Fumito Ueda Wants To See Ico And Shadow Of The Colossus on PS3

From 1up.com- As part of an interview at this year's Tokyo Game Show, Team ICO leader Fumito Ueda took time to answer a few questions provided by the 1UP community, and the most popular of these was whether we might see his games ICO and Shadow of the Colossus released on PlayStation 3 in a combo pack similar to Sony's upcoming God of War Collection.

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[saint_john_paul_ii]

good, im all for it...In Fact..I demand it..Everyone here is demanding it.

[facepalm]

Yes please...pretty please... ::puppy dog eyes::

[Snoogins]

talk to God for us and make it happen!

[SnuggleBandit]

I want it all...I want it now!!!!

[OhReginald]

Demo of The Last Guardian!!!??? (please?)

WOOOO HOOOOOOO

that would be some freaking sweet deal.

[eagle21]

*goes crazy* :p

[Aclay]

I already own both games and have beaten both numerous times, but both of them are among my most favorite PS2 games of all time and I'd buy them both again in a heartbeat if Re-Mastered in HD with Trophies just like God of War on the PS3.

ICO and SoTC were both beautiful looking games on the PS2, but it would truly be a dream to play through them in HD.

[Jaces]

Dear Lord, please let this be!

[ReservoirDog316]

I don't care that I already have both of these games. I don't care how much it costs.

This needs to happen.

[Cwalat]

God of war 1&2 on PS3 HD, 60fps, Trophies

ICO and Shadow of The Colossus on PS3 HD, 60fps, Trophies

Who can say no to this?^

[sunil]

How do we let the sony execs know? Where do I sign?

Seriously... It has been wished for ever since GOW Collection has been announced

[The Great Melon]

Just even hearing him consider it is amazing. I am not asking for much. 720p or 1080p support, a few better textures, maybe mix up the spots you need to strike on the colossus and you have got my money, support, and respect.

[Viper7]

Haven't managed to play these 2 yet so I too would be interested. I am not playing with my Ps2 too much these days because of Ps3, Ps3 and "decent" gaming pc so having these classics to run on ps3 with improved graphics and all would be great (even tough my ps3 has backwards compatibility (eu launch ps3))

[house]

can you give me a hell yeah?? haha

[SolidAhmed]

i want this so bad

[Tony999Montana]

I think we can officially stamp this as 'N4G Demanded'. Now make it happen Sony, the internet has spoken.

[Timesplitter14]

I'd buy this at the speed of light

[kingOVsticks]

Listen up! WE ALL WANT ICO AND SOTC ON A BLU RAY WITH TROPHIES AND UPDATED TO HD!!! MAKE IT HAPPEN! NOW!!!!

[gaffyh]

I think it's online petition time :D lol.

[vhero]

Meh as much as a few on here wont admit they are a niche market title. They didn't sell in the millions like other big games on PS2 and they certainly won't sell as much on PS3.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Give me this and an updated Vice City with trophies and I'll play my PS3 everyday.

TGSI

[DaTruth]

I would love this, but how many people even know about these games? I loved Ico, but completely missed SotC!

@above: I want all the GTA3's on one disc with all maps accessible at once, that you can fly to in a jet and the San Andreas passenger airplane! Oh, and in HD! And throw in Hawaii with Islands and jungle areas!

[J@D]

I DEMAND IT!!!

[StayHigh]

on HD! that be hotttt

[ThanatosDMC]

That'd be awesome! I havent played Ico. Shadow of the Colossus was awesome!

[Ju]

I haven't played either one, but Shadow of the Colossus is still full price in retail AFAIS. If they get a 720p version out, then I know why I have waited so long. Bring it on.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Truth, now that's just crazy.

TGSI

[JoySticksFTW]

Day One!

[Chubear]

If Sony listened with GoW1&2, there's a good chance they'll listen with this one. Don't know if Sony's going to try to keep it as doing this with only 100% Playstation exclusive games and I don't remember if Ico and SotC were multiplat last gen but these games and their developers sure do have a strong, undeniable following with PS fans.

