The Bioshock Remasters Show People Are Willing to Buy Their Favorite Games Again

With the announcement that three BioShock games getting the remaster treatment last week, it's time to take a look at an issue that has been creeping on frequently this generation—the frequent amount of remasters that are coming out.

Current consoles already have plenty of last gen titles, such as a remastered version of the Tomb Raider reboot along with games like Uncharted, Heavy Rain, Grand Theft Auto V and a slew of others. Add in the fact we're getting new versions of Elder Scrolls V, Crash Bandicoot, the Batman Arkham series, Resident Evil 5, Full Throttle and more, remasters are the best way to fill up a paltry schedule of AAA titles that cost a lot of money to make. But are people still into them, or are they burned out?

The reactions to the BioShock release have been pretty positive thus far. The BioShock reddit was elated over the news, with user BookerDeWittsCarbine exclaiming, "I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!!!" Other users in the thread seem to pretty much agree—they can't wait to play souped up versions of these games that they already know and love.

"Oh my god yeeeees! Bringing my favourite games back again" directly states user Emmo2gee.

People weren't 100 percent giddy when a remaster is announced, however. Some Skyrim fans, for example, didn't necessarily like the idea of a new version of the game back when it was announced at E3. It was brought up in the comments section in one news article questioning the need for an upgraded version. What it boils down to for some, it seems, are mods: Since Skyrim already boasts a bevy of mods to improve graphics, some feel that it's unnecessary to do a remastered version.

"My PC version has a bunch of mods running on it and is already at the maximum graphical setting. This is cool for people who can't run the game on their PC, if mods really do come, but it's not for me," mentions commenter NinjaRichParty.

The common theme that I kept coming across is that people very much look forward to new, shinier versions of the games they've played previously, and they want it looking as good as possible—whether that can be done by remasters or modsr. Sixty frames per second, 1080p (or 4K), ultra high PC graphics capabilities—if it wasn't there before, they want it now, and the lower the price for the new experience the better. With most of the upcoming remakes at least supporting one or two of these new features, there's plenty of room for them on the release schedule.