This week the release date for God of War: Ragnarok, which will arrive on PlayStation 4 and PS5 on November 9 of this year. Sony also unveiled the physical and digital editions of God of War: Ragnarok, confirming that the special editions don’t include the game on disc, but as a code to redeem the digital version.
The fact that the special editions of God of War: Ragnarok includes a metal box but not the game disc has not been well received by fans, as they do not agree that the best versions have a code to redeem the game in its digital version. However, the reason for this seems to lie in the way Sony releases its PS4 and PlayStation 5 games.
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Over the last couple of years we’ve seen game releases for current and previous console generations, so some titles require you to buy them twice if you want to play them on both versions. In the case of Sony, the company usually charges $10 dollars to PS4 players who want to upgrade their version of the game to PS5, as happened with Gran Turismo 7 and will happen with God of War: Ragnarok (Horizon Forbidden West being the only exception).
While Microsoft has SmartDelivery So that you can play its titles on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S with the same disc, Sony has always released two physical editions for each game released in both generations, one for PS4 and one for PS5. Because of this, PS5 discs do not work on PlayStation 4, while PS4 discs do not have any advantages for playing them on PlayStation 5.
As we have already mentioned before, the physical edition of God of War: Ragnarok will have three versions, and the simplest one is the “launch edition” that only consists of the box with the game disc. This version will be available in PS4 and PlayStation 5 versions, so you will have to purchase the one that corresponds to your console. However, the special editions include both versions of the game, which caused Sony to choose to include one code instead of two discs.
The special editions of God of War: Ragnarok include the game on PS4 and PlayStation 5, so Sony had to decide between including a code with both versions of the game or two physical discs, one for PS4 and one for PS5. The decision to include a code to redeem digital versions of GOW: Ragnarok makes sense from a business perspective for Sony, but gamers are not happy, considering that the more expensive versions should come with the physical game.