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Are "Greatest Hits" a thing of the past?

Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:35 am
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:35 am
We've been in this gen for awhile now, and I'm surprised I haven't seen any. Especially for games like GTA V, Destiny, ESO, CoD, etc. Does Sony and Microsoft not care about this type of marketing anymore or has this current gen flopped in terms of game quality?




Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:49 am to
I'm fairly certain all PS4/Xbox One games are available digitally. For that reason, there's little purpose in investing in another print run.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
68539 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:52 am to
Yeah between digital copies and remasters they've about got it all covered.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10207 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:04 pm to
I would also say that digital media simply becoming more accepted as a primary means of consumption compared to the heyday of the PS3.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79347 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:15 pm to
Well Fallout 4 is releasing a GOTY edition next month.
Posted by Mystery
Member since Jan 2009
9072 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

or has this current gen flopped in terms of game quality?


How could you possibly post that and want this to be taken seriously.


Especially with freaking MAG up there.
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39738 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:42 pm to
I actually liked that game. It was very Battfield-esque.
Posted by Mystery
Member since Jan 2009
9072 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:45 pm to
I actually never played it so I can't say it was bad. But to show it was one of those greatest hits resales and not think any current gen is worth being a greatest hits is pretty funny. When games like Bloodborne are out there.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
41650 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:04 pm to
That greatest hits label is for games that sold a certain amount of copies. There's enough cheap digital sales now that the label isn't necessary.
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 3:26 pm to
This. GoTY edition is the new Greatest Hits.
Posted by Pnels08
Member since Jul 2014
10170 posts
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:33 pm to
Man MAG was fun game
Posted by theducks
Where The Blazers Play
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 8/15/17 at 12:07 am to
Wish I had a chance to play it
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39738 posts
Posted on 8/15/17 at 12:45 am to
I wonder if the servers are still up.
Posted by GatorsGators
Member since Oct 2012
13785 posts
Posted on 8/15/17 at 1:51 am to


The "greatest hits" line was never about quality; it was about distributors pushing select games in big box stores that they thought they could squeeze some more sales out of

Same effect is done now with PSN and Steam sales
Posted by GatorsGators
Member since Oct 2012
13785 posts
Posted on 8/15/17 at 1:53 am to
quote:

This. GoTY edition is the new Greatest Hits.
Except Greatest Hits was done pretty much exclusively by the first-party distributors (Sony, Microsoft) and not the individual publishers

I'd say it's more analogous to the "trending" section on PSN/Steam and what those distributors decide to put on sale
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