
Alongside the PS Plus Essential lineup for December 2024, Sony has also revealed a few of the Classic titles joining PS Plus Premium next month to mark its 30th-anniversary celebrations. Three PS2 classics are on the way, available from 10th December 2024:
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2)
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PS2)
- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (PS2)
This particular Jak and Daxter game is actually already available on PS Plus Premium, so it's assumed this new version will be using the new emulator that was introduced with Forbidden Siren last month. As for the two Sly titles, this now completes the original trilogy for the subscription service, allowing you to play all the games in addition to PS3 entry Thieves in Time via streaming.
There may be more PlayStation classics included in the PS Plus Premium drop for December 2024, as Sony teases the announcement in the blog post as a "first reveal". Of course, we'll also need the PS Plus Extra game selection for next month, so there'll be more news during the middle of December.
Will you check any of these PS2 classics out to mark the 30th anniversary of PlayStation? Let us know in the comments below.
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YES! Sly 3 is personally my favourite!
YES!!!!! The entire classic Sly trilogy will now available on PS5😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. If this Kodakawa thing happens please Tenchu next 😭🙏
I can die happy now!!!! Also that's 4 more platinum trophies to add to my collection, and with that I'll have 10 Sly Cooper platinums in my list!
If you already own the PS2onPS4 version of Jak, I wonder if they'll give you the new emulation version for free.
@kevinm360 Hmmm, do we know if that was the case with Siren?
@MeanBeanEgg I believe Sony makes these ports available for a la carte purchase, so you should be able to grab them at launch no issue.
Yes! So this pretty much confirms an anniversary classics blowout. We usually only get 2 or 3 a month, so with these 3 just being an early preview, more will probably be announced on the usual third Wednesday of the month! 😍
I hope i can buy sly cooper separately without the subscription like they do for dino crisis. Please sony.
I'm luvin all these Back Compat titles being pulled up. Keep going!! In a week we are gonna have 4 out of 5 of the Legacy of Kain series! On modern hardware! Dino Crisis and RE: Directors Cut! Next year aims to be slow for new titles but it can easily be Sony reclaiming the Back Compat kings with a little work.
@amatmulisha Dino Crisis is available to buy now.
@Jrs1 yeah man. I just checked it yesterday. 👍
December 10th? With these and the Soul Reaver collection, it's a happy birthday to me.
@Orpheus79V Great birthday treats! Enjoy!
@kevinm360 @get2sammyb Sounds like Siren is cross-buy, glad they are still honoring this!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PlayStationPlus/comments/1gjp6et/all_ps1pspps3_games_that_have_crossbuy_or_free/
@Keyblade-Dan You're after my own heart, I would lose it if we got Tenchu ports 😭
@Broosh For real I think I'd actually cry 😅. Wrath Of Heaven is my favourite and the one I want the most ^__^. Also the PSP entry Time Of The Assassin's was overlooked I really enjoyed that one
Now hopefully we can get the OG Ratchet games emulated in 2025. Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank alone won't do.
@get2sammyb cheers Sammy!
So much goodness. When will I ever have the time for it though!?
Sweetness. Don't see Sly 2-3 listed on the store just yet.
Good stuff. Always nice to see Sly get his due. Definitely one of the best platformer series out there!
Awesome! If we are getting a classics blowout to celebrate the 30th, I hope Ape Escape 2 (that'll actually work on Ps5 this time) and Ape Escape 3 are among them. I'd take the OG Spyro trilogy on Ps1 too, but I'm not sure how the rights for that would work now.
It's nice to see Sly Trilogy are playable for PS4/5.
I just hope Sony add Wild Arms 4, 5, XF, and Alter Code F so i can get the whole WA series on PS4/5.
Also, would be cool if Sony add niche games like Koudelka, Shadow Heart, Galerians, Alundra, or Legend of Legaia for PS4/5. These games deserves more spotlight but the physical copy are pretty expensives.
What’s this about a new emulator? I wonder how the Sky games will look compared to the HD collection and it’s new aspect ratio.
Hopefully this marks a new initiative for Sony. Kind of like how Sega is working on new entries for its classics, I'd love to see PlayStation do the same with all their dormant franchises. Astro Bot's critical and commercial success should be a wake up call that we want more than just gritty realistic action games.
Can't wait to play Jack & Dexter on my 30th Anniversary PS Portal!
Damn, they need to make a remake with this game.
I just played all the Jak games except Jak X earlier this year, but I'm so ready to jump back in. And I'm excited to finally try the Sly Trilogy. I hope this comes with a new trophy list as well, just as an added bonus
@Keyblade-Dan Yes! Agreed on both. Time of the Assassins has a great level editor too 😁
@Broosh Yeah I spent waaaaaaay too much time creating levels in that 😅
Hopefully enough people play sly for them to consider a new game. nixes should do a remake of jak and daxter
Cool, now show us what PSSR can do for the games.
I wonder if my save file for the other version of Jak will work on the better emulator. We shall see!
@DonkeyFantasy I highly recommend Sly and the first Jak & Daxter. I don't really like the other Jak games, but the first one is brilliant — it's basically Mario 64 but seamless.
The Sly Cooper games are underrated in my opinion. I think they were the best of the PS2 platforming trilogies, even better than Ratchet!
I miss sly cooper games.word up son
@PuppetMaster I just started Wild Arms 1 this evening on this nostalgic surge. I'm hoping Sony doesn't stop. The Parasite Eve trilogy, Legacy of Kain Defiance, Ico, any of the many Disney platformers, Vagrant Story, FF Tactics, RE 2 & 3. My list is a mile long honestly.
Omg yes sly trilogy😍😍😍😍 I still need a conclusion after thieves in time ended on a cliffhanger
Finally, We need Jak 2 and 3 asap as well! 😱
Already have the plat for the original PS4 release of Jak and Daxter, but it's such a brilliant game that I think I might get it again on this new version.
I'm hyped to replay both Jak & Daxter 1 and the Sly Cooper games, we're just missing the Thieves in Time PS3 game now.
@Keyblade-Dan All I need now is Sly 4 and I'll be happy.
The story sucked but I really enjoyed the gameplay.
@jorel262 Sly 2 and 3 aren't being added until December 10th, this was just the early announcement because Holidays.
@Gunnerzaurus Happy Jak month to you! I should replay the series, it's been a few decades.
I mean this is cool for you non-ps3 people, but….i noticed all these ps2 classics have been just the same ones we got in the remastered ps3 era with ratchet/clank, Jax/daxter, sly trilogy, what’s next the god of war ps2 classics with the psp ones 🤷♂️ just seems like they are releasing the ps3 games in singles and tricking you all. It’s still cool I don’t have to play em on ps3 and they have trophies but man….give us some “rare” ones like tron bone ps1 (yes yes I have it on ps3) or keep the obscure ones coming like ghost hunter
Sly 2 is my favorite of the trilogy (Thieves in Time doesn't exist in my mind), so won't mind doing it again!
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