I would have understood if they add a great deal of new content, but this seems more for people who haven't played the game yet.

and fanboys judged nintendo for releasing wind waker hd at full price

Lurch said ...



@Sinncross - the argument would be these games were never designed as cross-gen unlike many multi-platform releases (COD, Battlefield, EA sports games etc.).

While I don't want to downplay how much work probably goes into these "remasters", I can see why people see them as a cheap method of pulling in some profit instead of having those development teams working on a bringing a new IP out sooner.

These games were released not long before the PS4/ X1 released. No one has any idea if they were designed with cross-gen possibility or not. And what makes these any different from say, a GOTY re-release, except being on a different console, for a different demographic, and visual enhancements?

Other games from the studio are not going to magically come out faster. A coder, for instance, is not going to have much work to do until a lot of preproduction is done. Here, they have something to do until the new IP is at a stage where they can be utilised.

Supa said ...

I would have understood if they add a great deal of new content, but this seems more for people who haven't played the game yet.

Which is exactly who re-releases (in all their forms) are for: people who haven't played the game yet.

Eh end of the day it is a way to pull more cash, but like Sinn says no-one is forcing you to buy this game. If you played it on PS3 and enjoyed it enough than that's all you need.

For someone who has never played the game or loved the game so much they want play it with the visual makeup then there we go. Also to be honest I think a lot of these AAA titles that game out with in the year before PS4/XB1 were released were designed with it being cross platform in mind, or a remaster in mind.

Cant blame the development studios either on this honestly.

A bit 'spoilish' for those haven't played it yet

yeah - when I saw that scene in this remaster trailer I was like "WHY YOU SHOWING THAT!!! It was such an unexpected, incredible scene in the game. Silly trailer making people.

Ja that was an odd choice, it was an incredible scene and so important at that moment. At the start of it though, I couldn't help but start humming the Jurassic Park theme in my head.

Rumoured release date: 20 June 2014

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2361535/the_last_of_us_remastered_ps4_release_date_revealed.html

Dont see what the fuss about this trailer is.

Yes the scene in question is amazing but that is because of the build up to it rather than just the scene by itself.

Sony apparently is looking into a discount for people who own the PS3 version

Magius said ...

Sony apparently is looking into a discount for people who own the PS3 version

Most likely if you own season pass you get the discount.

Or all the dlc individually.

Visual fidelity across The Last of Us Remastered will outmatch that of the original game's carefully crafted cut scenes, Naughty Dog claims.

Druckmann said The Last of Us Remastered is a straightforward port at the moment, but he is considering taking advantage of PS4's improved triggers and touchpad.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462779/the-last-of-us-ps4-uses-cutscene-quality-character-models/

@Lurch

Naughty Dog's harrowing post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us has been dated for a 29th July release, Sony announced at its E3 press conference.

That's a Tuesday, so it's ostensibly the following Friday, 1st August, in Europe.

Scottie said ...

@Lurch

Naughty Dog's harrowing post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us has been dated for a 29th July release, Sony announced at its E3 press conference.

That's a Tuesday, so it's ostensibly the following Friday, 1st August, in Europe.

Thanks Scottie!

Youtube does the Remastered E3 trailer little credit. If you follow the Eurogamer links (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-watch-uncharted-4-and-the-last-of-us-at-60-fps) you can download the trailer 1080p60 (156MB). Looks incredible and so smooth compared to the base game.

youtube does all videos little credit. I wish webms would become a bigger thing. Quality on those are amazing.

I can't believe the PS4 version is releasing at a higher price than the original PS3 version on launch day, whoever had that idea

@ DP - current price listing is a place holder - we will have more information and hopefully a confirmed price point next week for you guys

Looks like it won't be a perfect 60FPS but still looks incredible in comparisons and as it's not a twitch shooter, hopefully it'll still feel as smooth. There's also apparently new DLC planned?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-16-the-last-of-us-remastered-lets-you-lock-frame-rate-at-30fps

wonder what the new dlc will ad to the game ?

DarkPrince said ...

I can't believe the PS4 version is releasing at a higher price than the original PS3 version on launch day, whoever had that idea

if people buy it, then they got the price right.

Lurch said ...

Looks like it won't be a perfect 60FPS

Based on speculation?
The devs have already said its 60FPS, and no preview from the press event mentions that the framerate dropped from the 60fps it runs at.

Cravinho said ...

wonder what the new dlc will ad to the game ?

New SP content will be cool. its probably MP related.

Lurch said ...

Looks like it won't be a perfect 60FPS

Based on speculation?
The devs have already said its 60FPS, and no preview from the press event mentions that the framerate dropped from the 60fps it runs at.

Previous "60FPS" games like Killzone Shadowfall and Infamous SS on PS4 introduced a 30FPS cap as they failed to continuously maintain 60FPS in stressful scenes. Some people prefer the stability over varying frame rate (although I'd guess it's more important in twitch shooters/racing games).

This article from the EU Playstation Blog suggests it's more a personal preference (TLoU PS4 Preview) which would be a first.