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Why PS4 Uncharted Collection Doesn't Include Golden Abyss

Featuring the game was "definitely under consideration," Naughty Dog says.

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Upcoming PlayStation 4 game Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection includes remastered versions of the three PlayStation 3 games, but not PlayStation Vita entry Golden Abyss. Now, Naughty Dog has explained why the SCE Bend-developed 2012 mobile spinoff is not featured in the package.

Speaking at Europe's EGX convention this weekend, Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer revealed that adding Golden Abyss to the collection was "definitely under consideration." However, it was ultimately decided that the three PS3 games--Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception--would be sufficient to set up the story for 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.

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"We realized that those three games--the trilogy--actually provided a particular narrative arc that led into Uncharted 4," Meyer told Power Up Gaming. "We wanted to keep that as a holistic collection for that reason, and Golden Abyss kind of lives a little bit outside of that."

Golden Abyss is the only entry in the series (apart from the card game Uncharted: Fight for Fortune) developed outside of Naughty Dog. Reviews for the game were generally positive; GameSpot's review scored Golden Abyss a 7.

The Nathan Drake Collection launches on October 8 exclusively for PS4, though you can play a free demo starting September 29. In addition to 1080p/60fps versions of the three Uncharted games, players can look forward to, among other things, new difficulty options and a Photo Mode. Everyone who buys the collection also gets access to the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End multiplayer beta, which runs December 4-13 on PS4.

The collection was developed by Bluepoint Games (Titanfall for Xbox 360, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale for PS Vita).

Our Nathan Drake Collection review is coming soon, but for now, you can watch us play through part of the game in the video above. You can also read up on the game's day one patch and see its file size.

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Edited By BigGamerDude

I think the real reason is because they want the Vita to ACTUALLY have games and not re release them.

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Part of me really wants it on the PS4 because I want to play on the bigger screen with a proper controller in my hand. I can understand why they didn't add it in but I'm still going to play it again on the Vita anyway after I'm done with Nathan Drake Collection. It probably wouldn't have been as good on PS4 as I enjoyed the Vita features like holding up at the light, etc. Maybe even using the PS4 touch pad wouldn't have been the same as when we touch the vita screen for the charcoal rubbing too.

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This is fine with me. Golden Abyss was ok. Not the same quality as the PS3 games.

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to be COMPLETELY HONEST with you FABULOUS PEOPLE and i really do mean that, i would have had loved to see Uncharted: The Golden Abyss in the packages because every Uncharted game was just AMAZINGLYENTERTAININGtowards me. i don't know about the rest of you guys. i am speaking for myself and not anyone else because i REALLY DOrespect other people's opinions, their views, and their comments.

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1st please remove the damn forza six advert banner on tablet its geting in the way, no amount of xbox adverts shoved in my face will make me consider buying one

2 why wasnt it included, because we were lazy :d

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Until I read this, I thought Vita was a brand of bread.

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Golden Abyss was a very good handheld title. But I think it would have been hard to port because it used the touch screen and even the camera as a light detector.

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@lostn: the camera was a light detector? I thought that being touch screen, but the swipe button could work, but also on vita some swipe parts like climbing i used the sticks and x

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@Flyin3lvl: There was one or two parts where you had to hold the Vita up against a light (and mine wasn't even bright enough) to reveal what was written on some tablet. Thsoe parts were stupid and so artificial.

I stood on a chair and held it right up against the fluoro light and it still wasn't enough.

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@lostn: The exact same thing what the PS4 controller can do. Also the camera as a light detector? In what way, like you had to find a light source in real life to bring light into the game?

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@maitkarro: There was one or two parts where you had to hold the Vita up against a light (and mine wasn't even bright enough) to reveal what was written on some tablet. Thsoe parts were stupid and so artificial.

I stood on a chair and held it right up against the fluoro light and it still wasn't enough.

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Hopefully DLC at some point.

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The only thing I did not like about Golden Abyss was the lack of weird shit at the end. They had that point where he was face to face with a radioactive skelington and they did nothing with it.

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Really could not fit in collection since ps4 only can handle 3 PS3 games no way could do that . Naughty dog ask dans want the full remasters jak and Dexter 1 to 3 jak final frontier and jak x please.

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@playstationzone: Are any of your comments available in English, because I for one would love to know what the hell you're on about...?

