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GOWIII demo inside GOW collection News

PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese

24 September, 2009

Sony has announced that a God of War III demo will be included in the God of War Collection this autumn.

The God of War Collection will provide a code to download the GOWIII demo from the PlayStation Network, GameSpot reports, rather than stuff the sampler on-disc.

There's no solid date for the God of War Collection other than autumn or "holiday". That, we reckon, makes November a solid target.

The Collection, announced at the start of the month, bundles PS2 games God of War I & II on Blu-ray, and furnishes them with tasty 720p visuals. It costs only $40 in the US, supposedly, though no European details have been confirmed.

The sampler arrives a whopping four months ahead of Kratos' PS3 debut, although we know somewhere you can play the game even earlier: the Eurogamer Expo!

During the last week of October we'll be touring the country (well, Leeds and London) offering playable demos of God of War III, Heavy Rain and MAG among many others. And that's just a snapshot of Sony's line-up - head to our EG Expo mini-site for the full, eye-popping roster.

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kissthestick
24/09/09 @ 09:37
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will be importing :)
aidey6
24/09/09 @ 09:37
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I wonder if the demo with be exclusive to the GOW collection or whether Sony will see sense and also put it on PSN this side of christmas, so as those who don't import GOW collection can sample this too
tossetaz
24/09/09 @ 09:39
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@aidey6 I read somewhere that it will be exclusive for a while and then be available on PSN - no mention whether this is pre or post christmas though
Machetazo
24/09/09 @ 09:41
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Can someone pester Sony local, until they open up a bit more about how they intend to get GoW PS2s remastered, here, first?
breedob
24/09/09 @ 09:43
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@aidey6 - obviously they're doing it to boost sales of the game. I've played through both but am going to get it anyway for the 720p visuals and trophy support. The demo is an added bonus!
4thVariety
24/09/09 @ 09:44
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A nice addition, but I would not have bought the collection just for that. There is no reason to limit any demo to buying any release.
Widge
24/09/09 @ 09:46
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Nice for me, I'd slapped down an import pre-order anyway. Additonal bonuses = good.
sneetch
24/09/09 @ 09:56
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I'll be picking up the GOW collection but I've never played one of these, I presume they're a bit of a Ninja Gaiden/Devil May Cry style, string-together-long-combos-whilst-slaughtering-the-populati
on-of-ancient-Greece games?
Widge
24/09/09 @ 10:05
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If I had my BC PS3 I would STILL buy this in advance of the bog standard versions. You're just finding an excuse to embark on a BC rant.
myiagros
24/09/09 @ 10:08
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I've already ordered my copy for the spiffed up visuals, and trophy support. The demo however is a lovely bonus.
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24/09/09 @ 10:22
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"You're just finding an excuse to embark on a BC rant. "

Not really Widge I'm just not happy about Sony cutting out I feature I want only to RESELL the bloody stuff they claim I don't want.
Jay-ITFC
24/09/09 @ 10:24
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Was anyone elses first thought 'Gears 3 demo in GOTY' lol?
Digital~Orgasm
24/09/09 @ 10:34
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QUOTE "Was anyone elses first thought 'Gears 3 demo in GOTY' lol? "


That is exactly what I thought, so had to check the comments to see if anyone else thought the same lmao
coojam
24/09/09 @ 10:44
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Yeh it's about time either God of War or Gears got a new acronym.
Darren
24/09/09 @ 10:46
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Niiiiiiiiiiice... if this doesn't make Europe before Christmas then I'm deffo importing it from the U.S.
SeesThroughAll
24/09/09 @ 10:55
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I would be extremely happy to hear this... if I was american.
myiagros
24/09/09 @ 11:28
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God Of War came first so it should be Gears Of War which uses a different acronym.
Cappy
24/09/09 @ 11:48
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There was a PS3 with backwards compatibility. Most people didn't buy it. If they had, perhaps the feature would have been considered a selling point and worth keeping.

No point whining about it now.
munki83
24/09/09 @ 12:15
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I'd be tempted if the collection was £15 but it will be £30+ and not worth me upgrading my ps2 copies for at that price.
JACK_BURTON
24/09/09 @ 12:51
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@ Cappy
Most people did not buy it because it cost too much at the time. £425 !!!!
Not because they did not want BC.
Artemus
24/09/09 @ 12:55
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OK now I'm gonna have to import this.
penhalion
24/09/09 @ 14:10
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I'm so looking forward to seeing how they are getting PS2 games to run on the PS3. I'm still sitting at my desk "muttering I'll believe it when I see it!" and rocking back and forth like a loon.
Cappy
24/09/09 @ 14:28
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My imported NTSC PS3 cost £300, not really much more than what people were paying for an equivalent 360 setup at the time. Paying as much as £425 was more an option than a 100% certainty.
JahB
24/09/09 @ 15:03
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@cappy

and how much did you pay for your power converter that you need to run that NTSC console here?
Cappy
24/09/09 @ 16:11
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You don't need a power converter with an NTSC PS3, even the PSU is multi-region, a standard 3 pin lead, much like you would use with a kettle was all that was required.
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24/09/09 @ 16:47
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NEED
NinjaWilliams
24/09/09 @ 20:11
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Yep, even PS3 Slims are multi-voltage too, so import away!!! :)
SAH1977
24/09/09 @ 20:44
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All PS3 games are region free, so the US edition of the GOW Collection will work on a UK PS3.

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