119-556: Sony has released a number of previously released PlayStation video games , remastered in high-definition (HD) for their newer consoles, a form of porting . A number of related programs exist, the most prominent two being "Classics HD" (also known as "HD Collection") and "PSP Remasters". The former consists of multiple PlayStation 2 games compiled on one Blu-ray Disc . The latter are individual PlayStation Portable games republished on Blu-ray. These games are not direct ports, but remastered versions in high-definition, to take advantage of
238-580: A Sony video game series, after Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank . Alongside a teaser trailer, the initial announcement revealed that Ratchet director Kevin Munroe and animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment would be helming the movie set for release in 2016. Also like Ratchet & Clank , the film is financed by Film Financial Services with lead investor Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation from China along with Rainmaker, with international representation by Cinema Management Group . Commenting on
357-500: A Super Famicom with a built-in CD-ROM drive that incorporated Green Book technology or CD-i, called "Play Station" (also known as SNES-CD ). However, a day after the announcement at CES, Nintendo announced that it would be breaking its partnership with Sony, opting to go with Philips instead but using the same technology. The deal was broken by Nintendo after they were unable to come to an agreement on how revenue would be split between
476-527: A chance to become reacquainted with one of our most beloved heroes." Series creator Sucker Punch Productions is involved with the film. David Wohl , vice president of development at Blockade Entertainment and producer on the movie, was quoted as saying the film won't be an origins story: "Sly and the gang are already together, though they are far from being so great at what they do." The story will focus on Sly, Bentley, and Murray, but Carmelita and Clockwerk will also be included. Unlike prior incarnations of
595-521: A collection of the various hacking mini-games found in the main campaign mode of Thieves in Time , with additional levels, challenges, and prizes. It was developed by Sanzaru Games and was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita alongside Thieves in Time . This game is a part of Sony's cross-buy initiative, allowing purchasers of the PlayStation 3 version of the game to receive a free copy for
714-563: A compilation for the PlayStation 3 including both Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Re:Chain of Memories in HD with Trophy support. Additionally, the collection included HD cinematic scenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days , and released internationally in 2013. The following year, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix released on PS3, containing Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix , Birth by Sleep Final Mix , and HD remastered cinematic scenes from Re:coded . The inclusion of Birth by Sleep Final Mix marked
833-531: A completely separate financial entity owned by Sony, so as to retain the project and maintain relationships with Philips for the MMCD development project (which helped lead to the creation of the DVD ). According to SCE's producer Ryoji Akagawa and chairman Shigeo Maruyama , there was uncertainty over whether the console should primarily focus on 2D sprite graphics or 3D polygon graphics . Eventually, after witnessing
952-548: A download code for the original Metal Gear Solid . In North America and Europe, the three HD games are packaged together in Metal Gear Solid HD Collection with no downloadable games. Tekken Hybrid not only includes an HD upgrade of Tekken Tag Tournament and a prologue based on Tekken Tag Tournament 2 , but also comes with the 3D CGI film Tekken: Blood Vengeance . Though the actual games are not included, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix includes
1071-544: A game. Sony is developing an improved suspended gameplay state for the PlayStation 5 to consume less energy than the PlayStation 4. The system's new controller, the DualSense has adaptive triggers that can change the resistance to the player as necessary, such as changing the resistance during the action of pulling an arrow back in a bow in-game. The controller also has strong haptic feedback through voice coil actuators, which together with an improved controller speaker
1190-567: A graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution. When in 3D mode the games run at 30fps, while in normal mode, the games run at 60fps. All three of the games also have trophies, with one platinum each. PlayStation Move supported mini-games and 3D support are available in the Collection, as well as trophies. Upon completing every game in the Collection, the Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time ("Sly 4") teaser trailer
1309-699: A later interview, Jim Ryan talked of the PlayStation 5 being able to play "99%" of PlayStation 4 games, an estimate derived from a sample size of "thousands". At CES 2020 , Sony unveiled the official logo for the platform. [REDACTED] Top: PS Bottom: PS One Top: PS2 Middle: PS2 Slimline (2004) Bottom: PS2 Slimline (2007) Top: PS3 Middle: PS3 Slim Bottom: PS3 Super Slim Top: PS4 Middle: PS4 Slim Bottom: PS4 Pro [REDACTED] Top: PS5 Bottom: PS5 Digital Edition ¥ 39,800 US$ 299 £ 299 PS One ¥ 15,000 US$ 99 £ 79 ¥ 39,800 US$ 299 £ 299 PS2 Slimline Sly Cooper#The Sly Collection (2010) Sly Cooper
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#17327982630181428-404: A new "Super Slim" PlayStation 3. The new console, with a completely redesigned case that has a sliding door covering the disc drive (which has been moved to the top of the console), is 4.3 pounds, almost three pounds lighter than the previous "slim" model. The console comes with either 12 GB flash memory or a 250 GB, 500 GB hard drive. Several bundles which include a Super Slim PS3 and
1547-401: A noise that may attract other foes. He prefers to use sneak attacks when possible because of his little endurance. Due to his heritage, Sly has a number of special moves that he learns through the games that can also increase his stealth or speed, or allow him to eliminate foes silently. The player also may play as Bentley with his gadgets, or Murray with his strength, and many minor companions in
1666-589: A rumor that the " Sony PS-X " would be released in Japan "before the end of this year and will retail for less than $ 400". After a demonstration of Sony's distribution plan as well as tech demos of its new console to game publishers and developers in a hotel in Tokyo in 1994, numerous developers began to approach PlayStation. Two of whom later became major partners were Electronic Arts in the West and Namco in Japan. One of
