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Sony unveils Ratchet & Clank Collection for Vita
The first three Ratchet & Clank games are warping onto Vita, with the duo's portable re-release officially confirmed. Sony announced the HD Trilogy hits Europe on July 2, priced 30 euros, and Australia on July 9 - we're waiting to hear on North America. Sony Europe added it'll be available both on retail shelves and the PlayStation Store. Insomniac's HD bundle stars the lombax and robot's first three games on PS2: Ratchet & Clank, Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal. It first came to PS3 in 2012 as the Ratchet & Clank Collection (in Europe it's HD Trilogy rather than Collection for reasons unfathomable). The PS3 re-release was ported by Idol Minds, the dev behind the canceled Warrior's Lair. This time duties are handed over to Mass Media, the team that brought the Jak and Daxter Collection to PS3 and Vita. [Image: Sony Computer Entertainment]
Rumor: UK retailer lists Ratchet & Clank Trilogy for Vita
It looks like UK retailer ShopTo jumped the gun this week by posting a listing for an unannounced Vita version of the Ratchet & Clank Trilogy. Sony re-released Ratchet & Clank, Going Commando, and Up Your Arsenal in a PS3 HD Collection back in 2012, and since then we've seen PS3 entry Into the Nexus get rated for Vita in Europe and Brazil. ShopTo's since removed the listing, but our screengrab shows the box-art the UK retailer posted along with a June 20 due date and a PEGI rating of 7. When contacted by CVG about a possible Vita re-release, Sony declined to comment.
Rumor: PowerUp Rewards offers big discounts on Sony PS3 collections
Supposedly GameStop is planning a PowerUp Rewards member-exclusive sale from November 1 through November 14 for select Sony PlayStation 3 collections. Titles rumored to be on the cheap include Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection ($10), Jak and Daxter Collection ($10), Uncharted 1 and 2 ($15), God of War Saga ($20), Infamous 1 and 2 ($15), Killzone Trilogy ($20), the collector's edition of Journey ($15) and Ratchet & Clank Collection ($15). The rumored prices come courtesy of a NeoGAF thread featuring deal-seeking gamers.We called a few local GameStop stores and the employees we talked to said there's no indication on their end a sale is incoming. A few employees mentioned seeing the GAF thread, but had no email correspondence or indication in their system of the promotion. We've followed up with GameStop corporate as well because we totally want this to be a thing. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus for $10? Yeah, we totally back that idea.
A taste of Ratchet & Clank Collection
The PlayStation 2 saga of a lombax and his faithful robot companion arrives at retail and on PSN in North America August 28. The Ratchet & Clank Collection adds a little HD graphical polish to the first three games in the series for $29.99. It includes Up Your Arsenal's multiplayer – without the need for a PS2 online peripheral.
Ratchet & Clank Collection out in North America on Aug. 28
The Ratchet & Clank Collection, HD updates of the first three PS2 Ratchets, will be out via retail and PSN in North America on August 28 for $29.99. The online multiplayer in Up Your Arsenal, which is really the title of that game, is still functional in the PS3 version, meaning a lot more people will get to experience it now that it no longer requires a PS2 peripheral.As a bonus to make up for the longer wait in North America – a bonus that just happens to be promotional in nature – the Ratchet & Clank Collection includes "exclusive first access" to a demo for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