Don't know when Last Guardian is supposed to come out. If it's next year then Sony should have their development team working on it right now but if it's in 2011 then they should start work on it pretty soon I'd guess.

[Cenobia]

ICO and SotC were both made by Ueda himself, with Team ICO (they are also developing TLG). Team ICO is a first party Sony developer, so the games have always been exclusive.

I really hope this happens. My copy of ICO got destroyed, and it's price brand new might exceed that of gold.

[mfwahwah]

@Vhero

Unlike MS, SONY doesn't care about the sales all the time every time. I lost the interview (it was at GDC or TGS of '08 if I recall correctly, and from a European website: maybe Finnish or Swedish), but Yoshida himself said that despite Ico's poor sales, he knew he would let Team ICO release another game because of the critical acclaim. He understands that SONY gamers LOVE their good games, and he wants us happy.

I am VERY confident after seeing this that they will be released on Blu Ray. As much as people like Trent Reznor want to believe that SONY is Blu Ray first and gaming second, that is COMPLETELY off. SONY loves to provide good games, and they'll definitely be taking this idea seriously (oh, and SotC sold ~ a million copies. Tack on 4-5 years of time for people to have heard about it from EVERY "Top 10 Best Games" list as well as hype from The Last Guardian, and you'll get some bigger numbers).

[starvinbull]

Day one purchase guaranteed.

Like these games or not, if you complete them, then you have experienced two unique seminal gaming moments.

[Major_Tom]

Perhaps we should send an open letter to SCEJ and SCEA to get ICO+SOTC on a Bluray.

[ThanatosDMC]

Shadow is $20 for a new game. You could get a used one at Gamestop or some website for less though.

[slave2Dcontroller]

I have searched all over Los Angeles looking for Ico. No Luck.

[Aclay]

It's because ICO is a pretty rare game, that's why you can't find it anywhere... you'll probably have to get it Online if you ever want to buy it though, and most Used copies alone go for $30-40+ bucks and up

ICO came out in 2001, but when I bought ICO back in 2002, it took me AGES to find a copy... and believe it or not, even though I bought it in 2002, I couldn't even find a New copy in stores where I bought video games, and it took me several weeks before I finally tracked down a copy, and I was only able to track down a Used copy.

[ReservoirDog316]

This is the only way you're finding it.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html...

Haha and I'm in LA too.

[The Great Melon]

You should try a Fry's Electronics. I remember seeing that game for several years in that store without knowing the brilliance of the game. They couldn't get rid of the several copies they had. Didn't look into the game until after I finished Shadow of the Colossus. I really wish they used the Japanese or European cover art for the US, because more people would have bought the game including me right when it came out if it had a better cover art.

[Rifle-Man]

I bought one off Ebay for about $60. It's in mint condition, though. Still, that's pretty pricey.

[shadow2797]

I saw it at my GameStop for $20, but didn't buy it. Seemed quite expensive at the time. Haha. Hopefully, I'll get lucky and there will be another one there soon.

[mfwahwah]

I just checked Amazon.com

Ico new is from $115 to $999... Used from $33 to $80.

Shadow of the Colossus is only $20 new at the cheapest.

[Persistantthug]

Lots of stuff on craigslist can be found.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org...

[George Sears]

I wouldn't get it since I already got them both but this will be great for people who haven't played them before. They did re-release ICO for Europe near SotC release so it could be possible that they can re-release them near The Last Guardian's date just to garner more fans.

One of my fav devs.

[Panthers]

Re-release with trophies and HD on bluray. I never played either of them so this would be great.

[Cenobia]

I'd also like a "director's cut" or something like that for ICO. The EU version had a different ending (I think it was unlockable), and a secret weapon. I think it also had subtitle text for Yorda and the Queen (although that may have been in the US version as well, I don't remember).