1785-492: A selection of games are available. The PlayStation 4 (PS4) was announced by Sony Computer Entertainment at a press conference on February 20, 2013. In the meeting, Sony revealed some hardware specifications of the new console. It introduced the x86 architecture to the PlayStation series. According to lead system architect, Mark Cerny, development on the PlayStation 4 began as early as 2008. PlayStation Europe CEO Jim Ryan emphasized in 2011 that Sony wanted to avoid launching
1904-517: A special edition of that game. From this feedback, Sony released the collection separate from God of War III as a way to introduce new players to the franchise. The success of God of War Collection prompted Sony to make a new line of games that would be bannered Classics HD in PAL regions (North American copies simply have the subtitle "Remastered in High Definition" or "HD Collection"). One of
2023-465: A strong line-up of first-party games due to PlayStation Studios , a group of many studios owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment that exclusively developed them for PlayStation consoles. In addition, the series features various budget re-releases of games by Sony with different names for each region; these include the Greatest Hits , Platinum , Essentials , and The Best selection of games. It
2142-529: A turtle who acts as brains of the gang; and Murray, a hippo, who acts as the brawn and the getaway driver of the team van. The trio, known as the Cooper Gang, perform elaborate heists across the world, often taking down large and dangerous organized crime groups. On their travels they are pursued by Sly's love interest, Inspector Carmelita Fox of Interpol . Sly Cooper was illustrated by Scott Steinberg with art direction by Dev Madan. The first concept of Sly
2261-618: A variation of the GUI previously used only on PAL consoles up to that point. Released in 2000 , 15 months after the Dreamcast and a year before its other competitors, the Xbox and the GameCube , the PlayStation 2 is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles , and is backwards-compatible with most original PlayStation games. Like its predecessor, it has received a slimmer redesign. It
2380-490: Is 40% smaller and carries a rounded body with a matte finish on the top of the console rather than a two-tone finish. The two USB ports on the front have a larger gap between them, and the optical audio port was also removed. It ships with a minor update to the DualShock 4 controller, with the light bar visible through the top of the touchpad and dark matte grey coloured exterior instead of a partially shiny black. The PS4 Slim
2499-565: Is a microconsole and a non-portable variant of the PlayStation Vita handheld game console. Other hardware released as part of the PlayStation series includes the PSX , a digital video recorder which was integrated with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, though it was short-lived due to its high price and was never released outside Japan, as well as a Bravia television set which has an integrated PlayStation 2. The PlayStation Network
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#17327982630182618-456: Is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles , two handhelds , a media center , and a smartphone , as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment , a division of Sony . The first PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. The original console in
2737-496: Is a rare heist video game to successfully balance requirements and liberty when it came to heists. They are required to be completed to progress to others, but the player had control over how to do so. PlayStation Move Heroes , announced at E3 2010 , is a crossover between the Sly Cooper series, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank . It features Sly and Bentley as playable characters. The game uses PlayStation Move . It
2856-724: Is a remastered version of Killzone . ^† Released exclusively as download. ^a Released as a download and as part of the Killzone Trilogy . ^† Released exclusively as download. ^a Released at same time as PS3 remaster version. ^b Remaster originally released on PS3 before Vita. Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone ^† Released exclusively as download. ^a Released at same time as PS3 and/or Vita remastered version. ^b Remaster originally released on PS3 and/or Vita before PS4. ^c The Ultimate Edition
2975-473: Is a series of stealth and action-adventure and video games for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita . The series follows the adventures of Sly Cooper, an anthropomorphic raccoon and master thief, along with his two partners in crime, Bentley the turtle and Murray the hippopotamus , all of whom are pursued by Sly's love interest, Inspector Carmelita Fox. The first three games in
3094-462: Is also known for the four iconic PlayStation face buttons ( [REDACTED] , [REDACTED] , [REDACTED] , [REDACTED] ). PlayStation was the brainchild of Ken Kutaragi , a Sony executive who managed one of the company's hardware engineering divisions and was later dubbed "The Father of the PlayStation". Until 1991, Sony had little direct involvement with the video game industry. The company supplied components for other consoles, such as
3213-534: Is an online service with about 110 million registered users (as of June 2013) and over 103 million active users monthly. (as of December 2019) It comprises an online virtual market, the PlayStation Store , which allows the purchase and download of games and various forms of multimedia, a subscription-based online service known as PlayStation Plus and a social gaming networking service called PlayStation Home , which had over 41 million users worldwide at
3332-463: Is designed primarily to enable selected games to be playable at 4K resolution , and improved quality for PlayStation VR . All games are backwards and forward compatible between PS4 and PS4 Pro, but games with optimizations will have improved graphics performance on PS4 Pro. Although capable of streaming 4K video from online sources, PS4 Pro does not support Ultra HD Blu-ray . Additionally the PS4 Pro
3451-405: Is intended to give better in-game feedback. USB-C connectivity, together with a higher rated battery are other improvements to the new controller. The PlayStation 5 features a completely revamped user interface . The PlayStation 5 is backwards-compatible with most PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games, with Cerny stating that the transition to the new console is meant to be a soft one. In
3570-426: Is not a feature of the PlayStation 4 like it was on PlayStation 3. The first remastered collection to be released was God of War Collection , which consisted of God of War and God of War II . This collection was released before the official line of Classics HD games. God of War Collection was brought about from feedback in anticipation for God of War III and what type of content fans would like to see in
