![]() Lastly, if you’re on PS4 and buy the Director’s Cut upgrade for $19.99 now, you can upgrade to the PS5 version for $9.99 whenever you manage to get your hands on the new console. If you already own the game, you can get the Iki Island expansion by purchasing the “ Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Upgrade” from the Playstation Store for $19.99 on PS4 or $29.99 if you want those PS5 enhancements. That gets you the full game and the Iki Island expansion - along with cosmetic items previously reserved for the game’s “Deluxe Edition”. If you’re new to Ghost of Tsushima, the Director’s Cut will cost you $59.99 or $69.99 depending on what platform you buy it for (and remember the PS4 version of the game will run just fine on PS5 if you’re looking to save some money). Speaking of pricing, here’s my best effort to explain the confusing ways Sony is charging for this expansion. This is not a remaster and I am glad it’s not being sold as one. Is Sony’s decision to charge $10 extra to get the PS5 upgrade a bunch of bullshit? Yes and no, but if you want a deep dive on the PS5 enhancements, you’ll find that in the second half of this review. ![]() Is it going to blow your mind if you've only played on PS4? Probably not. Is it the definitive way to experience Ghost of Tsushima? Absolutely. Tsushima’s PS5 release does look sharper all around - but this is not a remaster and I am glad it’s not being sold as one. The best explanations I can think are either “Director’s Cut” sounds more classy than “Complete Edition” or “Game of the Year," or it’s the term Sony thinks fits best with games that never received a traditional DLC release to begin with. The “Director’s Cut” branding here is a tad confusing and even some of Sony’s own collaborators take issue with it. Even though it was late, TLOU2 did get its 60 fps patch, and now Tsushima is receiving a native upgrade for PS5. I was, of course, wrong about all of this. This led me to think that, if the studio was going to just issue a free performance patch, a native Tsushima upgrade was out of the question - and that Naughty Dog wouldn’t follow suit with its own game, as to not cannibalize sales of a potential remaster of The Last of Us Part II. Notably, a similar announcement was not made by Naughty Dog at the time. Then, Sucker Punch announced that on day one, Tsushima’s PS4 version would take advantage of the PS5’s added horsepower to run at 60 fps. Surely, I told myself, Sony had updated versions of the PS4’s final two exclusives waiting in the wings to bolster the PS5’s launch year. ![]() If you believe you upgraded the game but it is not displaying correctly, please contact PlayStation support or on Twitter for more assistance.I opted not to buy Ghost of Tsushima when it launched on PS4 in July of 2020 for the same reason I didn’t buy The Last of Us Part 2 the prior month: The launch of PS4 in 2013, and the subsequent remastering of the PS3’s swan song game The Last of Us only a year after the game launched, had taught me to be cautious. PS4 game disc owners who buy the PS5 Digital Edition disc-free console will not be able to get the PS5 version for the discounted price.Owners of a PS4 disc copy must insert it into the PS5 every time they want to download or play the PS5 digital version. ![]() Once you have purchased the Upgrade Pass, you can claim the Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT PS5 digital edition from the Ghost of Tsushima Game Hub or via the PlayStation™Store.Access the Upgrade Pass offer via the in-game prompt on the main menu screen or via the in-game store.Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT PS4 edition must be installed on your PS5 console.How to access and purchase the Upgrade Pass: If you own the disc version of Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PS4™ and a PlayStation®5 console with Blu-Ray disc drive, you can use this Upgrade Pass to get the digital version of Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PS5™ for an additional cost. ![]()
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