So, I know probably this will be an unpopular post, but the trend of remaking one-year old games is very bad.
And is going out of hand.
Why? Because developers try to sell the same game twice to user fanbase.
I explain it. One thing is releasing a game, by communicate "This game will be available for XBox 360, PS3 and later for One and PS4".
Another thing is doing a version of the game, then after less then one year communicate a new version with "exclusive feature" (of couse you won't say what those features are) will be out shortly.

Is the case of FFX/X-2, and yet SE said nothing about a PC port. Why? Because eventually they will announce it after console version, so people will triple dip (not all people, luckily, but a good chunk will, sadly).

This case is just hilarious, because FFX and X-2 are PS2 titles, already enhanced for PS3. How can you make them better? But hey, there are a lot of Final Fantasy fans out here, so let's milk them.

And this is the reason why SE is releasing a PSVITA port on PS4 (Type 0) for 71€, giving away "for free" a FFXV demo.

Another HD port, this time VERY expensive, because it contains...a demo. Yeah.

Finally there's the FFVII port. First on PSX, later on Steam, with cloud support and achievements, now...on PS4. A port of a port.
And they price will be highest compared to PSX version on PSN, of course.

Here I talked onl of SE stuff, but it's plenty of similar cases. Last of Us Remastered, Masterchief Collection (so buggy that Microsoft will give several bonus as apologize, in form of one month of Live and other in-game items), Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, Teraway Unfold,

I didn't include here the Resident Evil remake because that version of the game was available on Gamecube only, so having it on other platforms is a great thing. I'm speaking about re-releasing "new" games on multiple platforms, really without a reason. Some say "Yeah, but I didn't own a PS3, so having those remakes on PS4 is a good thing". But is it?

I mean, buying, let's say, 4 of those remasters will cost you 200€ (in example). You can buy a PS3 system for 100-120€ and buy with remaining money the original version of those remasters. Plus, you'll own a system with a great library.

Was good release HD remakes on PS3 for PS2 titles, because most of them was so rare and expansive...just look at MGS saga, Team Ico games etc.
Those collections were cheap, includes multiple titles in one disc, and can be played on modern tv systems (try to play a PS2 title on PS2 on a modern tv, they just look horrible).

There's also the case of software house releasing under payment the same title on the same platform, not offering an upgrade.
Guacamelee and Ares are two titles that did that, but even AAA titles like Dark Souls 2 will see a new version, DX11 based, that need to be bought even for those already own base version of the game. So, what do you think about this trend?

well then lets not buy the new versions and play the old ones instead
easy ! ^^

I see the weekly remake thread is early this week.

Was it supposed to be a different day?

Your wallet thanks you, if you dont buy anything that is atleast 1,5 years old.

Quite few games will turn into "GOTY-HD-Final-remix-Alpha-Omega-Elite-Collecters-Special-Limited-Season sale" -editions while waiting and also cost much less ;)

Usually people wait until noon-ish on a Monday.

What a pointless thing to complain about.

we cant complain about christmas just yet

can i complain about the keyboard on my ultrabook ?

Even worse, some people re-buy games they already own, on the same platform, without any enhancement to the game except perhaps some tweaking to allow better compatibility with modern versions of Windows. There's even a digital store which specialises in this kind of rip-off, I think its name starts with the letter G, or perhaps it ends with it.

This is not the same thing, and you know.
The games sold on GOG are not compatible with modern OS if not properly tweaked. There are no enhancements, is the same game, only compatible with Wi 7, 8 etc.

I'm talking abouth things like GTA IV on PS4, adding first person view or similar things not available on PS3, in example. And no, those versions are not for "new users" only, because all those comparison trailers are done to sell the game again, to the same people already bought it.

Yeah, one possible way is not buy those, but it seems that people double dipping on those products are more then "one-time purchasers".

I'm all for this case - at least we'll get them on PC, even if they are practically guaranteed to be terrible ports. If they are popular eventually they will get modded like crazy. Square really sucks at software development unless Nixxes is doing it though (even in 2014 that can't correctly code frame pacing and DoF), but that's a subject for another time. Technically it's PSX->PC(1998)->Steam(2013)->PS4, so it's a... erm.... triple port. Even after all that it's a bad port though, as the framerate is still 15 in battles (was 60 on PSX - they locked the animations at 15-18 and bumped them up to 60 so that there was no input lag in the menus).

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Guacamelee and Dark Souls 2 are kind of different cases. Guacamelee... whatever edition.... is different enough to the point where some still declare the old version better, though still a bit of a cash grab. Dark Souls 2, while requiring the newer Windows versions with DX11, is a straight dodgy cash grab. Speaking of Dark Souls 2, it's still a bad port that codes the gameplay to the framerate causing a host of issues - a coding practice that ended a long, long time ago on PC.

I'm in favor of remakes that genuinely bring something new to the table, such as when the original's graphics or UI have aged poorly, and that respect what was good about the original.

Cash-grabs that add little to the original are obviously insulting to customers, but folks can make their own decisions about whether to buy.

A GOTY is different from a remake/remastered. Because the GOTY is on the same platform first, and is the exact same game, except it includes all available DLCs usually. In fact some GOTY on Steam have the same entry for vanilla title, they are basically a bundle containing all available stuff. Waiting for a GOTY is different then waiting for a remastered, Final Mix etc.

This thread will be re-released later in the week with extra features that the current technology in this thread didn't allow us to take full advantage of.