3689-453: Is not part of this line thus has Trophy support. During an interview with Game Informer , Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura expressed interest in "HD versions" and was "researching them" for his Kingdom Hearts series. He said, "I would like to do something about the series being spread over so many different consoles, too. I am thinking a lot about the future." In September 2012, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix ,
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3808-698: Is the DualShock , a line of vibration-feedback gamepads that sold 28 million units by June 2008. The first handheld console in the series, the PlayStation Portable (PSP), sold a total of 80 million units worldwide by November 2013. Its successor, the PlayStation Vita (PSVita), which launched in Japan in December 2011 and in most other major territories in February 2012, sold over four million units by January 2013. PlayStation TV
3927-451: Is the most successful console in the world, having sold over 155 million units as of December 28, 2012. On November 29, 2005, the PS2 became the fastest game console to reach 100 million units shipped, accomplishing the feat within 5 years and 9 months from its launch. This achievement occurred faster than its predecessor, the PlayStation, which took "9 years and 6 months since launch" to reach
4046-479: Is the latest descendant in a line of master thieves. The Cooper Clan is notorious for only stealing from other thieves, and passes down their expert techniques from generation to generation in a book called the "Thievius Raccoonus." While the Coopers have accumulated a massive hoard of wealth, Sly places greater value on his friendship with his partners-in-crime, whom he met growing up in an orphanage together: Bentley,
4165-716: Is the official name given for these compilations in Europe; no equivalent of such name exists in North America or Japan. However, these games include the subtitle "Remastered in High Definition" or "HD Collection" on the North American cover. PSP Remasters is the official name given by Sony for collections featuring remasters of PSP games. The PSP Remasters line includes the same features as the Classics HD line, as well as cross-platform play and shareable saves between
4284-570: Is the only PS4 model which can remote play at 1080p. The other models are limited to 720p. The PlayStation 5 (PS5) was released worldwide on November 12, 2020, and, alongside the Xbox Series X and Series S , released the same month, is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles . The first news of the PS5 came from Mark Cerny in an interview with Wired in April 2019. Sony intended for
4403-432: Is unlocked. However, these features are not available in the downloadable version. Developer Sanzaru Games impressed Sony with a demo for the then-unannounced Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time , and were subsequently tasked with porting the series' PlayStation 2 titles to the PlayStation 3. At this time, the games' original developers , Sucker Punch Productions , were working on the inFamous series. The Sly Collection
4522-440: Is very agile, and is able to use many of the features of the architecture for stealth, indicated to the player by a blue glow, explained in-game as a visible manifestation of Sly's "thief senses." For example, Sly can perch on the top of sharp points, climb up pipes, sneak along a narrow ledge, walk across a tight rope, zipline down a rope, or use his cane to swing from hooks. Sly also uses his cane to defeat foes, although it makes
4641-477: The 7 nanometer process node. The graphics processor is a custom variant of AMD's Navi family using the RDNA microarchitecture, which includes support for hardware acceleration of ray-tracing rendering, enabling real-time ray-traced graphics. The new console ships with a custom SSD storage, as Cerny emphasized the need for fast loading times and higher bandwidth to make games more immersive, as well as to support
4760-581: The Crash gameplay from scratch. As the levels were coming together, they also added their own art, animation, and audio. The cycle of remastering older games for newer platforms continued with the launch of the PlayStation 5 in November 2020, as some of its launch titles were remastered versions of previous generations' games. This is also true of the Xbox Series X/S , which released two days before
4879-480: The PlayStation 2 , the PS One (stylized as PS one) was a considerably smaller, redesigned version of the original PlayStation video game console. The PS one went on to outsell all other consoles, including its successor, throughout the remainder of the year. It featured two main changes from its predecessor, the first being a cosmetic change to the console and the second being the home menu's Graphical User Interface ;
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4998-401: The PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013, selling a million units within a day, becoming the fastest selling console in history. The latest console in the series, the PlayStation 5 , was released in 2020 and sold 10 million units in its first 249 days, unseating its predecessor as the fastest-selling PlayStation console to-date. The main series of controllers utilized by the PlayStation series
5117-626: The Sly Cooper television series would be moved to the studio, considering that projects such as Sony Pictures' Uncharted film also moved there. Sly 1 was a nominee for GameSpot ' s 2002 "Best Game No One Played on PlayStation 2" award. By July 2006, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus reached 800k units sold in the United States with the Sly trilogy selling a total of 2.2 million units. Next Generation ranked it as
5236-418: The 2013 spin-off game Bentley's Hackpack . Both an animated feature film and television series based on the series have also been in development, but neither has released. The games are primarily in third person . The player controls Sly or one of his companions through many missions of several levels, relying mostly on stealth to avoid encounters and alarms while collecting treasures or other items. Sly
5355-496: The 78th highest-selling game launched for the sixth generation of video game consoles between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. GameSpy considered Sly Cooper to be the 5th most underrated game of all time in a 2003 listing. Sly 2: Band of Thieves frequently appears on all-time lists of PlayStation 2 games, ranking number 23 by GameSpy and SVG.com , number 24 by IGN , and appearing on unranked features by Digital Trends , and VG247 . Sportskeeda ranked it
