There have been a spate of PlayStation 4 remasters since the system's launch in 2013, but it doesn't look like Sony's done yet. The platform holder's lined up Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for later this year, but speaking with PlayStation Germany, SCEE boss Jim Ryan has hinted that there may be more new-gen ports on the way.
"We know that there are lots of PS4 owners that have either never played games before or used to have an Xbox or a Nintendo who have never had the chance to play something like the Uncharted trilogy," he said. "But it has to be a great game if we're going to go to the trouble of re-mastering. I can't talk specifically, but I think that it's very likely that there'll be more."
To be honest, we're struggling to think of many other games that it could re-release. Gravity Rush is the most likely next candidate, but beyond that, we're stumped. We suppose that something like Puppeteer could find a home on the PlayStation Store, but we doubt that the Japanese giant will bother with brands such as Resistance. Is there anything left that you'd like to see make the jump – or are you done with remasters now?
[source News: Gamescom 2015: Tour PlayStation's Booth with SCEE Boss Jim Ryan]
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I would like ICO and shadow of the colossus to be ramped up again. I know they were given the HD treatment for the PS3 but I would like to play them again on current gen.
Old PSone games please. Let's have a G-Police remake.
Gow4 for me. I cant think off anything else.
Killzone collection, god of war collection (featuring 1, 2, ghost of sparta and the other psp game), resistance collection, jak and daxter trilogy, sly collection, spyro trilogy and crash trilogy that would make me happy.
And a sony collection featuring games like parappa the rapper, vin ribbon, mgs, silent hill, gta and other games that are or were originally exclusive for the ps1, 2, 3 or psp.
@LieutenantFatman @darkswabber The thing with the PSone stuff is that it'd have to be a full remake. You can't just port that stuff to PS4.
I have a better idea, why not make..........new games?
Am I the only guy who thinks that HD remakes should be of games that weren't HD? Like PS1/PS2 era stuff.
So basically a Crash Bandicoot collection that excludes the crappy monster ones
If we're talking PS3 to PS4 I'd have to go with Resistance trilogy, Bioshock trilogy, Catherine, and any other Atlus title
@NaughtyOttsel22 Or they'll just continue their string of PS3 games in glorious 1080p 60fps. :trollface:
@Anchorsam_9 Like I said above, though, with those sort of games you're looking at complete remakes rather than re-masters. You can boost the resolution and framerate of a PS3 game and make it feel modern, but to bring a PSone game forward you basically need to rebuild it from scratch.
Skyrim!!!!! faster load times than ps3..............................
Deus ex human revolution, assassins creed rogue, ratchet and clank
@get2sammyb I guess, I just think that games like The Last of Us don't need a remake after a year, plus remastering older games would bring them to a new audience and probably sell more. I'm not an analyst tho
@Jazzer94 SO glad I own all 3 cause if I only owned a PS4 I would feel ripped off.
@get2sammyb Rare Replay though? Surely Sony could muster up something similar.
@get2sammyb True, but we can dream, right?
@Jazzer94 I mean, they could, but at that point they may as well just emulate PSone Classics and sell them on the Store.
I know what y'all saying, though.
@get2sammyb Why even change it at all?
Keep the retro feeling I say, work with resolution instead of textures, keep it as it was. Those games survived to the day without any sort of patches and they're still alive and well in the hearts of the fans. I don't need it to look good. I want it to play like it once did.
MediEvil collection for me pretty please
So playstation has a massive and rich library and you guys, a playstation focused site cannot think of any great games for them to remaster?
Twenty comments and nobody mentioned Infamous or Demon's Souls... For shame
@viciousarcanum Well, it depends if we're talking remake or remaster. If we're talking full remake then I can rattle off 100s. In terms of viable PS3 to PS4 remasters, though, I'm not sure if there's anything left that makes sense. You're free to contribute your own ideas, though.
@get2sammyb True but they could add little extras like harder difficulties and leaderboard support depending on the game, I just find that more enticing then these PS3 games that aren't even a decade old.
@Jazzer94 True, leadership boards, trophies and faster loading times for a few PSONE classics and I'd be happy.
@Mrskinner I agree, that would be amazing.
Only remaster I want after the Uncharted Collection is a Mass Effect trilogy remaster.
Dragon's Dogma, Skyrim/Oblivion, Enslaved, any Level 5 game, Alpha Protocol (it was good!), Kingdoms Of Amalur, Xcom Enemy Unknown, Skate..
There's loads I'd like personally.
