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Journey Coming to PS4 at 60fps

Remastered PS4 collection of ThatGameCompany trilogy due for release in summer.

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Sony is preparing to release a remastered PlayStation 4 collection of three games developed by award-winning indie studio ThatGameCompany.

The trilogy, due for release in the summer, will package FlOw, Flower, and Journey onto one Blu-ray disc. Representatives for Sony told GameSpot that Journey on PS4 doubles the framerate to 60fps, but makes no other changes. It will also run at 1080p.

Meanwhile, around the same time as the trilogy's release, a standalone digital edition of Journey will also be listed on the PS4 PlayStation Store. Fl0w and Flower are already available on the digital shop, and both are freely available to customers who already purchased the two games on their PlayStation 3 or PS Vita. Whether Journey would be part of the same Cross-buy promotion has yet to be confirmed.

ThatGameCompany was co-founded in 2006 by two University of Southern California students, Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago, and one year later released its first game, Fl0w, on PS3.

By 2009, the studio had made a name for itself after the release of its acclaimed title Flower, in which players take on the role of a gust of wind to spread life across various rural locations.

GameSpot's Flower review summarised: "If you're looking for an antidote to the many sequels and franchises on the market, then Flower offers something unique and while it lasts, it's a great game in its own right."

Journey, the studio's third title, is widely considered to be bar far its most successful both critically and commercially. Following its release in March 2012, the game went on to become the fastest-selling PSN game, and was lauded in GameSpot's Journey review. Critic Jane Douglas wrote: "It's a real accomplishment that Journey draws together so many conventional game elements, and so well, and still feels like the art piece we expect from the makers of Flow and Flower: intriguing, ambiguous, and experimental."

However, Chen claimed that the resources required to make Journey had effectively "bankrupted" the company. In 2014, it was reported that the studio had raised $7 million from a venture capital firm for its fourth project.

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Is Ni No Kuni an indie game? It's the best game I've tried last year.

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@cboye18: ni no kuni is not even remotely close to being an indie game. what on earth made you think that?

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@cboye18: It's made by Level 5, the company that made Dragon Quest VIII, Dark Cloud 1&2, The Professor Layton series, and Rogue Galaxy. They're not indie, but they have close ties with Square Enix. I'd say they're a mid-tier developer. That being said, they've never made a bad game that I've played (except Dark Cloud 1 but that led to Dark Cloud 2 so I'll forgive them).

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In scrolling down the comments of this and other articles about indies, a word to those of you that still think "indie" is somehow short for "inferior:"


Dudes, I feel bad for y'all. There's lots and lots of great, innovative games in the indie scene. They're also free of the BS that plague AAA games like DLC, 3 gb day one patches, all the things we hate.


And before you go all "I didn't buy a new console to play indie games," play both. I love me my AAA games as much as anyone. But don't spit on the indies. You may find you like them just as much, if not more, than a lot of AAA games.

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@olddadgamer: Blah blah blah. Out of thousands of indie garbage you'll find one or two good ones.

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@greaseman1985@olddadgamer: Damn! Olddadgamer made you look incredibly dumb :-)

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@greaseman1985@olddadgamer: Actually, you are so wrong. I can name many games: Don't Starve, Spelunky, La Mulana, Steath Inc, Axiom Verge, Mercenary Kings, many others.. and im not counting the ones that aren't released yet (Mighty No. 9, The Swindle, Salt and Sanctuary.. o god the list continues)

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@greaseman1985@olddadgamer:

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@greaseman1985: ahh, you sound like a dude bro, assed creed/call of duty, type of guy... perhaps in 10 years you will look back on your comments and realize how misinformed you were :D

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@greaseman1985@olddadgamer: Then play those two.


Most TV is garbage. Do you not own a TV?

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@olddadgamer@greaseman1985:


"Most TV is garbage. Do you not own a TV?"


BAM! Using it.

