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pokoko on 25 January 2015
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Zekkyou said:
pokoko said:

Your recollection seems to be off.  That's not even close to being where the complaining started.  Not by a long shot.  The noise started last gen with releases like the Metal Gear Solid Collection, The Silent Hill Collection, and the God of War Collection.  Sony began a "Classics HD" line, which some people seemed to have a problem with.  Then they announced a "PSP Remaster" series for the Vita and the criticism ramped up even more.  

If there was any hate for WWHD, besides from Nintendo fans themselves, then it was mostly retaliatory.

I wasn't a frequent poster back then so hadn't thought of the HD collections. Did people really complain about those? I can vaguely understand someone disliking single game remasters/remakes (if they're consistent with the opinion), but what's there to hate about collections? Most of them don't fit with any of the complaints people try to make against standard remasters.

I've never understood it myself, either, but there was a fair amount of negativity.  Sony left off backwards compatiblity on purpose, they're forcing people to rebuy games, they're wasting time on ports instead of new games, they're doing this because the PS3 has no new games, they're looking for a quick cash-in, they're money-hatting publishers ... basically what you'd expect with people grasping at straws.  Silent Hill and MGS had a ton of heat, especially, as did the PSP GoW collection.  Because OMG PORTS, I guess.

Personally, I can't understand people getting bent out of shape because they have more choices.  Makes no sense to me.