[dragonyght]

hell ya sony make happen

[whothedog]

Click Agree if you will play this game
Click Disagree if you are going to pass.

Vote Now!

[Ravage27]

i never like this agree/disagree voting thingy, but i guess i'll make an exception THIS TIME :)

ICO and SoTC bundle PLEASE!!!

[The Great Melon]

DISAGREE ?!?!?!?

Who did that?!

[SCThor]

Maybe Omega4 or one of his multiples accounts.

[mfwahwah]

Who disagreed?

Some poor, lost soul who hasn't purchased a PS3 yet and can't play this if it gets released. That's the only possibility I see, not including "LULZ DISAGREES ARE FUNNY!"

[cmrbe]

It would be great if they remaster it for the PS3. I'll buy them again.

[Cerberus_Hunter]

1080p, 60fps, X2AA, trophies + Last Guardian demo?

Would buy again...

Beat Ico for the first time few weeks ago(found it at a local gamestop for $30...i know, those bastards). really awesome game.

[Godmars290]

Yeah, the only - stupid - reason I'd be against it is that I already own both Ico and SotC. Just re-bought Ico in fact.

[The Great Melon]

While I would love to have 1080p, I don't think that would happen if God of War is only 720p. However, there is always hope.

[CaitSith]

Aren't they making a port of the God of War series from PS2 to PS3? If so, then why don't they just do that with these two games?

[Godmars290]

They don't know if the general public wants it? Enough to make a profit that is.

[George Sears]

That's basically what this article is about.

[CaitSith]

@8.1
Oh, okay.

@8.2
Haha, I commented before I read anything in the article. >.<

[Noctis Aftermath]

off topic i know but anyway, caitsith = worst FF7 character.

[CaitSith]

Well, I like him! He's cute and funny. Cid's probably the worst character for me.

Cloud's the best, though. I love Cloud. ^^

[Da One]

followed by tifa's massive..................LOL well i think i'll stop there

[Godmars290]

Hey! Don't talk bad about Han Solo!

[talltony]

DO I.

[El Botto]

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[BXbomber]

OMG I HOPESO!!!!!! AND SONY STOP RAPING MY WALLET!!!!!!!!!GOD!!!!...

[shysun]

I'd buy it... TWICE!

[KiRBY3000]

TEAM ICO COLLECTIONS ON MY PS3. THANKS.

[Bigbangbing]

I'd buy it, 1st day.

BUT, I'd kill someone to get a SotC REMAKE on PS3.. just imagine the colossus "hair" moving dynamically like trico's feathers :'(

[Shmotz]

And this statement will probably get me about a million disagrees but I honestly didnt like Shadow Of The Colossus. Yes it was pretty and it had a good system for fighting the colossi but I'm not big on the whole go to one area, complete objective(in this case colossi) and then go back.Cant say the same for Ico as I never played it

If it was at 60 FPS,2xAA etc. I would buy it just o look at it for its gorgeousness.

[Aclay]

Not that many people can truly appreciate games like ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, and in my opinion Team ICO makes games for a pretty niche audience so I guess it's understandable if you didn't really enjoy it, but me on the other hand, I'm one of those that fall into the niche audience with a slightly different taste in gaming that greatly enjoyed both SoTC and ICO.

To be honest, after all of these years owning the game and beating it numerous times, I never thought of SoTC being "objective based", that's a new one to me, but now that I think about it, I guess it is, but I still loved the game, and there's just nothing else like it.

[Chainblade]

They should have done a "voting page" about this!

I think many gamers have missed ICO...bringing it to the PS3 1080p @60fps 2xAA etc...I mean...that would be awsome!

You've got my vote Ueda! :D

[AmericanPsycho23]

I for whatever reason missed ICO (I own and love SoTC by the way). But I would love to buy an updated version, seeing as the original sales for a ridicules amount.

