Editing Jak and Daxter (section)

==Games==
{{Timeline of release years
| compressempty = yes
| range1       = 2001
| range1_color = #ff7207 #ccc <!-- colors are based on the series' logos -->
| 2001 = '''''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]]'''''
| 2003 = '''''[[Jak II]]'''''
| 2004 = '''''[[Jak 3]]'''''
| 2005 = ''[[Jak X: Combat Racing]]''
| 2006 = ''[[Daxter (video game)|Daxter]]''
| 2009 = ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier]]''
| 2012 = ''[[Jak and Daxter Collection]]''
| 2017 = ''Jak and Daxter Bundle''
}}

===Main installments===
'''''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]]''''' was first released in North America on December 4, 2001, for the [[PlayStation 2]]. After [[Daxter]] falls into a Dark Eco silo at the forbidden Misty Island, he is transformed from a human into an ottsel, a fictional hybrid of an otter and weasel. In a quest to return Daxter to human form, he and [[Jak (Jak and Daxter)|Jak]] set out to find the Dark Eco sage Gol Acheron. However, the duo find Acheron corrupted by Dark Eco, choosing to use the elusive Light Eco to defeat him and save the world at the cost of Daxter remaining in his ottsel form.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/jak-and-daxter-the-precursor-legacy |title=Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy&nbsp;– PlayStation 2 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701181352/https://www.ign.com/games/jak-and-daxter-the-precursor-legacy |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Browser game|Flash game]] was published online in 2001 to promote ''The Precursor Legacy''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-archivists-and-fans-saved-a-long-lost-jak-and-daxter-flash-game-from-obscurity/ |title=How archivists and fans saved a long-lost Jak & Daxter Flash game from obscurity |publisher=[[Future plc]] |work=[[PC Gamer]] |date=April 7, 2020 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408145928/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-archivists-and-fans-saved-a-long-lost-jak-and-daxter-flash-game-from-obscurity/ |url-status=live |author1=Stacey Henley }}</ref>

