If you already own a PlayStation 4 copy of Death Stranding, it will cost you $10 to upgrade to the PS5 version of Death Stranding Director's Cut. Confirmed on the PlayStation Blog, it's a much simpler process than what Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut is doing. Here's the official wording: "If you already own the PS4 version of Death Stranding, you can get the PS5 Death Stranding Director’s Cut Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade for only [$10]." This includes both physical and digital copies of the PS4 version.
If you want to buy Death Stranding Director's Cut on its own, it'll cost you £44.99/$49.99. The PlayStation Blog also shares all of the PS5 enhancements you can expect:
- Experience environment effects with the DualSense wireless controller’s haptic feedback.
- Get closer to the world of Death Stranding with bespoke adaptive trigger resistance.
- Hear sound effects come to life in 3D Audio (requires compatible headphones).
- Get into the action quickly with the PS5 console’s ultra-fast SSD and near-instant load times.
- Choose from two picture modes – Performance Mode with upscaled 4K and up to 60FPS or Fidelity Mode in native 4K – both with ultra-wide and HDR support
That's alongside the new story missions, mini-games, and other pieces of bonus content. Seems like a pretty fair cost considering what you're getting, right? Let us know if you'll upgrade in the comments below.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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Ok, this is more like it. I don't mind dishing out 10€ for the extra stuff AND the upgrade.
Wait, so for 10$ I get both the upgrade AND the new content? Awesome, will definitely get this
This is VERY generous! 10$ For the expansion and it actually gives you the digital deluxe edition!
Makes the whole Ghost of Tsushima process seem even more ridiculous.
@ShogunRok it actually does 😛 I hope they cancel at least that ridiculous 10$ ps5 luxury fee
Very reasonable price and sounds worth every penny.
They should also do this with Spider-Man now instead needing to own Miles Morales.
By 'compatible headset required' I'm assuming any headset that works with PS5?
Yeah, I wish the Ghost of Tsushima upgrade was handled like this. I’m in.
I'm genuinely shocked I only have to pay $10 for an upgrade. Why can't every Director's Cut be like this?
Very decent price. Will jump on this.
Cool. I planned on playing this game again at some point so will definitely pay the extra tenner for this enhanced PS5 version.
One last gift to PS fans before Hideo takes his next game to Xbox?
Quite possibly.
It's definitely much simpler than Ghosts that's for sure. I do question if this means Ghosts simply has more content as the reason for the price difference? Seems almost too cheap for what it looked like it added in the trailer. Either way good for Death Stranding fans.
@Loftimus yes, but if you want the best 3D audio you’ll probs have to pay a little more
That’s a great deal considering the new content and PS5 enhancements. I’ll definitely be upgrading for a tenner.
@Loftimus Yes, that's just legal language they use to cover their asses.
@Loftimus I have an older wired HyperX headset and it works with 3D audio so I imagine almost any wired headset will do.
Bargain. I’m 100% in. Was waiting on Director’s Cut pricing before deciding, but this is a no-brainer!
can someone explain to me if i have the ps4 disc but ps5 digital, i can still upgrade for 10$?
extra content? hardly, but whatever
Just so I understand:
Everyone is comparing this positively to Ghost of Tsushima b/c the $10 upgrade price includes the DLC but is the DLC not coming to the PS4 version? So if you have the PS4 version you NEED to buy a PS5 and pay to upgrade to pay the DLC?
Ghost may be more but I like the ability to play the DLC on the
PS4 I already own w/o needing a $500 PS5 that's nearly impossible to buy except from scalpers.
I did a Google search and this seems to be the case, but if I'm wrong, I'm wrong.
"Death Stranding Director’s Cut is packed with a ton of new content and enhanced gameplay features. We are introducing more weapons, equipment and vehicles, a variety of new modes, missions and areas to explore, expanded storylines, and enhancements to the UI."