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@TwinStripeUK: It sounds like he/she is saying they couldn't fit GA into the disc along side with Uncharted 1 - 3 and that PS4 can't handle an extra game. :S And then asking for a full remaster of Jak and Daxter games

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I played all 3 of the original games and still have them on the PS3 but Golden Abyss I have never played despite owning it through PS+ I just don't own a Vita.

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Would have been a good idea to add it, lots of UC fans that weren't interested in shelling out for a Vita. And I highly doubt Sony is sitting around waiting for the Vita to turn it around, so why not just include it.

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Does anyone actually care about Golden Abyss though?

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@plerpy: real uncharted fans care about golden abyss . I beat all the uncharted games including golden abyss and I won't be getting this featureless collection. No coop , no online mp, no 3d feature, toned down fix in uncharted 1 etc et . This is just another Sony cash grab

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@emptycow718:

Yes it's easy to think that but when you look at it from Naughty Dogs perspective, simply putting the coop game in there is easy but setting up and maintaining all the servers on a long term basis is extremely expensive.

Their view is that the servers are still working on PS3 for the fans and everyone joining and moving forward will do so on U4 multiplayer.

The only problem with that is all the eggs are in one basket on PS4, so they have got to deliver without fail. U4 coop arena or survival has got to be epic and addictively replayable for the huge fan base waiting for it.

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Maybe because Golden Abyss sucked and even Vita owners don't want it.

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@ughz: I think most Vita owners would appreciate it if you didn't speak for them.

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@mjc0961: I'll give you a lol for that one.

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@ughz: I'm sure you've never played it and it's a reasonably praised game among Vita owners.

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Uncharted Golden Abyss should have made it into the collection. That was the only mistake

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Lol, using the excuse that it's "slightly outside of the story arc". No, it's because they couldn't be bothered. Don't care what corporate bull they spin, it's just laziness at the end of the day.

That said, I enjoyed Golden Abyss, but it's not essential. The collection will still be great with or without it.

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Would have cost extra.

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The excuse is kind of lame to me but whatever. I played all three so the collection is getting a pass. I would be more understanding if they said they could barely fit all that data on a bluray disc. That is a lot of data.

Here's hoping the collection comes with a download code for Golden Abyss. That might still require them to remake it for PS4 though.

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Well they'll eventually port all of em to ps4. I am certain of that.

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There is also the issue of the Vita game being designed to show off the Vita hardware in ways which that didn't easily translate to the console. It might have been a nice gesture if registering the Uncharted Collection to your PSN account gave you a redemption code that could be used with your Vita. This would cost Sony little and might have sold a few Vitas.

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@epobirs: Practically all of the Vita's exclusive touch/gyro stuff could be done with the standard controls. Nothing forced it. But as someone mentioned earlier, there was a part where you had to use the Vita's camera to detect ambient light. Not sure how they'd pull that part off on a PS4 version but I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to just find a workaround.

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So it's laziness given not only have other companies done such installments, Sony already has done this with their various other games they made themselves.... Go ahead and reply to this comment if it makes you butthurt because just like all the other posts I know will butthurt people, I wont be reading the replies :P

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So people are losing their shit because some off story portable game didn't get remastered? Seriously? Master Chief Collection didn't include ODST or Reach, people were still thrilled with it. Gears of War didn't include Parts 2 or 3 yet it's still ok. So big deal.. no 4th remaster in this bundle. Seems the only people bitching about it are xbox zealots anyways which is typical.

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@bobafetthatesu: Actually, they got ODST as an apology for MC Collection being broken (they weren't thrilled with it either)..

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@Barighm: I got it too but it was free for day one people only.

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Uncharted doesn't have any arc, is just random treasure quest just like Indiana Jones. And that it what makes them great. They could be releasing two title very gen and that would be perfect.

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@mrfriki: There is a very clear story arc across the trilogy. Were you not paying attention at all?

There might even be MORE of a story arc than the India Jones movies.

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@mrfriki: Oh you're commenting and you never played the games, interesting and stupid.

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@mrfriki: The characters have arcs....at least Drake does.

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@7tizz: Yes, -1 for your comment... Agreed.

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@bobafetthatesu: Wouldn't you +1 it if you agree? Or is that just not possible because it's me?

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@Sevenizz: So, why did MC have to be broken before it got ODST? Isn't MS just as guilty?

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@Barighm: What does a Microsoft game have to do with the topic?

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@Sevenizz: Easy fanboy.

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@Sevenizz: Never heard of the game till today.

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