PS5 Cities: Skylines Remastered Blocks PS4 Physical Upgrade on Release Day
The publisher reversed a promised physical-to-digital upgrade path on launch day, blaming a last-minute confirmation with Paradox Interactive, while downloadable owners still get the discount.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
Spike Chunsoft released 'Cities: Skylines Remastered Japan Special Edition' for PS5 on September 3. The publisher then announced that upgrades from the physical 'Cities: Skylines PlayStation 4 Edition' to the downloadable remaster are currently not supported, contradicting earlier notices. The upgrade had been promised for 110 yen. After checking with Paradox Interactive, Spike Chunsoft apologized and said it will keep requesting support. Upgrades from the downloadable PS4 version still work, now priced at 100 yen.
Spike Chunsoft's release-day announcement landed after many buyers had already picked up the PS5 disc. The Japan Special Edition includes three Japan-themed DLC packs, and the publisher had told owners of the PS4 physical edition they could move to the PS5 downloadable remaster for 110 yen. That offer is now off the table for disc users.
The reversal came after final confirmation with Paradox Interactive, which publishes the downloadable version. Spike Chunsoft apologized to users who expected the upgrade and said it will continue to ask Paradox to consider support. Downloadable PS4 owners still get the remaster, with the fee cut to 100 yen.
PlayStation's own support pages describe how disc-based PS4 games normally upgrade on a PS5 with a disc drive, a system used by titles such as 'Gran Turismo 7.' The one-coin fee had drawn attention, making the timing of the announcement harder to miss.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.