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- Sony’s needless remakes have a new addition, Until Dawn, and it’s a complete mess.
- A PS4 game like Until Dawn, which still holds up pretty well, didn’t need a re-release.
- Rather than waste resources, Sony could’ve planned Until Dawn 2 or any other deserving project.
For better or worse, we’re in an era of remakes and remasters. On the one hand, my face lights up when I see a beloved classic return, while on the other, I’m saddened by all these needless re-releases of barely a few years old games. The latter has become a habit of Sony and a reminder of how today’s gaming industry has changed for the worse.
Why it matters: Until Dawn is a perfectly playable PS4 game that in no way needed a remake. A sequel or a different, genuinely deserving revival would’ve been better.
Until Dawn Remake, Sony At Its Worst
The ever-growing costs of AAAs and lengthy development times have made these re-releases an easier and more feasible project. However, I wouldn’t be here complaining if they happen for genuinely deserving games. But why on Earth would Until Dawn, a PS4 game, need a remake?
“Why release a simple PC port when you can remake the game and charge full price from the PlayStation players all over again?” I feel like many of Sony’s recent decisions have been pretty much this. Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Until Dawn, and Horizon Zero Dawn—not one of these re-releases was ever needed; they were all useless.
Until Dawn is a brilliant interactive drama, but it’s a PS4 game that still looks and plays pretty well, so there’s no way to justify a remake. However, since the game sold remarkably despite the non-existent marketing, Sony feels it can trick people into buying it again.
Besides, the remake itself is an absolute mess. It ruined a lot of what made the original so enjoyable. The visuals are barely an upgrade, the art direction is messed up, the music choices are illogical, the camera change is a crime (it goes against the game’s nature), and the performance is all over the place. A needless remake and a bad one at that, Sony has lost it.
Why Not Until Dawn 2 Instead?
Instead of remaking a game that doesn’t even need one, it would’ve been much better if Sony had considered a sequel earnestly. Of course, it could’ve released Until Dawn for PC as a simple port and then focused on creating a proper sequel as a title for the PS5 rather than this soulless remake.
Until Dawn was among the heavy hitters on the PS4. Supermassive Games did a pretty good job. Although Ballistic Moon (developer of the Until Dawn remake) is primarily ex-Supermassive, this remake doesn’t paint it in a good light.
Sony could repair its partnership with Supermassive, or even give Ballistic Moon a chance at something original, either would’ve made more sense than ruining the legacy of an already-established title.
Until Dawn 2 could’ve gone with a complete change of landscape similar to Life of Strange 2 since a direct sequel wouldn’t work. That would mean making a particular survivor group canon, which takes away the thrill. Whatever is decided, even if it may not match Until Dawn, a new game would’ve been a much better use of resources.
Do you think there will ever be an until dawn 2?
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Sony Is Wasting Time And Resources
There’s also the option of trying something creative with the same setting in the sequel. In any case, what I mean to say is that a new title or something that genuinely deserves a remake is what Sony should’ve done, not this mess of a re-release.
Is this what the PS5 will be for the remainder of its lifetime: a console to play re-polished PS4 titles? What’s the point of getting the absurdly priced PS5 Pro if the library is full of re-releases?
PS5 launched ~2 years ago. Nobody talks about how it still only has around ~7 actual PS5 games (excluding PC ports)
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And in what universe was Until Dawn a more pressing remake than something like Infamous, for example? Sony would rather re-release 5-6-year-old games than give something deserving a try. It has a treasure trove of IPs; why is it not keen on reviving those?
Don’t say they don’t have any demand now because you know that’s not the case. Give them a new game, a remaster, a remake, anything.
Until Dawn was already a fantastic game, a simple port would’ve sufficed. If you wanted more Until Dawn, plan a sequel. The remake’s new ending might hint toward a possible sequel, but that doesn’t change the fact that this remake wasn’t needed.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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