Take a look at some of the biggest video games coming out this year — Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us Remastered, The Master Chief Collection and Metro Redux. A feeling of deja vu is understandable. These previously released titles are coming out again for PS4 and/or Xbox One. For Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us and Metro Redux, these updated versions come only about a year after the original releases. It’s easy to look at the slew of re-releases hitting store shelves this year as yet another attempt by greedy video game publishers to squeeze more money out of gamers.
Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 are both classics, but movement and general interaction sometimes feels like you're possessed by a fridge.
Rockstar need to learn that 12 years of work and 5000 employees doesn’t account for one persons opinion on the internet…
Oh and hundreds of millions of dollars in revanue to boot.
Lots of complaints about gta ever since the hd era started and yet it's bugger than its ever been with gta vi up to 180 million trailer views alone. The next game is shaping it be be another genre defining game
The controls of RDR2 felt a but cluncky indeed, but it’s not as bad as some make it out to be. At no point did I get the feeling my experience with the game was held back or ruined by the controls.
But it can never hurt to optimize them a bit, sure.
I did accidentally beat someone to death a couple times. An unfortunate mistake but besides that I didn't have any problems with the controlls
Red Dead Redemption felt clunky at first but I got used to it fairly quick. I thought 2 was easier to control but it could be my experience with the first game helped me out. Great games
I wouldn't call Rockstar games characters clunky instead they feel like they move with Weight they are not twitch controls press x to instantly snap onto cover the characters instead move like a actor would ducking behind cover they are exposed while they get there.
And correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't these companies that make great games be getting some extra money from these re-releases so that potentially benefits us when they make new games?
It's greed, plain and simple.... They need that extra boost of profits. I only wish they did this two or three years after the very first game not 6 months after.
I'm torn on remakes/remasters, it's great to see them on next gen but I don't agree necessarily with the pricing (especially when you consider games age). If Gamestop, XB1, PS4 could offer the same deals like($9.99 upgrade via digital or S25.00 with trade in of old copy or free season pass if previously purchased)then that wouldn't be so bad I guess. I just hate waiting for price drops :(
It's always nice to have options. .
I don't wanna find myself wishing, oh, If only I could play Bioshock on my Xbox One. . Better Visuals and higher framerates. . better looking textures etc... on better hardware. It's a classic.
I don't own a 360, and ive never played through Halo. . oh wait, I'll be able to do that on the Xbox One soon. .
I don't like the idea of stacking consoles from previous gens.