And the first one announced is Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Sony is bringing select PSP games to the PS3 with updated visuals and -- of course -- controls that aren't complete shit. And while Sony has only announced these PSP Remasters for Japan so far, this shouldn't stop us from fantasizing about all of our favorite PSP games in glorious HD with gloriously adequate controls.

So shall I begin the fantasizing?

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with dual analog sticks? I'll take three!

Valkyria Chronicles 2 back on consoles like it deserves?

Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre for the first time ever in HD? Oh gawd yes!

Two more God of War games for the PS3? Meh...

Most importantly, will Monster Hunter Portable 3rd have online play? Will this be the first ever Monster Hunter game with proper controls and proper online play? Too many potentially great PSP games were ruined by awful controls, and now they finally get a chance to shine.

Well, here is a trailer for Monster Hunter: Portable Third on PS3.

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    CrossOutlaw
    13 years, 6 months ago

    when is brad gonna get back to playing monster hunter....those monster runs with corvus and scifi were great, they never even got to the "dragons"

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    TaxEBerry
    13 years, 6 months ago

    No freaking way. This is gonna be great <3

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    xSciFiCHiCKx
    13 years, 6 months ago

    When the music kicked in at 1:00 i received a pleasant tingling sensation en mi pantalones

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    Nick Henderson
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Kinda less pissed that I sold my PSP. I hope the new Final Fantasy Type 0 makes it's way onto the PSN.

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    The_Australian_Ashman
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Nick's right. I'd eat a pound of cow shite to get the new FF0 on PS3.
    My button flew across the room and killed by neighbors due to my erection.

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    J52
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I would buy a PS3 version Phantasy Star Portable 2 if I could move my save back and forth between versions. That goes double if I could just put my memory stick in the slot and save/load my game from that.

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    Xerotwo
    13 years, 6 months ago

    MH3rd HD can be played "online" via Adhoc Party, but that could change as time passes. VC2 and 3 in HD are both good choices to be in the library for the PS3 (though we all want VC4 on the PS3, not on PSP).

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    matto424
    13 years, 6 months ago

    sweet monster hunter on ps3 i will be able to finally play monster hunter yay! ive wanted the wii version but i never got it nows my chance to finally enjoy this serious i like hunting dinos so this should be awesome =3

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    CoolChrono
    13 years, 6 months ago

    im ready to see good games coming to ps3

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    Bloodgatts
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Sounds pretty promising. I just hope they actually follow through with better controls for the MH game. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they didn't add in the second analog stick functionality to it.

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    nicki626
    13 years, 6 months ago

    this game looks awesome. I will proly suck at it, but I want it!

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    InBrightestDay5
    13 years, 6 months ago

    as long as KH birth by sleep is remastered and FFVIII : Crisis Core. im good!

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    Kalndor
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Glad to hear about them making some HD tactics form PSP to PS.

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    Minyme
    13 years, 6 months ago

    hopefully u'll be able to download them by the time they come out :P

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    BundleOfFunyuns
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I wish I had a PS2 as a kid. Then I would know how awesome half these damn games are...

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    Titanjb
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Flipin awesome !

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    Comradebearjew
    13 years, 6 months ago

    This is great news. Finally I can try Monster Hunter.

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    jonkyo
    13 years, 6 months ago

    You know - this idea makes sense. The whole point of these handhelds are to be able to play games anywhere, on the go...why do the majority of them have to be exclusive games to that platform? I understand their might be cost reasons and all, but this is a great idea (I think) that makes sense in the direction that gaming is headed. The purpose of handhelds is to make gaming portable, so why not be able to continue that game in your regular gaming set up at home - from where you left off. And why should the games we play on portables being completely separate from their console brothers?

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    lemith
    13 years, 6 months ago

    This is great, ive always wanted to play monster hunter, but i sold my wii before i found any good games for it.

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    brucezombie
    13 years, 6 months ago

    That's the most amazing thing I've ever heard. I love all those games.

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    AdjacentKitten
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Not gonna lie, I like the sound of Monster Hunter on the PS3.

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    cleft5
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Sounds really cool, I definitely would love to play Monster Hunter on ps3.

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    Tsujinx
    13 years, 6 months ago

    AWWW i cannot wait for this. Wonder if they'll do trophies and stuff?

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    RedAma131
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I hope that they will get to the Metal Gear Acid series, 1 & 2.

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    crazydoey12
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I've never played either of the tactics or a monster hunter game so I'm super excited.

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    Fodie
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I'm very excited about this. This is my absolute favorite thing about download era.