$10 is better than all the Wii U ports on Switch for $60. 😝
Sweet! Not played this and it's only 15 quid second hand. Do you think this news might drive up second hand prices?
Seems more fair as the extra content is literally baked into the game like it was already there, £10 for all that new content plus a remaster is pretty decent price.
@rjejr On the other hand, that makes it a PS5 exclusive when the system is in need of them, so it's not all bad.
That’s fair. Far better handled as the chaos with Ghost of Tsushima.
Very generous pricing, that's much better.
Sold my ps4 copy though, once was more than enough for me with this game
Nice, I bought the steel case game at launch for around £50, so will happily upgrade if when I get a ps5. Actually I do need to complete the game sometime soon as did stop playing mid game and never got around to going back to it, lol
Correction it isn't steel case but just a cardboard sleeve over a standard case, lol. I was mistaking it for days gone steel case that I have.
Now THIS is welcome news! I am definitely sold on this - especially since I lost my completed PS4 save file and was looking for a reason to replay. I will wait until September to replay this one - I really loved the game!
It should carry me until Metroid Dread releases in October
@rjejr
I think it's more because it's one flat price and that price is cheap. That's what is making people happier about this situation than the Ghost situation.
The takeaway I get from this though is clearly there's no ryme or reason to how these directors cuts are going to work unfortunately. I wonder what the inevitable TLOU2 Directors Cut is going to involve.
Okay, the most important question tho, what about Trophies? Is it the same list or is the PS5 upgrade completely separate? I only popped a few before finding something else shiny to play with so it would be nice not to have to play the game twice.
Now this is a fantastic upgrade option that Sony needs to follow! 4k60fps buttery smooth Death Stranding count me in for only $10!
@WCB Trophy lists are always separate for PS5 versions of games - whether or not it will automatically check the trophies when you import your saves - that's the question. Miles Morales did this, some other games didn't.
Not bad, I brought a of copy of the game used a while back for £12 or so, I'll definitely pick this up if I ever get a ps5
This is how it should be handled. Though I guess someone will still come in to say that desiring something like this is "childish" and "not how the industry works."
THIS is how it should work. You pay for the extra content and the upgrade is also thrown in. Ghost of Tsushima is just the wrong way to do it when here is a proper example of it done right.
@huyi you and me both. Still impossible to find!
@Voltan that was what I was dreading. Oh well, I'll still be upgrading nevertheless.
@Korgon @PossibLeigh No, it's not all bad, every company does, it, I was just looking at a couple of people, including the article, comparing it to Ghost of Tsushima and no one mentioned we can get the Ghost DLC on PS4 but for DS, and FF7R before it, PS4 owners CAN'T. So maybe overall it's a better offer than Ghost, but not 100% better.
@get2sammyb @Jacko11 Thanks for clearing that up.
@FatalBubbles thanks mate
Is it possible to buy the 10 euros upgrade in advance of its release like happens with GoT director's cut upgrade?
@rjejr But the DLC will be available on ps4 too, i think that the ps4 version is targeted at 49.99, ten less in regards to the ps5 version of the director s cut
Not a bad price at all for the extra content and 60fps. I'll pay $10 to upgrade my PS4 version to play on day 1 and buy a physical copy for PS5 when the price drops to around $20 or so. I can't wait to use the Dualsense controller with this game 😌.
Yes I absolutely will. Such a fantastic game!
Stellar bargain definite buy its only 10 dollars I was shocked, I figured at least 20 consider how'd ghost went..
This game visual was great. Now on ps5 full upgrade, bonus games and missions
@Voltan and some games half ass it, like destiny 2 you can a few random trophies and thats it,and FF7 on ps5 pops all 52 trophies if you transfer save from ps4 to ps5
I guess having separate trophy lists makes people a little more inclined to pick up the upgrade and play again, I know a few that when they get platinum they never look at the game again...whatever happened to playing for fun.
