Sometimes it's difficult to determine when a re-release is worthwhile and when it's simply an overpriced cash grab, but here's an attempt to draw a line in the sand.
I generally re-buy a game if it is part of a larger compilation. Like I had a few the Ratchet and clank games on PS2 but when the R&C collection came to PS3 it was an easy choice because you got all of them remastered in HD on one disc.
Or even better was the God of War collection that took the PSP games and remastered them for the PS3 on one disc. I don't mind having the originals as well as the remasters for that.
If its a nice collection and adds some content or remasters some stuff or I didn't play all the versions, I'm ok buying a collection.
I think I missed like 1 God Of War game, but the collection was actually cheaper then the game by itself so I ended up getting the God Of War Collection instead.
Depends how old it is too.
If I want to replay RE4, why play a lessor version? If it will cost me 10 bucks or so, sure...I'd play the best version out.
Compilation remasters are among my favorite games to "re0-buy". Nice to have a whole collection in one place like that, particularly if they improved on it in some way. The God of War Remaster for PS4 I wasn't overly interested in, although I'd consider that more a cross-gen port. TLOU remaster for PS4 I "rebrought" because the game was spectacular, and it included the DLC on the disc so was nice as a collector to have that.
Personally I don't feel a re-release is the same as rebuying a game. Rebuying indicates you brought the same product in the past, and remasters or whatever are new products.
To answer the question though, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Depends on the game and what it has to offer up over the original game which I may have purchased.
I don't think anybody LIKES to, but I fairly often feel compelled to by GOTYs or remasters. Lately I've been doing a lot of holding out for complete releases since I have such a huge backlog to keep me busy.
I feel you, I held off buying injustice 2 (it's killing me) because I know another Ultimate Edition is coming. Now I'm struggling to cancel my preorder for Marvel vs Capcom infinity. I just know I'm going to eventually pay for it twice. /sigh
Brilliant question. "Do you like to essentially throw your money away?"
Most people today are so stupid they don't even realize they're being bent over by these companies, and even come to their defense when they pull shady bulls**t. The rest of us are stuck going along for the ride.
It's been downhill ever since gaming became "popular" and every moron on the planet started throwing money at these companies.
There's a demand for these re-releases. That's why they are being made. I just bought Dead Rising 2 because now it's 60fps. People are not that stupid, however you sound like a complete ass.
How are they being bent over? They're free not to buy the game they already played before. So far, the only games I "re-bought" were games I played on the 360 and Wii for the PS3/4 to up my Trophy count such as Bayonetta, Saints Row IV, Rayman Origins and Resident Evil 6.
huh? Who is forcing anyone to buy theses games though?
Also, how do you know the sales are not from new buyers? I play Chrono Trigger for the first time on PS1, HL2 for the first time on XBOX, FFIV for the first time on PS1 etc. Many people play a game they've never played as a re-release or remaster, port etc. It happens.
Nothing makes anyone stupid for spending their money they way they feel like it.
No one is forcing people to buy a newer edition of the game. It's not like everyone buys these games day one, and most GOTY editions type things tend to be for those who don't.
Remasters are really the same way, but then the compilations tend to be a value added thing for fans and those diving in late.
I wouldn't really call it throwing money away if it's something I want. Only game i ever brought that was only a marginal remaster over a recent game was TLOU on PS4, and that's because it included the DLC on disc, and I'm a collector, and the game was spectacular and I wanted to play it again. I didn't pay full price, so I was happy with my purchase.
I've "thrown my money away" on many new releases, but can't recall ever doing so on a re-release, remaster, or anything of that nature.
I'm glad BC didn't exist on ps4 this gen because the significantly improved graphics and framerate for the last of us and the uncharted trilogy made the games that much better. The ps4 versions are the definitive ways to play the game and the PS4 pro version of the last of us after that patch is magnificent 👌🏿👌 27999;👌🏿
If we were just stuck with the same 720p 30fps with framerate issues in the last of us, I'd be pretty upset. I'm glad remasters exist because I love revisiting favorite games with better graphics. It's the same concept as every time a new home video format released. You got your favorite movies on the new home video format to watch your favorite movies in the best quality possible. That's the purpose remasters fill for me. I'd kill for a remaster of Spec Ops: The Line for example. Such an underrated game.
