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Azzanation on 08 August 2021
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IcaroRibeiro said:
Azzanation said:

I dont agree here. Skyward Swords has added controller support, received high resolution and doubled its fps no different to TLOU remastered. I considered Skyward Swords overpriced and same for TLOU RM. Age devalues the product but also being 2 generations apart makes it more sort after where as TLOU RM should have been a free upgrade for PS4 owners who already brought the game the year before however the lack of BC pushed the narrative of reselling recent games again.

Sure TLOU on PS3 is worth its full price tag however those who already own the game have to pay full price again for higher res and double the FPS. Thats alot of money for basically what PC gaming and currently Xbox offers for free.

Remember the hardware had no BC, it means if they come to giveaway PS4 copies for free they would alienate people who bought physical copies of the game. The smart delivery strategy was never an option for PS4, just as it's not an option from Wii U to Switch, of for 3DS to Switch for that matter 

Yes age devalues products, but TLOU was only 1 years old when released on PS4, it was surely still worthing full price for PS4. Sure paying for games again and again is something I'm against of, but that's the case of both Nintendo and Sony when their systems have no BC, after all consoles are closed platforms

If you want a fairer comparison it would be Sony releasing TLOU original for 70 USD on PS5 next year. Yes, charging a 10 years old game for more than what was originally priced, without their DLC I might add, and with a straight-port not making any graphical bumps to justify the 10 years old and 2 generations gap

Instead rumors are saying Sony wants to release a remake. I'm totally against it nonetheless because original TLOU on PS4 still pretty much playable and BC make a PS4 copy running at PS5, but I can totally understand them selling a TLOU remake (if it ever comes out) as 70 USD, after all it's a new game build from the ground as far as coding and modeling goes 

Nintendo do these practices alot which also annoys me. However games like Skyward Sword is a game that is 10+ years old and new gamers who enter the industry cannot experience it hence releasing it as a remaster makes more sense than remastering a game that's 1 year old that you can still purchase on its original hardware.

My issue is Skyward Swords is an expensive game which could have been sold for $40 to $50 instead of $60+ and TLOU RM is 1 year old which should have valid a price reduction regardless of the improvments.

These companies add the improvments to try to justify its price tag. Tomb Raider Definitive Edition they changed her face to say "Hey we put work into it, we expect full price" but its just a work around to get people into buying the latest version and slapping a big price tag on it.

TLOU deserves a remaster or remake however for me, its too soon. Skyward Swords deserves a remaster or remake as its in that window however its too costly.