With HD gaming making its mark on the map in recent years, game companies are producing bundles of older games like there's no tomorrow.
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Could Sony be working on God of War 4 instead
of spending their time remastering old games? |
Now, I know the demand for past-favourites remastered in high definition is incredibly large, especially with the HD-obsessed world we currently live in - everything must be HD or 3D...or both. What is wrong with simply playing the original versions of these games like they were originally intended?
Have the "new generation" of gamers grew up with too much exposure to current-gen games; that they don't want to accept that some games were in regular resolution at one point? Either way, I do believe there are pros and cons in HD collections but I can also see why companies like Sony are so eager to put out as many possible.
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The addition of Peace Walker is a nice extra in this collection,
but how well will a PSP game convert to HD? |
Don't get me wrong, the idea of playing classics such as God of War (PS2) and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2) is a very exciting thought and I'm sure it will be as pleasurable a gaming experience as it was the first time I played these particular games, it will also be interesting and enjoyable to collect the trophies in these games because obviously the PS2 didn't have virtual e-penis boosting trophies - seriously though, I consider trophies in these HD collections to be a major pro, it is genuinely fun to collect trophies and even more so in games we all loved and played years ago. Now I've babbled on about trophy collecting, here's my two cents on why I think a lot of games are being remastered in HD - all a company needs to do is edit the resolution of the original content and convert that into a higher resolution (there is probably much more work but still at a cheap cost), which really can't be that expensive, and then they can simply put these collections on shelves at almost-full price, resulting in the company gaining max profits for little effort at all. It's a genius idea from a business perspective but it does make me question if companies are simply doing these HD collections for profit or because they genuienly want the fans to experience classic games again in fantastic HD resolution.
Will gamers shell out the cash for essentially a game(s) they've already played and beaten years ago or pass on the HD hype and save money for an actual original title? Are these HD collections a good thing for the people who never played the originals and aren't willing to buy the original consoles? Evidently, it's all down to your own opinion, so comment below on your take on this. Feature1
