It really isn't uncommon to have games released for multiple console generations around the launch of a new generation. That's been going on forever. AC4 is pretty much brand new, Watch Dogs isn't even out, Tomb Raider and Last of Us really aren't that old either. I guess those last two are old enough that there could be overlap with my next paragraph.

Then you've got rereleases of "classics" or "best sellers" from prior systems on the newer ones. I don't buy these ever. For one, if I've already paid for a game I don't see why I should have to buy it anew for the privilege of running it on the new system. Next, if I'm going to buy a converted/emulated/whatever version for a new console I want to convert my collection wholesale. Not much point in "upgrading" one or two games if I'll still need to use the old system for another. The NA PSN library at least is pitiful in that regard. Japan's is much better but useless to me, and I'm completely unfamiliar with EU PSN or any Xbox store.

Backwards compatibility completely solves the whole issue, but that has never been a guarantee in the console space. Atari had it way back in the day, but otherwise wasn't really a thing until PS1->PS2 and Xbox->360 (and ~as I understand it~ the xbox compat was/is strictly whitelisted on a case-by-case basis. How complete the list is I don't know). It was completely shitty of Sony to remove PS2 compatibility from the PS3 mid-cycle, but there's no obligation to provide it on PS4. Although it would certainly be nice.

Last I guess is the price issue. That's works exactly the same as any other product: if it costs too much, don't buy it. Sooner or later the price will drop. If enough people follow that there's a pretty good incentive for the company to do something about it.

cough the original game with all dlc was sold as the goty edition this directors cut succeeded it.
so lets see here pre order (augumented editon ->complete edition->directors cut) i bet they are going to make another definitive edition for ps4 and x1
The so called directors cut has about 200 bugs and issues listed on steam forums , god knows if they will fix it , i would rather stick with the original that was stable after a few patches whats sad they removed the golden filter look of the game .
despite the 75% off i am not going to buy it till all the bugs are fixed

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http://i.imgur.com/YafIww5.jpg

Thank you! Well she does look different - her mouth does seem a bit more organic tho. Can't really complain, what I always liked about the new Lara was that she looked ... Plausible for what she does, for who she is, and the new face doesn't change that, so Fenixp is okay with this! I guess they couldn't get the same person to base the new model on so they did the hi-res one on somebody else.

They tried to make her look Asian/anime-ish, rounder face and smaller nose. Looks like a modern Final Fantasy CG character

For me in Germany the game is listed for € 59,99. Thats € 10,00 less than normal PS4 games.
And considering that there are not many games available i can't find it wrong for a publisher trying to
get as much money as possible...the first edition even comes in an artbook cover with new concept arts.

I don't see the problem with this. Games have been released as GOTY/Special Editions after the original release for years now. Ok, the price might be too high, but the solution is simple: don't buy it (in other words, vote with your wallet). It's not like Square-Enix will pull the current-gen version of the game from the stores to force people to buy the next-gen version.

For people who already own Tomb Raider, i really don't see any reason to buy the definitive edition. For those that don't (like me), the definitive edition might be a good idea.

The point is (at least for me, of course): if you create a new console, create new games also.
There's no need to release again six months old games at full price, even if they include all DLCs released until now.
They did it with Injustice, they did it with Tomb Raider, they will probably do it with Last of Us (at least if you consider some rumors).

Why? Simply. Because proably those titles are ready to port on new console, even if there is no backward compatibility. I think that this situation is just like the one on PS3...they said that a PS2 compatibility is not possible, then some hackers discovered that the emulation tool is included on PS2 titles on the Store.

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