Demon's Souls PS5 Details Digital Deluxe Edition

100 euros ? sorry its too early for april fools day

Is the standard edition $59.99 or $69.99? I think I missed the article stating.

@PhhhCough $70

Lmao, giving away souls and items in this sort of game for extra money. This is what it’s come to.

Sony's lost the plot if they're chucking in a couple of items and a soundtrack and charging £90.

Oh....oh no.....this is gross.

Sooooooooo, no physical steelbook case edition? Great. Thanks, Sony.

Also $90 for this deluxe edition is just....wow.... Sony's really taking the piss on these special editions.

Man I'm hurting for all my european friends . All those prices are insane 😢

@PhhhCough It's legit 69.99 now for PS5.

Most likely be the same as the deluxe edition or special edition in retail

Nope. Still the disc edition for me. No way I'm dropping additional cash for that stuff and I hope this stuff can be unlocked via gameplay.

@get2sammyb Actually that's not true as not every game got a deluxe edition or collector's edition. Though most got a deluxe and collector's edition.

€99.99 in freedom bucks is... googles $117.42?!?! 😂😂😂

I love that, despite the rise in overall MSRP, they're still pumping people with "digital deluxe editions" and whatnot.

ugghhhhhhhh no thank you. I'll just take the standard edition. Don't need to fork over more money for what will already probably be around 100 bucks by default because of VAT in Canada just for extra souls and items

What kind of ***** is this? This shouldn't be in a From Soft game ever. Looks like Bluepoint ain't one of the good developers like I thought.

Items given to you like this just don’t fit with the ‘soul’ of the game 😉

When I finally pick up a PS5 and this game it’ll be standard all the way.

@Fenbops Seriously that's what I'm going with as well. Screw this garbage edition.

@get2sammyb Same, will be sticking with physical for my first lot of games. I actually had this on PS3. But met my now wife before I could figure it out and sold my PS3 because I barely played it when we first got together, and now she's buying me a PS5. What a woman!

WOW, Deluxe addition what do we get???? Armour, Weapons, Souls and some grains???.......... Stuff you get by ACTUALLY PLAYING THE GAME??? DEAL (Face Palm)

@Ralizah as a gamer that is so hard to justify that price .

$90? Hahaha, HAHAHAAHAA

Yikes, Sony really is taking the piss 😂

The further separated I become from the whole preorder fiasco the more I see Sony did me a favor by fumbling preorders. Next gen is starting to look rather toss

@Nepp67 Bruh all of this was clearly from Sony's end. Sony are the ones publishing and marketing the game. Bluepoint probably didn't have a say in what went into this special edition as it's all a part of marketing.

@get2sammyb
😃-What your saying is True, but to make a DIGITAL DELUXE ONLY VERSION, and to NOT include selling a Physical Disc version also, feels like there trying to double dip on the profit margin, with the cheaper costing digital only version! 😕-Not to mention it being a slightly Cheaper revamped Remastered version of a pre-existing game to boot. Maximized profit! lol😂

Its good to know that theyre letting us know what we get with the games we are buying. Wonder if they'll get round to doing it with the console.

@get2sammyb I know. It's just extra gross when it's a game like this, meaning a remake of a classic game with a cult following. I'm just extra sad that next gen hasn't even started and the games have gone up in price and still want all the extra money of deluxe editions and microtransactions. I know it was naïve but i had hoped this would stop with a huge price increase (at least for us in the UK).

Digital games should always be cheaper as they are cheaper to distribute, and you can't trade them in. It's been very frustrating this has never been the case.

I don't understand what's the big deal. If you're not happy just simply buy the standard edition

I get that deluxe editions are nothing new, but the amount is still staggering. If you look at the most recent PS4 exclusives (GoT, LoU2) the standard and deluxe editions were at £55/£65. That has now jumped to £70/£90. Up to a tenner up for each, I'd probably stomach, but this seems a bit too much.

Wow....a $90 digital deluxe edition that includes disposable in-game items and a soundtrack? Just.....wow. So much wow. So much wow that I literally can't wow.

What's next, Sony games on iOS with IAP?

Wow €100 for a bit of digital in-game skins and a couple of shards, Sony first party games are looking more and more unappealing and just feel like Arrogant greedy Sony Are taking advantage and milking as much money as humanly possible from their fans. That’s what it feels like.

I am seriously going to re-evaluate my ps5 preorder, might just cancel it or sell it on eBay and stay with my series x

I wonder if that armor is only good for the first few hours before being tossed aside at the second trip to the blacksmith.

@Nepp67 I'm very sure this was not Bluepoint's doing. I think they poured their heart into this game and listened to feedback. You can probably thank the horrible people that are leading PlayStation, all one of them 😌

WTF is going on with the US and UK price of and ps5 games ,I know the price was gonna increase for next gen but why are games $70 dollars and £70 when it should be $70 dollars and £55 to £60 due to enchange rates WTF !!!

I still have the limited edition of the og demon souls with soundtrack, why would I want this version? 🙄🙄

@fatdragon it's always been that way, nothing different here

@Juanalf You're right on that then. Just hope that the experience isn't ruined from it which it most likely won't.

@get2sammyb

This is not normal for this series. No deluxe or digital edition has ever given the player armor/weapons/souls. I'm not sure a one size fits all attitude is the right approach for Sony.

Also the "if you don't want it don't buy it" argument doesn't work well for pay-to-win items. Maybe that's ok for cosmetics, but not for items that give an obvious advantage to players who buy them.

