Days Gone Remastered was one of the standout announcements during Sony’s recent State of Play showcase, but some PlayStation Plus subscribers aren’t happy about its $10 upgrade.
Sony has confirmed that the $10 upgrade to the remastered version on PlayStation 5 is only available to those who own the PlayStation 4 disc or a digital copy of Days Gone. Game redemptions via subscription service PS Plus, therefore, are not eligible for the $10 upgrade to the PS5 remaster.
(Days Gone was available on the now defunct PS Plus Collection and was an Essential monthly game in April 2021.)
This means those who own Days Gone via PS Plus will have to pay the full $49.99 to play this new PS5 version of the game.
The detail of the $10 upgrade has caused some PS Plus subscribers to venture online to complain. A post on the PlayStation Plus subreddit, for example, is packed with comments from subscribers who say they would have paid $10 to upgrade to the PS5 remaster, but now will skip the game entirely.
PlayStation State of Play February 2025 Announcements Tier List
PlayStation State of Play February 2025 Announcements Tier List
“They would actually have made a decent chunk of change if PS Plus players were eligible, even if most didn’t want to play it they’d at least be interested in paying 10 bucks to try it out for an hour or two,” suggested squarejellyfish_.
“They should let Essentials upgrade cause I would pay the $10, but I will not buy it any other way,” added “teckn9ne79. “I will stick with the one I got.”
“Yeah this seems pretty stupid,” said dredizzle99. “There’s no way I’m paying full price for this, but I’d happily pay for the upgrade at least just to check it out. Surely the majority of people that have it on PS plus are thinking the same thing, so they’re basically losing all the potential sales from them.”
“They gave away the game for free so every copy is an extra £10/$10 they wouldn’t have had but they decided to be awkward instead and cut out half the owner base,” jackanyon95 said. “I’m not paying full price, it didn’t even need a remaster.”
However, it’s worth pointing out that some PS Plus subscribers aren’t surprised by Sony’s strategy here, and have pointed out the company will have crunched the numbers and determined this restriction will make the most sense financially. Still, Sony is currently being called “stingy” by some of its hardcore fans who had hoped for a rare spot of generosity from PlayStation.
Days Gone Remastered wasn’t the only new PlayStation game revealed at State of Play. Check out IGN’s State of Play February 2025 roundup for everything announced during the show.
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