I never played either of these games but the visuals, friendly recommendations, and now listening to them talking about the amount of work has definitely sold me on the HD Collection.
@Meet391 I think with all entertainment sectors weather it be movies, gaming, or television it seems they are all super resistant to new market ideas for fear they may not work. Yes not every idea is going to be well received but at least take a chance... It's better then the alternative: Losing your fan base and making failed game.
@Meet391 Yes it is greed that is killing gaming because when I think about it, the solution for game developers (especially on the PC) when it comes to gaming is very easy: If it is a single player game charge for the game and specialized DLC content like; Clothing, rare developer levels, or alternate special playable characters for multiple play throughs. When it comes to on-line multiplayer games (Some of you will hate me for this) make the initial game a free download with a 15 day free trial, then if you like the game pay a nominal monthly ($9.99 or something comprable) on-line fee for the game. That way developers can get compensated for the amount of money that was put into game development and make a better follow-up game because they will have a larger budget from their publishers. This will also lead to less buyer remorse from players so they don't feel like they are paying twice to play one game.
When it comes to gaming I think that developers should be compensated for the work that they do and should not have to worry about vigilante hackers trying to hack their network to prove a point. What I don't agree with is paying to play a game after I have already purchased a game which is why I think PC gaming was started to falter. If companies like EA can keep the greed side out of it I think gaming could grow as a whole.
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