Yeah people don't seem to be understanding that this is a technical and pragmatic issue, not a business decision.
It's the "new and improved" problem. If it's new, it's not improved. And if it's improved, it's not new.
If you want a new, cutting edge game, you aren't just improving the old game. So the old stuff likely won't be compatible.
If you want an improvement/extension of the old game, you won't be getting a shiny new game.
They made the choice to make a shiny new game but they need to try to prevent the inevitable backlash from people being upset that they're favorite X/Y/Z is missing.
Yeah it's very different these days. In the past DLC was just content (like extra levels) and people don't expect that in the new game (maybe more levels than when the first game came out), but now DLC usually adds features as well as levels and people want all the features in the new game too.
Yeah people don't seem to be understanding that this is a technical and pragmatic issue, not a business decision.
It's the "new and improved" problem. If it's new, it's not improved. And if it's improved, it's not new.
If you want a new, cutting edge game, you aren't just improving the old game. So the old stuff likely won't be compatible.
If you want an improvement/extension of the old game, you won't be getting a shiny new game.
They made the choice to make a shiny new game but they need to try to prevent the inevitable backlash from people being upset that they're favorite X/Y/Z is missing.
Yeah it's very different these days. In the past DLC was just content (like extra levels) and people don't expect that in the new game (maybe more levels than when the first game came out), but now DLC usually adds features as well as levels and people want all the features in the new game too.