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PlayStation 2 News by Robert Purchese
Konami has confirmed to Eurogamer that it is reissuing old PS2 games to shops, as a keen-eyed EG reader suspected.
"They are proper reissues," a spokesperson told us. "Konami has put them out at budget price because of demand. They are re-manufactured. They are ours."
Those PS2 games are Suikoden Tactics, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. And they will soon be joined by Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4.
"We've manufactured certain amounts depending on the title," the spokesperson added, "and they're being bought by wholesalers so will likely pop up in independent rather than chain stores."
The games will be priced between £10 and £20, we're told.
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PlugMonkey
07/08/09 @ 10:57
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I think it's a case of rumours of the PS2's death being greatly exagerated. There's more life in the old bird than people predicted.
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Sylpharion
07/08/09 @ 11:27
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I'd love to see them re-issue MGS: The Twin Snakes for Gamecube but the chances of that happening are approximately 0%.
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YobRenoops
07/08/09 @ 11:28
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Arrgh don't do it. My original release of ZOE2 will go down in value! They should bring back MGS3:Subsistence
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KrissAkabusi
07/08/09 @ 11:50
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Couldn't they stick some of these on a Blu-ray disk for PS3 given the lack of back compat, or would that hamper Sony's PSN plans.
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"Shame they're not reprinting MGS3: Subsistence. ):
Found that purely by accident for £19.99 the other week \o/ Apparently it has been known to go for like £65 on Ebay! Anyway good for them, far too many pubs/devs forget that some may actually still want their games. I wonder, is this a sign they know something we don't about a certain non B/C machine
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chessboxer
07/08/09 @ 12:13
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@ Steroyd
Until all PS3's can play PS2 games, Sony aren't missing much as most of the 23.8m PS3's out there don't have BC. It also stops people from buying games that they cannot play because unfortunately, many people don't pay attention to things like compatibility and will assume that if it's available to buy, it will work. Then they will blame Sony for making it available in the first place. |
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crisotunity
07/08/09 @ 12:42
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Ok - rainy Friday afternoon conspiracy theory :-)
What if these re-releases are a sign that the imminent, redesigned PS3-slim will regain backwards compatibility? |
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kangarootoo
07/08/09 @ 12:53
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@dudefella
SH2 is the best of the lot imo. Well worth tracking down. I could only play it in shortish doses, as I just found it too wearing to play for long periods of time. You can only have so much adrenaline before your head starts to go weird :) |
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djcool3005
07/08/09 @ 13:07
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I Hope they make MGS3 Subsistence. I always wanted it but it was very rare and sells for quite a bit of money on ebay
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@crisotunity - doubt it. the PS2 is still selling fairly well. it's just a shame most publishers (and Sony) have abandoned it so much faster than they did the PS1 - the only games it gets anymore are film licenses, Guitar Hero and the very occasional late-release JRPG. there's no sign of anything like the fantastic budget oddness the PS1 got towards the end of its life courtesy of Midas and the like.
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SpaceMonkey77
07/08/09 @ 14:15
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Nice idea. Guess I can get me Zoe2 now. Good move, Konami.
Now, about Sunset Riders and Snatcher, for Xbox Live? |
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FenderMaster
07/08/09 @ 15:10
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ZOE 2?!
AT LAST!! i can finally find a copy for a reasonable price! thank you Konami, from the bottom of my heart! |
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GamesConnoisseur
07/08/09 @ 15:13
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First rule of mine... DONT trade in 'classical' title! When you look back and see what you traded in for say ICO and got FIFA04 or summat? Certainly wasnt worth it next to the golden dust that is ICO or other of its calibre. Great that PS2 get reissues and sad that lots of PS3 owners wont have fun unless a) They still got working PS2 b) the launch PS3 60gb model or c) SONY DAMN come out and confirm they will update all PS3 with software emulation. They PATENTED the PS2 emulation codings, so I m sure this will be cooooomming anytime soon! |
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InvisibleCrane
07/08/09 @ 15:44
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I find it a bit odd that they are re-releasing ZOE The 2nd Runner and not the first one (I have both anyway)
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Bloodhunter
07/08/09 @ 16:10
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wow never heard how much subsistence was selling for, i love it but havent played it for yonks
shame i lent it to a friend a few years ago :( |
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crazyhorse174
07/08/09 @ 16:55
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Can't you get most of these cheaper - and brand new - if you hunt about on the net? eBay or Amazon?
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FenderMaster
07/08/09 @ 17:05
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wow.... i saw MGS 3 Subsistance for £300 on amazon!!
well, it seems that ZOE 2 has already been renewed on amazon.co.uk so its at £17 |
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"I'll sit here and stroke my copy of MGS3:subsistence 3 disk version and laugh and the fool who traded it in.."
I agree / strokes his own copy You know what, after this article I've been thinking about MGS all day! I reckon Substance and Subsistance willl get a go in a little while. Hooray for Friday night in \o/ / beats up girlyman Raiden, puts on Snake Eater (AWESOME theme!), grabs the boot polish and eats a snake...alright it's a earthworm. No snakes in SE London sadly......
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Stepharneo
07/08/09 @ 18:11
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Ahhh crap....I JUST bought ZOE2 on ebay for a ridiculous price. I still love it though.
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