HD collections are a good thing.

even if PS3 was backwards compatable with PS2 games i would still get HD collections. improved visual fidelity + trophies is worth it to me imo.

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

because of people like you is that gaming is only gonna get worse. You don't try to see both sides of the coin, you only care about what benefits you without seeing the whole picture. HD collections are fine but when there isn't an option like BC to compete with it then it just becomes a scam... Is like all those people that pay so much for DLC and then say: if you don't like it don't buy it, or when developers reboot a series just to appeal to another market.

gaming is giving us less for more and is being dumbing down so much because of people like you that bends over so easily. Just wait until next-gen and all these rumors about blocking used games and always online DRM turns out true, the ones to blame will be people like you TC.

Gue1

You know TC, PS2 and Wii have a feature called Backward Compability which gives us the chance to play games from the older console without having to buy a HD collection. PS3 had it originally but Sony removed it because it "lowered production costs". I believe that was just a excuse for rip off gamers with HD collections.

Miroku32

If PS3 had kept BC, then people would have just bought PS3s, and then their goes the revenue stream they get from selling dirt cheap PS2s at a high profit margin.

I agree the Last Guardian and SOTC HD collections are favorite and for honorable mention the GOW HD collection playing that in 1080p is just amazing.

[QUOTE="Miroku32"]

You know TC, PS2 and Wii have a feature called Backward Compability which gives us the chance to play games from the older console without having to buy a HD collection. PS3 had it originally but Sony removed it because it "lowered production costs". I believe that was just a excuse for rip off gamers with HD collections.

StrongDeadlift

If PS3 had kept BC, then people would have just bought PS3s, and then their goes the revenue stream they get from selling dirt cheap PS2s at a high profit margin.

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

WilliamRLBaker

Yes.

I too, missed some of them...

And ofc, who can say no to a Baldur's Gate rmk?! :D :D :D

A Super Nintendo collection would be AMAZING. I sometimes regret selling my Wii just for the all the old games you can download. carljohnson3456

Eh, as long as you have a pc made after 1999 you're good :P

Id say so far for the most part they have been a bad thing. I feel like if you gonna go back and redo these games and ask $40 for them then they should be well done. Many of these collections are coming incomplete, Full of bugs / issues not present in the original and most are being up-scaled to HD resolutions instead of being rendered in HD.

All are unacceptable to me. I mean look at the SH collection if you can even call it a collection. Theres only 2 Sh games there out out like what 10. They should have def added in SH1 even if they needed a another disc for the 360 version. They really should have also thrown in SH4 for good measure then you could call it a collection.

Then there's the bugs and graphical / sound issues that weren't present in the original games. The SH collection shows everything that's wrong with these remakes right now. They aren't all bad and some are done really well but im finding those to be few and far in between.

[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"]A Super Nintendo collection would be AMAZING. I sometimes regret selling my Wii just for the all the old games you can download. SilverChimera

Eh, as long as you have a pc made after 1999 you're good :P

Id say so far for the most part they have been a bad thing. I feel like if you gonna go back and redo these games and ask $40 for them then they should be well done. Many of these collections are coming incomplete, Full of bugs / issues not present in the original and most are being up-scaled to HD resolutions instead of being rendered in HD.

All are unacceptable to me. I mean look at the SH collection if you can even call it a collection. Theres only 2 Sh games there out out like what 10. They should have def added in SH1 even if they needed a another disc for the 360 version. They really should have also thrown in SH4 for good measure then you could call it a collection.

Then there's the bugs and graphical / sound issues that weren't present in the original games. The SH collection shows everything that's wrong with these remakes right now. They aren't all bad and some are done really well but im finding those to be few and far in between.

Gen007

That's true, the HD Collections that come with bugs and glitches not present in the originals look like rushed cash-ins to me. ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Collection and the God of War Collections are really well done. The Sly Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection are really well done as well. I've heard there are problems with the Devil May Cry, Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell and Silent Hill collections.

The collections that are well done are definitely worth owning.

I personally like them, I got Sly Cooper HD collection for FREE (well it's with PS Plus anyway, so at no additional cost I should say) and it's perfect. They even improved some things from the origional, I thought it was a great game and even better than when I played it on PS2.

I want the Jak HD collection so bad...

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

carljohnson3456

[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

WilliamRLBaker

HD collections are just the console gamers' way of telling me they actually do appreciate resolution increases, better performance, and graphics.

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

WilliamRLBaker

HD collections are just the console gamers' way of telling me they actually do appreciate resolution increases, better performance, and graphics.

Raymundo_Manuel

They're a cash grab.

But the Ico/SOTC collection is nice for people....before,you'd have a better chance of finding Jimmy Hoffa than a Ps2 copy of Ico at a gamestop.

They're a cash grab.

But the Ico/SOTC collection is nice for people....before,you'd have a better chance of finding Jimmy Hoffa than a Ps2 copy of Ico at a gamestop.

Kandlegoat

I saw one not too long ago at Gamestop for $30 :P I didn't buy it though.

I guess I'll be finding Jimmy Hoffa soon :cool:

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

um no...The concept of HD collections now is a bad thing its a sloppily thrown together set of games that are given the most rudamentary updates and then thrown out there to make a quick cash in, remasters of games like Halo anniversary are the way to go, Or complete from the ground up remakes.

carljohnson3456

well, consider yourself warned regarding the Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider collections :P

there cash-ins i think we all know that, but they could be pretty good.

most of them are overpriced honestly and most of them arent real hd which also suxs but it does look better then their last gen counterparts

The god of war colection was truely a cash grab. It was an upscale to 720p with 2xAA and 60 fps. Textures, models, sound effects, voice overs, etc. were all ported with no changes at all.

It's the equivalent to running a console port on PC.