hinch said: PS Plus version not getting the free upgrade. Nor FF7R disc owners on PS4 > PS5 Digital Edition (for obvious reasons). Still, huge game for Plus! |
I fail to see the problem either way. I mean, I just don't get the entitlement. this 'free upgrade' thing is amazing and I love it for so many games we have, but Sony/Microsoft don't HAVE to do that. They do it because they want that sweet, sweet brand loyalty. In reality, any other generation this would be pretty uncommon or unheard of. I mean, I don't recall getting free PS3 versions of games I got on PS2.
I understand the 'you gotta chose between a free PS4 version of FFVII Remake' and 'You get a free upgrade to PS5 if you paid for it'. I just...I don't see the issue here. it would be pretty damn absurd to give the game away for free AND give everyone free upgrade copies on the new hardware. It is a little crap to not allow disc-users to have the free upgrade like it works on all other games, but again it's one of those things where we're not entitled to it, we SHOULD be happy we get the free upgrades on many things, not upset when we don't.
It'd be like going to your favourite bakery and getting a free baguette every monday, wednesday, and friday due to some promotion. If the shop keeper decided that promotion wasn't worth it and decided to...stop doing it on Wednesday or something, then that's his choice. And no, multibillion dollar corporations vs home owned businesses shouldn't really make a difference in terms of entitlement. Just becuase Square Enix/Sony can AFFORD to give the handout doesn't mean they're obligated to do so.
Overall, I do feel gamers as a whole have a weird sense of entitlement that you just don't see in other mediums, and I think that the culture as a collective needs to gain some perspective.
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PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, WiiU, Wii, GCN, N64 SNES, XBO, 360
3DS, DS, GBA, Vita, PSP, Android