5474-526: The Colossus , and The Last Guardian ; a demo for the latter was considered for inclusion, but was not. The collection also features the original PlayStation 2 cover arts for both games on the inner side of the case. The Silent Hill Collection includes both original and new recorded dialog for Silent Hill 2 . A notable feature with the PSP Remasters is that players can import saved games between
5593-482: The Cooper Vault, a gigantic cache of wealth accumulated by his family over the years. In order to gain access he must defeat a villain known as Dr. M, who has taken over the island and made many failed attempts to break into the vault. Sly must regroup his old partners and recruit new members, defeating a variety of new villains along the way, in order to succeed at reclaiming his family's history, all while still on
5712-544: The Fiendish Five, a rival gang led by a giant mechanical owl named Clockwerk. Sly and his gang must steal back the book while keeping ahead of Interpol's Inspector Carmelita Fox, who promises to put Sly in jail for his crimes. Sly 2: Band of Thieves was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. After the events of Sly Cooper , the mechanical parts from the destroyed Clockwerk are stolen by the Klaww Gang. Together,
5831-843: The PS3 titles, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune , Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception . The collection is single-player only (the PS3 versions of Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3 had online multiplayer), and included a voucher for the Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta. To finish out the remastering of the Kingdom Hearts games, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue released in January 2017 and consisted of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance , Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage , and HD cinematics from Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover . Unlike
5950-497: The PS5. Along with Trophies , 3D support, and HD upgrades, the various compilations also boast various other extras to accompany them. God of War Collection , for example, contains bonus materials for God of War II that were originally released as a DVD in the God of War II two-disc set on PS2; early copies also included the God of War III demo. God of War: Origins Collection included
6069-511: The PSP version and the PS3 version and vice versa. This following three lists contains games that have been remastered and released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4 consoles. Some games are part of the original Classics HD and PSP Remasters line, which were PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games, remastered and released exclusively on the PlayStation 3, followed by PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. Developers have extended
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#17327982630186188-409: The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 consoles also featured support for Linux-based operating systems ; Linux for PlayStation 2 and OtherOS respectively, though this has since been discontinued. The series has also been known for its numerous marketing campaigns, the latest of which being the "Greatness Awaits" and eventually, "Play Has No Limits" commercials in the United States. The series also has
6307-553: The PlayStation 3 was re-released in 2009 as a "slim" model. The redesigned model is 33% smaller, 36% lighter, and consumes 34% to 45% less power than previous models. In addition, it features a redesigned cooling system and a smaller Cell processor which was moved to a 45nm manufacturing process. It sold in excess of a million units within its first 3 weeks on sale. The redesign also features support for CEC (more commonly referred to by its manufacturer brandings of BraviaSync, VIERA Link, EasyLink and others) which allows control of
6426-842: The PlayStation 3. They contain both remastered games and games that have already been released for the PS3, in addition to bonus content. The first collections announced in this line were the God of War Saga and the Infamous Collection , which were released on August 28, 2012, along with the Ratchet & Clank Collection , which was rebranded for this new line. ^† Redeemable voucher download. ^a Only Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta ^b Only Infamous: Festival of Blood ^c Only Killzone 3 ^d Only Resistance 3 PlayStation PlayStation ( Japanese : プレイステーション , Hepburn : Pureisutēshon , officially abbreviated as PS )
6545-606: The PlayStation 4 in July 2015, in celebration of the franchise's tenth anniversary. The remastered version features full 1080p support at 60 frames per second and a photo mode, allowing players to edit their photos and share them with their friends. In anticipation for the PlayStation 4 exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End , Sony released Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for the PS4 in October 2015, featuring remastered versions of
6664-457: The PlayStation 4. The Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass versions released on February 18, 2020. Constructor HD was the first game that was released on the original PlayStation to be remastered when it released in January 2017. At E3 2016 , it was announced that the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy, Crash Bandicoot , Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back , and Crash Bandicoot: Warped , would be remastered for PlayStation 4. The name
6783-452: The PlayStation 5 to be its next-generation console and planned to ship it worldwide by the end of 2020. In early 2019, Sony's financial report for the quarter ending March 31, 2019, affirmed that new next-generation hardware was in development but would ship no earlier than April 2020. The current specifications were released in October 2019. The console uses an 8-core, 16-thread CPU based on AMD's Zen 2 microarchitecture, manufactured on
6902-473: The PlayStation Vita via the PlayStation Network. The game was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, iOS, and Android devices. It received 7/10 from Destructoid . A children's book titled, Sly Cooper: To Catch a Thief , was published by Scholastic Corporation on January 31, 2007. The novel was written by Michael Anthony Steele and the plot takes place in between Sly Cooper and
7021-594: The Slimline which had an overhauled internal design incorporating the power supply into the console itself like the original PlayStation 2 resulting in a further reduced total weight of the console. Released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a seventh generation game console from Sony. It competes with the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii . The PS3 is the first console in
7140-476: The Thievius Racoonus and Sly 2: Band of Thieves . Production on a Sly Cooper film originally leaked in 2012 when a NeoGAF user discovered listings for a number of Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises in a film financing database. The project was officially announced by producer Brad Foxhoven , of Blockade Entertainment, on January 28, 2014. Sly Cooper is Blockade's third adaptation of
