The Last of Us upgrade plans?

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BillyBong said:

Serious_frusting said:
You really should not complain about game price.

Here I have to pay 35 pounds for a new copy of the PS3 version which is 60USD.

How much do you think the ps4 version is going to fetch me back?

my complaint isn't really game pricing.  it's rebuying a 1 year old game that you already bought.. personally, i just believe it would make more sense to offer an upgrade fee.  you keep your game.. you upgrade... you continue to play your game on the newer system.  sony wins because not only will previous owners and the ps3 community move over.. they will get additional monies from previous owners.  Sony is more than likely not going to get many of those already bought buyers to rebuy the same game, even if it's a visual upgrade @ $50.  don't get me wrong, $50 is awesome if you never played/bought the game, because you not only get the game but also all the DLCs along with it.  but if they offered an upgrade fee, then those that already have it are more than likely to buy the upgrade and they get to keep what they already have. 

The problem here is that you will get people geting a 2nd hand copy of the last of us to try and cash in on getting the PS4 version for cheap. I dont believe many people had anything to say about rebuying tomb raider.  That never had an upgrade feature uness i am mistaken? Sony is a business after all not a charity.

When games that were on the mastersystem and nes were geting made for the megadrive and snes people never asked for an upgrade feature. They just went out and brought the better version for their shiny new console.

So to comment on your 2nd comment (I'll be using US pricing):  You just bought a new/used game for $40/$20.  You buy the season pass for it.. which puts your total at $60/$40.  You want to play it on the ps4.. are you willing to shell out another $50 for the same content but prettier graphics?  if you did.. you just paid $110/$90 total for the same game and content, but now you have one for the ps3 and one for the ps4.  Ok.. so you decide you'll sell your PS3 game and buy it for the PS4.  You go to gamestop and they give you ~$10-15 back for it (optimistic number.. more than likely less than $10 if you can buy it used for $20.. also I understand you can sell the game yourself and make more $, but if you sell it over $20, people will just buy it for $20 at gamestop or less than at amazon).  You add in another $40/$35 to rebuy it for the ps4.  In total, for 1 title, you've just spent anywhere from $65-95, for the same 1yo game that you already owned just to be able to play it on the ps4.  pricing will vary, but in the end, you pay more for the same experience.  $50 for the ps4 remastered aint bad for the ones that never bought/played the game, but $50 more for current ps3 owners who might want upgraded graphics and want to play on the ps4.. on a 1 yo game, that would just suck ass.

Thats what happens when you purchase end of gen games. People oly expect and upgrade fee because of when COD and all those games come out. That was for a few weeks though which you can understand. Sony is not forcing people to repurchase the game.

As for your last comment.. don't know what the ps4's game resale value would be.. but definitely alot better than what the ps3 version will get back, especially moreso because there wouldn't be as much incentive to pick up the ps3 version.  everything loses value over time, but to wait until the game shows up in the bargin bin, especially if you already have the game, albeit on a different system?  might as well not even get it.. previous gen owners will just move onto the newer/not yet owned games on the new system.

one last thing.. i'll use FFX as an example.  I already have the PS2 version, but I won't be buying the PS3 HD version, ever.  Even if it's in the bargin bin now, I still won't buy it when I can have relive the same experience (less HD jazz, of course) just popping the ps2 game into my ps3.  now i understand the ps4 isn't ps3 bc, but that's irrelevant to the topic.  point is.. why am i going to rebuy the same game, albiet an HD version, if I already have the game?  i don't need 2 differnt versions of the same game that basically has the the same content.  

To be honest then I dont think these upgrades to older games are for you. I brought the GOW collection, Jak collection, FF HD, MGS collection and I will probably be getting Kingdon hearts when i can be bothered. I owned all of these games on the PS2. Heck i'm upset that we have not had the chance to get HD collections of PS1 games. Those are the games along with the PS2 that need it most. PS3 games not so much. They look good enough on a HD screen. 

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Just to break it down. I dont think these remakes and upgrades to older games are for you.