God of War Ragnarok will not receive a free next-gen upgrade - paytonthopity

God of War Ragnarok bequeath not receive a free next-gen upgrade

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God of War: Twilight of the Gods volition non experience a free elevate between PS4 and PS5 editions, as Sony moves to abandon the system.

In an update to its blog post confirming transversal-gen plans around Horizon: Forbidden West, Sony president Jim Ryan aforesaid that the troupe had "uncomprehensible the mark" in its decision to not provide a free next-gen upgrade for Horizon: Verboten West, Gram-positive that that upgrade will no more be $10.

However, Ryan too declared that "riding full-face, PlayStation best-company inner grouchy-gen titles" - those releasing on both PS4 and PS5 - "will offer a $10 digital upgrade option from PS4 to PS5." Specifically, Ryan name drops both "the next God of War and Gran Turismo 7, as well as "any other exclusive cross-gen PS4 & PS5 title published by Sony Interactional Entertainment."

That way that any and all future Sony titles will be subject to the elevate fee, only Ryan's comments assume't apply to third-political party titles the likes of Call of Duty: Vanguard or Dragon Age 4 - those decisions will fall to their respective publishers.

The mix-up around Horizon Verboten West stemmed from its original billet as a PS5 launching secret plan, simply the title of respect's eventual delay to February 2022 pushed it on the far side what Sony considered its launch window. The Idol of State of war sequel is also set to release in 2022, and Ryan's decision to name-drop information technology here could mean it's due to launch not too long after Aloy's next secret plan. With a PlayStation Showcase dictated for later this week, we might puzzle our first proper look at Ragnarok - and perhaps straight a release date.

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