I'm still getting this game because it looks great, but man Sony is engaging in some bad practices lately.

FROMSOFT games don’t usually take this route. It must be pressure from Sony because it’s a launch title.
Very disappointing and cynical stuff here.. I’m not impressed.

@ScottyG yeah I agree. Especially when the package contains upgrade materials and currency....

@Juanalf it obviously isn’t Bluepoint. It’s a massive marketing push from Sony.

That’s a ton of items... as with most preorder/ deluxe bonuses it shouldn’t take long to acquire items and most hardcore ‘Souls fans wouldn’t want hand holding head starts

@Nepp67 it is jim ryan's idea, no bluepoints.

With the new prices of PS5 games, I'm going to stick with the standard edition for all from now on.

Oh joy. Red Eye Knight invaders in early game areas geared up with pre-order items. Can't wait /s.

New players better git gud instantly and kill that Vanguard for the bonus drops.

@Shigurui Yep, exactly this ☝🏼

@710King thanks

@Ryuzuki right on

@Ear_wiG - I expect a lot of OG DeS players will ignore using the items immediately but trolls gonna troll regardless. I'll be getting the Storm Ruler asap and will blast every Red Eye Phantom I see off a cliff!

This is painful to see. A heroes soul is one of the best non boss soul items in the game, New players who buy this will be able to sky rocket there soul level, there vitality, endurance, etc. If you buy this you are ruining the game for yourself. And quite honestly, I won't be surprised if Sony releases more digital pay to win items for demon's souls in the future. I was definitely going to preorder this game, and a ps5, but now, I don't know, I already have demon's souls, without pay to win content. I don't need this. Nobody does.

People whining about 'deluxe' or whatever special edition that are typical and nothing extraordinary tbh.
This sort of edition are concerning for multiplayer focused games but I dont see people complain whereas they should be in those cases.
I wish people complain about mp special day one edition games. That s crap but we hear crickets then. It gives an advantage on other players. This? No you really weird to whine about something you dont even fancy even least have to buy.

Weird logic. I'm not going to buy this. That doesnt remove anything from the version I play. 🤦‍♂️

@fatdragon
I know right.
UK price is weird. PushSquare should push more criticism about it. The UK unfair pricing not the general increase. That would be one whining they could do rightfully for once.

@Brasilkilla - The big deal is these are powerful items that if used immediately will give an unfair p2w like advantage to early area invaders. New players without them will get smashed to pieces the moment they leave the tutorial area. This is EA Fight Night levels of bullsh*t.

@Shigurui
You dont have to play online early in the game? Do you?
Why would you do that?

PLAY HAS NO LIMITS

@JJ2 - Because coop and summons, player messages, server median world tendency. All require being online.

@Shigurui
Yes I get that but do you need go play online early?
That can wait until a bit later in the game?
Sorry for asking. I just dont get it
I dont play these games online anyway

@JJ2 - The online stuff is something I enjoy in all Souls games from the outset. I know this game inside out so personally I don't mind dealing with invading twinks and trolls. I enjoy the unpredictable nature of it all but handing OP items to people who pay more is just BS.

I can see a lot of new/inexperienced players having a really bad time with this when they just want to coop with a buddy who also might be new. It just feels wrong to me.

@Shigurui
Right I can see that from a principle stand. I dont think it's a big deal though. The few times I tried I gave up haha
Dont like others to spoil my experience.
I think if people really like it, it would make sense to wait until they are better prepared tbh they d get destroyed anyway otherwise.
Whatever that's my view but a principle stand I get it 🤷‍♂️

This is gross, FromSoftware would never have let this happen of they were in charge.

@LuckSource i don't recall sony ever giving in-game XP with a pre-order. could be wrong but i don't think so. sony would often give a few psn avatars or in-game cosmetic items for free with a digital pre-order, but it was the same retail price. this bundle here is $20 more than the base price (which is already $10 more expensive than the current gen msrp). outside of the deluxe digital editions (which came with soundtracks) which cost $10 more than the base retail version or the physical collector's editions which had lots of junk included, there would not be such a discrepancy in the price either. sony is taking cues from ubisoft and the creed series here. (excuse me, jim ryan is taking cues).

@Shigurui That's how you do it! Will be God's Wrath protecting my OG butt.

@Ear_wiG - Hah nice. Different method, same result!

@nessisonett

I think it's awesome that BP actually added content to the game. Red Eye Knight's armor? The weapon those gold skeletons use? The Reaper's weapon? That is exciting to me, but then again, I'm a huge DeS fan.

It's shocking to see just how much ppl have taken the bait. Bravo Microsoft. Bravo. Nothing Sony does garners positivity atm and PS5 actually has a launch lineup.

Watch BP fixed the broken Archstone and included a sixth world and ppl still complain about Sony changing the game too much..

I don't get it? Dark Souls included pre-order bonuses like new weapons (reskin) and items in the past. This attitude, DeS is sacred how dare Sony include a pre-order bonus or new items is absurd.

I'm no media pawn. I react according to how I feel with little outside influence and I love DeS, but I think it's a fantastic sign that BP actually added to the game. DeS looks phenomenal. I'm in the US, so $69 or $89 for the Deluxe is fine. Next gen exclusives getting bumped up $10 isn't the best, but I understand we are due. In fact, blame MTX and egregious cut content DLC on the fact that games haven't risen in price for decades. Publishers had to look for revenue in other ways. I have no issue paying $70 for a full next gen AAA.