As well as detailing PS5 backwards compatibility for PS4 games, Sony has now also detailed how we’ll get the PS5 upgrades for PS4 games that are eligible. This is for games that have free upgrades such as Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Miles Morales, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Marvel’s Avengers, FIFA 20 etc.
It’s fairly straight forward. If you’re using a disc, you just need to have signed into your PSN account on your PS5, insert your disc, go to the game hub for the game and select the upgrade offer and then download the content. You’ll then be able to play a digital version of the PS5 game with the PS4 disc (and keep it inserted).
As a reminder, the PS4 versions of a bunch of games are a lot cheaper than they are on PS5:
- Spider-Man Miles Morales – $79 with free shipping
- Sackboy A Big Adventure – $89 with free shipping
- Watch Dogs Legion – $69 (PS5 Version $79/$99 RRP)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla $69 (PS5 Version $79/$99 RRP)
- FIFA 21 – $69 (RRP $99.95)
- Madden NFL 21 – $69 (RRP $99.95)
- Just Dance 2021 – $65 (PS5 $75 RRP)
- Far Cry 6 – $69 (PS5 Version $79/$99 RRP)
- Immortals Fenyx Rising – $74 (Cheaper on PS5)
- Cyberpunk 2077 – $79 (PS5 patch in 2021)
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Upgrade an eligible PS4 game on disc on a PS5 console with a disc drive
To upgrade an eligible PS4 game on disc to the digital PS5 version, you will need a PS5 console with a disc drive. PS4 game discs can’t be used with the PlayStation®5 Digital Edition.
- Sign in to your existing account on your PS5 console (or create an account).
- Insert the eligible PS4 game disc.
- Go to the game hub for the PS4 game.
- Select the upgrade offer on the game hub and review the upgrade offer.
- Select Download (or purchase with the discount price) to download/purchase content.
- After the download is complete, you can play the PS5 digital game by inserting the PS4 game disc. You will need to keep the disc inserted each time to play the game.
Upgrade an eligible PS4 digital game on a PS5 console with a disc drive or PS5 Digital Edition
To upgrade an eligible digital PS4 game you already own to the digital PS5 version:
- Sign in to your existing account on your PS5 console.
- Find the PS5 game in PlayStation™Store, or by Search, and go to the game hub for the PS5 game.
- Select the upgrade offer on the game hub and review the upgrade offer.
- Select Download (or purchase with the discount price) to download/purchase content.
- After the download is complete, you can play the PS5 game.
As reminder, if you’re getting a PS5 all-digital console, and own the discs for PS4 games, you won’t be able to upgrade to the PS5 version.
