Remasters that don't fix anything — upgrade-quality uncertainty
Pain point
"All that was needed was proper scaling, new textures, bug fixes. Not only didn't they fix bugs, they introduced more" (105). Buyers of remasters/ports can't tell if the remaster is worse than the original + mods. One commenter notes free AI upscalers beat the studio's work (33).
Signal
Moderate (~380, one thread), but a perennial category.
Opportunity
"Remaster vs. Original" comparison site/extension: side-by-side asset diffs, perf benchmarks, and a curated "mod stack that beats the remaster" one-click installer. Quick to build as content/SEO play; monetize affiliate + Patreon. Adjacent service: contract art-remaster QA/upscaling studio selling to small publishers who are visibly failing at it.
Evidence
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