Sony has confirmed in a statement to Kotaku that they will not offer a free upgrade for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered to existing owners of the game on PS4.
In the statement to Kotaku Sony highlight that those who purchase Spider-Man Miles Morales will need to use the paid-upgrade to download Spider-Man Remastered on Sony’s next generation system. There will be no way to get the experience on its own right now.
The full statement reads as follows:
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered is an enhanced version of Marvel’s Spider-Man, and is included as part of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition for the PlayStation 5. In addition, players who purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 4 can upgrade at no additional cost to the PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and can take advantage of a paid-upgrade to download Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered.
There are no plans currently to offer Marvel’s-Spider-Man: Remastered as a standalone. Players with a copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 can purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition to experience Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5. Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 also will be backwards compatible on PS5.
This news comes after fans were hoping for a free upgrade. This news comes after we found out that existing saves for Marvel’s Spider-Man will not transfer to the remastered version. However, the remaster will have a separate trophy list and a number of improvements thanks to the PS5’s technology.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered will launch alongside Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on November 12, 2020 in the US and November 19 in the UK and EU.
Source – [Kotaku]