I did not purchase Dark Souls II for the PS3 since I already had a backlog of games. This was rather fortunate since I ended up purchasing Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin for the PS4 at a really good price since I had a PS+ subscription.
The game actually runs at 1080p 60 fps and plays so much more smoothly than the original Dark Souls and Dark Souls II for the PS3 which was 720p and if you are lucky 30 fps. So far on the Asia/Pacific server, there have been over 180 million deaths and contrary to what some people may say the game is very popular.
Personally, I don't mind re-mastered games providing they are graphically enhanced for modern large screen displays with preferably a consistent frame rate, although an old game would be much more attractive if it was not only remastered but had extra content to sweeten the deal. Achievements are nice but they are not a deal breaker.
Backwards compatibility is a nice feature for a console but it is only a selling feature when it is implemented at the start of the console generation. With the PS4 not have BC I kept my original FAT PS3 which means I can play PS1 (all PS3's can play these), PS2 and of course PS3 games.
The is a problem with backwards compatibility and that is you have to have the original game to play it otherwise you have to go out and buy or borrow the game you want to play.
When a true remaster comes out, and I mean a remaster, not a simple rerelease, bc can't compare to it. Uncharted 1-3 at locked 60fps, with the engine of 3 and the bonuses of 1 vs the original release with frame rate dips even though it was only running at 30fps....which would you rather play given the choice?
BC going to put them in new assets and at 60fps 1080p?
I mean...consider we might have still got a remaster of those games even if PS4 got BC.
Did Gears Of War and Halo not get remakes and remasters?
Ummmm what about bbb bbbb bbbut BC? lol
Many times that has NOTHING to do with a remaster or remake. Those are made for the most part for people who did not actually play the game the first time ,meaning they can make money ie having BC doesn't mean you get ZERO remaster or zero port.
Look at it like this.
If Sony has BC for PS4
Umm what does that have to do with selling a 1080p 60fps remaster of The Last Of Us?
You can either buy it used for PS3 or buy it remastered for PS4....at the end of the day, that has NOTHING to do with BC.
PS3 is BC to PS1....yet...have you seriously not noticed that many, many companies put their PS1 games on PSN?
Soooooo what do they care that PS3 is BC to PS1?
Do you even REALLY know why developers port games or make remasters? smh.
I really, really don't think you honestly know. It seems like you think remasters are made in place of BC, as if BC was in PS4, Sony would not want to make money on a 1080p 60fps port of The Last Of Us or Uncharted etc.
@Nit- "The is a problem with backwards compatibility and that is you have to have the original game to play it otherwise you have to go out and buy or borrow the game you want to play"
BINGO!
Something our buddy here doesn't really understand. Many games got ported to PS3 even with PS3 having BC to PS1, Final Fantasy series, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil etc.
He said he already owned the games and re-purchased them to play on his PS4. That's why I brought up BC so most of your comments that I glanced through really were unecessary. Oh and those mentioning 60 fps do yourselves a favor, build a gaming PC and just keep your consoles for the exclusives.
Except their comments aren't irrelevant, because he didn't repurchase the PS3 versions of the game in question. He brought "enhanced" versions which he wouldn't have gotten with BC. Maybe a bit of improvement here in there that BC can offer from time to time, but nowhere near the enhancements of an actual remaster or whatever you want to define them as.
He didn't say that he bought them for the enhancements in his original comment. He just said that if he liked the games he would play them so he obviously liked what he called old games on his second post and old games is what BC allows you to play on your new console without needing your old console. Comments talking about 60 fps and resolution have NOTHING to do with what I said or what the op wrote in his first comment but hey at least I advised them guys that seem to like 60 fps so much that they would buy the same games again to invest on a platform that allows them to play every game at 60 fps because that's me, I'm a nice guy ;)
Trophies & additional content can make a compelling offer, especially when I really love playing the game
Depends if the rerelease has added content
If they come out on disc.
I don't think anybody LIKES to, but I fairly often feel compelled to by GOTYs or remasters. Lately I've been doing a lot of holding out for complete releases since I have such a huge backlog to keep me busy.
Brilliant question. "Do you like to essentially throw your money away?"
Most people today are so stupid they don't even realize they're being bent over by these companies, and even come to their defense when they pull shady bulls**t. The rest of us are stuck going along for the ride.
It's been downhill ever since gaming became "popular" and every moron on the planet started throwing money at these companies.