The Sly Collection (titled The Sly Trilogy in PAL regions and Sly Cooper Collection in Asia) is a remastered port of the first three games in the series, released for the PlayStation 3 on a single Blu-ray Disc as a Classics HD title. The games were ported by Sanzaru Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America. On November 29, 2011, The Sly Collection was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Store, with each title in the collection available as separate purchase. The collection also includes a set of mini games. On May 27, 2014, the collection was released for the PlayStation Vita.[39] Sly 1 and 2 are featured on the game card, while Sly 3 is accessed through an included download voucher.[40]
Features[edit]
The core game and story for all games remains unchanged with the remastered versions. For the remastering, all three games have had a graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution. When in 3D mode the games run at 30fps, while in normal mode, the games run 60fps. All three of the games also have trophies, with one platinum each.
PlayStation Move supported mini-games and 3D support are available in the Collection, as well as trophies. Upon completing every game in the Collection, a Sly 4 teaser trailer is unlocked. However, these features are not available in the downloadable version.
Development[edit]
Developer Sanzaru Games impressed Sony with a demo for the then-unannounced Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and were subsequently tasked with porting the series' PlayStation 2 titles to the PlayStation 3. At this time, the games' original developers, Sucker Punch Productions, were working on the inFamous series. The Sly Collection was announced in June 2010, and released on November 9, 2010. It was made available on the PlayStation Store on November 29, 2011. On April 20, 2013, the PlayStation Vita port of the collection was revealed after it was rated by the ESRB.[41] It was officially announced on February 10, 2014, with a release date of May 27, 2014.[42]
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