Jak and Daxter Collection

In July 2011, Naughty Dog's Co-president Evan Wells stated in an interview with Game Informer that they would "love" to return to the series, but said they were currently "focusing" on Uncharted 3.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310194/naughty-dog-wed-love-to-make-another-jak-and-daxter/|title=PS3 News: Naughty Dog: We'd love to make another Jak and Daxter|publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014014925/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310194/naughty-dog-wed-love-to-make-another-jak-and-daxter/|url-status=live}} Wells revealed in a later interview that they had explored the idea of a new game in the series "fairly extensively" before development began on The Last of Us.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/naughty-dog-seriously-considered-new-jak-and-daxter-title/1100-6349830/|title=Naughty Dog seriously considered new Jak & Daxter title|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101183037/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/naughty-dog-seriously-considered-new-jak-and-daxter-title/1100-6349830/|url-status=live}} Neil Druckmann elaborated further in an interview for The Last of Us. He said they had planned on making a reboot of the series, and had spent a long time searching for ideas and concepts they would get excited by, but discover that "the ideas we were getting passionate about were getting away from what Jak and Daxter was."{{cite web|url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2013/10/07/naughty-dogs-jak-daxter-reboot-could-have-be-photrealistic-given-you-nightmares/|title=Naughty Dog's Jak & Daxter reboot|magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142432/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2013/10/07/naughty-dogs-jak-daxter-reboot-could-have-be-photrealistic-given-you-nightmares/|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} They later hinted, however, that a "dark, dirty and dangerous" collection was in the works.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a343390/jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-rumoured.html|title='Jak and Daxter HD Collection' rumoured|date=October 2, 2011|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222710/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a343390/jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-rumoured.html|url-status=live}}

In October 2011, according to Digital Spy, an online business in South Africa known as BT Games had a Jak and Daxter Collection listed for release in January 2012. Justin Richmond apparently also confirmed that a Jak and Daxter Collection was set to be released in January 2012, according to Video Games 24/7.{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/10/rumour-jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-heading-to-ps3-in-2012/|title=Rumour – Jak and Daxter HD Collection heading to PS3 in 2012|date=October 10, 2011|publisher=VG247|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203055910/http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/10/rumour-jak-and-daxter-hd-collection-heading-to-ps3-in-2012/|url-status=live}} Sony then revealed that the Jak and Daxter Collection would be released on the PlayStation 3 in February 2012, and on the PlayStation Vita in June 2013.{{cite web|url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/04/19/jak-and-daxter-trilogy-coming-to-ps-vita-in-june-2013/|title=Jak and Daxter Collection coming to PS Vita|date=April 19, 2013|publisher=PlayStation.com|access-date=January 19, 2014|archive-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614102321/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/04/19/jak-and-daxter-trilogy-coming-to-ps-vita-in-june-2013/|url-status=live}}

The game supports a 720p resolution and has a fixed frame rate of 60 frames per second with the Vita version running considerably lower at 20 frames per second. The stereoscopic 3D mode on PS3 runs at 30 frames per second. The game has additional features for the PlayStation Network which includes support for the trophy system.{{Cite web|url = https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/24/jak-and-daxter-collection-hits-ps3-feb-7th-with-100-trophies-to-collect/|title = Jak and Daxter Collection Hits PS3 February 7th, 100+ Trophies to Collect|date = January 24, 2012|access-date = May 9, 2020|archive-date = March 1, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200301173044/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/24/jak-and-daxter-collection-hits-ps3-feb-7th-with-100-trophies-to-collect/|url-status = live}}

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| MC = (PS3) 81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/jak-and-daxter-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|access-date=July 6, 2022|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|title=Jak and Daxter Collection for PlayStation 3 Reviews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211120551/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/jak-and-daxter-collection/|archive-date=February 11, 2022|url-status=live}}
(VITA) 67/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/jak-and-daxter-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |title=Jak and Daxter Collection for PlayStation Vita Reviews|website=Metacritic |access-date=February 19, 2023}}

| Destruct = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-jak-and-daxter-collection/|title=Jak and Daxter Collection Review for Destructoid|last=North|first=Dale|publisher=Destructoid|date=February 7, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707003346/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-jak-and-daxter-collection/|archive-date=July 7, 2022|url-status=live}}

| EuroG = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-jak-and-daxter-trilogy-review|title=The Jak and Daxter Trilogy Review|publisher=Eurogamer Network|work=Eurogamer|date=February 16, 2012|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418093244/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-jak-and-daxter-trilogy-review|archive-date=April 18, 2022|url-status=live}}

| GI = 9.3/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/jak_and_daxter_collection/b/ps3/archive/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-updates-a-classic-ps2-trilogy.aspx|title=Jak and Daxter Collection Review|last=Helgeson|first=Matt|publisher=GameStop|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210205617/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/jak_and_daxter_collection/b/ps3/archive/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-updates-a-classic-ps2-trilogy.aspx|archive-date=February 10, 2022|url-status=live}}

| IGN = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-review|title=Jak and Daxter Collection Review|date=February 7, 2012|last=DeVries|first=Jack|publisher=Ziff Davis Media|work=IGN|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413231712/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-review|archive-date=April 13, 2022|url-status=live}}

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The Jak and Daxter Collection was met with positive reviews from critics, who highlighted the overall graphical transformation, and noted: "Though some aspects of the games are dated now, the Jak games still stand up as epic adventures."{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/jak_and_daxter_collection/b/ps3/archive/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-updates-a-classic-ps2-trilogy.aspx|title=Jak and Daxter Review|publisher=GameInformer|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-date=February 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210071110/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/jak_and_daxter_collection/b/ps3/archive/2012/02/07/jak-and-daxter-collection-updates-a-classic-ps2-trilogy.aspx|url-status=live}}

Eurogamer offered praise for "three of the most interesting platformers of the 21st century." They maintained that they "may not be as solid a platformer as Sly Cooper and its gunplay isn't as refined as Ratchet & Clank's – but in terms of ambition, invention and grandiosity, it remains leagues above its last-gen platforming brethren." They regarded the games as a "fascinating document of the evolution of the action adventure; its heroes are unstuck in time, without a genre to call home. No series has been so willing to switch gameplay styles with such reckless abandon", and concluded "the Jak represents a shining example of what happens when a capable developer takes a huge risk."{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-16-the-jak-and-daxter-trilogy-review|title=Jak and Daxter Trilogy Review|date=February 16, 2012|publisher=EuroGamer|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218194428/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-16-the-jak-and-daxter-trilogy-review|url-status=live}}

Game Informer "the series was driven by a restless sense of innovation", praising "Naughty Dog's work in this franchise for creating great characters, finely tuned gameplay, and a unceasing inventiveness", and felt "the Jak games stand up as epic adventures."

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