This is ridiculous. You're basically being punished if you supported the game physically but also want the convenience being afforded to people that didn't.
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If you've purchased the physical disc version of FFVII Remake and used the upgrade for the PS5 version, you can't claim the digital equivalent for PS+
- Thread starter JB2448
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This is ridiculous. You're basically being punished if you supported the game physically but also want the convenience being afforded to people that didn't.
So it's not letting people who had already redeemed the PS+ version get that digital license to the PS5 version? Cause that's weird
I had the same thing happen was very confused.
The situation it appears is that if you claimed the free PS5 upgrade with your disc version of PS4 you are no longer eligible to get the free PS5upgrade with the PS+ version.
It appears the upgrade to to the PS5 version is only one upgrade per account, and that it recognizes if you upgraded your disc version for free already. If you did previously upgrade you are required to still use the disc. There is no upgrade option to allow you to not use the disc with the Ps+ version.
The situation it appears is that if you claimed the free PS5 upgrade with your disc version of PS4 you are no longer eligible to get the free PS5upgrade with the PS+ version.
It appears the upgrade to to the PS5 version is only one upgrade per account, and that it recognizes if you upgraded your disc version for free already. If you did previously upgrade you are required to still use the disc. There is no upgrade option to allow you to not use the disc with the Ps+ version.
Would be nice if you could connect a USB Bluray drive or something for these digital consoles.
That one guy w/ the coworker who bought a digital PS5, that's not Sony's fault.
Everyone else, though, yea that's kinda weird.
Everyone else, though, yea that's kinda weird.
I don't understand... If you already claimed the PS5 version, why would you need a second copy?
Don't buy a digital-only console if you want your physical games to be worth shit.
That's weird. I have the disc version and did the PS5 upgrade. It seems like it's letting me download it without the disc just fine, unless it just wont boot up after I've downloaded it or something.
Guess I'll find out in about 40 minutes once the "data needed to start playing" bar fills up.
Guess I'll find out in about 40 minutes once the "data needed to start playing" bar fills up.
For the convenience of not having to put in a disc, at the absolute minimum. Alternatively, for those that no longer have access to the disc version but redeemed it via PlayStation Plus in order to play through it, it's not unreasonable to expect parity with everyone else.
Is it really that outlandish?
That's exactly it. On the PS5 home menu, it should show a disc icon on the FFVII Remake PS5 app icon.
I can download it too but the icon on the dashboard has a disc icon
I got the game from PS Plus like anybody else, why shouldn't I be allowed to claim this?
Getting the digital license for something should just be equivalent to the disc SKU; if I previously owned something on disc and had it installed, why do I need to delete it and re-install it if I later get the digital version lmao. Get your shit together SE/Sony.
It's an insult how bad this is.
On the Xbox it's logical. It just removes the disc check.
I had to delete games entirely to just reinstall the digital version. It's shocking how stupid it all is.
On the Xbox it's logical. It just removes the disc check.
Ah, the disc icon is there alright.
I wonder if I download the PSN+ PS4 version if maybe it'll give some kind of upgrade option for that?
Either way, this is really fucking dumb and convoluted. There's no "problem" being solved by doing shit like this. It's just causing unnecessary annoyance.
Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. Is it really such an imposition to put the disc in the drive?
I realise incessantly whining about inconsequential shit is a resetera tradition, but take a break. It's the holidays.
I realise incessantly whining about inconsequential shit is a resetera tradition, but take a break. It's the holidays.
Right? I can't believe how bad is Sony's upgrade system. They are generation behind with this.
Nah, but is it really such an imposition to allow paying subscribers the same benefits regardless of if they've played/redeemed a physical copy of a game before?
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree.
Like, I get it's nice to not have to do it, but, if you have a disc copy already, then…like, just use the disc?
It's the principle of the matter. No, it doesn't bother all too much to put the disc in the drive. My situation is far from the only one where this issue applies, though.
Happy holidays.
I mean...I pay for PSN+. I expect all the PSN+ shit to work...
Could someone post a link to the upgrade to the PS+ PS4 version I claimed back when it was free. I'm on the store on my PC, and everything I click on says "Unavailable", except for this one, that says it is included with PS+, but when I click on it I get "Not Available for Purchase". Am I doing something wrong?
Do you mean this?
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE upgrade for PS4™ version owners
The PlayStation®5 version of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE. Updated on December 22,2021 You are eligible to receive a free PS5™ digital version of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE at no extra cost if you already either i own a PS4™ digital version of the game or ii own a PS4™ disc version of the game and...
store.playstation.com
It's amazing how bad this still is a year after launch. Every game it's different, and there's some weird thing that doesn't work right.
Shoulda just done a free fucking upgrade or a simple 1 way $10 paid upgrade instead of this tiered classist bullshit that's now a fucking rats nest
Oh wait, is it too much to ask for something that other platforms do with no problem, to work here?
I did the upgrade via disk and that shows as purchased. If i purchase the full digital PS4 version i wonder if it would just work and not require me to 'upgrade' that one.
I know this is about the PS+ version specifically so would there be a difference i wonder.
Remember when the physical version of Kena finally came out just a month ago and the PS4-PS5 upgrade didn't work for a whole week. For a week people either had to just play the PS4 version or sit staring at their discs until they fixed the upgrade. In a game that'd already been out (digitally) for two months.
Every time there's something different. The system sucks.
Yup, that's the same one. I haven't done anything with a physical desk, and that's unavailable for me. Awesome.
Edit: Sorry, I forgot to thank you, I appreciate it.
The upgrade is free for the PS4 version.
The PS+ version wasn't supposed to be eligible anyway, so it's a bonus that it is at all.
sony can't seem to get basic shit correct.
until recently, players couldn't buy-to-own PS+ games that they had previously redeemed. it makes zero sense that sony couldn't foresee the possibility that someone might not want to subscribe to PS+ forever and therefore would want to buy a game that they already had as part of their PS+ library. but that's the way it was for about a decade.
and now this, lol
until recently, players couldn't buy-to-own PS+ games that they had previously redeemed. it makes zero sense that sony couldn't foresee the possibility that someone might not want to subscribe to PS+ forever and therefore would want to buy a game that they already had as part of their PS+ library. but that's the way it was for about a decade.
and now this, lol
kinda agree with this, this is peak "first world problems"
Like yes it's not perfect but if this happened to me without looking at era I'd be like "okay I'll just get my disc real quick"… I wouldn't really think much of it lol
Really just makes sony look incompetent compared to how smooth and painless all of this stuff is on Xbox.
Would be annoying if you sold/gave away the disc, though