When Sony announced the pre-orders for Horizon Forbidden West, the Launch and Special Editions for the PS4 didn’t include a free upgrade to the PS5 version. After a couple of articles and hundreds of people discussing Sony’s decision contrary to what they earlier promised, things have changed. It’s now official that Horizon Forbidden West PS4 versions will have a free upgrade to the PS5 version.
Updating the existing blogpost, Jim Ryan clarified the same and ensured fans that Sony will, indeed, keep the PS4 to PS5 free upgrade promise. He writes –
“Last year we made a commitment to deliver free upgrades for our cross-gen launch titles, which included Horizon Forbidden West. While the pandemic’s profound impact pushed Forbidden West out of the launch window we initially envisioned, we will stand by our offer: Players who purchase Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free.”
There is, however, a catch for upcoming first-party titles. Moving forward, games like the next God of War, Gran Turismo 7, and other upcoming first-party exclusives won’t have the free upgrade. Players who purchase the PS4 version will have to pay $10 USD for a digital upgrade from the PS4 version to PS5. This applies to both disc and digital games. What does it mean? Well, if you buy a PS4 disc game, you can pay $10 USD to get it upgraded to a PS5 digital game by inserting the disc on your PS5 (Disc version). If you have a PS5 Digital, you won’t have this option.
We’re all looking forward to the PlayStation Showcase this Thursday where Sony will show us the biggest games they’ve been working on. This list could include games like God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, Gran Turismo 7, and more.
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