[Feral Gamer]

Holy crap that would be awesome! I totally missed out on those last gen.

[darkvenom]

at the idea of Soc,and Ico on ps3.

[N4GAddict]

Ico+SOTC+Last Guardian demo = instant buy

[Jeff257]

Ive never played either one. And now that I want to give them a shot they are hard to find in my area if not impossible. So please Sony release this and Ill buy it day one. Ive been looking at Last Guardian and Ill probably give it a shot as well.

[slave2Dcontroller]

Amazon always has it. Ico... good luck with that ish. I have a feeling that Sony would happily give Ueda san what he wants. So Sont, g'head and green light this already, atleast for the HD versions bc I would rather have these on my PS3 over PSP any day.

[AmericanPsycho23]

Never played ICO, but just by owning and playing SoTC it really makes you relate and fell for the characters.

[Odin777]

Do it!

[dylandurden]

Just make it happen!

[Freak of Nature]

A HELL YES from me.....

Masterpieces like "ICO" & "SOTC" deserve this....We deserve this...

[Dutch Boogie]

Yay all hail king Ueda. I really hope ICo and SotC make it to the ps3 at some point. After seeing The Last Guardian in action, i'll be sure to check out it's predecessors.

[patterson]

YES do it.

[Staude]

I dont have either game so that would be awesome.

[StrboyM]

David jaffe and some dude were arguing through twitter about used games, and should devs get a %......uhhm heres your answer.

bundle 2-3 old games for a ridiculously low price, show us that you want to get re-paid, by adding in trophy's upping the resolution throw in some betas/demos/videos of whatever new game your working on (promotion/marketing) and we all win.....Twisted metal black anyone?

on a side note, all those extras need to be available to the consumer who doesnt want to spend cash on "said" game, just to be fair, cause then they will start selling crap with the extras..like crackdown...lmao

[jmd749]

i hope ico and SOTC run in native 1080p 60fps. :)

[R3DD]

I think im the only person in the world that hasnt played these great games.Then include a last guardian demo.DAM! SONY get on top of this now!!!

[Equinoxe_7]

I vote for ICO, SotC remastered 720p on Playstation 3, demo would be a huge bonus, but will never happend.

[seifer085]

This coming out and FFVIII hopefully on PSN in the next few weeks makes me a happy guy!

[DigitalAnalog]

It should be

"PS3 FANS DEMAND To See Ico And Shadow Of The Colossus on PS3"

They better have this survey on the playstation blog just like the one used for GOW. I cannot believe that this is happening. 1080p, 60fps + trophies, please!

And the PS3 (re-mastering) domino stack is falling in place and it's continuing on!

[AXAXAX]

How about HD version of SoTC ONLINE - the way it was meant to be

[Myzer]

Would definitely love to see both games on the PS3 like the GoW games. They are beautiful games that deserved to be seen in HD.

[GaMa85]

Please Sony we beg you!

[PoisonedTea]

Oh please...please...pretty please! Like someone said earlier, God of War Collection and Team Ico Collection? YES, THANKYOU VERY MUCH.

EDIT: On a related note, maybe this is why Sony have held back on backwards compatibility for most of the original PS3 Phats (excluding the 60GB model) and the PS3 Slim? They know they have rabid fans of some stellar PS1/PS2 franchises who will bite their hands off when an up-scaled, "trophied" set of games will be released for the PS3. Seems like it.

[Darkfiber]

Yes please.

[momonaboy]

i would buy both these games again if released for the PS3!

[marcindpol]

wow that is great idea, i have never played those games before, i would surely buy them if released on bluray!

[jams_shop]

But, but... my wallet won't be able to take the beating anymore. Well I guess this when credit cards tag in. Oh, and it looks like whenever SONY fights your wallet, SONY wins.

[Sukebe_Gamer]

this is an awesome idea. i pray that they go through with it.

[Dogswithguns]

Oh, plz baby.... yes yes YES!!

