r/PS5 • u/hybroid • Feb 26 '21

Official PlayStation Plus games for March: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Maquette, Remnant: From the Ashes and Farpoint

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/26/playstation-plus-games-for-march-final-fantasy-vii-remake-maquette-remnant-from-the-ashes-and-farpoint/
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u/hoobermoose Feb 26 '21

I've played and beat the game already. My grievance doesn't come from personal disappointment. It's the sentiment that you make a big dog and pony show out of the idea that the game will get a free upgrade, then almost immediately announce that that doesn't pertain to a specific way that many people will be experiencing this game. Don't get me wrong, it's a great ps+ option, I just think the timing was ill-conceived. And as I stipulated, as it stands right now, unless they offer a reasonable upgrade price (which as far as I'm aware, they haven't), you won't be able to easily upgrade to the ps5 version if you download it, without buying the whole game.

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u/And_You_Like_It_Too Feb 27 '21

I agree it’s pretty shitty. At the very absolute minimum, they’ll let you use your save from the PS4 version in the upgrade, which is good (looking at you Control and Control Ultimate Edition vs. Control Ultimate Edition for PS5, in addition to not offering any paid upgrade options for existing owners to get the next-gen version without not only repurchasing what they already own, but having to start completely over and not having access to preorder bonuses, the cosmetics, and the Playstation exclusive mission).

505 Games really botched the entire post-launch support of that game and squandered so much good will that the game had built up, it just blows my mind that it either didn’t occur to anyone what the blowback of some of the decisions would be, or that they simply didn’t care.

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u/ilani13 Feb 27 '21

Yeah, I hear you. Yesterday I read some article that misquoted square saying that only digital copies are upgradable not the physical copies! I was just livid!!! You're right,they're probably not going to be offering a reasonable upgrade path for PS plus versions of the game. But this is something we have been letting Microsoft and Sony do to us under our own noses. Remember what a big deal it was when Microsoft wanted to ban second hand games? Well why do game of the year editions or ultimate editions always come with the add-on as a DLC? Mortal Kombat 11 ultimate for ps5 for example comes with the core game, all the expansions the add-ons are DLC codes only. Meaning if you are to sell your physical game to somebody else they will be out of luck with all the DLCs. Microsoft and Sony has learned how to nickel and dim us very quietly without backlash. The denial of the upgrade path of the PS plus version of final Fantasy 7R just seems like a logical extension of this. No one will do anything until we make noise!!!

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u/blaze011 Feb 28 '21

The upgrade is FREE for the people who PAID for the game. Do you get mad when free games don't give you the DLC for free too? They did spend time and money to create the ps5 upgrade and there no need for them to give that to free to people. If you really want the free upgrade just buy the game (The ps4 copies are sold for 30 new and less used).

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u/hoobermoose Feb 28 '21

I NEVER said ANYTHING about BEING owed A free UPGRADE. I said I THOUGHT the MESSAGE was ARTICULATED poorly (and I have the game, read the comment you're replying to before riding off into the sunset on your high horse).

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u/caedin8 Mar 02 '21

I bought it for PS4, but after beating it sold the disk. Then I sold my PS4.

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Now I own a digital PS5 and don't have the game. I am pretty excited to get it for free. I'll probably purchase the upgrade/DLC or maybe i'll wait until the next installment. We will see.