| pokoko said: Good to see ports and remasters have joined DLC on the accepted list. Next up, paying for online. |
There is nuance with everything.
It is possible to hold the position that ports and remasters aren't enough when there isn't a steady stream of new releases that take advantage of the platform, while simultaneously holding the position that they are okay if there are enough new releases to satisfy those who've already played said games. The value (or dis-value) of the ports depend significantly on the greater library.
The difference between the Wii U and Switch are clear examples of this distinction. The Wii U had a few okay exclusives/new games and a bunch of PS360 ports in its early years. As it aged, the ports stopped coming but the new games were still scarce. In comparison, the Switch had many Wii U/PS360/PS4XBO/Mobile ports but also quite a few decent to excellent new quality exclusives: Arms, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Fire Emblem Warriors in less than a year. There are also quite a few exclusives to expect in the near future. If all the Switch had were ports, I'd certainly find them to be unacceptable.
Likewise, with say -- free DLC or paid DLC that adds something new to the original game without feeling like a pay wall vs. micro-transactions or paid DLC that segments what should've been in the original game there is nuance.
