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Control will only support free next-gen upgrades with purchase of upcoming $40 Ultimate Edition
- Thread starter Nightengale
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But there will be differences is my point unlike your claims that there won't be otherwise it would defeat the purpose of a PS5/XSX version due to BC.
Yep! It just won't be "enhanced" for next gen unless you purchase the new SKU haha
Correct.
All those people with the base game + season pass spent money on it lol.
Yup, all the enhancements on PC currently is most likely coming to next-gen.
At least offer the Season Pass owners something. Maybe a major discount at least.
They never did, it was always up to the publisher. People just ignored that bit because Smart Delivery sounded like a guaranteed feature, when it's not. Smart Delivery is just a fancy name for "The CDN will download the correct version for your console where applicable".
That would be fair for a lot of older games. But you can completely expect next-gen Control to have the same features its PC version had a year ago. The game was totally designed with all of the expected features in mind.
Okay, thanks! There is still a chance it will see some improvements via "boost" mode though? I don't know how that worked on the PS4 Pro or how dramatic the improvements were though. May be better than nothing though.
I know I am in the minority of this thread but I don't really see it as a big problem. The game came out last year. Why exactly are we expecting it to upgrade? Did they promise such a thing? Seems like a lot of money to leave out on the table so far ahead of time. I agree it'd be nice, especially since the og console release had so many technical issues. But the people calling them scummy??? Did they promise smart delivery? I missed it.
To be fair, and seeing how they talk about elegibility in the picture at the OP, I wouldn't be surprised of an upgrade program, like 10$ and you get the upgrades or something like that, like it worked at the release of last gen with some cross gen games.
As long as this topic is big, I also want to mention that there is content exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition and it's not addressed anywhere if this content is included in the "Ultimate Edition" on all platforms. I want to think that it will be, but after that shit that went on with The Foundation, I honestly need an answer.
Who is talking about free? I literally spent more money on the base game and season pass than those buying the Ultimate version. My reward for giving them a greater amount of revenue is uh.. less stuff?
Yeah it's silly, but a next gen upgrade was never promised, correct? It should at the very least be available to those with the Season Pass too.
EDIT: OH MY BAD. I thought I had the Ultimate edition from ages ago when it was on sale, but it's actually a brand new version. In which case that's awful, no one in their right mind would pay full whack to upgrade the graphics
EDIT: OH MY BAD. I thought I had the Ultimate edition from ages ago when it was on sale, but it's actually a brand new version. In which case that's awful, no one in their right mind would pay full whack to upgrade the graphics
I think the main problem is that the game is still in a bad state on consoles, i would be ok with just reducing the lag, loading and a locked fps in BC mode since the new systems are powerful enough to easily do it or maybe a 60 fps if it's possible, leave the better textures, RT and anything that would be expansive to the ultimate edition for next gen.
So another overhype feature that got backfired. Geeze, this is a bad month for the XSX isn't?
I'd like to know about this too.As long as this topic is big, I also want to mention that there is content exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition and it's not addressed anywhere if this content is included in the "Ultimate Edition" on all platforms.
So they say Ultimate Edition is the free path, is there going to be a paid option for existing owners that isn't buying the Ultimate Edition? If I can do it for 5 bucks or something I'll still be upset but less so.
Pretty lame move. So basically if I own the original launch Xbox copy I'd be better off selling it now and waiting for an extreme drop on the ultimate edition. But I kind of don't want to give them any money for a scummy move like this; perhaps I can get second hand at some point.
Not trying to antagonize you but you paid to play the game at or near release. You paid the season pass to get the for the DLC. Which you have access too.. Games drop pirces, GOTY editions come out, its not an attack on you.
Feeling the 505 influence on this.
If you bought the Deluxe/Exp Pass you should be eligible for the upgrade. KISS principle.
If you bought the Deluxe/Exp Pass you should be eligible for the upgrade. KISS principle.
I mean, not really, it's a nice feature if the publisher opts in. But this kind of stuff is never in the platform holder's control, you can't force the publisher to give away an upgrade patch if they want to charge for it. People just completely misunderstood what it was a ran with it. I wouldn't say Microsoft is to blame here.
They never did, it was always down to publishers but due to pr spin and hardcore xbox fans it seems many lost that fact in the process.
Their own official PR says you must own the ultimate version. If it included season pass owners they would have said so, and if there is a miscommunciation then they still deserve to get ripped for incompetent PR statements.
Now, I'd never buy this game since it's an EGSclusive, but if I did I'd be fucking livid right now. This is absolutely absurd.
It's amazing how MS' decision of just giving a name to the OPTION of delivering next gen upgrades to the developers and publishers have worked so good as a PR thing.
It was never obligatory, it was never different than the system Sony has. It just has a fancy name. If the publisher decides they want to accept it, awesome, they will get into the cool list of Smart Delivery games in the Xbox blog. That's it.
The fact that they're currently only offering an upgrade to one set of people who might own the exact same content but not another by virtue of the fact that they got the one named 'Ultimate Edition' at a later date is the issue here. That's shitty - the reaction might not be positive but would certainly be a lot better if they said everyone had to pay a flat upgrade fee.
It's also marketing their DLC in a Playstation showcase as available soon and advertising the season pass on PS4 and then announcing this a week or so later.
You really think they will justify this decision? Why would they anyway? It is a business plan, nothing more. Not one many people will enjoy or support it, but it is one. They do not need to justify this move.
Ah, different upgrade path for different users. Got it.
Well, they should have included Season Pass users I guess. Maybe their publisher is to be blamed here [the game was not self-published]?
Absolutely not. No publisher or developer needs to use Smart Delivery or the PlayStation equivalent cross-buy.
It's a decision that's solely in the hands of the deveoper/publisher.
I will wait for the next-gen version when it gets very cheap, that's for sure.
oh no, they prefer the KISS my ass and give me your money principle
Oh yeah, I`ve totally forgotten, they`ve shown that AWE trailer just a few days ago. That makes this even worse, like "get hyped and buy the game or the season pass (or both) now, before we tell you, that you`ll get next gen improvements only if you buy a different version of the same content. Fucking hell.I bought the Season Pass in response to the AWE trailer at the Sony conference. This seems to make any Season Pass purchase redundant/wasted, if you intend to play the next-gen version. That's a super bummer, and it's hard not to feel hostile toward 505 Games for the decision.
Not cool. I already Platted the game, so I'm not personally affected, but this type of stuff should be standardized for recent and upcoming releases. I'm sure more people will buy the games if they see they'll get upgraded to next-gen versions for free.
Yeah I remembered some members on here were dissing Sony because they haven't announced something equivalent to Smart Delivery for the PS5 and at that time they make it seems like is a game changer features for next gen and is mandated by MS on all their next gen titles.
This is pretty low rent. I was waiting for next gen to play this game anyway--doesn't this game still have mediocre performance on the base PS4? Pretty scummy to not address that and burn your early adopters by not fully addressing that and charging for a platform upgrade.
I just think it'd be funny to see them try and put out the PR fire, that's all.
I bought the deluxe/season pass included version Day 1.
What a nice 'fuck you for your support'.
I know what I will do in the future..
What a nice 'fuck you for your support'.
I know what I will do in the future..