Depending on what they mean by a steep discount this could be cool. But judging from what I've seen of "discounts" on Sony and Microsoft consoles this could be laughable. Is 35% a steep discount? Not to us, but perhaps to them.
Sony Unveils PS3 to PS4 Software Discounts
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If the price is more than $1, then Nintendo's got them beat on this for 'discounts' for upgrading software from the old system to new one.
I would agree however, depending on what they price it at, there may be a good reason for this. Now hear me out here, a new PS3 game is what *checks JB Hi-Fi* lets take watch dogs special edition as an example:Jandau said:
https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/game/ps3/watch-dogs-anz-special-edition/668663
$79 for PS3 special edition, however
https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/game/ps4/watch-dogs-anz-special-edition-ps4/681079
it's $95 for special edition on PS4, so that's $16 difference.
So if they charge $16 for the PS4 version then you'd still pay the same as if you had just bought it outright. They could be doing this to prevent people from abusing the system to get the PS4 version cheap. We will just need to wait and see what they mean by massive discount.
Actually if they gave it out for free people would be getting the game cheap, as stated above theres a difference in price between PS3 and PS4 versions.LordOfInsanity said:
I think the saddest part is that both Sony and Microsoft are abandoning their old console architecture -because- it makes BC so hard to offer. People fail to grasp that both corps using x86-based hardware for their consoles means their consoles from now on will be as backwards compatible as your average PCs.GoaThief said:
Basically Sony and Microsoft are abandoning hopes for true BC this next gen so that all future generations will be BC without much effort at all. Even better, the new architecture means that porting between console and PC - either direction - will be incredibly easy. You'll see more games in both markets and quicker port times because of the change.
I'm just playing on the fact that when Nintendo said that to update the games you bought on the Wii e-shop/virtual console for the Wii U, it would cost people roughly a dollar or two, and a lot of people were complaining and throwing a shit storm about it.RicoADF said:
I'm waiting for the uproar from those same people about this if it even happens.
But yeah, I suspect the price will be roughly $10-20 for the 'upgrade cost'.
Considering how many people suggest that a sequel or remake doesn't have to improve the game, just upgrade it with better graphics, I can see Sony making a sizable bounty of money with this system. After all, these upgrades are basically early remakes. I'm guessing this is just Sony's way of twisting the knife into Microsoft even harder; no backwards compatibility on Microsoft's end, but Sony has a form of it. Still, a pretty cool move on Sony's end.
Unless the PS4 versions go down on you while you play them, I don't really see the point of buying both versions.
So... it's backwards compatible with a fee.
Well Nintendo has been doing it with the Virtual Console, so... (shrugs)
But please Sony, could we not have another one of these?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6244-Sonys-Begging-For-Piracy
Well Nintendo has been doing it with the Virtual Console, so... (shrugs)
But please Sony, could we not have another one of these?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6244-Sonys-Begging-For-Piracy
Considering BF4 on PS3 will be the console version and BF4 on PS4 will be more like the PC version, that's one game that people should definitely be happy to get a heavily discounted 'unpgraded' version for. The difference will be immense for those used to the horribly limited 24 player gameplay. Backwards compatability would have left them with the boring version.
Still, sucks. But it's a necessary evil to bring consoles in line with PC for x86 architectures. At least now we'll have guarenteed BC for a while on consoles that will actually work well. After all, PCs run x86 and i can play games from the early 90s on them if i so desire.
Still, sucks. But it's a necessary evil to bring consoles in line with PC for x86 architectures. At least now we'll have guarenteed BC for a while on consoles that will actually work well. After all, PCs run x86 and i can play games from the early 90s on them if i so desire.
Sometimes people make me sick.
Microsoft essentially said they were doing the same damn thing, and that was met with gamer rage. Sony, though? Praise.
Gamers have really made it a habit to piss me off lately.
Microsoft essentially said they were doing the same damn thing, and that was met with gamer rage. Sony, though? Praise.
Gamers have really made it a habit to piss me off lately.
Meh. I've never gotten why gamers feel they must have a massive pile of release games for a new console. I'll be buying a PS4 at release, as I did with the PS3. And, like the PS3, it probably won't get a lot of use for the first few months, whereas my PS3 will continue to be played.
Well, aside from Diablo 3.
Honestly, it's worth picking up the PS4 even if I don't buy a PS4 game until the Witcher 3 comes out. Why? Because I'd have to drop at least twice the PS4's price on a new laptop to play the Witcher 3 on.
Edit: Whoopsie, I just realized that, due to this mental aside, I forgot to actually comment on the thread topic!
OT: Ahem. So, for those reasons, I don't really feel the need to consider this whole double-buy thing. None of the cross-platform launch titles really grab me (Assassins Creed lost me when the setting left Europe).
Well, aside from Diablo 3.
Honestly, it's worth picking up the PS4 even if I don't buy a PS4 game until the Witcher 3 comes out. Why? Because I'd have to drop at least twice the PS4's price on a new laptop to play the Witcher 3 on.
Edit: Whoopsie, I just realized that, due to this mental aside, I forgot to actually comment on the thread topic!
OT: Ahem. So, for those reasons, I don't really feel the need to consider this whole double-buy thing. None of the cross-platform launch titles really grab me (Assassins Creed lost me when the setting left Europe).
I agree with ya Brian, its very interesting how if it was announced by Microsoft it is met with hate, but if Sony announces the exact same thing people eat it up on this site. Heck even sites like IGN or Destructoid are not as bad as the comments on this site.Brian Tams said:
I honestly don't think many people would/will take advantage of this offer. Ideally one would hope to see half price for the conversion to PS4. In addition I'm guessing that said game would be a digital copy, so the chance of a very reduced price is possible. But in the end most that buy the PS3 version will do so since they don't want to wait for the PS4 port/version. Not often do people buy a game twice unless their copy is damaged. If I were to buy a game now, it's because I want to play it now. Not so I can pick it up again with the promise of better foliage rendering software. Unless there's new content, I don't care for the upgrade.
How is that even possible? My understanding is that Nintendo links downloads to the console itself because they don't have an online account to link them to, so how is transferring them over to WiiU going to work? Do you have to send them both consoles in the mail? Do you plug the consoles into each other? I'm honestly curious.LordOfInsanity said:
No, no you can't. Unmodified Doom will not run on a modern system. You can allow it to run by using something like Doomsday or GZdoom, but don't pretend that running old games on PC doesn't require extra effort.SupahGamuh said:I can still enjoy my copy of Doom on the same PC that can run Battlefield 3
Were they upgrading the game to an even more advanced WiiU console specific version or is this just a migration of a game you already own?LordOfInsanity said:
They allow transfers from the Wii to the WiiU. They just don't allow the reverse or from a WiiU to a WiiU.major_chaos said: