God of War Collection is a remastered port[8] of God of War and God of War II for the PlayStation 3 on a single Blu-ray Disc that was released in North America on November 17, 2009.[2] It is the first game under Sony's line of "Classics HD."[8] The collection was included in the God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition, released on March 18, 2010, in Australia and New Zealand, and on March 19 in Europe. It was released in Japan as a stand-alone on March 18, where it was distributed by Capcom,[1] and was later released as part of the God of War III Trilogy Edition, which included God of War III and God of War Collection, on March 25. It was released as a stand-alone in Australia on April 29[3] and in Europe on April 30.[4] At the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), a PlayStation Vita version of God of War Collection was announced,[9] and it was released on May 6, 2014, in North America, May 9 in Europe, May 14 in Australia, and May 15 in Japan.[5]
God of War and God of War II were ported by Bluepoint Games and feature high-definition 720p anti-aliased graphics at 60 frames per second and Trophies.[10] The bonus materials of the original two-disc PlayStation 2 version of God of War II are included with the Blu-ray version of the collection.[11] The port was produced as a result of feedback from fans of the series and was viewed as a means of introducing new players to the series before God of War III was released.[12] The God of War III game demo from E3 2009 was included with early copies of the collection.[13] Sanzaru Games was responsible for porting the collection to the Vita.
Sony's Santa Monica Studio—the games' original developer—ran a sweepstakes in November 2009 for the release of God of War Collection. The grand prize was an autographed "Gold" disc, exclusive artwork created and signed by a God of War team member, a Limited Edition Kratos T-shirt, and a limited edition 10 inches (25 cm) figurine of Kratos. First place prize was a copy of God of War Collection signed by the development team. Winners were announced in December 2009.[14][15]
On November 2, 2010, God of War Collection was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store.[11] PlayStation Plus subscribers can download a one-hour trial of each game. For a limited time, Plus subscribers received a God of War III skin with the purchase of each game: "Phantom of Chaos" (God of War) and "Forgotten Warrior" (God of War II) respectively.[16] The bonus materials for God of War II were not included with the digital download version.[11] Patch update version 1.01, released on September 5, 2012, allows the PlayStation 3 version of God of War Collection to be played on the PlayStation Vita via the Remote Play function.[