If you’re planning to pick up a physical copy of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, then you’ll need to redeem a download code to play new DLC add-on, Episode Yuffie, which comes included. That’s according to Australian retailer EB Games at least, which added the following language to the re-release’s product page: “The new episode, featuring Yuffie, will be a code supplied in the box.”
Obviously this will render pre-owned copies potentially incomplete if previous players already redeemed the code, and it also raises preservation concerns should the PS Store ever be taken offline entirely. You’ll obviously need an Internet connection to download the content at launch, which is worth keeping in mind if you are planning to go physical with this title.
It looks like it’ll be worth the bandwidth, at least, as the latest trailer for the expansion teased lots of exciting moments. Remember, if you already own Final Fantasy VII Remake – aside from the free PS Plus version – then you’ll be able to upgrade your existing copy for free, although you will have to pay for the Episode Yuffie DLC if you take that route.
[source ebgames.com.au, via twitter.com]
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I get why Nintendo Switch cardridges often require extra downloads because of limited space and high costs. But discs?
It’s so that they can lock you into their prices like they’ve done with KH ReMind. No more third-party download codes either. Let’s hope it isn’t over £20 but I reckon it definitely will be.
I hope you can buy the DLC from the PlayStation Store though.
So let me get this right, DLC is gonna be DLC! 😲...... Sorry 😁
Being serious though, I get it. Noticed this sort of thing a lot recently. Means no second hand purchases.
I own the PS4 version, so always a download only for me anyways.
Such a mess. I haven't even bothered with the PS+ version because it's all so mixed up with different versions, varying quality and pricing (either free or £70 for a minor upgrade or £20 secondhand with free upgrade but no dlc... urgh). I've just decided to wait for it all to be totally complete and consider the inevitable super mega massive complete ultimate master's chocobo break wonder edition in 2029.
Basically they are saying “sorry, we won’t let you buy this second hand”.
It's in the title.... DLC.... obviously you'd need to download it somehow
almost always ignore DLC unless it's a title that I absolutely love, always prefer to finish and move on
I'm so confused with this title. Seems like they are going the persona route and want to be a full priced game to get the DLC. But then unlike p4g and p5r the extra content is purely an extra chapter and not interwoven into the main narrative. Ff7r was my GOTY in 2020 but ill probably be waiting for a sale on this one.
They haven’t announced a price for the Yuffie episode, correct?
Who the hell will buy the ps5 version of this then?I might as well look for a used PS4 version for a quarter of the cost and then buy the dlc. Seems a bit pointless...
@FatalBubbles I'm curious about that too.
@Snake_V5 It's been confirmed that you can buy it in game when you upgrade from the PS4 version - I imagine it would be the same if you have a PS5 disc without a code.
Still no price announced though.
Is there any way for PS+ members to upgrade to Intergrade, or purchase the Yuffie DLC seperatly? I'm really enjoying the game and would love to play the extra content, but I don't see any reason to pay full price just for a single extra chapter (I don't care much for PS5 upgrades, game looks and plays good as is)...
@mateq the cheapest way would be buying a 2nd hand PS4 disc unfortunately and upgrade to PS5 with it
PS4 version of the DLC doesn't exist
“It’s DLC learn what it means” crew....
We all know what DLC means. When they sell a “complete” version - dlc should be on the physical disk and not separate.
It’s not difficult to grasp -
A - what the article says and why.
B - why many people don’t like the practise.
If it doesn’t effect you don’t read and don’t comment.
@mateq @EquiinoxGII Just in case you don’t know, the Yuffie DLC is PS5 only. You’d have to buy it through the PS5 version.
Day one for me.
Everyone always assumes the worst, however it’s completely plausible the DLC episode simply wasn’t in a shippable state when the physical game went gold, which is over a month before the release date.
Games with physical releases and Digital only content have very different production timelines.
Can’t wait for this. One of the best games of last year. Can’t wait to go through it again on the PS5.
I am blatantly going to end up getting this.
