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PSA: Days Gone Remastered $10 PS5 Upgrade Not Available for Game Redemptions via PS Plus

by Ava Mar 04,2025

Days Gone Remastered, a highlight of Sony's recent State of Play presentation, has sparked controversy among PlayStation Plus subscribers due to its $10 upgrade policy.

Sony's $10 upgrade to the PlayStation 5 remaster is exclusively available to owners of the PlayStation 4 disc or digital version of Days Gone. This excludes players who acquired the game through PlayStation Plus, either via the now-defunct PS Plus Collection or the April 2021 Essential monthly games offering. These players must pay the full $49.99 price for the PS5 remaster.

This pricing detail has prompted widespread online complaints from PS Plus subscribers. Many Reddit users expressed their willingness to pay the $10 upgrade fee but now plan to skip the game entirely. Several comments highlight the potential lost revenue for Sony, suggesting that even a small upgrade fee from PS Plus users would have generated significant additional income. One user pointed out that Sony essentially forfeited a potential $10 profit per PS Plus user who received the game for free. Another criticized the remaster itself, questioning its necessity.

PS Plus users are ineligible for the discounted upgrade to Days Gone Remastered. Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.

While some PS Plus subscribers understand Sony's likely cost-benefit analysis behind this decision, many are criticizing the company's perceived "stinginess," particularly given the expectation of a more generous approach from PlayStation.

The Days Gone Remastered announcement was just one of several PlayStation game reveals at the State of Play event. For a complete overview of the February 2025 State of Play announcements, see IGN's comprehensive roundup.

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