One of the biggest benefits of owning a PlayStation 5, if you’re lucky, is the free upgrades/enhancements for PS4 games. Most game developers have started giving out free upgrades of existing PS4 games to take advantage of the PS5, but the upgrade process itself is a little confusing, to put it mildly.
The second type of upgrade comes in the form of a specific PS5 game version. Here, a completely different build of the game is provided, to be downloaded separately from the PS4 version. Notable examples include Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Marvel’s Avengers, which require owners to claim and download the specific PS5 version. This second type also applies to free upgrades to PS4 disk-based games, where the owner needs to have the disk installed on the console while playing the free digital PS5 version. Claiming a digital only upgrade for a PS4 disk game is usually only…
