Uh, you do realize the standard PS4 version of this game is $60 and the standard PS5 version is $70, right? I actually can't tell if you are just confused by all the misstatements or if you are making an intentional misstatement.
"The PS4 digital versions of launch games include a free upgrade on both PS5 consoles, while the PS4 disc versions of these games include a free upgrade on the PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray disc drive."
There's a crucial word in this sentence you seem to be overlooking. He specifically said "launch games" would get a free upgrade. So while I agree that the policy should have continued, what he said was not a lie, because Horizon isn't a launch game. ...
@Nakiro
Ironically the people acting like this is the most confusing thing in the world were the same people mocking the idea that it was confusing for MS to title their new consoles "Series S" and "Series X" when they already had "One S" and "One X." Curious how opinions on these things change.
@EvertonFC
No question, it would be much simpler if there was an upgrade. Basically they are generating needless internet hate by doing it this way. People are making it out like they are going to generate a lot of extra $ by getting people to buy the game twice, but there really aren't many people who will need to do that (because they'll just be buying on PS5), so the extra $ really isn't worth the nuisance.
Most people will buy this game on PS5. The install base argument is nonsense because most PS4 owners don't buy first party games (even God of War's highest estimates are around 20 million). Most PS4 owners who aren't upgrading in the first year and a half are playing Warzone and Madden 2017, not hardcore games (including first party games).
Data bears this out. Hitman PS5 outsold the PS4 version 2-1 (much closer to PS5 launch).
Resident Evil Village and...
You do realize you can do this exact thing with PS4 games on PS5, right? The PS4 disc of Horizon Forbidden West will work on PS5. You just will be playing the PS4 version of the game, rather than the native PS5 version.
The easiest way to resolve this cross gen upgrade situation would be for them to stop making cross gen games.
Lol sort of like how EA finally decided to revive Dead Space after the Callisto Protocol was announced?
Well assuming it's going to be a similar size on PS5 (I know compression might help a bit, but I'm not expecting a miracle for a 3rd party game like this), I hope they allow everyone to start using extra SSDs before then.
Also no one can provide a reason why having the disc is so critical for a collector's edition. I understand buying the disc if you plan to sell it, but most of the people buying a collector's edition are specifically planning to not sell the game. If you want a steelbook to look good on your shelf, it's going to look just as good even if it doesn't have a disc inside. The best explanation I've gotten so far is "I prefer disc to digital," which has nothing to do w...
Okay. That's a personal preference that applies to any edition of any game. I read your comment to suggest that there is something specific about a collector's edition that makes a disc more important than for a standard edition, but I must have misinterpreted. I'm just saying that if the steelbook is on a shelf for display purposes and you aren't going to sell the game, it's going to look exactly the same regardless of whether you installed the game via disc or download. ...
Unfortunately people are not as enlightened as you. Maybe if you talk a lot about "the masses" doing things you are too smart to do, they'll wise up.
Lol people are actually annoyed at me and I just wanted to mention the fact that Bungie made a PS2 game in 2001 because I think it's interesting and funny. I guess I should have added the "/s"
Uh, what? I said they were doing more to support players still on the old console (PS4) by continuing to release games there, and you brought up backwards compatibility, a feature that benefits people who have the new console (PS5). And then you mentioned other prior gens and whether they had BC or not, but didn't address the degree to which Sony kept bringing out games on the older gens after the new ones had been launched. Putting Horizon on PS4 is the equivalent of putting Bloodborne o...
You can't play the PS4 version of Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 with the Dualshock 4 anymore?
"Well I guess at least you acknowledge that Sony is changing its own established precedent on day-and-date titles in a way that deliberately screws over PS4 players."
Yeah I mean I think they should have an upgrade option. It would be the best move. I'm just saying we're all freaking out about something that won't affect the vast majority of us. And if they really wanted to screw PS4 players, they wouldn't be repeatedly gimping their first party ga...
If the steelbook will be on your shelf (rather than resold), why does the disc matter? If you aren't reselling, you'll just install the exact same file via disc or by download (except that with the disc you'll still need a download to fix the inevitable bugs that ship in the initial version).
If you are getting the collector's edition to keep, why does the disc matter? I understand for the people planning to buy the disc day one and sell it a few weeks later when they are done, but if you are just planning on keeping the box on your shelf, what benefit are you deriving from the disc at that point?
Although, if you are buying the collector's edition to keep on the shelf, presumably you aren't going to sell it, so at that point why does it matter if the steelbook display has a disc inside? If you are planning on keeping the game either way, the disc is just a method of installing the same file you'd download.
Certainly it's misleading for people who are just glancing over the article, or for people who may not understand the term "launch game." Which I know we all do here, but some people may not. But it isn't a lie.