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If you don't remove old good content nobody will buy the new bad content. Sounds cynical and it's certainly a practice which isn't exactly widespread, yet.

hedora 2y ago
It's certainly widespread for movie remakes. Old classics usually cost money, or a specialty streaming service. New remakes of the same classics are usually on prime or netflix.
- lawlessone 2y ago
  Remakes are often bad because they're phoned in too ,to capitalize on the success of the orginal. I'm sure if as much effort was put into a remake as an original then the remake would be great.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    There are some examples of remakes that are great. Frequently, these become the "classics" and people forget about the original. A canonical example is John Carpenter's "The Thing" in 1982, which was a remake of a somewhat crappy 50s movie and is now a sci-fi horror classic. Another good example is "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1978, starring Donald Sutherland. It was a remake of a 1950s movie too, though in that case the 50s movie was actually pretty good, but the 1978 one was scarier. I can't think of any good remakes from after the year 2000.
    - jhbadger 2y ago
      Does the Coen Brothers 2010 version of True Grit count? I think it was better than the 1969 John Wayne version, but maybe it doesn't count as a "remake" because both were based on Charles Portis' novel.
      - shiroiushi 2y ago
        I haven't seen either, but I do think it counts as a remake when they're based on the same novel.
    - olyjohn 2y ago
      Not a movie, but Battlestar Galactica was a great remake.
      - shiroiushi 2y ago
        It was fantastic for about 2.5 seasons, and then jumped the shark. It really, really showed the importance of not just letting the writers make shit up with each new season, similar to LOST.
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hiccuphippo 2y ago
I've seen a few old games get their price increased before a new game for the franchise is going to be released.
- wasdly 2y ago
  Activision still charges $60 for Call Of Duty: Black Ops II. And $50 for the DLC. That game came out 12 years ago.

hedora 2y ago

It's certainly widespread for movie remakes. Old classics usually cost money, or a specialty streaming service. New remakes of the same classics are usually on prime or netflix.

lawlessone 2y ago
Remakes are often bad because they're phoned in too ,to capitalize on the success of the orginal. I'm sure if as much effort was put into a remake as an original then the remake would be great.
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  There are some examples of remakes that are great. Frequently, these become the "classics" and people forget about the original. A canonical example is John Carpenter's "The Thing" in 1982, which was a remake of a somewhat crappy 50s movie and is now a sci-fi horror classic. Another good example is "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1978, starring Donald Sutherland. It was a remake of a 1950s movie too, though in that case the 50s movie was actually pretty good, but the 1978 one was scarier. I can't think of any good remakes from after the year 2000.
  - jhbadger 2y ago
    Does the Coen Brothers 2010 version of True Grit count? I think it was better than the 1969 John Wayne version, but maybe it doesn't count as a "remake" because both were based on Charles Portis' novel.
    - shiroiushi 2y ago
      I haven't seen either, but I do think it counts as a remake when they're based on the same novel.
  - olyjohn 2y ago
    Not a movie, but Battlestar Galactica was a great remake.
    - shiroiushi 2y ago
      It was fantastic for about 2.5 seasons, and then jumped the shark. It really, really showed the importance of not just letting the writers make shit up with each new season, similar to LOST.
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hiccuphippo 2y ago

I've seen a few old games get their price increased before a new game for the franchise is going to be released.

wasdly 2y ago
Activision still charges $60 for Call Of Duty: Black Ops II. And $50 for the DLC. That game came out 12 years ago.