One of the most anticipated PlayStation 3 collections of all time in its packaged form.

Whether you were around day one for the release of the original Jak & Daxter or are only just learning about the series, it's hard to deny the legacy Naughty Dog's platforming duo have left on PlayStation.

With the franchise's tenth anniversary quickly approaching, Naughty Dog's teamed up with Mass Media to produce the Jak & Daxter Trilogy, one of the most requested high-defintion PlayStation compilations ever to grace the platform.

Over on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog's co-president Evan Wells has taken the time to look back on Jak & Daxter's legacy, and reflect on some the decisions and lasting impressions the series made on the industry.

"With each outing in the Jak and Daxter series, we set out to create a game that offered the player a brand new experience that built on the previous game," he explained. "As you go from Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy to Jak 3, the story will connect across the titles as the gameplay and technical aspects of the games and the tools used to create them evolved. From being on foot in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy to the hoverboard and morph gun in Jak II to the dune buggies in Jak 3, new gameplay ideas were always in play and being fleshed out and amped up.

"On the technical side, for instance, Jak 3 featured a brand new terrain renderer that included bump-mapping, which is now a commonplace element in rendering terrain. Also, other givens in today’s games, such as cloth dynamics and rag-doll physics, were new developments by the time that Jak 3 was released in 2004."

The Jak & Daxter Trilogy will boast remastered visuals, smoother gameplay animation, stereoscopic 3D functionality, trophy support and more when it launches on PlayStation 3 next year.

"Looking back at the old code and comparing it to this newly minted code is pretty amazing. Our beloved Jak and Daxter franchise and its colorful cast of characters looks, and still plays, truly awesome. The technology and the development work that went into making The Jak and Daxter Trilogy is remarkable. We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts and stories once you get a hold of the collection," Wells concluded.

[source blog.eu.playstation.com]