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archer9234 on 28 December 2014
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
Conina said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

But I also appreicate the fact that these one, two, and three-year old ports, or "remasters," suggest that studios are making them to impel consumers to pay twice for the same product.

It is not the same product. Nobody forced the buyers of the PS3 version to buy the PS4 version again, if they are still happy with their first buy.

Nobody forced buyers of the PS3 retail versions to keep the PS3 version if they wanted the slightly better remastered version. I sold my PS3 version of TLoU directly after the PS4 announcement for 30 €, managed to live without that game for a few months, and got TLoU:R for 37 € later (with the DLC included, photo mode, commentary).

The buyers of the digital PS3 version are out of luck... but I can't feel sorry for someone who buys games with account-binding when he is not sure if he wants to keep that game... especially if the console successor is already announced.

I understand that no studio is forcing consumers to buy anything. But that doesn't change the fact that I disapprove of some companies' business strategies. 

Would we even need to buy these remastered games if 1) console manufacturers allowed backward compatability, 2) studios released games complete at launch and didn't sell DLC piecemeal afterward, or 3) studios made games according to their means and the power limitations of the hardware, creating a fully-functional, stable game that doesn't need remastering?

Point 1: Yes. Even with BC. They do the whole 1080p, 60fps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! better shadows, up the ass. Point 2: GOTY editions exsist cause some people wait for a complete game later on. And those ocmpanies want those sales/double sales regardless. Point 3 is the only one that will happen at some point. Remastering a one year old game can't really happen if the tech improvements are too small. There will be a wall with res and FPS with the general public. It's not gonna keep going till where at 400K and 3000FPS.