@rjejr I could be wrong (it's happened once before) but I don't think there is any new story content is there? It's all extra game modes - that trailer gave me major Yakuza / Judgement vibes with all those minigames - so maybe PS4 owners won't mind?
Then again, I can see no technical reason this extra content couldn't be on PS4, so I totally get where you are coming from.
@rgthegreat1 I doubt you'll be able to get the upgrade since you can't insert the disc in the digital ps5.
@jesuslopez I've checked Google several times, can't find a thing about PS4. I think it's a PS5 only thing.
@PossibLeigh "(it's happened once before) but I don't think there is any new story content is there?"
Twice? 😉 Emphasis added.
"Death Stranding Director’s Cut is packed with a ton of new content and enhanced gameplay features. We are introducing more weapons, equipment and vehicles, a variety of new modes, missions and areas to explore, expanded storylines, and enhancements to the UI."
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/08/death-stranding-directors-cut-launches-on-ps5-september-24-2021/
Shame, I went digital middle of last year and traded in most of my games, including Death Stranding. I'll probably end up just buying the complete package when ever it goes on sale.
@rjejr
That is a good point about it not being available on PS4. Wonder what the reasoning for that is. Maybe Kojima Productions just wanted to focus on the PS5 version? Nothing in the trailer looked impossible on PS4 really. Weird
@Korgon is there a ps4 version or not? it's not very clear only confirmed is ps5 and pc?
also has it been confirmed if ps4 saves will transfer to ps5?
September though! That's ages
@huyi
As far as I can tell there is no PS4 version, though maybe they just haven't confirmed it yet. Kinda like how Horizon Forbidden West was handled.
As for the save data transfer, the PS blog post confirms you can transfer your data.
This is great! I started the game in November but got sidetracked with work. Glad I waited to play this!
Yup I'll upgrade, $10 is a fair price 😃
@Korgon Same reason Yuffie DLC isn't on PS4. Not that I know what that reason is.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 wow. I will get this definitely
I love Death Stranding and I'm so excited about this enhanced PS5 version.
@rjejr - "Not that I know what that reason is."
Because the PS4 is on the way out, and PS5 is the way forward?
At least, they still don't force you to pay for game you already own (like my PSX and PS2 games on PS3 or PS4)
I think the content and the upgrade is well worth ten bucks, especially since ten bucks isn't ***** these days.
I don't know however if I want to play death stranding again. I played it through and for the most part enjoyed it the first time, but I just don't think it's the type of game I could get into again.
A comment section of gamers over the moon about paying for an upgrade.
Sony have pulled a blinder here. Throw Ghosts under the bus then please people by doing something slightly less shady.
Cynical?? Potentially.
Jim and the boys are a sneaky bunch of mofos though and deception is their tool right now.
To force Sony away from this 'For the Payers' handle, we have to talk with our wallets.
This thread suggests that won't happen anytime soon 😔
@LocalPenguin It's not just a slightly upgraded version though, there is lots of new content and I don't think it's a problem to pay for it.
Why would they go into adding all of this stuff just to give it out for free? What's the incentive?
Paying £10 or $10 for the Director's Cut version of Death Stranding seems perfectly reasonable to me.
@Col_McCafferty You're right of course, the extra content is well worth a tenner.
Still, the whole situation leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Like I said, maybe I'm just being grumpy. It's Friday, I should put my happy hat on haha
@LocalPenguin Ha, no probs.
Compare this to the upgrade of Spider-Man and now GoT and the DS deal looks even better.
I enjoyed all three games but still don't understand why they couldn't have just done a basic upgrade for Spider-Man and charged less for all the bells and whistles for GoT. Oh well, nobody's being forced to pay for these things.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
@Col_McCafferty You too man 😁
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is out today so I'm set haha
@rjejr being a ps5 owner I never really thought about it from that angle. (I plan on just buying the expansion for ps4 and playing it ). So I suppose from that regard the GOT is including everybody. But I feel the messaging was way off. I love GOT, it was my fav game of last year but I was really put off by the whole thing so won't be upgrading (although I will buy the expansion) whereas Death Stranding is a game I thought was ok, I'm probably going to upgrade on Day One. I know it seems completely arbitrary but that's humans for you! lol.
