After a questionnaire went public that hinted at a Blu-ray re-release of some sort of God of War and God of War II for the PlayStation 3, fans went wild. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that's actually in the cards.
"I don't know anything about it," said of God of War III producer Stig Asmussen during a private media demo today at E3, "so I don't think it's likely it's gonna happen."
Sad news for fans of the originals looking to ditch their DVD copies in favor of a new, nicer little package. While Asmussen admits it would be a great idea, he cites PlayStation 2 emulation issues on certain PS3 units. He'd love to see a current-gen remake of the last-gen third-person action killer app, a re-imagining if you will, although it doesn't sound like there are any current plans at this time.
As for the collector's edition of the game -- an inevitability for a big release like God of War III -- nothing's been nailed down. Asmussen does say he wants it to be special, something more than a simple action figure.
"Maybe if we included a felt map, that might be kind of cool," he joked.
Contest:
8:35 PM on 06.03.2009
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I hope, however, that the collector's edition is NOT going to be hokey. I really don't want an action figure or a 6-page art book *cough*R2*cough* but elaborate packaging and some behind-the-scenes supplements would be sweet :)
b) I really wish they weren't doing a collector's edition. The first two games had so many special features that they still outclass the vast majority of the expensive collector's editions that come out today. I'd rather they just stick with that trend of including a ridiculous amount of extras. But whatever, I get that they want money, and I know I'm going to get the special limited crazy collector's edition for it regardless.
You guys who haven't played GoW 1/2: wtf? They're super cheap ( <$10 ) and fucking awesome! I just ordered a used GoW 1 from Amazon yesterday (to replace my stolen copy), black label & complete, for $11 shipped. So, roughly the same price as a shitty generic XBLA/PSN game for crying out loud (which is why I think downloadable games mostly suck. Overpriced, not collectible and can't resale? Fuck that! ). Non-collectible worthy copies can be had even cheaper. You're really missing out.
You should play GoW2 dude it's pretty fun. Do you have a BC PS3 or a PS2? I'll mail you my copy. :)
I wish I had that choice but I'm too poor to keep all my games so I need to sell them to get new ones. Luckily (in a bad sort of way) my 2nd 360 has died so I just bought a PS2 and I'm playing them both again.