God of War III demo included in God of War Collection

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Sep 23, 2009 2:17 pm PT

November's $40, 720p remastering of first two God of War games will come with code to download E3 demo of 2010 PS3 adventure.

One of the centerpieces of Sony's press briefing at June's Electronic Entertainment Expo was its demo of God of War III. (See below.) Sony served up the same demo to crowds at Comic-Con and the Penny Arcade Expo, but gamers who couldn't make it out to any of those events will soon be able to play through the sample for themselves.

Kratos' killing time will come sooner than expected.

Today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that November's God of War Collection will include the God of War III demo, four months before the game itself goes on sale. The demo will not be on the game disc but can be downloaded from the PlayStation Network with a code included in the game.

Of course, the main draw of the $40 God of War Collection will be its inclusion of the first two God of War games with remastered 720p high-definition graphics. Given the PS3's current lack of backward compatibility, the God of War collection will be the only way gamers without a PS2 or early PS3 model can enjoy the two games.

When it launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, the first God of War drew critical accolades and commercial success, selling more than 2.4 million units in the US alone. In 2007, God of War II drew similar high praise from reviewers and sold nearly 2 million units domestically despite being on a legacy platform. A PSP prequel, God of War: Chains of Olympus, has sold more than 800,000 units domestically since its 2008 debut.

241 Comments

  • GiRiSh1982

    Posted Nov 9, 2009 8:54 pm PT

    ha...way to go Sully...sorry Sony. Just finished Uncharted 2 seems like I'm still in the game :-)

  • WTFitsPauL

    Posted Nov 1, 2009 2:22 pm PT

    /slaps x360 owners

    Thats why PS3 owns.

  • bowlingotter

    Posted Oct 21, 2009 1:30 pm PT

    @mrdeath_pablito: I'm right there with you. I'll be getting the collection on the day of release and can't wait to see what everyone's been talking about

  • jimbo7up

    Posted Oct 20, 2009 9:52 pm PT

    God of War isn't a game you just play, it's an experience. This is the reason why I just went and finally bought a PS3.

  • Darkkend

    Posted Oct 17, 2009 7:42 am PT

    i wish they would remake GOW 1&2 with GOW 3 graphics and we get a demo of GOW 3

  • pathaze

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 9:57 am PT

    I think that im gonna play the GOW 3 demo every day until the game comes out next year...

  • mustibaba1907

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 6:43 am PT

    during turns

  • mustibaba1907

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 6:42 am PT

    god of war 3 ı wait you this game is great ı am ended god of war 1 god of war 2 and god of war chains of olypus now god of war 3 and colection ı said ı m wait you

  • burstlimit514

    Posted Oct 15, 2009 1:19 pm PT

    Im mad it got postponed to next year... I have to wait for a demo longer!

  • mrdeath_pablito

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 8:26 am PT

    this is just great! i haven't play the first GOW... now i got the chance. surely a must buy!

  • geopioneer

    Posted Oct 12, 2009 9:25 am PT

    I lost interest in the Playstation 2 just before God of War 1 & 2 came out. I almost bought them but didn't. I gained my video gaming interest back when the PS3 came out. Now I can play God of war 1, 2, and 3 all for the first time within a few months! I think this will pretty much rock!!

  • sMeAgOl_VaDeR

    Posted Oct 12, 2009 6:56 am PT

    i can't freakin wait!!

  • msharki

    Posted Oct 10, 2009 7:57 am PT

    tbs76 Posted Sep 26, 2009 2:12 am GMT OMG...cant freakin wait to get this collection. GOW has been one my favorite franchises and its great to see that the classics will be given the PS3 upgrade. I was excited when I first heard the news of this package and now that the demo for GOW 3 is packed in...I am speechless. I hope more companies will follow suit and remake a few more PS2 hits. I think Microsoft should do that with Halo 1&2...it would be money in the bank!

    Here's the thing about that. Have you played the first 2 Halo games on the 360? They look great. The 360's emulation software is really amazing and it actually upconverts them to 1080p. With that said I would still most likely buy the upgrade just as I am going to do with God of War. It almost hurts to play these games on my PS3's shotty emulation software. They probably look and play better on a PS3 with the emotion chip.

  • DreamKiller28

    Posted Oct 5, 2009 2:57 pm PT

    i love you cratos

  • infamous13579

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 12:30 pm PT

    worthwile

  • voidheart777

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 8:21 am PT

    I wanna own the whole SAGA!!! 720, 2x antialiasing, trophy support! hell yeah!

  • yarou1000

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 9:02 pm PT

    getting it....

  • mjk_1

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 5:52 pm PT

    i dont usually replay games but this sounds worthwhile

  • Bradley7777

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 3:22 am PT

    anno n cos i can import it its gna be like 20 quid lol

  • theend818

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 12:41 am PT

    wow, and really glad there not charging 60$ like other publishers(wouldnt get it), but 40 and aint bad

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