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Prior to the announcement of the ''Collection'', several other (''[[God of War (series)#God of War Collection|God of War Collection]]'' (2009), ''[[The Sly Collection]]'' (2010), ''[[God of War (series)#God of War: Origins Collection|God of War: Origins Collection]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection]]'' (2011)) remastered collections of PlayStation 2 games had been made for the PlayStation 3 by Sony Computer Entertainment, bannered as Classics HD in PAL regions (North American copies simply have the subtitle "Remastered in High Definition" or "HD Collection").<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/28/classics-hd-line-for-ps3-in-europe-starting-with-sly-collecti/</ref> One of the reasons why this brand was created is that PlayStation 2 titles are not compatible with most PlayStation 3 consoles (only the 20 GB and 60 GB models, and the first iteration of the 80 GB model are compatible). After much rumor, speculation and fans request, a ''HD Collection'' of the ''Jak and Daxter'' series was confirmed for a February 2012 release.<ref name=announcment/> | Prior to the announcement of the ''Collection'', several other (''[[God of War (series)#God of War Collection|God of War Collection]]'' (2009), ''[[The Sly Collection]]'' (2010), ''[[God of War (series)#God of War: Origins Collection|God of War: Origins Collection]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection]]'' (2011)) remastered collections of PlayStation 2 games had been made for the PlayStation 3 by Sony Computer Entertainment, bannered as Classics HD in PAL regions (North American copies simply have the subtitle "Remastered in High Definition" or "HD Collection").<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/28/classics-hd-line-for-ps3-in-europe-starting-with-sly-collecti/</ref> One of the reasons why this brand was created is that PlayStation 2 titles are not compatible with most PlayStation 3 consoles (only the 20 GB and 60 GB models, and the first iteration of the 80 GB model are compatible). After much rumor, speculation and fans request, a ''HD Collection'' of the ''Jak and Daxter'' series was confirmed for a February 2012 release.<ref name=announcment/> | ||
In May 2011, Naughty Dog stated that ''Jak and Daxter'' is still on the mind of the developer as well. Co-presidant Evan Wells said he'd love to make another in the series, but the studio is busy with ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]''.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310194/naughty-dog-wed-love-to-make-another-jak-and-daxter/</ref> In October 2011, according to Digital Spy, an online business in South Africa known as BT Games had a ''Jak and Daxter HD Collection'' listed for release in January of 2012.<ref>http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1197944p1.html</ref> According to Gematsu.com, which spotted the South African listing, also pointed to a source hinting that a ''Jak Collection'' was in the works back in May.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/320922/jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-listed-by-retailer/</ref> In November 2011, usk.de, Germany's official game's rating board (known as Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle) had rated ''Jak & Daxter Trilogy'', basically confirmed that the game is coming out in Europe, though no rating had appeared on the ESRB's website, North American's official game's rating board. SCEA responded to IGN's request for a statement and confirmed that the ''Jak & Daxter Trilogy'', referred by SCEA as ''Jak & Daxter Collection'' was indeed real.<ref>http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212038p1.html</ref> The ''Collection'' was officialy confirmed by Evan Wells, Naughty Dog's Co-President on November 21, 2011.<ref name=announcment/> | In May 2011, Naughty Dog stated that ''Jak and Daxter'' is still on the mind of the developer as well. Co-presidant Evan Wells said he'd love to make another in the series, but the studio is busy with ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]''.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310194/naughty-dog-wed-love-to-make-another-jak-and-daxter/</ref> In October 2011, according to Digital Spy, an online business in South Africa known as BT Games had a ''Jak and Daxter HD Collection'' listed for release in January of 2012.<ref>http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1197944p1.html</ref> According to Gematsu.com, which spotted the South African listing, also pointed to a source hinting that a ''Jak Collection'' was in the works back in May.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/320922/jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-listed-by-retailer/</ref> Naughty Dog’s Game Director, Justin Richmond, apparently confirmed that a ''Jak and Daxter HD Collection'' for PS3 is in development, and will be releasing sometime in 2012.<ref>http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/10/rumour-jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-heading-to-ps3-in-2012/</ref> In November 2011, usk.de, Germany's official game's rating board (known as Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle) had rated ''Jak & Daxter Trilogy'', basically confirmed that the game is coming out in Europe, though no rating had appeared on the ESRB's website, North American's official game's rating board. SCEA responded to IGN's request for a statement and confirmed that the ''Jak & Daxter Trilogy'', referred by SCEA as ''Jak & Daxter Collection'' was indeed real.<ref>http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212038p1.html</ref> The ''Collection'' was officialy confirmed by Evan Wells, Naughty Dog's Co-President on November 21, 2011.<ref name=announcment/> | ||
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