Wonktonodi said:
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because many of us don't see it as anti consumer. If you dont' want the remake don't buy it. If you think the price is too high. Wait until it's lower. Though the price if still no more is actually a fair price, you just personally value it less. In fact if they were to change subsatially less than what they charge before many older buyers could feel ripped off and be less likely to buy new games as early in the future.
If people wouldn't buy them at inflated prices, they'd launch at lower prices, and prices would still go down, but to even lower prices. It would be better for consumers. Plus, unfair prices are bad in general.
If you feel betrayed because TLOU came to another of their platforms within a short time, don't by the new one. or maybe sell the old one. (had you bought DLC it was good for both) but plenty of consumers were happy to have the game on their new platform and looking better than a streight port. I mysef personally didn't get TLOU remaster because I was satisfied with my experience, I can't scream they are ripping me off for it though, because I don't have to buy it again and the people who enjoy the better version now, aren't taking my amazing experience away from me.
My specific issue with the last of us is the timing. When the game was released on PS3, Sony obviously knew full well that there would be a PS4 version in about a year. The right thing to do would be to let people know that the game would be released on PS4 as well. That gives more choice to the consumer. They can buy it on the PS3, they can choose to wait for the PS4 version, or if they want they could buy both.
The way they did it was just dishonest and anti-consumer. They withheld information that would have been highly relevant to the purchasing decision. So people who *would* have preferred the PS4 version, but bought the PS3 version get kind of fucked over.
While something else that they have done with their remakes/ ports is give consumers of the other verions the game for free with cross buy, flow, flower, escape plan, the unfished swan. One of the tiles they had had plus, on plus for hte new sysyem, Dead Nation, and another they gave on plus a better version. Pixel Junk Shooter.
While I think what they are doing with GOW 3 is a poor decision, it's not that there are too many remasters, it's that they won't be including enough content there(the 5 other GOW games). I'm looking forward to Tearaway unfolded since I've hear like 50% new content. Uncharted, I'm a little disapointed with some of the choices they made for the collection and will eventually get it when I feel it's priced at how I value the content they put in.
Which is fine. If they're giving it to a consumer as a good value, I don't take issue with that. There are some worthwhile remakes and collections. There are others that are a ripoff.
And, the reason you are getting things like GOW 3 on its own is because people are saying "we will pay more money for less content". If people weren't buying these games at full price, you'd be more likely to see something like "God Of War Trilogy Remastered" instead of just one game. They'd still make money, and it would be a good value for customers.
