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I hate when games are trapped on certain consoles.

It’s Time To Go

It’s Time To Go

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I feel like replaying Crisis Core FF7 before the remake in March. I own a PS3, PS4, and Vita. Yet crisis core has received no rerelease or remaster, nor is it available digitally. I had to get a PSP off ebay Just to play the game. I really hate that. I know the reason for it is licensing issues related to the music in the game or something, but I still hate it. I know there's other games locked to consoles like this, and it drives me mad. Lot of PS3 games i think.
 
Genesius

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As a fan of middling licensed games, I have had to come to terms with the fact that unless PS5 institutes full generational BC, I'll never play them again.
 
Nazo

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I agree. Persona 4 Golden still being chained to the Vita's fetid corpse is just criminal at this point.
 
Crayon

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I play alot of retro games and i enjoy that. Part of the fun is playing on the origional hardware.
 
Seri

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p4 Golden, LoZ Skyward Sword and Eternal Sonata are my entries in this T.T
 
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Agreed, it's stupid. I love how Microsoft has embraced backward compatibility. Now I can revisit so many great older games. I love the convenience.

Sony needs to get on board with this.
 
Mullet2000

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Emulators are your friend in these situations, if you own a PC. You can buy the game then enjoy improved resolution and emulator features.

I enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles more at 1080p with a x3 speed toggle than I would have playing it on an actual Wii.
 
LewieP

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In this specific instance, I wouldn't actually be surprised if Crisis Core forms part of the remake.

Although I agree with the sentiment.
 

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Luckily most games I like I can find on one of the virtual consoles my systems have. The biggest exceptions though would be Pac Man Adventures in Time and All Stars, which were released in 2000/2002 but haven't been re released on modern systems.

Ori also comes to mind, at least Blind Forest was ported but I guess I'll have to wait for Will of the Wisps.
 
Goldenroad

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So this is just Port Begging: The Thread. Then I want Mario Odyssey on PS4 or XB1.
 
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CormoranStrike said:
not really. I'd be happy enough for older games to get a digital rerelease, crisis core is locked to one console or emulators.
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I get it. Mario Odyssey is locked to one console too. It'd be great if every game was on every system. But there are these forum rules that kind of prevent us from talking about it, so I'm just saying, I'm glad there's a thread where we can.
 
SuperFakerBros

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The few remaining Wii U exclusives would be my choices. They need to be on a system people actually give a fuck about

Goldenroad said:
I get it. Mario Odyssey is locked to one console too. It'd be great if every game was on every system. But there are these forum rules that kind of prevent us from talking about it, so I'm just saying, I'm glad there's a thread where we can.
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You know what the OP means. Don't be deliberately obtuse. He's obviously talking about games stuck on no longer active systems
 

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Goldenroad said:
So this is just Port Begging: The Thread. Then I want Mario Odyssey on PS4 or XB1.
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not really. it makes sense that some games are exclusive to a company, but it doesn't make sense that I can't play said game if I own the latest console of said company. that's my take.

like, do I want Jeanne D'arc on Switch? Sure, but it's more realistic to want to play it on the ps5

locked games on the same ecosystem is shitty af. handheld titles are the biggest kiis, since Sony stepped away from that AND nintendo has absolutely no BC system on the Switch
 
Pankratous

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Mullet2000 said:
Emulators are your friend in these situations, if you own a PC. You can buy the game then enjoy improved resolution and emulator features.

I enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles more at 1080p with a x3 speed toggle than I would have playing it on an actual Wii.
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How does he plug his purchased game into the emulator?
 
Goldenroad

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SuperFakerBros said:
You know what the OP means. Don't be deliberately obtuse. He's obviously talking about games stuck on no longer active systems
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Yes. He wants a port of Crisis Core on a console he currently has hooked up. He's practically begging for it. :) I'll shut up, but that's what this is.
 
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I know it's an unpopular opinion but inaccessibility gives them more charm and obscurity as the time pases so I kinda like it 😅
 

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Some people will come in in bad faith and act like OP is talking about first party exclusives when the point is more about games that for, whatever reason, are "trapped" on old or unpopular consoles, whether it be due to licensing issues or what have you, and as a result end up overlooked by a vast majority of the game playing audience.

Like, shit, I'd trade the shiny new Dissidia for the old Dissidia 012 on PSP. That was a good ass game.
Genesius said:
As a fan of middling licensed games, I have had to come to terms with the fact that unless PS5 institutes full generational BC, I'll never play them again.
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Honestly that Battle for Bikini Bottom is getting a remake and that a handful of those Disney Genesis games got a re-release seems like a small miracle, to me, and those are the already popular ones. Good fucking luck if you wanna ever see an official release of, say, Jurassic Park Rampage Edition ever again.
 
JohnF

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I do feel bad for all the people who have no access to Persona 4 Golden. I guess I've just gotten used to the massive inconvenience of losing games across generations. I'd kill for Nintendo to bring back Virtual Console though and/or to include a Netflix-like subscription option.
 
Yogi

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Yes, OP, it sucks. It's why everything should be on PC.

Speaking of PS5 backwards compatibility, I keep hearing people say they're expectng FULL backwards comptability - so including the PS3.

... But what about all that talk about the PS3 being super special and complicated with all those cells? The reason there was no PS3 games on PS4 without buying remasters. What changed now? Other than they already sold the remasters. Guess they cracked it now huh?
 
Mansa Mufasa

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CormoranStrike said:
I feel like replaying Crisis Core FF7 before the remake in March. I own a PS3, PS4, and Vita. Yet crisis core has received no rerelease or remaster, nor is it available digitally. I had to get a PSP off ebay Just to play the game. I really hate that. I know the reason for it is licensing issues related to the music in the game or something, but I still hate it. I know there's other games locked to consoles like this, and it drives me mad. Lot of PS3 games i think.
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Yeah this drives me up the wall because Crisis Core was the only good spinoff for VII
 
TheDinoman

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Poor Goldeneye and Diddy Kong Racing are the two "Golden Age" Rare games lost to the ages.

Now, I do think the original, unaltered version of DKR with Banjo and Conker intact can be brought back for Switch considering Nintendo's positive enough relationship with Microsoft (though admittably, the first step is for Nintendo to even do anything with N64 games), but by the sounds of things, Goldeneye seems to be a complete copyright quagmire.
 
Magnus

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I'm overjoyed at all the Wii U to Switch ports and deluxe editions since it was an excellent library trapped on a dead system. Just need to rescue a few more, Nintendo! Namely, SM3DW and the Zelda remasters.
 
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Pankratous said:
How does he plug his purchased game into the emulator?
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Pretty much every console that can be emulated can be relatively easily hacked, which makes the process of dumping your game discs simple. That, of course, necessitates you to own the original hardware in most cases though. Some systems, like PS1/PS2/PS3, Wii, etc, can be dumped on PC if you have the right optical drives for those however.
 
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