Comment on Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?
520@kbin.social 9 months agoI 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 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.
520@kbin.social 9 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 9 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 .
520@kbin.social 9 months ago
They aren't limited to unlocked framerates and higher resolutions though. Some games also add additional graphics effects.
Except where it clearly can. For example, Witcher 3's next gen update adds features like ray tracing.
I press the downvote button because you are demonstrably incorrect. Go look at Witcher 3. Go look at Cyberpunk 2077. These developers are doing what you deem to be impossible.