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    OlMuttonchops
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Man I hope they bring these over to North America. I don't have a PSP so I haven't been able to play the remakes of FFT or Tactics Ogre. Those are the 2 greatest Japanese Strategy rpgs and 2 of the greatest games, period, so to finally be able to play the remakes would be... indescribable.

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    FullDarkGear
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Sweet. Tactics Ogre would be great in HD.

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    WingZero
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Awesome news! There are quite a few PSP games I wanna try, but can't cuz I don't have a PSP.
    If the right titles get ported to PS3, I'll definitely be making some purchases on PSN.

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    moses526
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I just jizzed man. Too much... Game... Overload! *crash*

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    Zeranium
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Seems pretty exciting... and there are a number of titles I'd like to see get remastered.
    Valkyria Chronicles is high on that list.

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    Jack
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Playing Monster Hunter on a television with HD graphics without the need to cripple your hand is a godsend. Cannot wait.

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    Justin iZ Here
    13 years, 6 months ago

    monster hunter...on the ps3 o.o

    excuse me while go get a change of pants.

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    Balancebgm
    13 years, 6 months ago

    This sounds pretty awesome considering Valkyria could be coming back to the ps3, hope it's one of the games being remade.

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    Phoenix
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Well shit, if Valkyria 2 & 3 and FF Type-0 make it onto PS3, I wont need my PSP anymore.

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    The Nibblonian
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I think it's about time that this man invested some money into a PS3

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    EchoOddity
    13 years, 6 months ago

    i hope the psp versions can play with the ps3 versions.

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    Heavens_Blue
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Correct me if I'm wrong, Brad, but I believe you could play MH3rd online by using adhoc party through the ps3. I did this with mgs peacewalker. Granted, it wasn't practical because you had to have a wired connection on the ps3 to have that act as a wireless server for the psp and then you had to be close to the ps3 at all times. Nonetheless, you were pretty much able to play online.

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    K_J
    13 years, 6 months ago

    damn this is great news , there is some games i wanna play but i couldn't cuz i dont have psp

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    ssa316
    13 years, 6 months ago

    It's good for the people who don't have PSPs, I guess, but for the people who've owned and played most of these big handheld titles, I'm not sure if merely fixing the visuals and controls will be enough to remedy the problems many of them have.

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    Rendrak
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Unless they totally redesign Valkyria 2 and 3 from the ground up for the PS3, they're still going to feel like PSP games. The battlefields are still going to be small separate areas and the graphics still won't be the awesome watercolor look that the original had.

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    Schimdidy
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Can we get an NGP download for Final Fantasy Type-0?

    Or can they put it on the PS3 like these?

    Well...Only if it actually comes to American and isn't complete shit. I won't hold my breath.

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    SonyXp82
    13 years, 6 months ago

    For someone like myself who hasn't played these games yet due to not being comfortable with the psp controls I can say I would vary much like Ps3 versions of this games, although before I heard this news I was just planning on waiting for the NGP versions which I may still have to if these Ps3 remakes don't come to the UK.

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    nightrise1
    13 years, 6 months ago

    while this is good and all i can see this causing me to lose my time very quickly

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    leptys
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Valkyria Chronicles 2 on the PS3?!??!?!?!?!?!?!

    Please, I beg, let it be VC2. Just..... please.

    Oh yeah, Peace Walker wouldn't hurt either >.>

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    Heman98
    13 years, 6 months ago

    This is gives me a tingling sensation that I don't know how to describe. Am I going to die now?

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    Dellago
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Now just make Valkyria Chronicles 4 an actual console game.

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    Aged Milk
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Wouldn't mind seeing this as a day one feature to at least some select NGP games.

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    Muddy_Donuts
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I would probably get MGS: PW again just for HD visuals

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    VagrantHige
    13 years, 6 months ago

    The thing that would make me happiest is if the games in the PSP section of PSN were playable on your PS3. There are tons of games on there that I would love to play but I just can't see buying a PSP at this point for them. Sadly I know they are games that are not going to get this treatment so I'm kinda ambivalent to the whole thing. Guess we'll see how it goes as they start releasing them.

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    SJ_1S8
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Heres to hoping theyre not hackjobs.

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    Domukari
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Monster Hunter 3 G on PS3? It's like a dream come true... Hopefully this comes NA side for us!

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    moonfan08
    13 years, 6 months ago

    i wonder why the sudden change? maybe cuz of the NGP coming out.. oh well, i hope they do the remastered games justice. everyone knows that psp games needs more love

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    Sara_kun
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Awww, that wasn't very nice, I love God of War!

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    Tyrant006
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I'm really looking forward to MH 3rd HD. I missed out on the PSP versions, but didn't buy them because I tried the demo, and I felt uncomfortable with the controls.