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Comment on Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?

520@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

None of what I wrote contradicts that, bro. Like I said, they are against pointless remakes and remasters. That's what's being discussed in the article.

While PS1, PS2 and even PS3 games could do with a fresh lick of paint if released today, it's not exactly uncontroversial to say that PS4 games don't need it.

The law of diminishing returns has hit this generation pretty damn hard, to the point where most people are hard pressed to tell a PS4 game from a PS5 game. So when the differences are that miniscule, you aren't really meeting the objectives of a remaster. Just do a straight port with better resolution support.

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echo64@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Like, sure, if the game isn’t otherwise playable on the platform then by all means, but otherwise why waste all that time?

If developers want to re-release their games on new platforms, I say sure? No skin off my back, helps them work on engine and tooling for the new platforms, gives games another wind. Literally does not matter to me.

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- 520@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I mean of course they're free to, and I don't take any any sort of umbrage against those who do but... How does it make more sense than something like a compatibility patch? (Tbf that's what TLoU2 is doing)
  
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  - echo64@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    you can’t do a ‘patch’ for a new platform, you have to release a SKU. that’s just the mechanics of it. that’s what 99% of these things that people are mad about are. it also gives people an excuse to print mode physical medias which makes people who like physical media happy.
    
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    520@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    you can’t do a ‘patch’ for a new platform, you have to release a new SKU.
    
    Tell that to Microsoft and Sony. Xbox Series X and PS5 have been enabling exactly this for X1 and PS4 games respectively.
    
    The consoles not only have native backward compatibility, but they allow developers to make patches for 8th gen games to specifically target 9th gen hardware.
    
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