@nessisonett I might have phrased my question incorrectly. I was wondering whether there is a way for people who claimed the game via PS+ in March to play Yuffie episode without buying the whole game. Either via (paid) PS5 upgrade, or standalone episode download, if it exists?
I'm upgrading from my digital PS4 version and will be buying the DLC anyway, so this doesn't bother me.
I do think it's a bit wrong in terms of the second hand market though. Resale value will be less I imagine.
@nessisonett yeah cheers mate, I was aware. I just meant in the sense, if you could buy the PS4 version for say £20 and then get the "free" upgrade, why would you pay 70 for the ps5 version..
Found out the cost of episode Yuffie guys,
https://www.vg247.com/2021/04/13/yuffie-ps5-dlc-final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-episode-intermission/amp/
@nessisonett It's 20 dollars USA so that would be roughly £14.
I don’t see the issue? Isn’t this normal as with any DLC that comes with a game?
It's quite amusing the way people get so upset over content which is designed to be downloaded anyway yet these same people are probably the ones who were ok with DLC coming in Lost Judgement. Make up your mind guys
@Snake_V5 most likely 20€ in Europe then - which is exactly what I expected.
@Jacko11 Sometimes they might sell an expansion as a standalone title but for the most part DLC is designed to be downloaded which should be obvious seeing as it's pretty much in the name.
That's so weird considering the ps5 version is actually an all new release. You have some complete or goty editions that sometimes come with everything on the disc (better option) or as a download code. I was actually considering double dipping to have the "complete" part 1 on disc, but I guess I'll just stick with my CE ps4 edition.
@Jayslow Not really, P4G and P5R were both full price rereleases. Have you forgotten that PS5 owners get a free upgrade for the base version and just need to buy the DLC separately? With P5R thee was no way to just purchase the DLC.
@Snake_V5 If it’s $20 then it’ll be £20. That’s how the $70 games work anyway.
Thats an absolute nonsense why it isnt on the disc for 2 reasons..
1 So you cant resell it
2 When Sony pull the servers (they will eventually before anyone try's to kid themselves) that'll be that content gone forever
Yet again game preservation takes a hit to save potential sales.
This digital only future is bleak.
I mean, when the next chapter of the game comes out (2023, 2024?), its very likely that Yuffie will be a playable character in that one regardless, right? Whether you buy this DLC or not.
I'm still wondering how they're going to transfer the player's accomplishments from the first one into there when the time comes too. Its all such a weird deal.
@Dekutheevilclown Why did you come back to the comments after you originally posted? don't you have anything better to do? I'm not here to start anything and I merely said in the original discussion I find it mind blowing how some people can defend DLC as in expensive DLC. You were not taking part in that so tbh IDK what your problem is.
It's just my own personal view and yes it annoyed me a little bit that my view on it was removed by a Moderator just because 2 other people took what I said the wrong way. I don't have a problem with people wanting DLC I just don't like the way they defend DLC even if it's ridiculously overpriced, that's what I was saying before.
@logash i thought that was originally the case but heard opposite elsewhere. I think that ps plus version really confused things. Either way I have the digital ps5 and got ff7r on disc for ps4. So for me personally I'm gonna have to buy separately anyway. Nbd. Played it twice last year for the plat. Figure it will be at least half off by the end of the year so i can buy it for DLC price at that time
@Steel76 I may be about to rock your world and that of every other erudite commenter in here, but plenty of 'DLC' comes included on-disc and often all you truly end up purchasing and/or downloading is a key to activate said on-disc DLC.
So no, the term is nowhere near as clear-cut as your limited knowledge would tell you, and information on details such as these is still important.
Bit odd not to be on the disc tbh. One of the main selling points for intergrade is this added content, so it stands to reason it should have been on there.
Its more forgivable than Life is Strange 2 Physical Edition in my book however, where episode 5 had to be downloaded which is key to the story. Whereas i see the Yuffie chapter as a nice add on, but which will probably not be crucial to the overall story being told through the FF7 Remake titles - probably just a nice introduction to the character ahead of her joining up with Cloud etc in Part 2.
