Out of those old games on the box underneath your TV, how many of them do you actually play to completion? I could easily have a backlog of 100+ games going back to NES up to last gen but what's the point? I know im never ever going to either A) have time to play them, B) they simply don't interest me anymore or C) they're obsolete in visuals, audio, gameplay, etc. and I simply can't go back to them. There's just no way.
Add in the visual aspect. Are you really going to play an old PS polygon texture game that while great at that time looks like crap on your brand new 4K HDR TV?
Games are remastered simply because publishers know that they have suckers willing to buy and play them despite already doing so a decade or so earlier. That's why you have remasters. And not all of them sell anyway. Those that do are the exclusives or the GTA's and Skyrims of the world.
Sorry but as someone who's 39 years old and already had his time with past consoles and past games, any games that I didn't play back then is simply, an oh well, time to move on. After all, if I didn't play them back then when they were relevant and current, there's simply no way im going to play them now.
To each their own but I simply don't see the value of BC. It wasn't asked for or needed back then and gaming was arguably better. To me, it's gamers feeling entitled and wanting everything their way but that's not going to happen. If PS5 has BC, great but I just don't see Sony doing that.
But again, to each their own. I personally don't care about BC as it does nothing for me.
There are a bunch of digital games I own that I have no interest in but of my physical games, I sold off the few I didn't want to play years ago, so yes, if I had the time, I'd play every single one of them. But since I don't have the time, I'm fine with slowly making progress through them, which is exactly what I'm doing. Right now, I'm playing through Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box on my 3DS via backwards compatibility, a game I hadn't played in 7-8 years. I'm also playing Final Fantasy IX on PS4, a game I haven't played in like 15 years. I'd by far rather play these games than something like Shadow of War.
So yes, I'm perfectly fine playing old games that "look like crap" on a 4K TV. A good game is a good game regardless of whether they look like Uncharted or not. I can go back and play Metal Gear Solid or Deus Ex with ease because they're two of the best games of all time.
I guess a lot of PS4 owners are suckers then, seeing as Final Fantasy IX was one of the best selling PSN games last month. Great argument you've got there. Totally doesn't make you sound like a condescending dick.
And no, you don't get to say "to each their own" while at the very same time insulting people who have different opinions and tastes than you. It's fine if you don't value BC but to turn around and state that no-one does, insult the people who say they do and declare old games useless is just obnoxious dickery.
Theyll most likely expand the ones they have in all likehood. Imagine studios like MM and sucker punch at Naughty dogs head count
Last I heard, Sucker Punch are very resistant to expanding.
And Media Molecule's probably better off staying a small, super creative studio. I can't imagine they'd be able to continue making wacky games like LBP, Tearaway and Dreams if they were Naughty Dog's size.