Only Mass Effect.....and I wouldn't say no to the Ratchet & Clank Future trilogy....
@Anchorsam_9
Agreed, HD to HD is not enough of a change for me. One would expect there are enough games on PS4 coming as to not need these as gap fillers anymore.
And I will never buy the "we need to bring these games to audiences who never played them". A PS3 is easy to get and cheap, plus it doubles as a blu ray player.
Mass Effect trilogy remastered would be great.
I think some of you are missing one of the key points he makes: "We know that there are lots of PS4 owners that have either never played games before or used to have an Xbox or a Nintendo who have never had the chance to play something like the Uncharted trilogy."
They obviously have data showing this, and to be honest, we did a similar survey on Push Square that showed a similar trend. This is why the remasters are happening.
@get2sammyb I'm just wondering why they wouldn't push them out on PS Now instead (Which there's currently a beta for) as it wouldn't require more development for them and makes business sense
@get2sammyb And their are probably plenty of PS4 owners who never played a PS2 or PS1.
I want collections. I was a Wii owner last gen, so I want to buy a lot of Ps3 games.
Maybe Valkyria Chronicles Trilogy, Persona 4 "Platinum", God of War Collection etc etc.
All I want is the Mass Effect trilogy and Skyrim. ME is my favorite series ever and Skyrim was broken on PS3.
Maybe some Killzone remakes could be good?!
I'd love an InFamous Dual Pack with InFamous 1 and 2 along with Festival of Blood!
would like a freedom wars and soul sacrifice remaster
I guess the only thing left to remaster would be inFamous, Resistance, and Killzone...but honestly those series don't really warrant a remaster. Maybe Resistance.
Personally, I don't think they should do the ps3 to ps4 transition. I know due to the format (cell chip set) from the ps3, it was hard for companies to make games for the system. So "reverse compatability" is out the window (mainly because of the ps now program imo). Ps3 games still look really good and you can buy 99% of these games cheap. God of war 3 for 40?? Come on. You can find it at a pawn shop, gamestop, or local mom and pop shop for like 5 dollars.
However if they do more I'd prefer remakes (of even say remaster making the background HD compatible like ffx) from older generation of games. Main series I'd like to see done is .hack and .hack gu. Maybe the legacy of kain/soul reaver series. Or how about some xenosaga? Gamed that are older but way overpriced if you don't have the originals (like on ebay hack games go for 50-75 and xenosaga 3 part 3 runs for around 100). Games that were lower print that had a good following that are hard to get a hold of. Dmc4 and dmc, uncharted, god of war...these don't need remade, remastered, nor redone. And of course this is all opinion but...it's my opinion.
I'd personally love to see Resistance Trilogy with the multiplayer intact. Heavenly Sword would be pretty cool as well. I never got to play any of those games.
***HEAVENLY SWORD****
I know it's not a Playstation exclusive but a SSX and SSX Tricky remaster would make me happy.
Metal gear solid 4 for me. It was playstation exclusive so it makes sense.
That along with the first 3 done in the fox engine would easily get my money. Depending on the quality of probably pay £80
I would have bought the uncharted collection is it had uncharted 2 mp
I'd jump on a Puppeteer re-release More people really need to play that game, and heck it was already absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous on the PS3.
Onimusha Series, Dino Crisis, Resistance, Demons Souls, Persona 3 & 4.....and a ton of old stuff to be remade AND remastered: Parasite Eve I & II, Suikoden Collection, Silent Hill 1, Tenchu, Xenogears, Vagrant Story.
@Jazzer94
Sony doesn't exactly have the legacy Rare does. A lot of good games but I don't know if it has enough for a similar collection and what really hurts is others own Crash and Spyro.
@get2sammyb I'm still waiting for these PS3 games to be remastered.
Assassin's Creed series (1-3, Brotherhood, Revelations, and Rogue)
Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Asylum, City, and Origins)
Darksiders 1
Dead Space Trilogy (1-3)
Dark Souls 1
Dead Rising Collection (2 and Off the Record)
Fallout Collection (3 and New Vegas)
Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy (1, 2, and Lightning Returns)
God of War: Ascension
Grand Theft Auto IV
inFAMOUS Collection (Remaster)
Mass Effect Trilogy (Remaster)
Prince of Persia Collection (2008 reboot and Forgotten Sands)
Ratchet and Clank Collection (All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault)
Ratchet and Clank Future Trilogy (Tools of Destruction, A Crack in Time, and Into the Nexus)
Red Faction Collection (Remaster)
Resident Evil series (5, 6, Operation Raccoon City, and Revelations)
Saints Row Trilogy (1-3)
Spider-Man Quadrilogy (Web of Shadows, Shattered Dimensions, Edge of Time, and The Amazing Spider-Man)
Silent Hill Collection (Homecoming and Downpour)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Collection (1 and 2)
Transformers Collection (War of Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron)
I'd like it if someday they'd add PSone and PS2 games to the PS4 store, wouldn't mind playing through Some old games as long as they had Trophies.
