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The success of Crash Bandicoot: The N’Sane Trilogy has shown publishers that gamers want to see the older games making a comeback and it was brilliant to see that following in the footsteps of Crash, Spyro is next in line for the remake. However if you were planning on owning all three original Spyro games on one disc you’re going to be disappointed. Thanks to Reddit it was confirmed that only the first game is actually on the disc while Ripto’s Rage and Year of the Dragon will have to be downloaded separately and it’s not known whether that’s through a patch or a unique download code.
The game’s official website also confirms this.
The game’s official website also confirms this.
But the real question is if you’re going to release a physical copy of a game and leave two thirds of it off the disc what’s the point of releasing a physical copy in the first place? If it’s a case of a patch then yeah it’s going to be a pain to download but bearable but if it’s a unique code then that throws game sharing and trading out the window. Why would your mates ask for a loan of game or even game retailers buy a game back when a huge portion of it is unplayable because someone else already used the download code? Simple answer is they wouldn’t
Personally I see two possible reasons why Activision would do this, the first being that they hope it would encourage more gamers to go out and buy the game rather than asking a friend for a loan. The other reason is simply because these games are two big to fit on one disc. I mean in terms of scale Spyro is marginally bigger than Crash Bandicoot. But if I had to pick one it would be first. Given the recent history Activision have acquired with new releases, I’m looking at you Modern Warfare remastered. There is a good chance that this is just a ploy to boost sales.
In other, much better news, Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 has gone gold. Yes Insomniac’s hugely anticipated Spider-Man game for PlayStation 4 is finally ready to hit shelves on September 7th. Insomniac Games celebrated the news by sharing this lovely image via Twitter.
For those of you unsure what going gold means it’s basically when a game is more or less done on a coding and design scale and publishers start to print physical and digital copies of the game getting them ready to ship for release.
However not even a game going gold can rule out the chance of a delay or some change to a release date but it doesn’t look like that is going to be happening so my guess is we’ll be most definitely swinging into action with Spider-Man on September 7th.
Next up is the monthly update for all PlayStation Plus games available to download for free in August.
As always PlayStation 4 leads the way with its main titles being Mafia 3, an intense mob story set to the backdrop of 1960s America in the fictional city of New Bordeaux.
As always PlayStation 4 leads the way with its main titles being Mafia 3, an intense mob story set to the backdrop of 1960s America in the fictional city of New Bordeaux.
Along with Mafia, PS4 players can get their hands on Dead by Daylight a 1-v-4 asymmetrical multiplayer that sees players desperately try to survive the advancements of a murderous psychopath.
PS3 players can nab the fantasy title Bound by Flame along with Serious Sam 3 BFE and finally PS Vita players get gory slice-em-up Draw Slasher and the turn-based strategy game Space Hulk.
However that’s not all for PlayStation Plus as Sony is throwing in a bonus VR game called Here They Lie which is a psychological horror and PlayLink Trivia. All games listed are available to download for Plus members from August 7th with Here They Lie remaining available until October 2nd and PlayLink 3 reaming until November 6th.
Next, Shenmue HD Collection which features the first two Shenmue games has received a new trailer confirming the games release in Japan. Shenmue HD is set to hit Japan on November 22nd a good three months after the games release in the Western market.
While the collection is releasing in the West for PS4, Xbox One and PC on August 21st the Japan release is exclusively for the PS4 which to be fair is probably a smart move given the massive popularity the PS4 has over there.
And finally it turns out that parents are now hiring tutors to help their kids get better at Fortnite. This story was first revealed by the Wall Street Journal which according to that parents are paying between 10-20 dollars an hour for people to teach their kids to become better Battle Royale Competitors.
Honestly this story went on for a bit and I was so blown away by the stupidity of hiring a tutor to train children to be better at Fortnite that I just closed it down.
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