And 5 possible reasons why Sony decided against equipping PlayStation 4 Pro with an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive, few of which make much sense.
By: Yoeri Geutskens
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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.
This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.
Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.
***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***
The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!
rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.
Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.
This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.
It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.
It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.
Way to support censorship...
It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.
Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.
Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?
Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?
Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.
tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?
Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.
It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?
Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.
Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.
I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.
How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.
By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.
It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.
Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.
I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.
I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.
Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.
It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.
The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.
I know the fanboys are saying the pro doesn't need to focus on 4k Bluerays and Sony didn't want to gouge the consumer. But I think you'll find this balanced take on why it really doesn't include it interesting.
1 reason why it shouldn't: 399 price tag.
I personally believe that the reason MS is trying so hard to say this UHD drive is even in demand, is because MS thought that Sony would try to push their own UHD bluray medium using the PS4Pro, and MS felt comfortable with an expensive scorpio. Then Sony went and introduced a powerful PS4Pro at a cheap price a whole year in advance, and that spells bad news for MS. MS was counting on Pro being more expensive.
I personally hadn't even heard about UHD bluray. there is barely any movies out that support it yet. At my Bestbuy there is a tiny section devoted to them, and I had to go looking for it to find it out of curiosity.
Forget just 4K UHD Blu-Ray support. All PS4s should have basic CD functionality by now
5 reasons why PS4 Pro doesn't need a 4K bluray player, which is basically the same point restated:
- physical media has been dying for many years
- Sony knows more about the bluray market than anyone, they helped create it, manufacture bluray discs and players, and make movies sold on blurays discs.
- If you think physical media is thriving go invest in a Blockbuster
- Gaming is the most important part of a video game console, not 4k bluray playback. This has been the case and will always be the case. The PS4 Pro is a powerful console at a great price that helped the original PS4 be the fastest selling console of all time at $399
- Digital media is by far the most popular standard for movie watching. Don't tell me something like "but you need powerful internet". Chances are if you are buying 4K blurays at $30+ and 4k TV's chances are you have money for fast Internet speeds and high data caps. "But physical discs still looks better", that is the case for regular blurays as well yet no one really cares.
who even buys blu ray movies