HD Collections and games being HD'ed have become a big thing at the end of this cycle. Game companies seem to be trying to capitalise on a little to no work ratio, where they can appease a number of fans. Which as a fan, like me, would gladly pay.
Right this second I am eagerly awaiting the release of Okami HD on PSN. I longed to play that game at launch on PS2 but due to similar circumstance with Asura's Wrath, copies did not find their way into my local shop and this was before the mass internet buying push so I naturally forgot. Zone of the Enders HD Collection is another set of games I long to play again but this for me at least releases in a month not tomorrow.
With Rockstar Games constantly pushing out anniversary editions of their games for iOS and Android users, one must ask the question where is the GTA 3 HD versions for consoles?
Right now Rockstar are beaming with energy with the people awaiting the release of Vice City's anniversary edition in a similar vein of GTA 3 anniversary edition but what about the people who bought the game originally? The ones that started the phenomenon that is now know as one of the best franchises in the world?
- PSN users get a PS2 classic version, and Vice City and San Andreas have recently been rated on ESRB. No upgrades just a simple re-release, this time digitally.
- XBox users have a similar treatment with San Andreas on the store. But supposedly Rockstar have said in their newswire that they are unable to bring either 3 or Vice City to the Xbox 360 because of compatibility issues. http://www.rockstargames.co...
Is this a worrying shift? Rockstar turning their back on the people, the fans, who helped push the games to worldwide acclaim and a little work is too much. Forget HD versions for a second, right now XBox users who supported 3 and VC when it was released are unable to play the game on their console through digital means. Yet at the same time are pushing these new releases on iOS and Android which have most likely had work done on them.
Now back onto the HD topic with the financial success and news worthy mentions of the HD Collections already released and to be released surely this concept should have crossed their minds? GTA 3, VC and SA are some of the best selling games across two consoles of last generation bringing them to this generation shouldn't be that hard; get the game, make sure that it runs on the system, HD them, add in an trophy/achievement system, stick it on a disc and done. How hard is that?
But the problem is quite simple, we are not relevant enough to put that much effort into. Bringing them to an expanding market of iOS and Android phones on the Anniversary date is 'relevant' to them, where the purpose of bringing them can be seen. Bringing it to a console, which a lot of people can simply stick in a disk or even download it, why bother doing anything special for them.
Its a shame. In nearly every mention of GTA a HD Collection is always mentioned. People want a HD Collection of GTA 3, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. I even want Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories to be brought into the collection so that everyone can play this long sort after and excellent collection.
So please. Make your voices heard remind them to create a HD Collection.
Dear team,
Xbox has always been different.
We started with a simple idea. Games should bring people together through shared experiences. That led to the first Xbox in 2001, Xbox Live in 2002, and new ways to connect, from friends lists and achievements to parties and play across devices. Today, Xbox reaches over 500 million players around the world, with some of the most important franchises in entertainment.
re-evaluating exclusivity 💀
PS players will need to go back to pretending to dislike Xbox games
Or meaning since it’s doing so good they might just do everything day 1.
They didnt say re-evaluating their multiplatform approach.
🤣🤣🤣 Xbox is so dead. I know you scared🤣🫵ӿ 97;
Even when the topic is strictly Xbox he can't stop talking about PlayStation. Xbox has basically become the hate of PlayStation... and not much else.
Hurt over video games 🤣🤣
Lmao we all grew and got jobs but apparently you stayed home broke 🤣🤣.
Man I love loyal dogs like you. MS kicked Spit and slapped you around but you still come back on all 4s.
Good little boy 🤣🤣
My only question is what games are PlayStation gamers gonna play now? They don’t really come out with new games anymore. I’m looking forward to wolverine, but after that then what?
Lmao
There’s no way after everything it’s going back, the damage is done
What you are seeing now is the new management telling what the core fanbase (aka…you) want to hear so they are pumped full of hope and are more likely to invest in the next Xbox console
When Phil took over after the awful Xbox One reveal he did the same thing, he told people what they wanted to hear for damage control.
