{"id":596216,"date":"2026-05-21T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/596216\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:27:09","slug":"no-comment-darksiders-publisher-refuses-to-explain-10-ps5-upgrade-charge-thats-free-on-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/596216\/","title":{"rendered":"‘No Comment’: Darksiders Publisher Refuses to Explain $10 PS5 Upgrade Charge That’s Free on Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Darksiders<\/a><\/p>\n

Update [Thu 21st May 2026, 12:30pm]: Darksiders<\/a> publisher THQ Nordic has responded to stories of the disparity between the charges PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners have to pay to upgrade their copy of the Warmastered Edition<\/a> to current-gen.<\/p>\n

However, it’s responded in the sense that it doesn’t want to talk about it. Via a PR representative, THQ Nordic said it has “no comment”.<\/p>\n

As I said earlier this week, I suspect the difference in upgrade path is because the price of the PS4 version isn’t increasing. Therefore, anyone who just wants to grab the PS5 version today as a new customer would actually be getting it for cheaper than those on Xbox.<\/p>\n

However, this still doesn’t account for why those who already bought the Warmastered Edition on PS4 are forced to pay $10 to upgrade their copy.<\/p>\n

Original Story: The random PS5 upgrade for Darksiders: Warmastered Edition<\/a>, which in itself is a PS4 remaster of a PS3 game, is now available. It’s packing a few enhancements and updates, but what current owners of the PS4 version might be surprised to learn is they have to pay to access the new PS5 version.<\/p>\n

That is despite the fact the Xbox One to Xbox Series X|S upgrade available on Microsoft consoles is free of charge.<\/p>\n

Current PS4 owners have to pay $10 to upgrade to the new PS5 version, providing them access to “native 4K rendering”, a Photo Mode, and support for the PS5 DualSense controller features.<\/p>\n

The difference in upgrade options between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S appears to stem from how the dated action title is staying priced on PS4. According to a press release, the PS4 version of Darksiders is remaining at $20, while today’s new PS5 version is $30. On Xbox, the Xbox One version is going up in price to $30 to match the Xbox Series X|S edition.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the thinking is that if the PS4 version doesn’t increase in price and a free upgrade is offered, then it’s simply cheaper to grab the PS5 edition. Anyone wanting to buy the game as a new customer today pays the same price.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

However, the ones losing out are the current PS4 owners looking to upgrade.<\/p>\n

Because they already own the game, they have to pay the $10 to access the PS4 to PS5 upgrade path. The Xbox version of this upgrade path is free.<\/p>\n

I’ve reached out to THQ Nordic to see if it can offer further explanation on the situation, but here’s exactly how it puts it initially in the press release:<\/p>\n

Owners of the PlayStation 4 version of Darksiders Warmastered Edition can upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for 9.99\u20ac \/ 9.99$. Players who own the Xbox One version will receive the upgrade to the Xbox Series X|S version free of charge.<\/p>\n

With the launch on current-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X|S version will be available for 29.99\u20ac \/ 29.99$, while the Xbox One version price will increase from 19.99\u20ac \/ $19.99$ to 29.99\u20ac \/ 29.99$.<\/p>\n

The PlayStation 4 version will remain available for 19.99\u20ac \/ 19.99$, while the PlayStation 5 version launches at 29.99\u20ac \/ 29.99$.<\/p>\n

The good news is you’re not exactly missing out on all that much if you don’t bother paying for the new PS5 version. While the first Darksiders title was a quality one at the time, it’s looking and playing rather dated in 2026. You get 4K visuals and 60 frames-per-second on PS5, but the gameplay will still feel old.<\/p>\n

Maybe skip this one and simply wait for Darksiders 4<\/a> instead. You’ll save yourself $10 in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update [Thu 21st May 2026, 12:30pm]: Darksiders publisher THQ Nordic has responded to stories of the disparity between…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22618,59,112,86,22617,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-596216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-darksiders","tag-gb","tag-ps5","tag-technology","tag-thq-nordic","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}