wraggster
September 19th, 2013, 23:14
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/ps4-upgrade-program.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/sony-playstation-4-upgrade-program-gets-detailed/)Back at Gamescom 2013 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/20/playstation-gamescom-2013-liveblog/), Sony made it known that select cross-generational games, like Call of Duty: Ghosts, purchased for the PlayStation 3 would be upgradeable for its forthcoming PS4 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/call-of-duty-ghosts-ps4-upgrade-ten-dollars/). At the time, Sony kept general pricing details for the program under wraps, although Activision did announce its qualifying CoD title would set PS4 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/lets-take-a-closer-look-at-the-playstation-4-dualshock-4-and-p/) users back $10 bucks for the next-gen upgrade privilege. Now, Sony's coming clean with the full spate of its limited run upgrade program, adding Assassin's Creed: Black Flag,Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs to the list -- all for $10.
So how does it work? Well, for those gamers that insist on purchasing a physical copy of any of the above games, they'll receive a redeemable pack-in code which they can enter into the PlayStation Network for a digital copy of the PS4 version. That's not all though. In order to unlock that next-gen copy, the physical disc has to be in the console to activate it. The process is much simpler for those that opt for the all-digital route, as a PS3 purchase made on PSN will automatically qualify gamers for the discount, at which point the game will be available for download. You have to hand it Sony: with news of this expanded upgrade program and the PS4's Gaikai-powered PS3 backwards compatibility (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/sony-ps3-titles-to-gaikai-2014/), it seems the company's well learned from the lessons of the previous gen's past.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/sony-playstation-4-upgrade-program-gets-detailed/
So how does it work? Well, for those gamers that insist on purchasing a physical copy of any of the above games, they'll receive a redeemable pack-in code which they can enter into the PlayStation Network for a digital copy of the PS4 version. That's not all though. In order to unlock that next-gen copy, the physical disc has to be in the console to activate it. The process is much simpler for those that opt for the all-digital route, as a PS3 purchase made on PSN will automatically qualify gamers for the discount, at which point the game will be available for download. You have to hand it Sony: with news of this expanded upgrade program and the PS4's Gaikai-powered PS3 backwards compatibility (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/sony-ps3-titles-to-gaikai-2014/), it seems the company's well learned from the lessons of the previous gen's past.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/19/sony-playstation-4-upgrade-program-gets-detailed/