7259-528: The artistic style of the characters and world." At Wondercon 2016, Munroe stated that the film had yet to enter production and that he doubted it would be released later that year, but was "standing by, waiting to jump on top of it. I'm just waiting for the phone call." On October 26, 2016, he revealed on Twitter that he hadn't personally worked on Sly Cooper in over a year and a half. In September 2016, Michael Hefferon, president and chief creative officer of Rainmaker, said that due to Ratchet' s failure,
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#17327982630187378-412: The board. Eventually, Sony President Ohga decided to retain the project after being reminded by Kutaragi of the humiliation he suffered from Nintendo. Nevertheless, due to strong opposition from a majority present at the meeting as well as widespread internal opposition to the project by the older generation of Sony executives, Kutaragi and his team had to be shifted from Sony's headquarters to Sony Music ,
7497-458: The company would have to reevaluate the timing, release plans, and budget for Sly Cooper. In 2017, Rainmaker left the project. On June 14, 2017, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that they were developing a Sly Cooper television series alongside Technicolor Animation Productions , with PGS Entertainment handling brand management. The series was to consist of 52 11-minute episodes, with half scheduled to premiere in October 2019, and
7616-493: The console over HDMI by using the remote control as the controller. The PS3 slim also runs quieter and is cooler than previous models due to its 45 nm Cell. The PS3 Slim no longer has the "main power" switch (similar to PlayStation 2 slim ), like the previous PS3 models, which was located at the back of the console. It was officially released on September 1, 2009, in North America and Europe and on September 3, 2009, in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In 2012, Sony revealed
7735-504: The console spread after its release worldwide in North America and Europe. The original PlayStation, released in Japan on December 3, 1994 , was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices. It has included successor consoles and upgrades including the Net Yaroze (a special black PlayStation with tools and instructions to program PlayStation games and applications), "PS one" (a smaller version of
7854-699: The cut scenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days , remastered in high definition, and cut scenes from Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded are included in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix , also remastered in high definition. To help showcase the addition of the PlayStation Move, The Sly Collection includes various additional minigames as well. The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection features bonus content, including two XMB Dynamic Themes and exclusive video content for Ico , Shadow of
7973-788: The documentary, God of War – Game Directors Live , the Kratos Legionnaire bonus skin, and the Forest of the Forgotten combat arena, which were all originally released as a download via the Ghost of Sparta pre-order package. In Japan, the PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker: HD Edition is standalone and includes a code to download the PSP version while Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 are packaged separately in Metal Gear Solid HD and come instead with
8092-461: The factors which attracted developers to the platform was the use of a 3D-capable, CD-ROM-based console which was much cheaper and easier to manufacture for in comparison to Nintendo's rival console, which used cartridge systems. The project eventually hit Japanese stores in December 1994 and gained massive sales due to its lower price point than its competitor, the Sega Saturn . The popularity of
8211-559: The features hold this opinion, already celebrating the series for its distinct combination of family-friendliness with stealth and "genuinely funny" comedy. Gameplay centered around scenarios similar to those in heist films , like Ocean's 11 (1960) and The Italian Job (1969), are commonplace in realistic open world crime video games, most notably the Grand Theft Auto series (1997–present), but rare in cartoon platformers. Commemorated USgamer ' s Jeremy Parish, it
8330-439: The fifth best all-time 3D platformer. Sly 2: Band of Thieves is generally considered by critics to be the best Sly Cooper game, a successful expansion of the qualities of the first game, its most highlighted aspects being the inclusion of three playable characters with distinct abilities and the variety and captivity of the worlds. Jesse Lab, writing for The Escapist in 2022, argued the series maintained its true identity by
8449-441: The film's production, Asad Qizilbash, senior director of first party games marketing at Sony stated: "As one of our most storied and fan favorite PlayStation franchises, we are excited to see the story of Sly premiere on the big screen for the first time. "We have a great partnership with Rainmaker and Blockade Entertainment and we're looking forward to seeing Sly reimagined in a full-feature movie to offer both fans and newcomers alike
8568-466: The first time that the final mix version was released outside Japan. With the launch of the PlayStation 4 , some developers have decided to take advantage of the more powerful hardware and remaster their previously released PlayStation 3 titles on the newer platform. Some of these previous titles also appeared on the Xbox 360 and some have been remastered for release on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows as well. These remastered versions sometimes include
8687-464: The framework consist of only original PlayStation games currently. Seventh generation PlayStation products also use the XrossMediaBar , which is an Technology & Engineering Emmy Award –winning graphical user interface . A touch screen-based user interface called LiveArea was launched for the PlayStation Vita, which integrates social networking elements into the interface. Additionally,
8806-409: The franchise which used cel-shading , the film is going for a contemporary CG art direction. Foxhoven stated that "the global film market can lean towards pure CG animated films. As much as we love the cel-shaded look of the game, we felt that it would not be held up on the big screen collectively." He also said that working with the creators of Sly Cooper would help the movie's look "remain true to