'''''[[Jak II]]''''' was first released in North America on October 14, 2003, for the PlayStation 2. Its narrative takes place directly after the events of ''The Precursor Legacy''. Jak, Daxter, Samos, and Keira are thrust into the industrious Haven City after using the rift gate, with Jak being imprisoned by the Krimzon Guard upon his arrival in the city. Jak is subjected to experiments with Dark Eco and is subsequently capable of using Dark Eco powers. With the help of Daxter, Jak escapes the prison and is now in search of vengeance against the Krimzon Guard.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/jak-ii |title=Jak II&nbsp;– PlayStation 2 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804054537/https://www.ign.com/games/jak-ii |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''''[[Jak 3]]''''' was first released in North America on November 9, 2004, for the PlayStation 2. After being blamed by the residents of Haven City for its destruction, Jak and Daxter are exiled to the Wasteland by Count Veger. Ashelin gives Jak a beacon in hopes that he'll be tracked down, with Damas, the king of nearby Spargus, rescuing him. In exchange, Jak and Daxter must now prove their worth to Damas and the city or risk being banished and thrown back into the desert.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/jak-3 |title=Jak 3&nbsp;– PlayStation 2 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174148/https://www.ign.com/games/jak-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other games===
'''''[[Jak X: Combat Racing]]''''' was first released in North America on October 18, 2005, for the PlayStation 2. Its narrative takes place following the events of ''Jak 3'', with Jak and his allies inadvertently being poisoned while attending the reading of Krew's last will. Jak and his allies must partake and win the Kras City Grand Championship, a championship of the fictional sport of "combat racing", in Krew's name in order to obtain an antidote for the poison.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/jak-x |title=Jak X: Combat Racing&nbsp;– PlayStation 2 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804054620/https://www.ign.com/games/jak-x |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''''[[Daxter (video game)|Daxter]]''''' was first released in North America on March 14, 2006, for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. The game primarily focuses on Daxter, taking place during the two-year gap introduced in the opening of ''Jak II''. Daxter is now employed as a pest exterminator by the Kridder Ridder company, in which he works to mitigate the incoming metal bug invasion. Alongside this work, Daxter is on a quest to find and free Jak from his imprisonment by the Krimzon Guard.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/daxter |title=Daxter&nbsp;– PlayStation Portable |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703003712/https://www.ign.com/games/daxter |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''''[[Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier]]''''' was first released in North America on November 3, 2009, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Its narrative takes place an undisclosed amount of time after the events of the original trilogy. When their world begins to run low on Eco, Jak, Daxter, and Keira travel to the Brink, the edge of the world, in search of ancient Precursor machinery that can reverse this decline of Eco.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/jak-and-daxter-the-lost-frontier |title=Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier&nbsp;– PlayStation Portable |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702093249/https://www.ign.com/games/jak-and-daxter-the-lost-frontier |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Collections and remasters===
'''''[[Jak and Daxter Collection]]''''' was first released in North America on February 7, 2012, for the PlayStation 3—the franchise's first appearance on the platform. It is a [[Classics HD|remastered port]] of the original trilogy—''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'', ''Jak II'', and ''Jak 3''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siliconera.com/jax-and-daxter-collection-flies-to-playstation-3-in-february/ |title=Jax And Daxter Collection Flies To PlayStation 3 In February |last=Sahdev |first=Ishaan |date=November 21, 2011 |publisher=[[Curse, Inc.]] |work=[[Enthusiast Gaming|Siliconera]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703015853/https://www.siliconera.com/jax-and-daxter-collection-flies-to-playstation-3-in-february/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The games were [[ported]] by [[Mass Media Games]] and feature [[720p]] graphics at 60 frames per second and [[PlayStation Network#Trophies|trophies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2011/11/21/jak-and-daxter-collection-coming-to-ps3-with-hd-3d-trophies/ |title=Jak and Daxter Collection Coming to PS3 with HD, 3D, Trophies |last=Wells |first=Evan |date=November 21, 2011 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment America]] |work=[[PlayStation.Blog]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704053620/https://blog.playstation.com/2011/11/21/jak-and-daxter-collection-coming-to-ps3-with-hd-3d-trophies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mass Media Games later ported the collection to the [[PlayStation Vita]] and it was released in June 2013—the franchise's only appearance on this platform.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2013/06/18/jak-and-daxter-collection-out-today-on-ps-vita/ |title=Jak and Daxter Collection Out Today on PS Vita |last=Harris |first=Victor |date=June 18, 2013 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment America]] |work=[[PlayStation.Blog]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702022256/https://blog.playstation.com/2013/06/18/jak-and-daxter-collection-out-today-on-ps-vita/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''''Jak and Daxter Bundle''''' was first released in North America on December 7, 2017, for the [[PlayStation 4]]—the franchise's first appearance on the platform.<ref name="ps4">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/1/16724250/jak-daxter-ps2-classics-ps4-release-date |title=Three Jak and Daxter PS2 Classics arrive on PS4 next week (update) |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=December 1, 2017 |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701143256/https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/1/16724250/jak-daxter-ps2-classics-ps4-release-date |url-status=live }}</ref> The bundle features emulations of ''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'', ''Jak II'', ''Jak 3'', and ''Jak X: Combat Racing'', in addition to retaining trophy support.<ref name="ps4"/> Prior to the release of the bundle, ''The Precursor Legacy'' was released on the PlayStation 4 as a pre-order bonus for ''[[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/31/uncharted-the-lost-legacy-preorder-guide |title=A Complete Guide to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Preorder Bonuses |last=Reed |first=Chris |date=May 31, 2017 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621223108/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/31/uncharted-the-lost-legacy-preorder-guide |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 2019 and 2020, [[Limited Run Games]] released a limited amount of physical copies of both standard and collector's editions of the games.<ref name="lrg"/>