Electronic Arts joins the policy of Allow free upgrade of PS4 and Xbox One versions to PS5 and Xbox Series X, taking advantage of the technical advantages offered by the new consoles. This is a feature that Microsoft has called Smart Delivery and that will be applied in its games, in addition to all those who join the initiative – which have been confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassins Creed Valhalla-.
In the talk to its investors, EA has mentioned that "the games of the current generation of consoles that can be updated free of charge for the next"
We know that EA is preparing new installments of its sports sagas, but there are also some surprises such as one undisclosed EA Sports title, one new EA HD title, and four collaborations, in addition to two mobile launches. Who acquire FIFA 21 on Xbox One or PS4 they will be able to continue playing with the new graphic effects on Xbox Series X and PS5, while those games without an updated version will use backward compatibility -without improvements or very limited improvements-.
"Players should not be required to buy the same game twice or pay for upgrades"
With this statement CD Projekt RED confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will be updated -at least on Xbox One- to its version for Xbox Series X. Although the version for new consoles will be available later, not in the launch of the platformsThose who purchase the game on the Microsoft console on September 17 may take advantage of Series X in the future. Regarding PS5, Michal Nowakowski of CD Projekt RED said, "There is no official announcement on PlayStation so I can't confirm or deny anything. PlayStation should address this issue first and then be willing to comment, but we can't get ahead of ourselves."
