The possibility of a free God of War Ragnarok PS5 upgrade has been put in doubt as Sony has suggested that it would no longer offer the free upgrade path as seen with the likes of Final Fantasy VII Remake. The same deal will probably apply to the eagerly anticipated Gran Turismo 7, despite Sony backing down and offering the free upgrade for Horizon: Forbidden West when that releases in February 2022.
Will there be a free God of War Ragnarok PS5 upgrade or Gran Turismo 7?
According to Sony, neither God of War: Ragnarok nor Gran Turismo 7 will get a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade when those anticipated games are released over the next year or so. This is from a statement posted on the PlayStation Blog by Sony Interactive Entertainment president and SEO Jim Ryan, who announced that Horizon: Forbidden West would get a free PS5 upgrade, but future “PlayStation first-party exclusive cross-gen titles” releasing either digitally or physically across PS4 and PS5 “will offer a $10 USD digital upgrade option from PS4 to PS5.”
This is similar to the deal with the Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut between PS5 and PS4. The good news for last-gen owners is that this at least confirms for sure that both God of War 2 and the next Gran Turismo will indeed release on both PS4 and PS5, despite players having to pay the extra $10 if they want to play the more advanced current-gen version on PS5. Sony’s statement, of course, only applies to first-party titles — so third-party cross-gen titles like Final Fantasy VII Remake or Gotham Knights may still offer the free upgrade path.
Hopefully, fans will find out more in this week’s PlayStation Showcase on Thursday, perhaps even a more exact release date for God of War: Ragnarok than just 2022 — although don’t expect it to be the beginning of the year, as February’s reserved for Horizon: Forbidden West.
