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[Rob_27]

I think I am the only one looking forward to this.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

The creative director of Days Gone, John Garvin certainly wouldn't agree with you there. Whatever happened, he's walked away blaming Sony and being very ouspoken.

I love the revionist history. They said on a podcast with Jaffe that it got shut down internally and never went to sony.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Laying the groundwork for a Days Gone 2.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

That's fair, but the history of Sony and this game has to be taken into account. Charging for a remaster of a game when the developers have been outspoken against Sony and the players have been told a sequel won't happen is a bit meh.

It's only one developer, who seems like a complete egomaniac. Seriously, fuck that guy

But I don't disagree. Sony overreacted to the launch of Days Gone. It got mediocre reviews and was very buggy. At that point in time, every new AAA Playstation game was a smash hit, so Days Gone in comparison was seen as a failure. Bend studio are most likely not the same studio that developed Days Gone, which sucks

 

[MikeM]

So no material changes? They didn’t say anything about FPS uncapped modes or anything.

I bought on PC for dirt cheap- seems that this isn’t anywhere near the level of Horizon.

Give me Days Gone 2.

 

[Chuck Berry]

I think I am the only one looking forward to this.

Not the only one

 

[moogman]

I love the revionist history. They said on a podcast with Jaffe that it got shut down internally and never went to sony.

there's nothing revisionist about what what's still on X though. Whether he's right is another question.

 

[moogman]

It's only one developer, who seems like a complete egomaniac. Seriously, fuck that guy

But I don't disagree. Sony overreacted to the launch of Days Gone. It got mediocre reviews and was very buggy. At that point in time, every new AAA Playstation game was a smash hit, so Days Gone in comparison was seen as a failure. Bend studio are most likely not the same studio that developed Days Gone, which sucks

Yeah, agreed. It's a shame, and I think Sony might turn back to it at some point as the hordes were fantastic and the game is definitely an IP that would interest people.

 

[RedC]

I bought Days Gone Digital Deluxe Edition this past October for $18.50 and still haven't played it.

Guess I'll wait and get the upgrade for $10 more and play that.

 

[OGM_Madness]

I’ve been holding on playing this game. Glad I waited. Shut up and take my $10!

 

[Perrott]

Is Sony capable of new first party IP this gen other than launch window that isn't failed live service?

Aged like milk.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I got the plat in this a couple weeks ago on my Pro. It looks and plays well, doesn’t need a remaster.

 

[spartan30gr]

 

[DilWSTS]

woop lets spend resources on remastering a mid at best game. Sony ps5 era be doo doo besides astro bot

 

[Puscifer]

Is Sony capable of new first party IP this gen other than launch window that isn't failed live service?

Yeah but no one bought Returnal

 

[Kabelly]

Hmm so the PC release is coming out as just a DLC and not a new sku. So probably no real graphical upgrades which is kinda dissapointing. As much as people rag on The Last of Us and Horizon remasters, the upgrades were pretty significant.

 

[EN250]

I'll take the 10 upgrade and play again for the added content, game was attacked by soyboy reviewers and the Naughty Doge fanboys who hated the game because they think their preferred studio invented zombie games and "why two zombie games are needed?"

Its narrative is not 10/10 but it hooks you in enough to enjoy the ride, horde mode was kind of underutilized but it's great regardless of that

 

[bitbydeath]

The creative director of Days Gone, John Garvin certainly wouldn't agree with you there. Whatever happened, he's walked away blaming Sony and being very ouspoken.

John said during the interviews that he already wrote the stories for future Days Gone games.
He never said Days Gone 2 was never happening.

 

[R3TRO]

I need to finish this one day.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Day one on PC.

 

[IntentionalPun]

My game of last generation...

... but it also still looks really good and has an excellent PC port so definitely way outside the "I need this" territory.

 

[SKYF@ll]

I've played Days Gone for a few hours with PSPlus but am busy with other games so I've put it on hold.
I might buy the remaster if it runs better on PS5 Pro.

 

[WoJ]

Presumably you have the physical disc for the game already, this makes no sense.

As someone who prefers physical media I don't want to support stuff that doesn't have a physical release. Not sure what's so hard to understand.

 

[Sephimoth]

 

[bitbydeath]

GAF: "But Sony hates Days Gone!"

Sony:

 

[Kings Field]

Was good for one playthrough and an underrated game.

 

[Badlucktroll]

it would be cool if a game had a total permadeath mode when you then couldnt play it on your account anymore

 

[MacReady13]

Game was mid at the absolute best. How in the fuck does this shit get a remaster? They have such a rich history of exclusives and this is what they came up with?

 

[KyoZz]

More info here if you want to include it KyoZz

Days Gone Remastered announced for PS5, launches April 25

Bend Studio provides the first look at the remaster and gives details about the new game modes and features.

blog.playstation.com

Thanks, updated!

 

[yogaflame]

Which means we will get too see Days gone 2 at Ps6 launch in the future as bend is back to developing single player games.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Whichever guy that was a month or two ago saying DG Remaster coming was spot on.

I forget who.... maybe Grumzz or Tom Henderson.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Don't care about the graphical upgrade as it looks great using the PS4 ver on PS5, would upgrade if there's some story DLC, but it seems only challenge stuff etc?