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

I missed out on 'Ico' so i would buy it + If they added Trophies to...WOW!!! ;-P

I want 'TimeSplitters 1+2+3' on Blu-ray(or PSN), but i doubt it will ever happen :-(

[0din]

I hope he eats his words when GOW collection comes out first. He was the one mentioning that we won't see BC on the TREY. While he eats his words, he should get the PS3 wand, shine it up real nice, turn it sideways and shove it up his candy a$$.

TREY 4 LIFE

[Persistantthug]

These are more like remastered/remade ports.

I'd be happy to play this, since I didn't have a PS2 last gen.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

DO IT F*GG*T!!!!!

[DigitalAnalog]

Oi, Padre-sama! You shouldn't be using those "unholy" terms......

[FunAndGun]

And it is done.

[beavis4play]

and a "last guardian" demo thrown in too?

[Zaiyan]

GIVE IT ME NAOOO!

I WANNA CLIMB TO THE SECRET GARDEN FOR A GOLD TROPHY
I WANNA EAT ALL FRUIT AND LIZARDS FOR A GOLD TROPHY
I WANNA RIDE AGRO WITHOUT LAGGING LIKE ****

oh and please, keep the draw distance the same, its beautiful

[AliTheBrit]

This would be great Indeed.

If their doing it for God of War, then these games should get the same treatment!

[Shane Kim]

You are not allowed to talk in the presence of PS3 games BOT!

[Sikct9a]

PS3 can't stop won't stop!

[Dac2u]

Given the chance, I'd definitely buy a PS3 release of ICO and SOTC. I haven't played ICO, I've always wanted to, but could never find it. When someone gave me a used PS2 a couple years ago, SOTC was the only game I bought and I loved it, sadly my PS2 broke soon after I beat the game.

[biosrios]

cloud is gay.........

anyway, if sony doesnt do this, then...........i will have lost all faith in life........

[Omega Zues]

Dear lord...can i preorder this now?

[Noah]

Man I hope Sony executives go for the idea so we can get these two awesome games on the PS3

[AKS]

As most of you already know, ICO was an overlooked gem that relatively few have played. As a consequence, it's difficult and expensive to even obtain a copy of ICO at this point. Shadow of the Colossus was another superb game that truly pushed the limits of the PS2, perhaps beyond what many thought possible with lighting that mimics modern HDR effects and the animation of enormous beasts that shouldn't be possible on a PS2. A PS3 remake would allow both titles to run without technical compromise and bring these brilliant games into the hands of new gamers. I will be buying the God of War Collection day one, and if you want to show developers that you want a remade Team ICO collection, I'd suggest you do the same.

[arakouftaian]

go to the playstation forums and let sony playstation knows this is verry improtant!!!

[gamerzBEreal17]

i never played them i was planing to but then i traded my 60 gig ps3 for a slim and no backword compatibilty 8( so if anyone deserves this it's me lol

[fuzion17c]

KINGDOM HEARTS 1 & 2 HD!!!

[rob6021]

I'm almost wondering if the god of war package is based on emulation work they've been trying to do for all games. Maybe we're getting shafted, getting resold the same games in hd - when it could be getting mainly done via emulation. In the same vein I'd like to see a final fantasy package wiht x, x-2, and xii.

[slave2Dcontroller]

that this would sell for no more than $40. Cant really consider it "getting shafted" for 2 classic games that would be smoother more beautiful HD versions WITH TROPHIES. I really wish this was confirmed but for now its wishful thinking X)

[xcox]

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[Klopek]

Do want. Loved ICO. SOTC's framerate dipped a bit too low for my liking so a remastered version would be beastly. Insta-buy.

[ps360master]

I DEMAND IT ALSO

[Anemeros]

Shadow of the Colossus is one of the greatest games ever, IMO, and I'd love to play it again. Just imagine an enhanced version with improved visuals and animations...

Can't wait for The Last Guardian!