Current Events > What's with the remaster obsession?

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Don't people want new games? You can go play the original version of these games.
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Oh look, a remastered topic idea.
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What's with your obsession with remasters
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You're telling me we can make the same game, but slightly shinier, and people will pay for it again? We don't have to come up with any new ideas at all? We need to get on this right now.
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Maybe I just don't understand it because I'm not unemployed and can spend all of my time playing video games, but I'd think with the limited time we have that people would want to experience new games rather than playing the old ones over and over.
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Quick, easy money.

I_suk_at_golf posted...

Quick, easy money.

I mean for the people buying them. I understand the companies are trying to generate revenue via lazy cash ins
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If only we lived in a world where new games came out all the time alongside remasters. That would be amazing.
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Sometimes they're done rather well.

Getting the game onto more platforms is a plus. It means you have easier access to it yourself, and you can get other people to play it more easily. Also some games go through various versions, and the remaster tends to include the extra stuff.

The FFX/X-2 remastered collection on Steam is a good example. It's cheap, it looks better, and it gives you access to the shitload of extra content the International Version added in.
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