Nowadays, every other game coming out on the shiny new consoles of 2014 (or computer of choice) is a “Remastered” title from yesteryear. Games like “Sleeping Dogs,” “Dark Souls 2,”  and “Grand Theft Auto V” are charging a full $60 for the updated versions of their games. These games often tout graphical improvements as well as including all extra downloadable content after the game was released.

The question I am asking is quite simple: is it worth it to buy these games after they have already been released earlier? A $60 price tag is a pretty steep bill to pay for a game that is readily available for $20-$40 less on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and perhaps even less than that on Steam for computers.

Some remastered games actually include an entire series. “Metro 2033” and “Metro: Last Light” were released on Xbox One and Playstation 4 for $25 each or $50 as a package. Microsoft included Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 4, multiplayer from all those games (which didn’t really work at first, thankfully it is fixed now), and an entire TV show titled “Halo: Nightfall”, and a Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta all for $60 in the compilation “Halo Master Chief Collection.”

Many people explain their purchase of a remastered game because they may have missed out on the original release of the game on the last console or sold their last generation console. These are admittedly pretty good reasons. I actually purchased three remastered games for those reasons.

At the end of the day, it really depends on the quality of the game you buy, and if it is really worth the price it is asking. Would you buy the remastered version of “The Avatar” video game running at sixty frames per second at 1080p? Probably not; actually, hopefully not.