Ubisoft Announces HD, 3D Prince of Persia Compilation for PS3

[John Funk]

Ubisoft Announces HD, 3D Prince of Persia Compilation for PS3

The fantastic last-generation Prince of Persia games will soon be coming to a 3D-capable PS3 near you, provided the PS3 near you is in Europe.

Here's the good news: The rumored HD Prince of Persia Trilogy compilation [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102642-Rumor-Splinter-Cell-and-Prince-of-Persia-Collections-Coming-for-PS3] is a real thing, and it will be hitting PS3s everywhere at the end of November.

Here's the better news: The three games - Sands of Time, Warrior Within, and Two Thrones - will be given the full HD upgrade. The trilogy will ship on a single Blu-Ray disc containing 30 hours of play time (or 10 hours per game, for us mathemagicians), and will be remastered in 720p with new textures and anti-aliasing. It will even support stereoscopic 3D, to help you judge jumps more accurately (or to just make you even more motion-sick).

Now, here's the weird news: As far as we can tell, this compilation is not only a PS3 exclusive, it's also a European exclusive. So while our friends in the UK can pick the compilation up for £29.99 (or its equivalent in Euros) on November 19th, Prince of Persia fans this side of the Atlantic are just plain out of luck.

That said, I can't really imagine this being a complete European exclusive for long. Ubisoft would be foolish to go to all the trouble and not release it around the world, no? For the moment, however, we here in the States must sigh and grumble. Lousy Europeans, with their smoking and great beer and Prince of Persia compilations. What've you done for us lately, huh? Huh?

(Via VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/05/ubisoft-announces-prince-of-persia-hd-collection-for-ps3/])

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[TheGreenManalishi]

Dammit, give me MGS2/3 in a HD redux!

 

[devilmore]

Considering that UK games are dirt cheap and PS3 games are usually code-free, our friends from the other site of the Atlantic could just....you know...buy it.
It's not like with Japanese games here that have a huge language barrier...

 

[teh_Canape]

all I see is "3D Prince of Persia compilation: Sands of Time, Warrior Within and Two Thrones", but no Prince of Persia 3D, it's disappointing, I loved that game, and I'd like to be able to play it in full HD


and with control issues fixed, that game kicked so much ass

 

[IamSofaKingRaw]

Come on Kojima, announce the MGS collection. I would also like Sony to release a Rachet and Clank, Jak and Daxter and Socom collection.

 

[mad825]

Hm, here I thought that George Lucas was the only man who could ever get away of re-re-releasing titles, It seems like everybody is now going on a frenzy.

 

[BritishWeather]

YES! I want timesplitters and possibly SW battlefront as well

 

[GeneticallyModifiedDucks]

Not really seeing the point of this being a PS3 exclusive, even less the fact that it's a European exclusive. Not that I mind though, since I am both of those things. I might pick this up if it's cheap.

Oh well, at least Europe actually gets something first, for a change.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Considering that UK games are dirt cheap and PS3 games are usually code-free, our friends from the other site of the Atlantic could just....you know...buy it.
It's not like with Japanese games here that have a huge language barrier...

True it's region-free, but UK games are not "dirt cheap". they're not as bad as some countries are, but if anything they can cost more. Particularly with VAT going up to 20%.

 

[mad825]

True it's region-free, but UK games are not "dirt cheap". they're not as bad as some countries are, but if anything they can cost more. Particularly with VAT going up to 20%.

Protip:try to get the games from VAT-free regions like jersey

 

[thenumberthirteen]

True it's region-free, but UK games are not "dirt cheap". they're not as bad as some countries are, but if anything they can cost more. Particularly with VAT going up to 20%.

Protip:try to get the games from VAT-free regions like jersey

Good Idea. I tried that with their delicious ice cream but it melted in the post. Damn Royal Mail.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

That's odd... I guess I'm going to have to import it. I could see the Prince of Persia HD Collection coming from a mile away, but the European only threw me off a bit.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I would sacrifice 7 pigs for an MGS Collection.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

So God of War collection...then ICO collection...now Prince of Persia. I think this PS3 purchase I made this week will turn out to be AWESOME!

 

[Woodsey]

So people have to pay £30 to do what I can already do with my original copy (minus the 3D)?

Anyway, it's weird to have it exclusive to just us.

Considering that UK games are dirt cheap and PS3 games are usually code-free, our friends from the other site of the Atlantic could just....you know...buy it.
It's not like with Japanese games here that have a huge language barrier...

True it's region-free, but UK games are not "dirt cheap". they're not as bad as some countries are, but if anything they can cost more. Particularly with VAT going up to 20%.

Assuming the £40 most consoles game are on release are at 17.5% VAT (they moved it back up from 15% again a while ago, I'm sure) currently, then 2.5% more is £1 more.

 

[Javex]

PS3 exclusive, huh?.... Oh... That's.... That's cool.... I guess.....

>.>

<.<

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Why can't Microsoft get the idea to take an amazing franchise from the past and HDify it?

 

[vallorn]

So people have to pay £30 to do what I can already do with my original copy (minus the 3D)?

Anyway, it's weird to have it exclusive to just us.

i know... wheres the fire and brimstone?

first DNF is announced then this? it cant be coincidence...

 

[C117]

Lousy Europeans, with their smoking and great beer and Prince of Persia compilations. What've you done for us lately, huh? Huh?

Speaking as a European, Swedish to be precise, I'd like to ask YOU, my good sir, the same question.

 

[vallorn]

PS3 exclusive, huh?.... Oh... That's.... That's cool.... I guess.....

>.>

<.<

it was a PS2 exclusive first. no sense in changing that.

 

[Woodsey]

PS3 exclusive, huh?.... Oh... That's.... That's cool.... I guess.....

>.>

<.<

it was a PS2 exclusive first. no sense in changing that.

Not according to Wikipedia it wasn't.

PlayStation 2
NA November 21, 2003
PAL November 21, 2003

Xbox
NA November 12, 2003
PAL February 20, 2004

GameCube
NA November 18, 2003
PAL February 20, 2004

Game Boy Advance
NA October 30, 2003
PAL November 14, 2003

Windows
NA November 30, 2003
PAL December 5, 2003