On another note, how come San Andreas HD never made it to PS3?
If we talk about PS3 first party developed/published exclusives, there's Resistance, Killzone, inFamous, Fat Princess, Heavy Rain/Beyond: Two Souls, MotorStorm, Warhawk/Starhawk, PS Allstars, ICO & Shadow of the Colossus we could see come to PS4 someday, if people wanted it enough. What would folks want most?
No more remasters. Give people a reason to be excited about the PS4 by making games they've never been able to play before, not something they could play right now if they really wanted to.
You know, i think this speaks Volumes about how many quality titles there are on the PS3, and how much Sony changed there fortunes later in that consoles life. Sure we may not have back word's compatibility, but we are going to get quite a few of those last gen titles, with enhanced visuals and extra's and i think that is just as good if not better.
This is similar to a forum post I made where I suggested that Sony do a Psygnosis Collection but looking at it now i think a "Playstaion collection" that includes Parappa, Crash, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Sly Cooper and Spyro. If they can sweeten the deal by getting the likes of Metal Gear Solid and GTA on then it makes for a great package. And each game is available individually on the store if you don't want every game.
I wouldn't mind PS1 /PS2 game remasters. PS3 remasters are for the new Sony console owners. But as a long time faithful, I'd love if they'd remaster, or just put them on psn for the ps4, and/or vita.
Bioshock trilogy HD remaster please.
Then a brand new Bioshock that takes place in Rapture.
@get2sammyb This article only applies to first party titles and PlayStation exclusives, yes?
Also, to back your point, I too made the switch from Xbox 360 to PlayStation 4 as I am sure many have. The Last of Us Remastered was a welcome addition to my library and made into my list of favorites. I'm pretty excited to play the Uncharted Collection as well.
As far as games I would like to see remastered, I could get on board with a God of War trilogy.
The only games I'd want remastered really are the Elder Scrolls games and a Killzone collection, because I missed out on Killzone on 360. Always thought it looked a good shooter however I thought Shadowfall was average, and was too similar to Cod.
Just... Just give me a Legacy of Kain remastered collection, and I'll never ask for anything again. Hell, I'd just take a straight collection.
I want Ratchet Future Trilogy, Puppeteer, Infamous 1/2/Blood and maybe Crash/Spyro trilogy remastered in some way.
Seriously Socom 2
I'd like Sony to add PSone and PS2 games on Retail Disc Formats, but for PS3 games I'd love to play on PS4...Little Big Planets, The original 2 Infamous, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter Collection, Ratchet And Clanks, Twisted Metal (or just a new one in the series), Hot Shots Golf Out Of Bounds (or a new one in the series, since there are no trophies for the PS3 version), all God Of Wars, Folklore, Playstation All Stars Battle Royale (or a new one), Sly Coopers and Sorcery (without move function)...Sorcery needs to be given a second chance.
I would like to see a Skyrim remaster. Even though this ran like crap on PS3, this was the best game ever made until The Last Of Us came out.
I would also like to see the two best games on PS2 remastered: Cold Winter that has influenced every action adventure right up to the present, and Drakan: The Ancients' Gates which was the blueprint for Skyrim.
People who claim about remasters are extremely selfish. They are so wrapped up in themselves, they fail to understand that new people are born every day and enter the world of gaming. They have not played the classics from the past. Those games are still valid just like a classic movie or classic album.
Great gameplay is eternal but game graphics don't age well as consoles improve. In order to keep the classics playable for the new audiences and those wishing to replay old classics, you have to remaster them at todays quality. Nobody forces you to buy them. Market forces decide. If nobody buys them they won't be made. New games are still being made. Right now it's a great time to be a gamer if you're on PS4. I'm having a blast.
I would definitely like seeing the Bioshock series getting remastered.
If you want to play all of the old games get the PS4 to have backwards compatibility.
Would love it if they released some old dragon quest games. Feel as though I missed out on them.
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