
Now that COD is in Microsofts back pocket, it's time for Sony to start investing in it's own 1st party shooters. I loved Killzone - even Shadowfall. But Yeah Killzone 2 was the high point of the Franchise.
Yes. KZ2 was the high point of the franchise and a strong, solid and just bloody fantastic shooter! Had so much fun those days with the game.
Shadowfall was my first introduction into the series as the PS4 was my first Sony console. Maybe compared to the others it was not great (personally I don't know), but I had a blast playing it and found it quite enjoyable. I'd love a Trilogy Remaster though so I could go back and enjoy the original 3 for the first time (with a new coat of paint + updated controls)
Most def the highest point of the franchise, the music, gameplay and story was awesome
man id love a killzone 2 remaster, its one of my favorite games of all time, but who knows what shape that code in and where its at, prob wont happen under jim ryan though! you can keep your fingers crossed though and see what happens but GG is all about Horizon now
There is a lot of the PS3 era that I would love to see ported/remastered. But, unfortunately, they are probably not commercially viable and I have no idea who owns the rights currently. Stuff like Sire: Blood Curse, White Knight Chronicles, Tokyo Jungle, Folklore, etc.
Infamous on the other hand was never a series that I found good or interesting. Especially when compared with other contemporaries like Prototype. But, given how bare the subgenre is right now, I would dig a remaster.
Sony owns Siren. I can’t speak for the rest.
As for inFAMOUS vs Prototype, I feel the opposite. inFAMOUS mopped the floor with it, quality and gameplay. Just felt far more polished. That said, I enjoyed Prototype’s powers a little more.
Fair enough, I agree that the production values of inFamous were higher. But I found it to be a snore-fest.
...no meed. Sony could add ps3 support to the 5 and then people can play loads of games already available. No streaming required. Rpcs3 could be adapted to run on the 5... it would solve so many problems.
No need, because they instead could do these two other things that they have shown no interest in doing? Sure.
But then they couldnt charge you for remaster (even though I would love one for infamous) or charge you for PSN premium.
It would be even funnier if the series x gets rpcs3 support and can play the ps3 games while ps5 still cannot (not without streaming them)
Don't most people still have issues with rpcs3. It's not as stable as alot of emulators out there. From what I've read
prototype def was not on the same level as infamous far as gameplay or graphics
Infamous, Resistance, and killzine are so ripe for a remaster, I wish Sony would make it happen.
There's a good deal of PS3 games that would benefit from a simple 4k 60fps port but these days I'd expect Sony to do full remakes rather than remasters due to things like accessibility features etc.
I just wish they made more PS3 ports like they did with TLOU, Uncharted and GOW3 because there's a lot of great games stuck behind poor framerates - seems like RPCS3 is the way to go
I just can't see them putting in the effort for anything from the 7th gen given the current state of PS3 emulation a lot of PC gamers can effectively make a DIY remaster of the game on midrange hardware.y PC with a 2070 and 8700k runs infamous at 60 fps 1080p easily and that's quite outdated these days.
Not saying this couldn't be the basis for a ps5 remaster also but given nixies primarily focus on PC seems unlikely and given Sony would rather offer 7th gen games via cloud were just stuck in limbo on console hardware until Sony figure out emulation
Loved the 3 infamous games. Couldn't get on with festival of blood but the 3 main games where great. Wouldn't mind a remaster and a new entry.
I've been wanting a remaster/remake of 1 and 2 SOOO bad. Some of my favorite games of the generation, and were short so I played through them multiple times.
Unfortunately the games only dold a couple million copies, so i have my doubts we'll see anything. The animations are also a bit rough, so whatever they release would likely require a fair amount of work.
3 especially deserves another shot at higher fidelity. Game is the definition of criminally overlooked
How about forgetting the infamous second son ever existed and continue the Cole saga, infamous 3 or whatever, no more remasters and remakes please, new Killzone game with good campaign and not trying to be cod...
Starhawk or Warhawk. Or resistance fall of man. Or Motorstorm original. Thats it. Otherwise, we don't need it.
Quite how the Infamous series fall into the category of 'obscure games' is beyond me.
Personally, I would be happy with a re-release with even the most basic of improvements such as higher resolution & framerate, absolutely loved this series (including Second Son).
I LOVED the Infamous series (except the last one it was trash) so I’d welcome a revisit to the series.
I bought my PS3 just for Infamous, so I would love to see a Remake, instead of a Remaster. Gameplay for the first gets pretty repetitive after a little while. Loved the story, though.
I’d def be down for that. I’d rather a new game altogether but a rebuild would still be good.
I would rather see a reboot of Insomniac PS1 classic DISRUPTOR . At least that game is 28 years old .
Im all about another infamous game. Why does it have to be a reboot or remaster? Why not an entirely new infamous game. I feel like reboots are lazy at this point. So we’re basically playing the same games for the last 10-15 yesrs, with current gen updates, instead of new content. New content, that pushes the potential of current generation hardware.
Why do people still mix up Remaster with Reboot? I just finished this game it's pretty damn Ugly they should Remake it. Working through on the platinum for 2 now and it is huge leap in graphics fidelity but its still a 12 or so year old game.
I was actually 100% certain that Sony was going to do both a Infamous and Resistance collection last gen. Completely wrong on that one. Just like I'm gonna be wrong about Parasite Eve and Legend of Dragoon this gen. Arrgh.
These 2 games should def be at the top of Sony's remaster list, I enjoy all 3 systems but why slick arrogant never wanting to listen to fans in certain ways, Sony knows damn well we been wanting these remastered mane lol imagine how good they could look on PS5 🔥, by this rate Microsoft will remaster a gem before Sony do lol even Nintendo just did
If they were gonna do anything from Infamous it would likely be Second Son/First Light for PC.
It's the only remaster I'd be really looking forward to and it could REALLY use it. The original is still trapped on PS3 and it always looked like a ps2 game. I don't care TOO much about visuals but having a fresh coat of paint would be so fun. It's just a fun game to move around the city. really makes electric powers so much fun.
(2 wouldn't hurt either.)
The PS3 is fine the way it is.
How to fix your journalism skills? go back to school.
Oh by the way, CAN YOU SMELL ME?