Sony charging £9 for Ghost of Tsushima's PS5-exclusive features Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Sony charging £9 for Ghost of Tsushima's PS5-exclusive features Next-gen value? News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 5 Jul 2021 298 comments What's the value of next-gen exclusive features? For Sony, it's £9. Last week Sony announced Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which is due out August on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. In doing so, Sony set the cat among the pigeons by putting a price on the various last-gen to current-gen upgrade paths. Watch on YouTube Let's break it all down. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, which includes the Iki Island expansion, the Legends online co-op mode, a digital mini art book, director's commentary, one technique point, the Charm of Hachiman's favour and the Hero of Tsushima skin set, costs £69.99 on the PlayStation Store. Yep, PS5 games are still £70 (that's a whole other story). If you want the PS4 upgrade from the OG Ghost of Tsushima to the Director's Cut, that costs £15.99. That's the PS4 to PS4 upgrade. If you already own Ghost of Tsushima on PS4, you can upgrade to Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut on PS5 for £24.99. That's the PS4 to PS5 upgrade. But what if you already own Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut on PS4, and you want to upgrade to Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut on PS5, perhaps down the line when you manage to buy one of the hard-to-get consoles? That'll cost you £9. Here, Sony is putting a price on what it considers to be the value of the PS5-exclusive features it's adding to Ghost of Tsushima. What do you get for your £9? Here's the official list, as it's set out on the PlayStation Store: Dynamic 4K resolution targeting 60fps DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive trigger resistance 3D audio with stereo headphones (analogue or USB) Lip sync for Japanese voiceover Ability to transfer PS4 saved progress to PS5 game Watch on YouTube There's been a vociferous debate about the rights and wrongs of this move by Sony. It's already a sorry situation where Sony locks next-gen features behind a Director's Cut paywall, but £9 for improved 3D audio, DualSense support, and Japanese lip sync feels grubby. Sony's policy here is in stark contrast to the approach taken by Microsoft, which offers free next-gen upgrades for its Xbox games. Some third-party publishers do, too. But now Sony, which, let's remember, did offer a free next-gen upgrade for Insomniac's wonderful Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is not. As you'd expect, this hasn't gone down well. "Makes the decision easy for me to wait it out and get it cheaper down the line," wrote redditor k2theablam. Sucker Punch's Twitter page is dominated by replies from frustrated fans, too. Will Sony U-turn on this? Doubtful. It'll let the market decide. If it makes bucketloads of money from this next-gen upgrade, it'll do it again. If customers vote with their wallets and stay away, it will try something else. We'll find out soon enough. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store