: If you (av) don't want to buy it, then don't buy it :P
: If you do, then you obviously feel the value outweighs the cost anyway, so
: ... any complaints would just be about wanting more value.

: Is Halo 4 playable on Xbox One anyway? I don't remember... if not, then this
: is bringing ALL Chief games to one console, which is definitely a huge
: feature, even if only one of them is getting a special treatment. The
: collection is a special treatment as a whole as well, and prepping the
: series for 5. So your $60 isn't just a bunch of old games and a touched up
: old one. It's a whole lot more than that. Honestly I thought the price
: would be higher... saw $60 and I got a shiver :P

Yeah, this seems to be the opposite of a money grab to me. There are plenty of games that are re-released for a new system that are full price. Heck, just yesterday it was announced that GTA V, a game that's not much newer than Halo 4, will be released for the next-gen systems at the full cost of $60. Going by the industry standard, 343 would be justified in just re-releasing Halo 4, with few to no changes, and charging $60!

The fact that 343 is not only re-releasing Halo 4 for next-gen, but also re-releasing Halo 3, Halo CEA, and giving Halo 2 a full graphical upgrade? And throwing in a new, comprehensive UI and dedicated servers? They're practically giving it away at $60.

If going overboard with crazy levels of fan-service and fulfilling all the community's wildest hopes and dreams is a money grab...then 343 can