Will We Still Get HD Remasters in the PS5/Xbox Series Era?

[vivigamer]

Had this thought today as news came out about Days Gone getting significant 4K/60FPS Upgrades - Do you think we will get HD/4K Remasters of PS4/XBX1titles?

I expect we'll still get PS3/360 Era games Remastered but I think If "99%" of games work on the PS5 i'd rather just an upgrade Patch like Days Gone has received.

[Flashback2012]

Had this thought today as news came out about Days Gone getting significant 4K/60FPS Upgrades - Do you think we will get HD/4K Remasters of PS4/XBX1titles?

I expect we'll still get PS3/360 Era games Remastered but I think If "99%" of games work on the PS5 i'd rather just an upgrade Patch like Days Gone has received.

Oh absolutely. Those things are here to stay. I mean, why make a game with new code and what not when you can jazz up an already programmed game and make it look nicer with better hardware?

[ignition365]

Uh, yeah.  I mean, Demon's Souls, Spiderman Remastered, we're seeing launch titles that are remasters/remakes.

[vivigamer]

Well Demons Souls is is a full on Remake - Much like how bluepoints PS4 SotC was (but their PS3 version of SotC is a Remaster!)

The Spiderman release is a good point but then that has had a lot of iffy business around it - I think it will be available individually in time.

I'll be interested to see what games get Re-released. i just think Remasters of previous gen titles might be on the decline - I can't see releases like Ni No Kuni or DmC which offer minimal changes upgrades when we have examples like Days Gone offering upgrades with a Patch.

Then you look at other games like Xbox's wonderful enhancements to the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy - they practically look like PS4/XB1 games! So both dies are clearly capable.

[pzeke]

[...] i just think Remasters of previous gen titles might be on the decline [...]

Hopefully. But you know these people need to make a quick buck, so a remaster or two will inevitably slither its way through the cracks.

[droaa]

Remember how they touted 1080p/60fps as a selling point early on in the generations for games? I feel like the same thing will happen except its 4K/60fps rather than HD Remaster and whatnot.

[burningdoom]

I hope so. I enjoy revisiting old games with improved graphics/content.

[wolff242]

I feel there werem more remasters in the current gen then in the past, so i don't see that changing.

[hexag0n]

Definitely, I think we'll see a lot more "HD Collections" of Xbox/PS2 and 360/PS3 era games.  Seeing as Xbox Series X/S and PS5 have 100% backwards compatibility with Xbox One and PS4 respectively (save for Kinect titles and a literal handful of PS4 games); it'll be interesting to see how many developers choose to patch upgrades (4k, 60-120FPS, HDR, etc.) into their old games for the new systems and how many would rather re-release them as an "enhanced" version.  We're already seeing where Activision is charging an extra $10 for the upgraded version of the new Call of Duty, even though you can use the same disk for both Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

[dreama1]

I don't know why anyone thinks it's something new lately. It's been going on since the SNES days.

[telekill]

There's only 1 that I want and that's the often rumored Mass Effect trilogy. Give us 4k textures and raytracing with better overall graphics on PS5. I would love it.

[burningdoom]

Bloodrayne 1 & 2 Enhanced was just announced.

[bizzarnage]

Now, when I read this the first thought that came to my mind was "Of course! Especially with capcom" And while I still think that, I also feel like a lot of games might not get remasters or enhancements but rather be part of a catalogue for streaming services. I'm thinking mostly of PS Now (Not sure if there's something like this for Xbox, forgive my ignorance) but I gotta say, a lot of nice titles are on PS Now already. I don't imagine it's particularly hard for Sony to maintain the service so I don't see them shying away from really showcasing it as an option for the future of the PS5 especially if they decide to make PS3 titles available.

I don't dislike HD remakes, but I hope that the ones we see surfacing in the early days of this new gen are of quality. We don't need another Silent Hill "HD" collection (or anything else like it tbh)

[shfan]

We don't need another Silent Hill "HD" collection (or anything else like it tbh)

*shudder*

[Cartagia]

There's only 1 that I want and that's the often rumored Mass Effect trilogy. Give us 4k textures and raytracing with better overall graphics on PS5. I would love it.

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