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@olddadgamer@greaseman1985:

"Most TV is garbage. Do you not own a TV?"

Critical Hit!

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@olddadgamer@greaseman1985: this is a total scam.

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@olddadgamer@greaseman1985: same with the music and movie Industry. There are plenty of gems there, you just have to look for them.

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Journey was awesome on PS3, and I'm happy I'm getting the free upgrade to the HD version on my PS4!

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That's called "Awkward compatibility"

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Greatness awaits! I'm sure Sony fans are very happy of the exclusives Remasters. So now you believe why Backward compatibility is not possible? Lol

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@archav3n: Because they have totally different chip architecture.

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It's getting out of control when you have to state the framerate of a indie game in the title of a article. A speeded up indie game is not going to be no funner than it was the last time you played it and here this author is acting like it's candy. Move along ladies and gentlemen, nothing to see here lol

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@kentray1985: be no funner?

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That was a typo smart guy

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Proofread then? Edit?

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That was a typo smart guy, smh

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@kentray1985: Stop wearing panties, and you won't get a yeast infection everytime you hear something you don't like.

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Stop the fan boyism, increase the peace

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@kentray1985: Then stop your bias.

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The bias came from you too Sony fan tards. How did my comment offend you. My point was very clear rather you liked what I was saying or not and it was directed towards the author of this article. It's not like I wasn't telling the truth. Why does GameSpot and Ign have to state the frame rate when announcing Playstation 3 games that's coming to the Ps4.

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@kentray1985: And you come off like a salty jackass, you may be trying to come off above it, but you sound more ridiculous than any of them.

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@Tiger_Ali@kentray1985: More like salty crotch

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PS3 emulator version will look better.

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Steam users don't suffer from these epidemic practices.

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@onixevil: At least the people who already own it (more than likely) wont have to pay for it again. This is purely for those who have never played it. It has been stated a thousand times that many PS4 owners are previous X360 owners that missed out on many PS3 games. This is a great opportunity for them to play one of the best indie games of last generation.

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I missed out on all these games being a hardcore fighting game fan. Sooooo.....Fu(k all of you hating on the remastered games, people like me get the best out of it.....DOUCHEBAGS!

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Im so tired of all this remaster bating!

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@beermonger7: And I'm so tired of hearing people crying about it.

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This is not for you if you already plat the game, this is for those who miss out. Your getting those new IP games, it just takes time.

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Ok, again, for all the "cash grab" folks:


There are lots of people (I'm one) who own a PS4 who did not own a PS3. Indeed, one reason I went with PS4 was the track record of the PS3. I looked at games like Journey and TLOU and said "I'll get a PS4 so I can play games like that." The opportunity to play those very games is welcome. I'm thrilled I got a chance to play TLOU, I'm thrilled I'm going to get Journey, and if they remaster Uncharted I'm on that, too.


And it's very nice of them to make it all pretty.

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It's also cross-buy!

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@olddadgamer: It's also cross-buy, so we aren't buying them twice - we are buying once and getting an upgrade for free!

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Thank you. I been saying this over and over again. I own TLOU Remastered cause my PS3 launch broke last year and these remasters are optional.

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@olddadgamer: Exactly. It's not like they are forcing you to buy them.

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Hell ppl here think of they have a chance to write a Twitter post that they aren't working on games enough. More options are better. And they are cash grabs, and it's needed so that their next project will have proper funding.

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I thought they confirmed this a while ago, and that when they did, they said that anyone who bought it on PS3 before would get a free cross-buy download on the PS4 version. I really hope they haven't changed their mind about that, otherwise this is a no-go for me.

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Well damn, I didn't know that. If this is true, then beam me up scotty. I wasn't interested playing it again on PS4, but I hope the offer still stands.

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Maybe i'll try this time around... missed the ps3 back then.

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Journey was great, I recommend looking into this PS4 but PS3 version still holds well in today's standards.

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