BMaker11 said:
I think you misinterpreted "remaster" with "remake". Remasters, like Borderlands: Handsome Collection, Gears Ultimate Edition, TLOU:R, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. Games that got visually tweaked, performance enhanced, and all the DLC for it, all in one package. These are games where you're "charged again for the same game", just like a GOTY version of a game. I know the BC is in beta right now, but you know as well as everyone else that it won't be "true" BC, and because of that, there will be hiccups in games. And even with hundred of games being supposedly added (MS said the same thing about OG Xbox games being added to the 360 but that just never happened), my point would still stand that you have to actually buy those games to play them, so it's not "free" to play them. So everyone needs to stop saying "you won't have pay to play games you own, because this is free". If you don't own the game, then you have to pay to own it. Do you own a copy of say, Halo 4? No? Then how will it be "free" to play on XBOne when you have to go purchase the game? That's the issue I take with "paying to play what you own" (this is a shot at PSNow). It makes the assumption that you own the entire library, but you don't, so you have to pay for a game, just like you would if you went to Gamestop to buy a game. Knowing that there will performance issues and games "will be added" (as in, they aren't there yet. They'll come later), if you have a 360 now, would it make any sense to sell it? If I still want to play Prototype, I wouldn't sell my 360 because "I don't need it anymore, since XBOne has BC"....and Prototype ain't even BC compatible, yet, and will probably play worse than on 360. |
I don't understand what you're trying to say though (sorry if I am misunderstanding)? Of course, if you don't own a game then you have to buy it? If you already own a 360 game (Halo 4 for your example) and you want an Xbox One but can't afford it unless you trade in your 360, this feature allows you to upgrade to next gen whilst maintaining your existing library. You don't have to pay any extra money in order to keep playing those games on your new console (other than the new console itself).
PS Now that you refer to requires that you purchase the game on that service even if you own the disc already?
As for re-masters, no, a decent re-master is not the same as paying for the same content again. Anyway, GOTY editions are normally designed for those that want the game and all the content in one bundle and have waited for the price to drop.
Yes, some re-masters are just there to milk money and they suck, not all are like that though. My example given is paying for: better visuals/sound/animations, extra features (online coop and online multiplayer), new videos/cinematics and other bonus in-game content. Hell, it even came with voice commands (admittedly a gimmick, but new features nonetheless).
A re-master should offer significant content to warrant the purchase (such as visual/sound/animation upgrades and new features and content. If a re-master is simply 1080p, then yes, I would say that is a money grab. Maybe if you already owned the game and you could pay $5 to ‘unlock’ 1080p then maybe that would be better. I don’t think it is worth charging consumers the full price again though.
Then again, isn’t that what Blu-Ray is!? Ah well, argument is invalid lol