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[Captain Toad]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

 

[Zimmy68]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

Yeah, strange that the thread title goes out of its way with being wrong.
Is their next post going to be, Free Tony Hawk 1+2 Upgrade for PS5!

 

[saintjules]

Looks like it was deleted from the Playstation NL account.

 

[saintjules]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

I guess technically they didn't specify which version of it.

 

[mxbison]

Surely they would have anncouned that during the State of Play?

Also makes no sense since they said it's a free update from the PS4 version.

 

[ManaByte]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

Yeah, strange that the thread title goes out of its way with being wrong.
Is their next post going to be, Free Tony Hawk 1+2 Upgrade for PS5!

Surely they would have anncouned that during the State of Play?

Also makes no sense since they said it's a free update from the PS4 version.

The thread title isn't wrong. The small print says if you claim FFVIIR via PS Plus you're not eligible for the free upgrade.

 

[SilentUser]

Yeah, strange that the thread title goes out of its way with being wrong.
Is their next post going to be, Free Tony Hawk 1+2 Upgrade for PS5!

It is actually wrote in the image.

 

[Dibils2k]

its not that hard

if you bought FF7R then you get PS5 upgrade for free
if you downloaded PS+ version of FF7R then you have to pay for PS5 upgrade

 

[mxbison]

The thread title isn't wrong. The small print says if you claim FFVIIR via PS Plus you're not eligible for the free upgrade.

Pretty weird and confusing, would definitely be a great PS+ game though. Hope it's true.

 

[M1chl]

Pretty weird politics with FF7: R but okay.

 

[turtlepowa]

Not bad.

 

[SilentUser]

On topic, Remnant is a fantastic game. Will try Marquette.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Well makes sense not to offer the free upgrade when they're giving away a valuable game like FF7R. I'm not really interested in other games, but it's still an incredible month for someone who hasn't played FF7.

 

[HAL-01]

Hopefully you won’t have to pay full price for the ps5 version if you’re upgrading from this

 

[Banjo64]

The thread title isn't wrong. The small print says if you claim FFVIIR via PS Plus you're not eligible for the free upgrade.

That would be some level of petty penny pinching that.

 

[Quantum253]

It'd be an interesting move to get people buy FF7 for PS5. From the State of Play, and FF7 Remake:Integrade thread, found the disclaimer to get the free upgrade you had to have a physical disc PS5.
Just seemed off that if you purchased physical for ps4, and could only find or went with the digital ps5, you can't get the upgrade and would need to buy the ps5 version.
I mean, it's odd too that PS4 users are cut off from the Yuffi content to begin with.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Another good month. Sony seems to be upping its game.

 

[Certinty]

Not the biggest fan of the game but that's probably the biggest wow I've had at a PS+ game in years.

Can't blame them for not giving the PS5 version free either, the PS4 version being included in PS+ is enough in itself.

 

[Captain Toad]

its not that hard

if you bought FF7R then you get PS5 upgrade for free
if you downloaded PS+ version of FF7R then you have to pay for PS5 upgrade

It is that hard to me, because it sounded like there was no such thing as a paid upgrade charge since it's just a free update.

 

[sircaw]

Really looking forward to Remnant, hope its good.

And tbh another amazing month

 

[saintjules]

its not that hard

if you bought FF7R then you get PS5 upgrade for free
if you downloaded PS+ version of FF7R then you have to pay for PS5 upgrade

Exactly. And you can even find the game on a sale somewhere if you want the upgrade. Some people are just cheap and want it all free.

 

[Certinty]

Marquette seems pretty good to be honest, looks like a decent little small puzzle game.

 

[Skifi28]

Another good month? Stahp

 

[Andodalf]

 

[Nankatsu]

Even without the upgrade, just the fact that FFVII Remake is there is megaton.

 

[ksdixon]

Sony just can't help fucking up under Jim Ryan, can they?

They take what should be an absolute slam dunk (free PS5 upgrade announced at conference), and they seek to be sneaky and casue more bad press to fall into their lap later down the line.

Can you just imagine how many people are going to get stung and caught-out out by this loophole?

 

[Captain Toad]

Sony's PS+ offering has gone to another level lately. If you're a new PS5 owner, the amount of quality games compares favorably to any full rental service.

 

[Fbh]

That's pretty damn great month if true.

Weird about the upgrade though. I get why it's not free but after just having this state of play where they made big deal out of the free upgrade it's just weird.

 

[Captain Toad]

That's pretty damn great month if true.

Weird about the upgrade though. I get why it's not free but after just having this state of play where they made big deal out of the free upgrade it's just weird.

Especially after Control where they gave the next-gen version. That version isn't free for anyone. In fact, GamePass only offers the last-gen version.

If this ends up true, I'm guessing it is on SquareEnix's end.

I still don't quite 100% believe this is true, yet. Giving it out for free at all a month before the year exclusivity ends would make it a harder sell when/if it goes to other platforms.

