Countdown to the original games getting delisted

[xxpillowhugxx]

Place your bets. Do you think they'll get delisted closer to release?

[Chelle-corn]

Nah, they know they'll just outrage people and turn them against this remaster with that choice.
It probably was discussed between them though.

[Neblunoa]

They should, they no longer work on most computers. Continuing to sell it is almost a scam.

[Agent47]

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

They should, they no longer work on most computers. Continuing to sell it is almost a scam.

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

[sequence]

Originally posted by Agent47:

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

They should, they no longer work on most computers. Continuing to sell it is almost a scam.

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

While I agree that it's dumb that people can't just lookup the Auto fix on Google or the Guides section for TR1 for example, I will say it'll be nice to have a version of the trilogy that doesn't require pissing about and the use of third party tools (using a controller, for example. I use Steam Controller and it works fine).

I think it'll be better at attracting new fans as well because they can play them hassle-free.

[Agent47]

Originally posted by sequence:

Originally posted by Agent47:

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

While I agree that it's dumb that people can't just lookup the Auto fix on Google or the Guides section for TR1 for example, I will say it'll be nice to have a version of the trilogy that doesn't require pissing about and the use of third party tools (using a controller, for example. I use Steam Controller and it works fine).

I think it'll be better at attracting new fans as well because they can play them hassle-free.

A great middle ground would be including a copy of the originals with the remasters. They'd funnel both audiences into getting the remaster so, win-win.
Edit: Forgot to mention: of course, I agree that having an out-of-the-box working version is always preferable. Just as long as it doesn't come at the expense of the original version.

[Neblunoa]

Originally posted by Agent47:

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

They should, they no longer work on most computers. Continuing to sell it is almost a scam.

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

Now having games that don't work in a digital game store is called preserving? My GOD.
What you say is ridiculous, you only express yourself that way because the game does work for you. When it stops working for you and you have to resort to the remaster no matter what, you will think differently. If they want to keep the original game in the store, the company should include the necessary fixes to make it work on the devices. It is not up to users to fix broken games! You are promoting bad practices!

[Agent47]

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

Originally posted by Agent47:

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

Now having games that don't work in a digital game store is called preserving? My GOD.
What you say is ridiculous, you only express yourself that way because the game does work for you. When it stops working for you and you have to resort to the remaster no matter what, you will think differently. If they want to keep the original game in the store, the company should include the necessary fixes to make it work on the devices. It is not up to users to fix broken games! You are promoting bad practices!

Those are some insane mental gymnastics from a level 0 private account. You will not have my jester points.

[Neblunoa]

Originally posted by Agent47:

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

Those are some insane mental gymnastics from a level 0 private account. You will not have my jester points.

This is really funny. Someone who values ​​other people's opinions according to their Steam level calls me a clown. I have nothing more to talk about, stay with your conformity and leave me alone.

[Ghost Rider]

After the release of these remasters, there is just no point keeping them. Old games work awful on modern systems and need so much tinkering. You can swap to the original graphics anyway.

[Agent47]

Originally posted by Ghost Rider:

After the release of these remasters, there is just no point keeping them. Old games work awful on modern systems and need so much tinkering. You can swap to the original graphics anyway.

Including an optional classic version of the games with the remasters would eliminate this entire dilemma entirely and everyone would win.

[Allu13]

I think having the originals remain would be good for legacy preservation. And if history does repeat itself (like with that one infamous trilogy remaster), at least we still had the originals for people to return to. Personally I don't think that delisting the originals is a good move in general.

[SageX85]

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

Originally posted by Agent47:

Nonsense. Original versions should always be preserved regardless. God forbid, do your research before buying.

Now having games that don't work in a digital game store is called preserving? My GOD.
What you say is ridiculous, you only express yourself that way because the game does work for you. When it stops working for you and you have to resort to the remaster no matter what, you will think differently. If they want to keep the original game in the store, the company should include the necessary fixes to make it work on the devices. It is not up to users to fix broken games! You are promoting bad practices!

But they do work, they just need some workarounds, as every other old PC game. They run pretty well on linux with wine. With your backwards logic, a lot of DOS games should be removed because they dont work natively on any PC of today.

[gabrielalmeida7]

I would just like to add that not everyone might have PCs capable of running the remasters. Delisting the originals would make these people unable to play these games, if they hadn't already bought them before. Everyone "wins" with keeping the original games and the remasters for sale (or giving the originals as a bonus for those who buy the remasters).

[Neblunoa]

Originally posted by SageX85:

Originally posted by Neblunoa:

Now having games that don't work in a digital game store is called preserving? My GOD.
What you say is ridiculous, you only express yourself that way because the game does work for you. When it stops working for you and you have to resort to the remaster no matter what, you will think differently. If they want to keep the original game in the store, the company should include the necessary fixes to make it work on the devices. It is not up to users to fix broken games! You are promoting bad practices!

But they do work, they just need some workarounds, as every other old PC game. They run pretty well on linux with wine. With your backwards logic, a lot of DOS games should be removed because they dont work natively on any PC of today.

My God. It is not up to consumers to fix broken games or have to install a multitude of patches to make them work. You know they are profiting from the game, right? The least they could do is ensure that it works on most computers. If they are not going to do it, the most logical thing is that they distribute the game for free. Stop defending bad anti-consumer practices!!!

[Neblunoa]

Originally posted by gabrielalmeida7:

I would just like to add that not everyone might have PCs capable of running the remasters. Delisting the originals would make these people unable to play these games, if they hadn't already bought them before. Everyone "wins" with keeping the original games and the remasters for sale (or giving the originals as a bonus for those who buy the remasters).

The requirements they ask for the remaster are very low, I highly doubt that there are PCs that cannot move it and if there are it will be in a very small proportion. Also, people who have the original games won't lose it even if Steam stops selling it. The only thing I'm saying is that if the originals aren't going to be fixed, they should put them in for free.