8925-432: The gang, and Carmelita travel back in time to stop the various henchmen of the main villain, Cyrille Le Paradox, who is determined to replace the Coopers as the new master thief of the world. Along the way, the gang teams up with several of Sly's ancestors, all while Sly must deal with the aftermath of Carmelita discovering that he had faked his amnesia at the end of the previous game. The game was developed by Sanzaru Games ,
9044-515: The launch of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) in 2013, Vita and PS3 games, in addition to the older platforms' games, began being remastered for it. Developers have also remastered games that were not originally released on a PlayStation console and remastered them for PlayStation platforms, in addition to releasing them for other non-PlayStation platforms. This remastering extended to the PlayStation 5 (PS5) with its release in November 2020 with some of its launch titles being remastered PS4 games. Classics HD
9163-582: The letters in depth of space. Sakamoto also stuck with four bright principal colors, red, yellow, green, and blue, only having to tune the green color for better harmony across the logo. Sakamoto also designed the black and white logo based on the same design, reserved for times where colors could not be used. At Sony Music Entertainment , Kutaragi worked closely with Shigeo Maruyama , the CEO of Sony Music, and with Akira Sato to form Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) on November 16, 1993. A building block of SCEI
9282-430: The newer consoles' capabilities. The remastering of the games include updated graphics, new textures, and Trophy support, and some of the remastered games released on PlayStation 3 have included 3D and PlayStation Move support. Some HD remasters have also been released individually or in bundles as downloads on the PlayStation Store ; others are released exclusively as downloads. This remastering began in 2009 with
9401-624: The next-generation console behind the competition. Among the new applications and services, Sony introduced the PlayStation App, allowing PS4 owners to turn smartphones and tablets into a second screen to enhance gameplay. The company also planned to debut PlayStation Now game streaming service, powered by technology from Gaikai . By incorporating a share button on the new controller and making it possible to view in-game content being streamed live from friends, Sony planned to place more focus on social gameplay as well. The PlayStation 4
9520-521: The original PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 2 Slimline was the first major redesign of the PlayStation 2. Compared to its predecessor, the Slimline was smaller, thinner, quieter and also included a built-in Ethernet port (in some markets it also has an integrated modem ). In 2007 , Sony began shipping a revision of the Slimline which was lighter than the original Slimline together with a lighter AC adapter . In 2008 , Sony released yet another revision of
9639-592: The original) and the PocketStation (a handheld which enhances PlayStation games and also acts as a memory card). It was part of the fifth generation of video game consoles competing against the Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 64 . By December 2003, the PlayStation and PS one had shipped a combined total of 102.49 million units, eventually becoming the first video game console to sell 120 million units. Released on July 7, 2000 , concurrently with its successor
9758-453: The parts could be used to revive Clockwerk; separately, they each have special functions and are used for various crimes by the individual gang members. Sly and the Cooper gang are pursued by Carmelita and her new partner, Constable Neyla, while they track down the missing Clockwerk parts. Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. On a remote island, Sly discovers
9877-545: The previous two collections, which were exclusive to PlayStation 3, this collection released exclusively on PlayStation 4. Additionally, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix , featuring both of the PS3 collections, released on PS4 in March 2017. Square Enix later bundled Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue with the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix collections as part of a new compilation, Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far , released in North America on October 30, 2018, for
9996-442: The reasons why this brand was created is that PlayStation 2 discs are not compatible with PlayStation 3 consoles released after August 2007 (only the original 20 GB and 60 GB models, and the first iteration of the 80 GB model are compatible). The second series of games ported to the PlayStation 3 and first to use the Classics HD banner was The Sly Collection , released in November 2010. The Prince of Persia series
10115-494: The release of God of War Collection ; it originally started as only PlayStation 2 (PS2) games being remastered for PlayStation 3 (PS3). PlayStation Portable (PSP) games began being remastered for the latter in 2011; Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD ver. was the first of these. After the release of the PlayStation Vita in 2012, several of the remastered PS2 and PSP games began being released for this platform. Some original PlayStation (PS1) games also began being remastered. With
10234-692: The remaining in July 2020, though the broadcast network was never determined. On May 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that they had opened a film and TV production studio on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in Culver City, California called PlayStation Productions , which will develop and produce projects based on the company's catalog of more than 100 games. Sony Pictures will distribute these projects, but Sony Interactive Entertainment will handle production firsthand. This announcement had many fans speculate that
10353-420: The remastering of games to titles that were not PlayStation originals, and remastered releases have been released on platforms other than PlayStation. Originally, multiple games were remastered into collections, such as God of War Collection , featuring remastered versions of God of War and God of War II . Developers have since also remastered and released games individually, such as Killzone HD , which
10472-537: The required content streaming from disc for 8K resolution . In a second interview with Wired in October 2019, further details of the new hardware were revealed: the console's integrated Blu-ray drive would support 100 GB Blu-ray discs and Ultra HD Blu-ray ; while a game installation from a disc is mandatory as to take advantage of the SSD, the user will have some fine-grain control of how much they want to have installed, such as only installing multiplayer components of