 

[xrnzaaas]

It'd be an interesting move to get people buy FF7 for PS5. From the State of Play, and FF7 Remake:Integrade thread, found the disclaimer to get the free upgrade you had to have a physical disc PS5.
Just seemed off that if you purchased physical for ps4, and could only find or went with the digital ps5, you can't get the upgrade and would need to buy the ps5 version.
I mean, it's odd too that PS4 users are cut off from the Yuffi content to begin with.

Wait what? You won't get the free upgrade if you own the PS4 version on disc? That sucks. I'm definitely not buying the game for the second time.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Beggars can’t be choosers.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

The thread title isn't wrong. The small print says if you claim FFVIIR via PS Plus you're not eligible for the free upgrade.

It remains to be seen if the upgrade they're talking about are the graphics+QoL upgrades or just the Yuffie Episode.


I think it's the later, because owners of the PS4 titles are getting those upgrades for free, but they also have to pay for the Yuffie Episode.
So in essence, we're getting the equivalent of buying the PS4 FF7R version, not the PS5 Retrograde one.

 

[Captain Toad]

Wait what? You won't get the free upgrade if you own the PS4 version on disc? That sucks. I'm definitely not buying the game for the second time.

IF you own the digital-only PS5.

How did you envision it working?

That works for every PS4 game you own on disc.

 

[FunkMiller]

That’s a fucking great month!

I was planning on buying Maquette, and Revenant is a soulslike I haven’t tried yet.

 

[xrnzaaas]

IF you own the digital-only PS5.

How did you envision it working?

That works for every PS4 game you own on disc.

I meant upgrading the PS4 disc game if you own a bluray PS5. I haven't tried it yet, but if I understand it correctly you can insert the PS4 disc into your PS5, download the PS5 digital version and play it as long as you have the original disc in your drive.

 

[Mercenary09]

That's pretty damn great month if true.

Weird about the upgrade though. I get why it's not free but after just having this state of play where they made big deal out of the free upgrade it's just weird.

That's why this news wasn't in the State of Play. Square Enix likely said sure you can offer it for free but we're not letting those people get the upgrade

 

[Mercenary09]

Sony continues to kill it with PS+. Anyone flat out saying Game Pass is the best deal in gaming really needs to consider what PS+ has been doing. You don't lose these games 6 months to a year later either if you haven't played them

 

[MaxwellParrish]

It is that hard to me, because it sounded like there was no such thing as a paid upgrade charge since it's just a free update.

I don't think there is an upgrade charge : probably the PS+ version isn't upgradable at all and you need to buy a regular copy if you want to play it on PS5

 

[BaneIsPain]

Sony did great PS+ recently. Weird about FF7R, but I’ll take it.

 

[ethomaz]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

Exactly if you downloaded it via PS+.

You have the free upgrade to everybody that brought the game.

 

[ethomaz]

I meant upgrading the PS4 disc game if you own a bluray PS5. I haven't tried it yet, but if I understand it correctly you can insert the PS4 disc into your PS5, download the PS5 digital version and play it as long as you have the original disc in your drive.

You have the free upgrade with all versions excepts PS+ version.

But in the case you have FFVIIR disc version and a PS5 DE you can’t redeem it... so you can’t use the free upgrade in that case.

 

[Captain Toad]

I meant upgrading the PS4 disc game if you own a bluray PS5. I haven't tried it yet, but if I understand it correctly you can insert the PS4 disc into your PS5, download the PS5 digital version and play it as long as you have the original disc in your drive.

That's correct.

 

[ethomaz]

It is that hard to me, because it sounded like there was no such thing as a paid upgrade charge since it's just a free update.

There is no paid upgrade at all.

 

[Interfectum]

What a weird stance to take with FF7R. Otherwise another solid month.

 

[THEAP99]

I already have ff7 remake so it's literally pointless. This happens all the time. Ugh. Maybe Marquette will be good

 

[turtlepowa]

Sony continues to kill it with PS+. Anyone flat out saying Game Pass is the best deal in gaming really needs to consider what PS+ has been doing. You don't lose these games 6 months to a year later either if you haven't played them

I agree, the Plus games are mostly better than the Gold games since months, but it's still no competition for Game Pass. You get all the Bethesda games, all the Microsoft games. timed deals like Stalker 2 and the 360 games are even playable without Gold.

 

[Mr Moose]

The State of Play yesterday said if you have FF7 Remake, the upgrade is free for everyone.

PS+ games are tied to PS+, if it runs out only the PS+ version would stop working, the PS5 upgrade version when it comes out won't be PS+ so I think it'll just fuck things up (though I wish it worked lol).
I think I'll just wait and get the PS5 version.

 

[Heisenberg007]

If true, it'd be another SOLID month, but the weird-no-upgrade policy will turn it into a more negative news than a positive one.

 

[hybrid_birth]

They really are giving out great games since January for ps plus.

I already own ff7r so the free upgrade will be sweet. Shame not everyone gets it. Hope Sony keeps up the great ps plus games.