News Room Contributor Posts: 1863 Joined: 19 Aug 2006 | Sony Brings Back Greatest Hits
After advertisements leaked the return of discounted classics, Sony has confirmed the revival of its Greatest Hits line for the PS3.
Following in the fiscally conservative footsteps of its forefathers, the PlayStation 3 is now offering a Greatest Hits collection of some the systems best-selling titles. Advertisements from both K-Mart and Circuit City started circulating featuring discounted PS3 games sporting the classic red bordering from the PlayStation 2 games.
Each console has had its own requirements before a game could qualify for a Greatest Hits re-release. Original PlayStation games needed a year on the shelves and 250,000 units sold. The PlayStation 2 had to have nine months in stores with over 400,000 units sold. Even Sony's portable allowed for low-priced games, given they sold 250,000 units and lasted at least nine months on shelves. The standards for the PlayStation 3 editions are unknown.
Gamers will be getting a decent deal for these Greatest Hits games, with retail prices for each game being dropped from $59.99 to $29.99.
The first batch of budget titles features:
- Motorstorm
- Resistance
- Warhawk
- Call of Duty 3
- Fight Night
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Assassin's Creed
- Rainbow Six Vegas
- Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls
- Ninja Gaiden
Source: Flickr via Joystiq
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Wordsmith Extraordinaire Posts: 10318 Joined: 28 Nov 2007 | |
On the Record Posts: 6209 Joined: 10 Mar 2008 | $60 to $30?!?!? Why, that's almost....umm...50%!!
I didn't like their previous titles for those, i think it was "Playstation 3; the greatest" glad they changed that. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1710 Joined: 2 Jan 2008 | I wonder how they decide if a game qualifies as a "Greatest Hit". Warhawk can't possibly have a stellar sales history. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4297 Joined: 20 Dec 2007 | Gamers will be getting a decent deal for these Greatest Hits games, with retail prices for each game being dropped from $59.99 to $29.99.
wewt!
HSIAMetalKing:
I wonder how they decide if a game qualifies as a "Greatest Hit". Warhawk can't possibly have a stellar sales history.
Really? It seems to be doing great. I guess I missed something. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1710 Joined: 2 Jan 2008 | ElArabDeMagnifico:
Gamers will be getting a decent deal for these Greatest Hits games, with retail prices for each game being dropped from $59.99 to $29.99.
wewt!
HSIAMetalKing:
I wonder how they decide if a game qualifies as a "Greatest Hit". Warhawk can't possibly have a stellar sales history.
Really? It seems to be doing great. I guess I missed something.
Has it? I haven't heard a thing about it for a long time. |
On the Record Posts: 6209 Joined: 10 Mar 2008 | HSIAMetalKing:
ElArabDeMagnifico:
Gamers will be getting a decent deal for these Greatest Hits games, with retail prices for each game being dropped from $59.99 to $29.99.
wewt!
HSIAMetalKing:
I wonder how they decide if a game qualifies as a "Greatest Hit". Warhawk can't possibly have a stellar sales history.
Really? It seems to be doing great. I guess I missed something.
Has it? I haven't heard a thing about it for a long time.
It's still quite popular, there have been a few new updates and maps here and there.
I just thought that when my friend gets a Ps3 then this will be great news considering that he's a cheapskate. |
Beat Writer Posts: 216 Joined: 29 Dec 2007 | Motorstorm??? That game is a dismal FAILURE. Boring.
Rachet and Clank belong on that list...alog with Resistance and Warhawk but the other titles are a no go. |
BANNED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 | Digikid:
Motorstorm??? That game is a dismal FAILURE. Boring.
Rachet and Clank belong on that list...alog with Resistance and Warhawk but the other titles are a no go.
What are you basing that on?
Holding out for the COD4 one. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4297 Joined: 20 Dec 2007 | Digikid:
Motorstorm??? That game is a dismal FAILURE. Boring.
Rachet and Clank belong on that list...alog with Resistance and Warhawk but the other titles are a no go.
-but you see, it's a failure that everyone ended up buying! I also thought it was a fun game but the lack of split screen really hit the game hard. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3447 Joined: 8 May 2008 | ElArabDeMagnifico:
-but you see, it's a failure that everyone ended up buying! I also thought it was a fun game but the lack of split screen really hit the game hard.
It was a pack-in game for a while. |
Sony Brings Back Greatest Hits
After advertisements leaked the return of discounted classics, Sony has confirmed the revival of its Greatest Hits line for the PS3.
Following in the fiscally conservative footsteps of its forefathers, the PlayStation 3 is now offering a Greatest Hits collection of some the systems best-selling titles. Advertisements from both K-Mart and Circuit City started circulating featuring discounted PS3 games sporting the classic red bordering from the PlayStation 2 games.
Each console has had its own requirements before a game could qualify for a Greatest Hits re-release. Original PlayStation games needed a year on the shelves and 250,000 units sold. The PlayStation 2 had to have nine months in stores with over 400,000 units sold. Even Sony's portable allowed for low-priced games, given they sold 250,000 units and lasted at least nine months on shelves. The standards for the PlayStation 3 editions are unknown.
Gamers will be getting a decent deal for these Greatest Hits games, with retail prices for each game being dropped from $59.99 to $29.99.
The first batch of budget titles features:
Source: Flickr via Joystiq
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