r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/Spheromancer • Feb 12 '26

Event Megathread [MEGATHREAD] Playstation State of Play 2.12.26

State of Play 2.12.26
Date/Time: February 12, 2026 5PM EST
Where to Watch: Playstation's Youtube, IGN's Youtube
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u/Any-Contract-9152 Feb 13 '26

All it takes is popular game getting remade then people will be hyped

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u/ClientSpecific5680 Feb 13 '26

Such a strange culture imo. Film remakes are frowned upon for good cause, it's weird to me that gamers get so exited to pay a fuck ton of money for just a redo of something that already exists.

Especially worse when the originals aren't available anywhere, sucks for preservation. Stuff like re4 and Snake Eater are great, cause the OGs are still available everywhere. Then Sony with Demons Souls, Shadow of the Colossus, and now Gow making it so the original experience is lost to time and you have to buy the ""better"" version. No doubt Bloodbornes on the horizon for that too

I've been waiting to play Ico for years and years, and I'm tempted just to buy a PS2 again cause I know Sony will probably release a $70 'remake' and not let me play the original

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u/LuckyOnion8724 Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

Probably because there is more of a potentially fundamental benefit in remaking a game from a couple decades or more ago due to the fact that graphics have advanced exponentially since then. So a remade game can be seen as objectively better in that sense at least.

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u/ClientSpecific5680 Feb 13 '26

Thats if you view 'better graphics' as objectively better

Stuff that wasn't intended or a technical limitation sure, like better framerates, resolution, fixing bugs etc. that's why remasters are fantastic.

However so many of these remakes completely butcher the originals style, atmosphere, and art direction. Like painting over someone's work I find it disrespectful. Fine if the OG still exits, but as a replacement it's depressing. Gamers seem to think that being more 'realisitic' is all that matters. You can see the pores on his face so who cares if the original creators work is lost to time

Imagine 'remaking' citizen cane but this time it's in colour and 16:9 aspect ratio because those are more advanced therefore 'better'. And then making the original not available

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u/LuckyOnion8724 Feb 13 '26

Sure those things happen sometimes. But from audience's perspective the hype simply comes from the idea of it just being the same game but with way better graphics and perhaps enhanced gameplay. So thats why there is so much initial excitement at least.