TheGoldenBoy said:
I thought that was what PSNow was supposed to be for: to let you play PS Classics on Sony devices. |
Yeah. I don't know that I would call this "making up for backwards compatibility". In order to do that you'd have to remake a ton of games from the previous generation including titles that aren't your own. Remaking a couple of recent games, one of which didn't thrill most people, is mostly just done for quick sales and to help entice people to move on from the previous generation. For former exclusive owners of Wii or 360 who are looking to make the jump to next gen, offering PS3 exclusive titles on the new platform isn't a bad strategy at all. Especially if it doesn't require too much time or resources. The marketing was already done for the most part. They know the games exist. They may have been very interested in them but didn't want to spend the money knowing the next gen was coming. Now they have a reason to go PS4 and buy these games that they otherwise wouldn't have. It's a good short term strategy in the early stages of a new console war. I just better not see "MOTORSTORM REMADE EXTENDED LIMITED SPECIAL DIRECTOR'S CUT EDITION!"