It’s crazy people are getting suckered into this again.
And you'll now go back to again thinking exclusives suddenly matter, that multiplatform is no longer the future, or that revenue from multiplatforms doesn't matter, like all you flop flopping xbox grifters lol.
The whole post just sounds like the previous phil corpo slop talk to me, whole thing reads like a nothing burger lol.
“re-evaluating exclusivity”
She also said this.
“The model that got us here won’t be the one that takes us forward.”
I don't know if they have a model anymore it's flipped so many times since the xbox one reveal
There's a bunch just like him but that's what happens when some rely on dreams, hope and wishful thinking. lol
"pretending"? Bro gears hasnt broke 1mil on ps5, and starfield hasn't passed 200k, Hellblade 2 was even stated to be a financial disappointment in sales on its own console, let alone ps5. Im not saying people don't like them, but they certainly aren't setting the community on fire, Forza may be different tho
Xbawx is ''re-evaluating exclusivity''... Translation: After throwing all sort of crap to the wall to see if something sticks but clearly nothing worked, we, including our lord ''in charge'' Phil came to the conclusion that exclusives indeed do matter so please forget if we ever said otherwise.
Yup, I feel it in my gut, next gen belongs to xbox, PS6 is cooked...
Someone can’t sleep after those 5 million forza games PURCHASED by PlayStation owners🤣 🧌 💥
Well with the decreased price of gamespass even with cod off it there is no way it is profitable given the cost of making their 1st party games (not if you actually include that cost in gamespass costs which they typically dont but should) they will just make a loss without the sales on
If they go back to exclusive games it at least shows that they are finally getting it. They would be turning down immediate money for something that will potentially workout in the long term.
Only issue is they've already opened Pandora's box. A lot of their base has moved to PC or jumped to PS. So will be a long road to get back on track.
We have been saying this from day one exclusives are a must if you are going to be selling hardware look at Nintendo and Sony before Jim Ryan. That's the proven formula. You had some that were deluded and blinded by loyalty accepting that multiplat was the future and that MS was merely getting ahead of where the industry was headed, but at least they can finally see the light and agree with what everyone has been saying for a decade+
True, blame it on the rabid fanboys. MS can do no wrong and spinner this multiplatform move. While the actual fans moved on.
I feel like with the new Xbox coming they are hoping to bring back those old fans and then if it goes well. Bring back exclusives.
If the new console is performing like series x and one. Naw they staying multiplatform.
Funny world where Sony is pro consumer and Xbox is not? At least according to what you loyalists have been saying all this time 🤭
@itveds For how many years have you been doing this sad stuff? For how many years have you been creating fake accounts to troll? For how many years have you always been cl vnn
Pathetic incels with nothing better to do than argue over a box... Because they don't have any good games to play on theirs, obviously. If your precious box is so special, why don't you shut the fuck up and go play it?
I think it's too late, xbox sales were diving even before ABK, they got even worse since then even long before the full multiplatform push. I'd be surprised if they even went back to timed exclusivity at this point, Helix is basically a PC and is going to be expensive, they already struggle to sell cheaper xbox consoles, it will be low volume and they'll have a very small 'console' base to sell to, which has already been conditioned to just play via gamepass anyway.
I don't see them removing PC from the equation. Considering MS has a heavy enough investment in the PC market, it would be foolish to abandon them. I could see them taking away games from PlayStation or ensuring they are timed exclusives at the very least. Say what you will but if Call of Duty ends up becoming a timed exclusive to Xbox machines, that would hurt PlayStation, don't pretend like those games don't sell millions.
Their lifeline of solely the Xbox consoles is dry. Good-Great games on a 1st party scale can't be made at a loss so willingly - sent to the Xbox to only sell limited copies.
They invested billions scooping up studios and need to start making returns.
Sucks that nearly every company is publicly traded and have to be so shareholder biased but that's how it is.