10591-605: The run from Carmelita. This game also has some levels that can be put into 3D mode and the PS3 version in The Sly Collection allows the full game to be played in 3D. The Sly Collection (titled The Sly Trilogy in PAL regions) is a remastered port of the first three games in the series, released in November 2010 for the PlayStation 3 on a single Blu-ray Disc as a Classics HD title. The games were ported by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America . On November 29, 2011, The Sly Collection
10710-453: The same development team behind The Sly Collection , instead of Sucker Punch Productions , who turned their focus to the Infamous series. If players unlock the game's secret ending, a clip is shown that hints at a potential future installment in the series, but on November 14, 2014, Sanzaru Games released a statement that they are not developing a future game. Bentley's Hackpack is
10829-403: The same figure. PlayStation 2 shipments in Japan ended on December 28, 2012. The Guardian reported on January 4, 2013, that PS2 production had ended worldwide, but studies showed that many people all around the world still own one even if it is no longer in use. PlayStation 2 has been ranked as the best selling console of all time as of 2015. Released in 2004 , four years after the launch of
10948-399: The same large level. There is typically a boss fight at the end of each heist as the conclusion to the mission. The Sly Cooper series takes place in a fictionalized version of the real world that's populated by anthropomorphic animals, with film noir and comic book motifs as well as the presence of super-science and magic. The main protagonist, a young adult raccoon named Sly Cooper,
11067-419: The second game, moving past the rigid platforming tropes, such as simply getting to the end of the level, for open-world gameplay with various missions and task to complete. It is also considered unique from most other video games, particularly stealth and platformer games, for its Saturday morning cartoon nature, humor, lightheartedness, and caper-centric gameplay. IGN ' s PlayStation 2 ranking, one of
11186-597: The series : HD remasters of Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the first time on the PlayStation 3, plus Tomb Raider: Underworld . At E3 2011 during Sony's press conference, the "PSP Remasters" line was announced. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD ver. was the first of this line to be announced. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan announced that the PSP Remasters line would not include Trophy support; God of War: Origins Collection , despite both games within it being remasters of PSP games,
11305-478: The series to introduce the use of motion-sensing technology through its Sixaxis wireless controller. The console also incorporates a Blu-ray Disc player and features high-definition resolution. The PS3 was originally offered with either a 20 GB or 60 GB hard drive, but over the years its capacity increased in increments available up to 500 GB. The PlayStation 3 has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of November 2013. Like its predecessors,
11424-407: The series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade. Its successor, the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000; it is the best-selling home console to date, having reached over 155 million units sold by the end of 2012. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006, selling over 87.4 million units by March 2017. Sony's next console,
11543-591: The series were developed by Sucker Punch Productions , while Sanzaru Games developed the fourth. The first three games were also remastered into high-definition for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita by Sanzaru Games, in a compilation titled The Sly Collection . Sly Cooper himself has become one of the most popular of the Sony video game characters, and has appeared in other Sony games such as cross-overs PlayStation Move Heroes and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale . The series has spawned two comic books and
11662-713: The sound chip for the Super Famicom from Nintendo , and operated a video game studio, Sony Imagesoft . As part of a joint project between Nintendo and Sony that began as early as 1988, the two companies worked to create a CD-ROM version of the Super Famicom, though Nintendo denied the existence of the Sony deal as late as March 1991. At the Consumer Electronics Show in June 1991, Sony revealed
11781-442: The subtitle "Definitive Edition". Developers have since stopped remastering games for older platforms and are only remastering games for the newer platforms. An updated version of Injustice: Gods Among Us , titled Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition and including all DLC of the original, was released in November 2013 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation Vita. The PS4 version, which
11900-492: The success of Sega 's Virtua Fighter in Japanese arcades, that Sony realized "the direction of the PlayStation became instantly clear" and 3D polygon graphics became the console's primary focus. The PlayStation logo was designed by Manabu Sakamoto. He wanted the logo to capture the 3D support of the console, but instead of just adding apparent depth to the letters "P" and "S", he created an optical illusion that suggested
12019-413: The third game. There are also mini-games scattered throughout the gameplay. Each game is broken into a series of heists, and to accomplish the heist, Sly and his gang must complete several missions. In the first game, each mission was located on a level accessed from the main hub level, while the second, third, and fourth games used a non-linear, open world approach to have various missions located around
12138-468: The time of its closure in March 2015. PlayStation Mobile (formerly PlayStation Suite) is a software framework that provides PlayStation content on mobile devices . Version 1.xx supports both PlayStation Vita, PlayStation TV and certain devices that run the Android operating system , whereas version 2.00 released in 2014 only targeted PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV. Content set to be released under
12257-431: The two companies. The breaking of the partnership infuriated Sony President Norio Ohga , who responded by appointing Kutaragi with the responsibility of developing the PlayStation project to rival Nintendo. At that time, negotiations were still on-going between Nintendo and Sony, with Nintendo offering Sony a "non-gaming role" regarding their new partnership with Philips. This proposal was swiftly rejected by Kutaragi who
12376-407: The two versions, however, PSP Remasters do not include Trophy support. Remastered games released on the PlayStation 4 have sometimes had the subtitle "HD Remaster", "Remastered", or "Definitive Edition". PlayStation 4 remasters have all the same features as remastered collections on PS3, but do not feature 3D or PlayStation Move support, though later releases could potentially support Move; 3D, however,