 

[bender]

Don't care about the graphical upgrade as it looks great using the PS4 ver on PS5, would upgrade if there's some story DLC, but it seems only challenge stuff etc?

The horde mode survival thing could be fun.

 

[Edellus]

I will get the upgrade even if only to help increase the chances of a Days Gone sequel happening eventually.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

The horde mode survival thing could be fun.

Yeah i'm sure some players would enjoy this stuff but no for me, anyway i hope it will sell some to make Days Gone 2.

Edit: ok when they say Broken Road DLC, they mean all the stuff above just for PC, got it.

 

[Shaki12345]

Off the top of my head, here's a list of games that are either 1080p or 30 fps when played on PS5, i.e. they never received anything beyond a PS4 Pro patch:

• Alienation
• Bloodborne
• Concrete Genie
• Dead Nation (actually broken on PS5)
• Destiny 1
• God of War III Remastered
• Gravity Rush Remastered
• Gravity Rush 2
• Killzone Shadow Fall
• Last Guardian
• Matterfall
• Shadow of the Colossus
• The Order 1886
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Any of these would warrant an upgrade more than Days Gone, which already runs at high res and 60 fps.

Detroit, Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

That’s stupid! So should I buy it on ps5, pc or both?

 

[MadchesterManc]

Days Gone already looks & plays perfectly fine on PS5 since the 60fps patch

 

[Codes 208]

Meanwile Bloodborne fans..... sorry guys. Next time.

There will never be a next time. We’ll get a re-re-remaster of this game long before they dare bring back bloodborne.

 

[Chuck Berry]

The one thing this game finally gets and deserves is some proper trigger and vibration effects with the controller. They’re sorely lacking in the OG. Haptics will make it fucking glorious.

Let’s see how this reviews in 2025 when the pendulum is in full swing. Trashed in 2019 every which way because of white male syndrome when it was anything but that.

Amazing amazing game. Great acting. Great writing. Great soundtrack. Top 15 for me for sure.

 

[March Climber]

This has to be the dumbest remaster ever.

I need them to go even dumber before they eventually stop.

 

[Jigsaah]

They have to be doing Demon's Souls-esque reboot of Bloodborne. That's the only way this makes sense.

 

[metareferential]

I need them to go even dumber before they eventually stop.

These two just need a native 4k60fps patch, that's all.

The Order doesn't even need 60fps. Just crank everything up at native 4k. It still holds up really well.

 

[kevboard]

back in the day we called this a port, not a remaster

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

hilarious to see a company be so out of touch with their user base. Management during PS4 time could do no wrong, this new management seems to only do wrong.

 

[AGRacing]

“Broken Road” DLC!? More like broken RECORD eh guys!?

 

[Shifty1897]

Hmm, what's the cheapest way I can get this?

 

[evanft]

• Alienation
  • How did this sell? How busy is Housemarque with Saros? They haven't even gone back to give Returnal a PS5 Pro patch.
• Bloodborne
  • How busy is FromSoftware?
• Concrete Genie
  • Studio no longer exists
• Dead Nation (actually broken on PS5)
  • How did this sell? How busy is Housemarque with Saros? They haven't even gone back to give Returnal a PS5 Pro patch.
• Destiny 1
  • Why would Bungie go back to Destiny 1?
• God of War III Remastered
  • They're probably redoing the entire Greek Saga
• Gravity Rush Remastered
  • Studio longer exists
• Gravity Rush 2
  • Studio no longer exists
• Killzone Shadow Fall
  • How did this sell compared to Horizon?
• Last Guardian
  • Studio no longer with Sony
• Matterfall
  • How did this sell? How busy is Housemarque with Saros? They haven't even gone back to give Returnal a PS5 Pro patch.
• Shadow of the Colossus
  • Original Studio no longer with Sony and already remastered
• The Order 1886
  • Studio no longer exists
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
  • Naughty Dog is way too busy for that and these games need way more work

So your points boil down to essentially:

• "Studio X is busy."
  • Doesn't matter. We're talking about resolution or FPS enhancements, not doing complete remastering of a game. That's something that can be handled by a tiny team at a support studio.
• "Studio X no longer exists or isn't with Sony."
  • Doesn't matter as long as the source code is available and is owned by Sony.
  • Specifically for SOTC, the PS4 remake runs at 1080p60 in its performance mode, while fidelity is something like 1440p30. Jailbroken PS5s can run it at 1440p60 using a patch, so it's not a power issue.
• "Game X didn't sell."
  • I do not care. Again, we're not talking about major ground up remasters here.

Detroit, Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls.

I didn't know how the rights on those worked. I could have sworn that Quantic Dream owned them now, but could be wrong.

The creative director of Days Gone, John Garvin certainly wouldn't agree with you there. Whatever happened, he's walked away blaming Sony and being very ouspoken.

John Garvin is a talentless hack. Days Gone spent years and years in development, yet still somehow released in a bad state. I bet Sony was just happy to be get it over with.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

More like Years Gone chasing gaas, am I right?

 

[adamsapple]

GAF: "But Sony hates Days Gone!"

Sony:

Not just "GAF".

The Director of the game thinks the same.