17th May 2005, 8:06 PM
Yeah, but they CAN add new content, and Konami likes to do that it seems (Square-Enix does too, but generally those updated versions of games are kept in Japan).
Anyway, remaking old games in the same generation is rare even on consoles, like to 2 or 3 companies, so I would figure the idea of a content patch would actually be appealing. By that I mean they get more money out of the people who are frugal enough NOT to spend money on a new version of a game just for the extra content. This way people realize they are just paying for the extra content.
And yeah, these whole games wouldn't be the sort of thing a patch would do, normally. It's a lot. But, they could be downloaded as standalone exacutables.
Anyway, remaking old games in the same generation is rare even on consoles, like to 2 or 3 companies, so I would figure the idea of a content patch would actually be appealing. By that I mean they get more money out of the people who are frugal enough NOT to spend money on a new version of a game just for the extra content. This way people realize they are just paying for the extra content.
And yeah, these whole games wouldn't be the sort of thing a patch would do, normally. It's a lot. But, they could be downloaded as standalone exacutables.
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