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Year introduced | 1997 |
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Sony Greatest Hits are video games for the American Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable consoles that have been officially re-released at a lower price by Sony. While the term "Greatest Hits" only applies to selections in North America, equivalent programs exist in PAL territories (as the "Platinum Range"), and Japan and other parts of Asia (as "The Best").
Greatest Hits titles are colloquially referred to as "red label" (or "green label" for PlayStation titles) referring to the colored band that is added to the packaging to differentiate it from regular releases. Prices for these titles are $19.99 for PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PSP games and $29.99 for PlayStation 3 games. A game can become a Greatest Hit if it meets certain sales and time criteria:
Start date | Console | Months on market | Copies sold |
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1997 | PlayStation | 12 | 250,000 |
2002 | PlayStation 2 | 9 | 400,000 |
2006 | PSP | 9 | 250,000 |
2008 | PlayStation 3 | 10 | 500,000 |
Though Sony-published games are virtually guaranteed to eventually be Greatest Hits titles after they meet their sales and age marks, other companies are not required to release their titles on the Greatest Hits label even if they meet the criteria. In addition, Sony also allows other publishers some flexibility in the pricing of their own Greatest Hits titles, though most companies stick to the agreed-upon suggested retail price. Games that are multi-million sellers may become Greatest Hits titles much later than 9 months to maximize profits. It is also a common practice for a game to re-release on the Greatest Hits label at a close proximity to the release of that game's sequel or follow-up.
While Greatest Hits titles are usually just straight re-releases of the original game with altered packaging and a cheaper price, occasionally a game is given a "special edition" of its original version, released under the Greatest Hits label. Usually these additions are small bonuses, such as the inclusion of new game demos or soundtrack CDs, or slight improvements such as adding analog control or vibration functionality to games that didn't have these features in their original releases. Occasionally, however, significant changes are implemented into the game, though enhancements such as these are typically uncommon in Greatest Hits releases.
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Cover of an original game release.
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Cover of a Greatest Hits release.
Pages in category "Sony Greatest Hits"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 298 total.
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- Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
- Call of Duty 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Cars
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Chrono Cross
- Crash Bandicoot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
- Crash Bandicoot: Warped
- Crash Nitro Kart
- Crash Team Racing
- Crazy Taxi
- Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
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- Dark Cloud 2
- Daxter
- DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution
- Dead to Rights
- Def Jam: Fight for NY
- Def Jam: Vendetta
- Demon's Souls
- Destroy All Humans!
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Devil May Cry
- Devil May Cry 2
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
- Devil May Cry 4
- Digimon World
- Digimon World 2
- Dino Crisis
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
- Doom
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Driver
- Driver 2
- Duke Nukem: Time to Kill
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- Fallout 3
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Fight Night Round 4
- Final Fantasy Anthology
- Final Fantasy Chronicles
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy Origins
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy X-2
- Final Fantasy XII
- Frogger
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- God of War
- God of War Collection
- God of War II
- God of War: Chains of Olympus
- The Godfather: The Game
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
- Gran Turismo
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
- Gran Turismo 4
- Grand Theft Auto
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Guitar Hero
- Guitar Hero II
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
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- Madagascar
- Manhunt
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Max Payne
- Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor: Frontline
- Medal of Honor: Vanguard
- Mega Man 8
- Mega Man Legends
- Mega Man X4
- Mega Man X5
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
- Mortal Kombat: Deception
- MotorStorm
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
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- Namco Museum
- Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
- Namco Museum Battle Collection
- Namco Museum Vol. 1
- Namco Museum Vol. 3
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
- Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
- Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City
- Need for Speed II
- The Need for Speed
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted: 5-1-0
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Need for Speed: Undercover
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Need for Speed: Underground 2
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma
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- Ratatouille
- Ratchet & Clank
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
- Ratchet: Deadlocked
- Red Dead Revolver
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil Outbreak
- Resident Evil: Code: Veronica
- Resistance 2
- Resistance: Fall of Man