10 doesn't seem so bad. Can you import your save from the PS4 version?
Does anyone now if u can buy the upgrade now or do u have to wait till it releases?
Good for people that like this game. It's not my type
@Iroha Human brains are susceptible to manipulation. The messaging - whether marketing or an article - are going to send people in a certain direction. Nothing wrong with that, my brain is just wired to immediately read between the lines, what aren't they telling us? It is admittedly a tough way to live. 😢 Glad I have an entire generation to share my distrust with. 😂
@FullMetalWesker aka
Also, GoW2, HFW and GT7 say hi. 😉
People should be more concerned with the fact that there is almost nothing to play on PS5.
All we really got this year was Ratchet and Clank and that was platinumed in 12 hours.
Just another year of playing the same games that have already been sold to us and giving companies more money for them.
This is never more evident then the fact that rockstar is remastering a ps3 game to sell it to us again.
Why make new games when people keep paying you money for the old ones?
new MGS please. kk thnx
@rjejr - I was thinking more "Well, the PS4 is on the way out, so not much point investing time and money in making these small DLC campaigns playable on those systems" which, to be fair, is normally an understandable move (after all, most do transition to the new hardware within a year or two of it being released). The only wrinkle this time around is that PS5's are unusually scarce, thus making it more difficult for people to actually make the transition to the next-gen hardware than is normally the case.
@LeeHarveyOzgod - I don't know if concern is really necessary here; all that's really happened is that things have reverted to type, which, while disappointing, isn't anything more than what normally happens with Playstation release schedules (one of the reasons why I'm usually against buying consoles at launch).
@FullMetalWesker "The only wrinkle this time around is that PS5's are unusually scarce, thus making it more difficult for people to actually..."
I'd say this Gen that's less the wrinkle and more the main plot. Really I think everything would have gone smoothly if only Sony hadn't opened it's big fat stupid mouth and said" We know generations" in it's lame attempt to mock Microsoft only then to turn around and do the exact same thing, only worse b/c while they may not have been outfight lieing, how long after God of War was announced did we know it was coming to PS4? An entire year maybe? I think even Miles Morales had a "PS5" vibe for a couple of hours at least. A few months maybe for Horizon. They were being deceitful.
This may be more Kojima than Sony, and really this has happened at least a couple of Gen now, I just think it's bad everyone saying "Kojima is good, Sucker Punch is bad" when they both have their downside.
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk @Old-Red @munkholt @NateGoesLive Here yah go guys, there's a $10 USD PS4 to PS5 upgrade path.
At least it's less confusing than Ghost of Tsushima's upgrade path...
As for me, super happy it's only gonna cost me $10. I'm definitely grabbing this day one!
@KidBoruto not yet in the UK mate
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk Sorry to hear, hopefully the UK will also update very soon.
£44.99 for based a ‘game of the year’ PS5 version. I’m happy with that. I don’t currently own the game.
Apparently the Ghost of Tsushima expansion adds about 20/25 hours of content, so think it’s more along the lines of Miles Morales size
@rjejr hah, yep, I somehow missed that! Cheers, chap!
A lot of it sounds like post game content, but I can totally understand you being reluctant to go through the whole thing again to get those 'extended storylines' - unless they are also post game content. Like little epilogues for the characters, maybe. I've not made it to the end yet, so I don't know what happens.
@get2sammyb Hey. Do you know if we have to wait until release for the £10 upgrade option to become available? Can't seem to find the option, only to buy at full price.
@Ajfennell77 Did you find an answer to this question?
@starbuck2212 think we have to wait till release to buy upgrade like ghost witch sucks
@Ajfennell77 :0( Thanks for the reply.
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