Popular movies come out with 'remastered' versions that are basically the same movie but sell as well. If you look at games like Megaman powered up, DS Mario, and a few upcoming titles, people are obviously willing to pay for old games with new graphics. In fact i would say we already have the same games with newer graphics, what we don't have is an industry that has room for innovation because all the time is spent on just getting the things to work on different systems and getting it to market.
What would help is if we could actually preserve the originals and work on serious gameplay enhancements that we know will last virtually forever, instead of spending the budget on just getting it to work on new hardware with new graphics.
It's not a waste of resources if you've created a loyal base of players that know they can expect a constant increase in quality and visuals, instead of a debate of one vs the other.
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Popular movies come out with 'remastered' versions that are basically the same movie but sell as well. If you look at games like Megaman powered up, DS Mario, and a few upcoming titles, people are obviously willing to pay for old games with new graphics. In fact i would say we already have the same games with newer graphics, what we don't have is an industry that has room for innovation because all the time is spent on just getting the things to work on different systems and getting it to market. What would help is if we could actually preserve the originals and work on serious gameplay enhancements that we know will last virtually forever, instead of spending the budget on just getting it to work on new hardware with new graphics. It's not a waste of resources if you've created a loyal base of players that know they can expect a constant increase in quality and visuals, instead of a debate of one vs the other.