I'm getting emotional and then you write a wall of text? LOL ok.
You getting mad someone else is spending their money how they feel just. No one is forcing you to buy a PS5 version.... For god sakes, the PS5 plays PS4 games and you are still upset someone wants a PS5 version with enhanced features? So you don't "have to" buy a PS5 version of that game. No reason to get worked up cause someone wants one themselves. Its just a non-issue bud.
we as consumers have a chance to demand better than what we got.
Yea and we got a PS5 that is BC to PS4.....sooooo you can very much play Ghost on PS5 still. No one is stopping you.
You are free to play it on PS5, no developer, publisher etc has any ode to then work for free for any upgrades regarding new hardware. That is amazing for those who do give it for free, but lets not pretend that is this default concept. Developers have NO ODE TO WORK FOR FREE. Relax on the entitlement.
CDPR flat out said to not pay for the same game twice
Thats nice for them, they are also likely offering THE SAME GAME...twice... as in, little upgrades... Its up to them. If a team wants to do a full on remaster and add a bunch of features, thats ok too, but respect developers enough to pay for what they are working on. Trust me, to argue with some remasters you are paying for the "same game twice" is to argue you had a version of The Last Of Us on PS3 that was running 1080p 60fps with different character models.
https://kotaku.com/should-you-get-the-last-of-us-again-on-ps4-1611888103
Those upgrades are not free for THEM, they actually do something to enhance the title when they are adding those features to really expect it to be this normal thing when new systems come out for all developer to suddenly start working for free or something.
Why shouldn't the PS5 be backwards compatible and this game just get a patch?
The PS5 is BC to PS4.
Backwards compatibility is 100% coming to the PS5 in a move set to rival the Xbox Series X
www.tomsguide.com
Its up to the developer, publisher etc if the want to just add that free patch. Those updates vary, its not a simple thing to just assume all will do that. Remasters also vary, thus it might be minimal, or it could be substantial ie The Last Of Us or Uncharted Collection or something. So it will be on a case by case basis and up to the team. I'm ok with those that add a free upgrade, I'm ok with those that want to add more features for price on some ultimate edition or something.
Why? Cause its not my game, its not my IP, I'm not the publisher and owner of that work. If they feel a remaster is worth the price, they have all their right to release it. If the want to add it for free, they have that right too...
I'm just saying that we can give up any hope of being more of a consumer friendly industry if we don't even pretend to demand better from the publishers.
You have PS5 being BC to PS4... after all that, to then argue for developer to work for those upgrades for
FREE is beyond ridiculous.
We should at least pretend that bad practices
Just stop man, a developer, publisher making a remaster is no where near a "bad practice". NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO BUY ANYTHING! They worked to upgrade something, to add something more, they are owed some payment to those who wish to actually play the version with those benefits. By this logic, shit don't even ask to pay for games, FORTNIGHT is Free, APEX is FREE.. we should be demanding BETTER bro /s Legit question, did CDPR give that season pass for free for Witcher 3 or? Ohhhh sooooo they charged you? Oh but no, several developers right now give out all the DLC for their titles FOR FREE..maybe "we should be running with that" instead of charging for a season pass right?
Developers like EA are making APEX free to play, I guess CDPR should do that too right? I mean "that's a nice motto and we should be running with that" all games free, cause you know Fortnite and Apex are free so....yea?
That must mean CDPR is out here with those "bad practices" being greedy and charging people for games and such /s