'Horizon Forbidden West' PS4 buyers will get a free PS5 upgrade after all

[Fctftl]

Other cross-gen exclusives will require paid upgrades, however.

J. Fingas09.05.21

Sony won't make you pay to upgrade Horizon Forbidden West after all. The company's Interactive Entertainment chief Jim Ryan announced that Forbidden West PS4 players will get to upgrade to the PS5 version for free, as Sony promised last September. The tech giant "missed the mark" and will stand by its original pledge, Ryan said.

The change of heart comes after Sony and Guerilla told customers they'd be limited to the version of the game they bought. If you started on PS4, in other words, you'd have to buy another copy to take advantage of PS5 features.


Don't expect a similar concession for other PS4-to-PS5 upgrades. Ryan made clear that all first-party cross-generation exclusives "moving forward" would include a $10 upgrade option for the PS5 edition. If you pick up the next God of War for your PS4, you'll still have to pay for the PS5 release — you just won't have to pay nearly as much.

This pricing won't affect third-party studios, some of which have offered free PS5 updates (such as for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order). However, it does set expectations. Sony clearly wants gamers to cover the costs of PS5 updates, and releases like Forbidden West are the exceptions to that rule.

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[Gizmo_Duck]

semi-anti-consumer sony is back

 

[Fctftl]

semi-anti-consumer sony is back

Anti consumer is the funniest phrase ever.

 

[Dorian Breh]

@PS5 's hard hitting journalism made them fall back

 

[homiedontplaydat]

So what's stopping PS5 owners from copping this for $60

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

So what's stopping PS5 owners from copping this for $60

Nothing, thats what I’m doing if i dont buy the collectors edition

 

[Rekkapryde]

A 10 buck upgrade to the PS5 version from the ps4 version is fair going forward as well

 

[Fatboi1]

So what's stopping PS5 owners from copping this for $60

And copping the PS4 version from Walmart for $50 since they're usually $10 cheaper than everyone else.

 

[The Mad Titan]

A 10 buck upgrade to the PS5 version from the ps4 version is fair going forward as well

They made sure to let people know that this is the last game it's happening with

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

A 10 buck upgrade to the PS5 version from the ps4 version is fair going forward as well

Yep, whoever don’t like it, eat shyt.

 

[Rekkapryde]

They made sure to let people know that this is the last game it's happening with

I would've just charged 10 period to upgrade from the start. Money, time, and resources went into the features you get in the PS5 version. Charging the difference in price between the two is fair.

 

[Mowgli]

God of war 2 on PS4?

 

[PS5 Pro]

Is there change? Slightly but what about the Sony Stan? watch this...

@PS5 's hard hitting journalism made them fall back

Yeah but no justice, no peace
Sony Will No Longer Offer Free Next-Gen Upgrades For Its First-Party Games

So at this point, Sony still has the same plan in place, to charge you more not to recover development cost. They charging you because they wanted to charge you more just because you have a ps5. By default the PS5 should do what it's capable of. AT THE MOMENT YOU'RE STILL CONTENT WITH PAYING MORE JUST BECAUSE YOUR CONSOLE CAN RUN IT SMOOTHER it would be like charging 10 more for a PS4 pro enhanced title.

Now keep watching coli...

A 10 buck upgrade to the PS5 version from the ps4 version is fair going forward as well

Do y'all see this muthafukka on his Steven A?
Go along get along Rekka

Well God of war will look great, and it'll run better on PS5 as it should because the ps5 is like a 10 (9.3) teraflop console with an SSD compared to a 1tf PS4. The controllers have haptic feedback, so let's justify a $10 raise because your controller vibrates.

THIS IS WHO YOUR LEADER IS SONY STANS? THIS IS ONE OF YOUR ELDERS?

God of war 2 on PS4?

Well I can confirm it won't have NEXT GEN FEATURES like "curated rumble" "faster loading times", don't forget the dynamic 4k and HDR. And even tho the PS4 pro did that, let's not focus on generations, friend

 

[Fctftl]

Is there change? Slightly but what about the Sony Stan? watch this...

Yeah but no justice, no peace
Sony Will No Longer Offer Free Next-Gen Upgrades For Its First-Party Games

So at this point, Sony still has the same plan in place, to charge you more not to recover development cost. They charging you because they wanted to charge you more just because you have a ps5. By default the PS5 should do what it's capable of. AT THE MOMENT YOU'RE STILL CONTENT WITH PAYING MORE JUST BECAUSE YOUR CONSOLE CAN RUN IT SMOOTHER it would be like charging 10 more for a PS4 pro enhanced title.

Now keep watching coli...

Do y'all see this muthafukka on his Steven A?
Go along get along Rekka

Well God of war will look great, and it'll run better on PS5 as it should because the ps5 is like a 10 (9.3) teraflop console with an SSD compared to a 1tf PS4. The controllers have haptic feedback, so let's justify a $10 raise because your controller vibrates.

THIS IS WHO YOUR LEADER IS SONY STANS? THIS IS ONE OF YOUR ELDERS?

Well I can confirm it won't have NEXT GEN FEATURES like "curated rumble" "faster loading times", don't forget the dynamic 4k and HDR. And even tho the PS4 pro did that, let's not focus on generations, friend

i knew you'd have fun in this thread.