Comment on Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months agoLike, 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.
520@kbin.social 8 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)
echo64@lemmy.world 8 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.
520@kbin.social 8 months ago
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.
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, they have unlocked profiles. This is absolutely not the same thing as releasing a game made for previous gen for current gen it does not give you access to most of the graphical and audio capabilities of the modern platform, nor does it give you access to features like duelsense triggers and rumble.
It mearly takes the speed limit off the ps4 abstractation layer.
I want to be super clear about how these are very very different things .