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    Great Debate: Backward compatibility vs. HD remakes

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      darksongbird
      I'm sure HD Remakes are great, but I'm so used to having backwards compatibility with Nintendo consoles and handhelds that [...]
      I'm sure HD Remakes are great, but I'm so used to having backwards compatibility with Nintendo consoles and handhelds that it wouldn't make much sense if they all of a sudden decided that they weren't going to keep that option available. I don't play my Wii at all anymore. But in case I wanted to (or the few GameCube games I still kept from 2(?) gens ago, I would be able to. And I like knowing that. *off to read the actual article*
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      aireen-jah
      the only reason Sony stopped producing hardware based ps2 emulated ps3's is because the emotion engine CPU for ps2 emulation [...]
      the only reason Sony stopped producing hardware based ps2 emulated ps3's is because the emotion engine CPU for ps2 emulation was too expensive to produce and make profit off so they tried partial software based emulation on the next models and that had worser compatibility than the hardware based version so they scraped the idea after 2 years of development. and discontinued backwards compatibility, as for Microsoft's 360 team had the intention of including B.C but saw more earnings in releasing the games for the last Gen with up-scaled resolution and tweaked graphics ad shading variables much like Sony does now basically to produce a better display of graphics on hdtv devices. . personally i've never bought an Hd remake version because i can emulate my ps1 and ps2 games on my pc better than any ps3 emulation . note that with written permission from Sony Entertainment America Corporation prior to making my own emulation program with permitted use of my own bios number from one of my old ps2's i had purchased. To legally play and create my own games with Linux PlayStation 2 build 2001 which i also have written consent to use and to modify existing software in the PlayStation 2. under conditions that i request prior written consent to further develop existing software for public .
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      dondiablo29
      To be honest, I think the two need to co-exist, I mean, backwards compatibility needs to be there on every [...]
      To be honest, I think the two need to co-exist, I mean, backwards compatibility needs to be there on every platform really and truly, but that doesn't mean I dislike HD remakes, I think they're great,not only do the older games look better this way, trophies do give you more incentive to try certain things in games
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    Great Debate: Mario vs Sonic

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      Kenneth Muliadi
      Well, if you ask which is my favourite, It'll be Sonic. But if you ask me which is my most [...]
      Well, if you ask which is my favourite, It'll be Sonic. But if you ask me which is my most favourite game franchise, I'll say it will be Angry Birds
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      Rowdie
      Wow sonic in a landslide. I never would have imagined it. I voted sonic. The only fun I've really had [...]
      Wow sonic in a landslide. I never would have imagined it. I voted sonic. The only fun I've really had with mario is Mario kart.
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      sternparez
      I'll always prefer Sonic to Mario mainly for nostalgia (I only had a MegaDrive when I was younger) but also [...]
      I'll always prefer Sonic to Mario mainly for nostalgia (I only had a MegaDrive when I was younger) but also for the music! You should have mentioned how superior Sonic's music is. But I can admit that Mario's games are generally better especially post Megadrive.
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    Great Debate: Is the free-to-play model better for gamers?

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      thekeychainkid
      Valve has proved that you can make a lot of money with a simple and fair f2p system thanks to [...]
      Valve has proved that you can make a lot of money with a simple and fair f2p system thanks to TF2 and DOTA2. So I'm spoiled, and tend to believe most f2p ultimately turns into p2w. While most f2p games stay away from reserving the best items/gear/weapons for paying customers only, they still find ways to virtually lock out non-paying customers of the higher end gear by making level/exp gains anemic. Let's take Blacklight Retribution. In my opinion, it is technically p2w simply because the time required to level to 30, along with the time it takes to permanently unlock gear, is absurdly long and slow going. Unless you drop RL cash on a boost and/or unlock a few pieces of armor or weapons, you'll constantly be at the bottom of the pack due to the massive advantage in gear a higher level player gets over a lower level player. Now it can be argued that technically, a player can earn all of the gear, for free, simply by playing and never spending a penny; which is true. However, The time it would take is made artificially high by the devs in order to "coax" players into paying money for exp boosts and unlocks. Sticking the best gear behind a massive time-wall is nearly as bad as sticking the best gear behind a pay wall. This is something that needs to be considered in future f2p games. When games like BLR come out, I think the temptation to monetize everything gets in the way of balancing the game. If f2p games focused on providing a large amount of custom skins, colors, sounds, etc for a cash shop, the temptation to raise the time-wall, and stick the best gear behind it might be lower. As it stands, BLR is a solid game, and but it definitely doesn't have as many players as it could, simply because it oozes pay to win. If you drop about ten to twenty bucks, you can easily be competitive, but many players walk away before considering the cost-benefit ratio, which hurts the overall playerbase for BLR. Since release the nmbers have declined, despite the game being improved and patched regularly; so you cant claim the current f2p model is doing them any favors.
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      Yukichin
      Free to play, provided it's done well (cosmetic bonuses, weapons that do NOT have a power difference, etc.), works great [...]
      Free to play, provided it's done well (cosmetic bonuses, weapons that do NOT have a power difference, etc.), works great for MMOs. I'm not so sure about single-player games. However, there's a huge thing that Cooper missed about demos: not every game gets one.
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      tomthespesh
      Free to play does have a place I feel just not a massive one. I play Battlefield Heroes and World [...]
      Free to play does have a place I feel just not a massive one. I play Battlefield Heroes and World of Tanks, they're not too bad for those who don't wanna pay. Sure with world of tanks paying means you get more credits and xp per battle so without a premium account past tier 5 tanks and you start losing credits if you don't play well but then there's enough tanks up to tier 5 that you can just keep moving it about and trying new stuff. As for battlefield heroes from what I remember the added weapons usually come with a drawback so they're not too overpowered over the standard guns plus you can rent them with the credits you get for winning in games. So if they get them right it works well and doesn't feel like you're getting half a game or losing out to moneybags pouring cash into it.
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