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Microsoft Not Considering HD Remakes at this Time
by Brian Leahy, Oct 26, 2010 12:20pm PDTAfter calling 3D gaming a "science experiment," Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer has set his sights on another of Sony's current practices: HD remakes.
In an interview with IGN, Spencer discussed the possibilities of Microsoft released HD remakes of games like Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2:
We obviously have a lot of new things going on, so the thought of re-doing a bunch of things is probably difficult to just weave into the overall portfolio. If you can provide real value to the customer, there could be possibilities for that, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about it.
Sony has already released HD versions of the God of War Collection and will follow-up with enhanced versions of the Sly Cooper series, Ico, and Shadow of the Colossus. Numerous third-party publishers, like Ubisoft and Warner Bros. are also eyeing HD remakes like Beyond Good & Evil and Mortal Kombat.
Microsoft Game Studios does have a few HD remakes available with the XBLA releases of Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, and Rez HD.
Where do you stand on HD remakes and re-releases? To me, it depends on the game. For example, I didn't get the God of War Collection because I had already played an finished both games on the PS2. In general, I'm content with simple re-releases if functionality, like multiplayer, is added or restored.
Would I want Halo 2 re-released for XBLA with online play restored? Yes, I would.
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Whole Ratchet & Clank series running on my PS3 (HD with trophies) would also be great.
At least on PS3 and Xbox 360 we would get HD remakes. On Wii there are just SD remakes with bad controls.
That said, Microsoft has yet to release a game, apart from Bungie's Halo, that has had much popularity. When I think of great games, Microsoft has simply never come to mind. So really, this is not much of a loss imo.
The God of War Collection was very much worth the money, since it was nice to go back and play the old ones before 3 came out.
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God of War's HD versions on the PS3 were so worth the money!
And now they are also doing it with Prince of Persia (So I've heard).
I think it would be a great idea for Microsoft to do that with Halo. Even more so if they brought back the multiplayer.
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1. I can't go back to non-HD graphics. Ugh.
2. A whole new generation of gamers that missed out on some great games.
3. One disk instead of 2 or 3.
Granted this is from someone that has previously suffered from FPS and RTS fatigue over the years.
....And then maybe we could convince someone to do some modern-day remakes for the likes of Crusader: No Remorse, Terra Nova, and all the other awesome games from that era too... and I'd like a pony.
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