Their words are strong but it'll take time to see what their actions accomplish. Lowering the cost of Game Pass and taking CoD off of it was a good clear start.
Despite all of that, it's clear that Microsoft's Xbox division is broken beyond repair.
PlayStation is currently draining money on flop after flop. It's Sony that needs to re-evaluate their strategy
Wonder how much money was lost on perfect dark, hellbalde 2, 300 million lost revenue
by putting cod on gamepass. The recent Jason schrier news that Xbox has cancelled dozens of projects, spent 70 billion just to see Xbox sales further collapse and gamepass see little growth.
The fact is this has been PlayStation's most profitable generation and they are making loads of money and selling plenty of consoles and games. While MS won't give you any sales figures or profit numbers for Xbox, says it all really.
It isnt. But I dont think they mean in 'games', rather, footprint.
They own the OS but as far as gaming is concerned, Steam dominate. I imagine the VAST majority of people who use the Xbox app/launcher are PC gamepass subs. No ones buying their 3rd party PC games through Xbox PC.
Insider Gaming writes: "Marathon was one of the best-selling video games in March 2026 in the United States. On Wednesday, Circna released the best-selling games of the month, and it featured six new releases along with two games returning to the top 20 after previously falling out."
Is it April fools day again?
The game is dead.
EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”
well it's not on Switch / Switch 2.. so their number would be zero.
The game had a decent launch however the userbase numbers are dwindling on Steam.
“ Is it April fools day again?
The game is dead.
EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”
Does it hurt you to hear a SONY game was BEST selling ?
You gotta let go of those OBCURED feelings 🤷🏿
I mean the only reason MLB was the best selling title was because it was multi-platform. Likewise with Marathon. Will ring true for MS games. Only Nintendo titles are truly flexing their muscles when they chart as they are only to be found there.
It's kinda funny how this Obscure guy lives rent-free in your head. lol
Does Phil also live there?
Yeah sure, yet the player count is no where near what they want for a AAA game with so much money behind it
Why people are trying to spin this game like it’s done overly amazing is baffling to me.
It won’t even be a blip on peoples radars by the end of the year .
You must me typically wrong cuz those Steam chart numbers (AKA where the game sold the MOST) is less than what Hunt has, and Hunt didn't cost $500 million to make lol
The release on Steam of the anime-style gacha-less open-world RPG DragonSword: Awakening is facing a legal challenge from its gacha publisher.
As fans we get treated to all their latest GTA projects. I think that focusing on GTA5 is a more important focus for them. Rockstar obviously want a bit of the Mobile Pie so it seems fitting that they just throw some old games at the mobile crowd so they can remain focused at giving console owners GTA5. It is the most simple way to please everybody.
I would like a GTA:HD collection as much as the next guy, but it just isn't that important.
The reason I always hear for no GTA collection is that it would take a massive effort to remaster a large open-world game. . . not to mention 3.
I'd love an hd collection, but it's probably cheaper for them remaster/more profitable for them to put them on tablets. Plus i heard rockstar doesn't want to mess with the renderware engine because of it being owned by ea games, so a new engine would be required and it would be cheaper on tablets.
It drives me nuts that Rockstar sees the benefit in bringing those games to iOS and Android, but not to consoles.
Even if the console userbase is smaller, there's money to be made. We'd pay $40 to $50 for all three games. They sure aren't making that kind of money on smartphone versions.
If you really want Rockstar to hear you, send an email to their all-purpose ramblings email: mouthoff@rockstargames.com.
I did it back in April. They actually do read the emails and even respond. They might give you a non-committal answer, but at least you can tell someone is listening.
they're all available in 1080p at 60 frames on pc for free IF you ownt he originals, just download pcsx2, pop the original ps2 game in your pc dvd reader and configure the xbox 360 wireless controller for windows to your liking
you will need a dual core or better cpu and a $50 gpu or better
nearly 100% of ps2 games play on it flawlessly
currently playing through persona 3, awesome looking in 1080p at 60 frames, better than most 360/ps3 games tbh.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...