Sonic 2 soon to be Xbox Live Deal of the Week

Keflings is totally worth full price.

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Yeah, and what's with companies re-releasing movies on DVD and Blu-Ray?

pff

The movie hasn't changed and I still have my VCR, why bother getting it again?

OH RIGHT

+1

I got Sonic 1, 2, 3, & Knuckles and all the other ones that came in that pack, PLUS altered beast for next to nothing. I don't know why you wouldn't just get all of them and play them through to see the evolution of Sonic.

Yeah, I'm a nerd that did a Sonic marathon. What of it?

"why anyone would ever buy it for xbla I don't know why"

Simple; the ability to play as Knuckles in Sonic 2 (and also Sonic 3).

That alone (to me) is worth the cost of getting it on XBLA vs the Collection disc.

He picked up the sega ultimate genesis collection for $20 and includes 40 sega games, even all the sonics.

The disparity between movies and games lessens more and more. In this context, I brought it up as an example of media and a device that plays the particular media.

Also, I wasn't talking about formatting or quality, but rather, the content itself is the same (i.e. straight port). But what I was intending to say, is that not everyone has the old devices to play the old games so even if when they release old games on new devices with no changes, it's still new and becomes accessible to SOMEbody (again, it is on this note that this 'idea' is the same for movies). New prospective gamers are born each day.

Lastly, to some extent, Sonic 2 actually did have some graphical updates via smoothing for HD display, as well as basic online multiplayer and leaderboards. It's nothing to boast about, but it is there.

Ok, fair enough. I see where you're coming from but I still think it's dangerous to allow a precedent to be set where a game developed over a decade ago can demand the same price as a game developed today.

Unlike movies, which while they may have better sound or even clarity compared to those of a decade ago, video games are significantly different from their predecessors of a decade ago. And I understand it's the "content" but lets be realistic here, games do not compare to movies and music because movies and music are, to an extent, are mass cultural whereas games are still very niche (granted, this is a very interesting topic that professional discuss everyday)

Developers should've already covered their costs of development and gained optimal revenue from said title when they originally released it. Now they're trying to continue getting revenue just like movies and music... and they shouldn't, IMO, because they just aren't up to par.

Honestly, does Phil Colins "In the Air Tonight" really need a sequel to improve on sound clarity or performance enhancements?

But, playing devil's advocate, it's fair to say that those $50 titles are only $5 today. It's just that $5 titles developed today are MUCH better than even $80 titiles of a decade ago.

I guess relativity is getting the best of me... damn that Einstein!!

And I recant my previous slanders towards you, I'm sorry.

's alright. I knowingly poked a bee's nest. And I don't deny being a bit of a smart-ass for comic effect.

But yes, I think with games being as big a part of my life as they are that I do not see them as being any different than movies and music, and often forget that it actually puts me in a minority viewpoint; not everyone plays games.

As for pricing *shrug*. Nostalgia can often blind a consumer and make price irrelevant; to a point. But hey, considering they dropped the price of a $5 game down to $3, I would say you're right. Maybe their sales at $5 weren't quite up to snuff.