Is this the first generation in a while without "Greatest Hits" releases?

[EdReedFan20]

Like the title says, is this the first generation in a while to not have "Greatest Hits" releases? Personally, I don't miss them. I always hated the look of the boxes, especially the PS3 ones which used red plastic cases instead of the clearer ones. I hated them so much, that if I could not find an older version of a game I wouldn't buy the Greatest Hit version. They just stuck out like a sore thumb. I wouldn't mind a return of those game if all they did to signify its status as a Greatest Hit was a sticker on top of the plastic wrap, as I assume some good deals on good games would be had.

Also, by this time last generation, PS3 already had a total redesign of their boxes, with the PlayStation logo going from vertical to horizontal on the front. I definitely preferred the redesign and wish they went with that from the get-go.

 

[Heckler456]

I don't think there's any need to these days given the prevalence of digital and sales on digital copies.

 

[Aokiji]

Digital ended the need for those

 

[CSX]

Feel like they been replaced with "GOTY" editions that cost $40 instead of $20 but nets you the dlc

 

[darkside]

They might not technically exist but if you go to Best Buy or whatever you'll see an entire rack of sub $20 new PS4 games. Really isn't the need to just print up a new label for the sake of it. And yeah I'm glad they don't because they're hideous.

 

[Drencrom]

Good riddance, they were always butt-ugly.

 

[Jeff6851]

Good riddance, they were always butt-ugly.

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Yep, don't know what the hell MS and Sony were thinking when they made the cases gray and red.

 

[KB]

If "this generation" is the PS4/XB1/Wii U/Vita/3DS generation, then no, the Nintendo Selects branding has been around for years.

Edit: In case you meant Playstation only, ignore this post.

 

[Duxxy3]

Now that consoles are starting to hit $200 we might see them. Pretty sure we'll see Nintendo do it as well. I have a feeling they'll have a higher physical rate.

 

[G_Shumi]

I've seen a few Xbox One games that have a sticker like this:

But the sticker is just on the shrink wrap and not the game itself. Other than that, I haven't seen anything.

 

[Deleted member 2793]

Prices are slashed so fast AAA publishers have no need for these. Nintendo still does it for 3DS and will probably have it in the future for Switch re-releases.

 

[Deleted member 437]

Yep, don't know what the hell MS and Sony were thinking when they made the cases gray and red.

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To entice you to buy the game when it came out, not when it was $20.

 

[SmarmySmurf]

I've seen a few Xbox One games that have a sticker like this:

But the sticker is just on the shrink wrap and not the game itself. Other than that, I haven't seen anything.

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They should always have done it this way.

 

[Deleted member 4247]

Yep, don't know what the hell MS and Sony were thinking when they made the cases gray and red.

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Basically to make it feel cheap, so you know it won't cost you as much as a new game.

 

[Brock]

I miss the days of Platinum releases on the PS2. They allowed me to get some quality games at great prices when I was a kid. I could see publishers bringing it back to highlight and promote sales of certain games towards parents and consumers who aren't as aware of the gaming industry.

 

[LuckyChamCham]

Good riddance, they were always butt-ugly.

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This is true

 

[Clowns]

Greatest Hits exists in Asia, although it appears it's just a sticker they slap on the box.

 

[alr1ght]

So Nintendo can keep their games at $60 in perpetuity.

 

[funky]

Sony Europe knew they could never top the ugly as sin PS3 Platinum boxes so they killed the entire Platinum / Greatest Hits release thing

 

[Deleted member 10293]

Feel like they been replaced with "GOTY" editions that cost $40 instead of $20 but nets you the dlc

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This is what I was thinking

Basically the same thing including the kind of value you get from it

 

[Darth Finky Spunky]

harden, standard, gold, deluxe editions rule the way

 

[Creamium]

Yeah I'm glad they are gone, because on PS in particular they gave you a branded ugly as sin box and a disc without art (at least on pal PS2).

 

[Atolm]

Almost monthly digital deals killed those editions. Good riddance. I still shudder at those PS3 yellow covers.

 

[Akela]

Good riddance, they were always butt-ugly.

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PS1 "Platinum" releases (for PAL regions) weren't too bad, being that they simply replaced the black Playstation banner with silver, nothing near as bad as the NTSC's "Greatest Hits" line with it's clashing red and green colour scheme. The biggest issue was that they completely took away the game's disc art, replacing it with a generic grey disc, making the game inside look like some demo disc:

I guess that isn't such a huge loss, but a few games (notably multi-disc games) had some very beautiful disc art that was lost in the process. Look at the PAL and Japanese release of Final Fantasy IX, with each disc having a separate coloured graphic:

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[ZhugeEX]

I don't think there's any need to these days given the prevalence of digital and sales on digital copies.

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First post is 100% correct.

 

[SweetBellic]

Good riddance, they were always butt-ugly.

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Agreed. Always went out of my way to avoid them. I'm astonished they lasted though the PS360 era.

 

[mas8705]

I feel as though that as we get closer to the end of the generation, they will pop up again if they already haven't.

 

[Goose Se7en]

I agree with you OP that the PS3 Greatest Hits boxes did stick out like a sore thumb, but I just don't think they're necessary seeing as digital/physics copies of games are on sale so often like others have mentioned.

 

[Htown]

Nintendo still does this with the Selects line, but the Switch hasn't been out a year yet.

 

[WillyFive]

Both Wii U and 3DS did it.