Resident Evil 7's Free Upgrade Isn't Free for PS Plus Collection Owners

IGN: We recently learned that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard would be getting a next-gen upgrade – but if you acquired the game through the PS Plus Collection, it's not free.

[smashman98]

Makes sense. But it feels kinda silly to prevent certain players from upgrading. I felt the same way about ff7 last year.

[SullysCigar]

This is always the case for games received through PS Plus of old. There's no story here, as it's already known.

[Profchaos]

Not always I have quite a few that allowed the upgrade. It was entirely up to the publisher

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Not always.

Furi was a PS Plus game 6 years ago and they allowed people to have a free upgrade to the PS5 version a few weeks ago.

FF7 Remake eventually got a free upgrade to the PS5 version as well if you got it through PS Plus.

It's up to the publisher if they want to enable it.

[Angyobangyo]

Doesn’t make it right. Square eventually let ps4 players with the ps+ version of FF7 upgrade to the ps5 version. Locking out players out of a FREE upgrade is just bad!

[senorfartcushion]

Doesn’t mean it’s not a bad thing

[1Victor]

@Sully There's no story here, as it's already known.

I didn’t know and in the case of ff7 I understand as it had extra content not available for the original timeframe of the psn+ release but this time its the same exact game with just the next gen upgrades 🤦🏿

[Knushwood Butt]

FYI those upgrades are not free in Japan.

Furi PS4 > PS5 = 100 Yen
Subnautica PS4 > PS5 = 100 Yen
Crash Bandicoot 4 PS4 > PS5 = 100 Yen

[strifeblade]

I didn't know that but now i do know the some of the deficiencies of ps plus so I thank this article

[Army_of_Darkness]

Square- y'all already got our game for free! At least pay for the upgrade gawddammit! "

[GamesAsAService]

Ya this feels pretty silly. The amount of arbitrary barriers feels petty. If the game is in your library (regardless of source) let any "free upgrade" apply to all versions of the game. Its not that hard.

[iplay1up2]

This has been happening more with Series X games too. Why not just charge $9.99 for the patch? More people would be willing to pay that, rather than buying the game again.

[littletad]

Which Xbox series x games prevent a full upgrade?

[iplay1up2]

For starters, Grand Theft Auto 5, was not a free Series X update!

[infernus91]

This dude is clueless. He actually thinks ms is in charge of whether rockstar allowed a free upgrade or not.

[Petebloodyonion]

@Iplay1up2
GTA5 PS5 or Serie x isn't a patch to the old game but a complete whole game just like Control and Control ultimate edition.
You can buy both versions of GT5 on Serie X but there's only one version of resident Evil 2-3-7 that you can buy.

[Angyobangyo]

Ah yes, charging for patches. I see no way how publishers would abuse that.

[CobraKai]

But in this case, they would only be buying the game once. For those who already bought it, it’s free.

[philm87]

Can get the game for about £5 physically anyway.

[willbillbill]

And it shouldn't be? But it also shouldn't be expensive to upgrade. Anything more than €10 would be too much in my opinion.

[Futureshark]

Does seem a little disingenuous to make the game free on the PS+ collection which is only available to PS5 purchasers, but then not let them have the PS5 upgrade too that's free for regular owners, perhaps they'll realise and update it.
However this is also another case of overentitlement really, it's a shame people can't be happy that they just got the PS4 version for 'free' as it is.

[SurgicalMenace]

I mean, those who paid retail should get the upgrade.

[Eonjay]

They do.. I bought the game so I.get it.. it d

[jBlakeeper]

That’s why I take it as a thank you for people who actually bought the game instead of getting it through a subscription service.

[GamingSinceForever]

Do they mean pay an upgrade fee or do they mean pay for the full game?

[rlow1]

If this was MS you’d all be smashing them left and right. But hey it’s Sony…. so no controversy here.

[CrimsonWing69]

That makes sense. I know people who don’t want to pay for a game will get upset, but the way I see it is if you got the game for “free” and enjoyed it, then you should support the devs and pay for the upgrade. Whereas, people who already paid for the game should be able to upgrade for free. I think that’s fair.

[Kyizen]

I'm sure they will add it. The PS Plus game is just a different code than original since you don't own it like retail

[jBlakeeper]

They are doing right by the people who actually bought a copy of the game instead of getting it through a subscription service. Shouldn’t people who bought the game day one get an advantage over someone who played it on PS Plus years later? So buy the game like everyone else who got the upgrade for free or just get over it basically.

[Spartacus10]

The dev gets less money from people who bought the game on disc used and are getting the free upgrade, compared to people who downloaded it on ps+ but aren't getting the free upgrade

[Bigman4k]

Facts

[garos82]

yeah sony is slipping lately and im not happy with that. and yes i know its a capcom game.

[Kane22]

so you're blaming Sony for Capcom.....

[garos82]

yes , i made it clear in my post. they are slipping as of late wouldnt you agree?

[MrNinosan]

What games released on Games with Gold got a free Xbox Series S/X upgrade?
I can't remember I've got any games from Games with Gold that even had an Series X upgrade, but I haven't put much focus to the Games with Gold library at all so not sure I've might have missed something.

[Orchard]

They'd have to give games via GWG that weren't 10 years old for there to be next-gen upgrades :P

[Silly gameAr]

How dare they. Don't they know they should give everything away? Even if you didn't buy the game, you should get the same treatment as those that bought the game. Dumb move Sony. So anti-consumer.

[BrainSyphoned]

Ikr. Those people who work to own things are so entitled. They should donate their money to MS and Sony so more people can have access to services deemed necessary by our betters.

[Petebloodyonion]

Oh boy! :(
Talk about pissing the consumer for nothing in return.
How many ppl will suddenly buy the game just to experience 4k?
Versus again some bad press that Sony will get from this.

[Charlieboy333]

And why should it be free? For people who actually bought the game and supported Capcom where it counts, this is their reward. Be thankful you even got the game to keep via Plus in the first place.....no longer even an option for the competition.

[Spartacus10]

Be thankful for getting content from a subscription service we paid for?? Were you dropped on your head?

[Charlieboy333]

Be thankful to get that Level of QUALITY in your "I only want to pay peanuts" service. You can't bitch about not getting all the same upgrades as those who bought the game, for free as well......is what I'm saying. Be grateful the option is there for you to even upgrade it if you cheapskates want to. This time though, Capcom is expecting you to pay for their efforts they put into the visuals, dualsense, sound, etc. A foreign concept to all the whiners, I know.

[Spartacus10]

Damn, you've just won the biggest shill on the internet award with that comment

[Bigman4k]

Pretty much

[Flewid638]

The third-person option is why I'll be buying this game. Really wish Cyberpunk did this.

[Smellsforfree]

I wouldn't be surprised if they provide an option later if you "own" the PS Plus version of the game. Square eventually threw us a bone with FF7 Remake and the PS5 version a few months after it was released. The GamePass version of RE7 got the SeriesX update, so I would expect the same for the PS Plus version.

[mastershredder]

Thee deluxe disc game does not give you access to the gold edition. You only get the basic upgrade.

[Rebel_Scum]

PS Plus version was just the standard edition right? And not the gold edition. Makes sense.

[dmonee]

It shouldn’t be. Yo gonna pay $6 a gallon to Cuz!!!!

[Youngindy21]

The upgrade is not really that significant anyway.

[Bigman4k]

Sounds about right

[lazyboyblue]

I'm fine with it. I got the ps4 version for free.