12495-496: Was "J.T." which stood for "Jewel Thief", but was scrapped when Sucker Punch discovered it could be confused for Japan Tobacco . Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus , released as Sly Raccoon in Europe, was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 . Sly and the gang are looking for the missing pieces of Sly's family book, the Thievius Raccoonus, which contains all of the Cooper Clan's secret thief techniques. They trace it to
12614-580: Was a launch title, and the Windows version is remastered. In January 2014, Square Enix released an updated version of 2013's Tomb Raider as Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In July 2014, Sony released The Last of Us Remastered for PlayStation 4. It is a remastered port of the PS3 title The Last of Us for the newer platform in terms of quality. In March 2015, Sony announced that PS3 title God of War III would be remastered and released as God of War III Remastered for
12733-477: Was announced in June 2010, and released on November 9, 2010. It was made available on the PlayStation Store on November 29, 2011. On April 20, 2013, the PlayStation Vita port of the collection was revealed after it was rated by the ESRB . It was officially announced on February 10, 2014, with a release date of May 27, 2014. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time was officially announced during Sony's 2011 E3 Keynote, and
12852-546: Was facing increasing criticism over his work with regard to entering the video game industry from within Sony. Negotiations officially ended in May 1992 and in order to decide the fate of the PlayStation project, a meeting was held in June 1992, consisting of Sony President Ohga, PlayStation Head Kutaragi and several senior members of Sony's board. At the meeting, Kutaragi unveiled a proprietary CD-ROM-based system he had been working on which involved playing video games with 3D graphics to
12971-401: Was first released in North America on November 15, 2013. As part of the eighth generation of video game consoles , it competes with Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch . PlayStation 4 Slim (officially marketed simply as PlayStation 4 or PS4 ) was unveiled on September 7, 2016. It is a revision of the original PS4 hardware with a streamlined form factor. The new casing
13090-499: Was its initial partnership with Sony Music which helped SCEI attract creative talent to the company as well as assist SCEI in manufacturing, marketing and producing discs, something that Sony Music had been doing with Music Discs. The final two key members of SCEI were Terry Tokunaka, the President of SCEI from Sony's headquarters, and Olaf Olafsson . Olafsson was CEO and president of New York-based Sony Interactive Entertainment which
13209-403: Was officially released on February 5, 2013. Sly Cooper and the whole gang return with an epic brand new adventure for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita systems. The pages of the Thievius Raccoonus are disappearing and Bentley, now the keeper of the ancient book, must round up the gang and save the Cooper Clan legacy from being destroyed forever. With Bentley's newly-invented time machine,
13328-411: Was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store , with each title in the collection available as a separate purchase. The collection also includes a set of mini games . On May 27, 2014, the collection was released for the PlayStation Vita . Sly 1 and 2 are featured on the game card, while Sly 3 is accessed through an included download voucher. For the remastering, all three games have had
13447-505: Was released on March 22, 2011, in North America. Sly Cooper appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale . In the game's arcade mode, Sly finds that several pages from the Thievius Racconus have been stolen and begins battling the other fighters in an attempt to locate them, including a rival battle with Nathan Drake . The Sly Cooper version of Paris also appears as one of
13566-464: Was released on September 15, 2016, with a 500 GB model at the same price point as the original PS4 model. Its model number is CUH-2000. PlayStation 4 Pro or PS4 Pro for short (originally announced under the codename Neo ) was unveiled on September 7, 2016. Its model number is CUH-7000. It is an updated version of the PlayStation 4 with improved hardware, including an upgraded GPU with 4.2 teraflops of processing power, and higher CPU clock. It
13685-481: Was released on other platforms, but the PS4 and PC versions are remastered. ^d New game that takes place after the original Birth by Sleep . ^e Beyond: Two Souls remastered was released as a standalone before the collection on November 24, 2015. Heavy Rain remastered was released as a standalone on March 1, 2016 (North America) and March 4, 2016 (Europe). ^† Released exclusively as download. PlayStation Collections are bundles of games for
13804-618: Was revealed as the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy at the PlayStation Experience event on December 3, 2016, which also revealed that it would release in 2017. Developer Vicarious Visions coined the term "remaster plus" in describing whether or not the N. Sane Trilogy was a remaster or a remake. They said that they did not consider it a remake, because they did not "fully remake [the games]". They said that they used Naughty Dog 's original level geometry to rebuild
13923-497: Was the first non-Sony published games remastered, published by Ubisoft . On November 2, 2010, God of War Collection became the first remastered collection to be released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store, and simultaneously the first time PlayStation 2-original games were released on the PlayStation Store. The Tomb Raider Trilogy was announced on December 19, 2010, and included all three second era games of
14042-495: Was the parent company for the 1994-founded Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA). The PlayStation project, SCEI's first official project, was finally given the green light by Sony executives in 1993 after a few years of development. Also in 1993, Phil Harrison , who later became President of SCE Worldwide Studios , was recruited into SCEI to attract developers and publishers to produce games for their new PlayStation platform. Computer Gaming World in March 1994 reported
14161-576: Was to be a thief. Scott Steinberg made different designs such as a pillow or alien, each with their own different personality. The choice to make him a raccoon was settled when the development team found it humorous for a raccoon to wear a thief mask. During the design stage, different staff members of Sony gave different inputs leading Scott Steinberg to make multiple designs that filled an entire folder. Sony of America wanted him to be "cool", Sony of Japan wanted him to be "cute", and Sony of Europe wanted him to be "Dark" and "Edgy". The original name for Sly
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