@Jayslow Yeah the PS Plus version confused a lot of people lol. Basically, if you purchased the game on PS4 you get a free upgrade but it doesn't come with the Yuffie content. That stuff you need to buy as separate DLC. If you got it through PS plus you will need to pay full price for the PS5 version.
Personally, I have started to shift to digital during the pandemic so I ended up buying the digital PS4 version. Now, all I have to pay for is the Yuffie DLC which I am hoping is $20.
Aaand digital upgrade it is.
@Gaia093 cheers, saved me the bother of replying.
@logash I've been mainly digital for quite a while. Only have 8-10 physical games and most of them I now have digital (uc4, ratchet, horizon etc). Ff7r is probably the only physical game I wish I had digital. So definitely wasn't concerned when I got the ps5 digital edition
@Jayslow Hey, if those 8-10 games have no sentimental value then you could just sell them and get PS credit. I kept about 20 games out of sentimental value when I traded most of my collection in last year. After being digital for some time I decided it was time to get rid of those too and now I am pretty much set for the year. It's kind of nice not being held down by the NEED of owning something physically.
Squenix HQ trying to figure out how to make the most money out of DLC for a game that was just included with PS+.
here I thought the digital download of FF7R I have on PS4 would get me a physical copy of the DLC! I'm mad!! Roar!!!!
Honestly they have been transparent about what was going to happen this whole time. Not sure why people are getting the pitchforks now.
Unless buying the DLC upgrades my PS4 version from Plus to the PS5 version, the game's worthless now. I'm not playing the PS4 version when the PS5 version is right there, but it also isn't worth the price when I have the PS4 version. Like, once the PS5 version is out, that's the only one I want to play. SE managed to make giving FF7R as a Plus game make it less appealing to play. Bravo, bravo. That's what greed does. I'm only willing to pay for DLC/an upgrade. Not for a game I already have.
That's a seriously hard pass from me then.
In a way... lame.
In the way that i already have the ps4 version with the free upgrade... sort of yay? Less reason to own a copy of the ps5 version.
They probably shouldn't have given the game away. It seems like most people are just pissed because they got a free one and now they have to pay something for the upgrade.
If they wouldn't have given the game away, then they give a free upgrade to Intergrade and charge for DLC, no one would be complaining.
People getting a free game are suddenly entitled to everything else..
@Max_the_German Well the Max Capacity of a UHD Bluray is still 100 GB, so anything that goes beyond that (and most High-budget games will), you'll need to download anyway
@Voltan The Yuffie DLC is PS5 Exclusive
So since I don't have a PS5 can I play this Yuffie dlc on PS4? I'm assuming I can if I pay for it but all I ever see mentioned is it being available on PS5
@Arkantos2990 That’s what I said.
@Grumps859 Nope, the DLC will not be available for the PS4 version.
@Jaz007 lol the worst part is that the policy is still slightly more consumer friendly than RCG for Judgment. I personally bought it in September last year with the sole purpose of playing in my ps5 after coming from the base ps4. And then they announce a ps5 version. And it's the same price ($40 usd) as the ps4 version. With no upgrade path available.
It's an example of how things "can always be worse" that doesn't need to happen. But for every 1 game that does this we still get about 4-5 free upgrades. Heaven forbid Sony tries to implement some policy saying that every game is capped at a $/£/€10 upgrade fee. Publishers would run a mile with that *****.
Waiting for a massive discount good job Square Enix.
@ILikeStake I own the PS4 version i bought it day one.
It's the lazyness of the publisher that gets me, they assume that everyone has internet or fast internet or they have no value for preserving anything for the future which is pretty sad to say the least.
And the fact that there is no PS4 version of this dlc is even more madining because PS4 players have to double dip just to get the dlc, greed!
@Flaming_Kaiser Huh? What is the relevance of you owning a PS4? I'm missing something.
@huyi There is no double dip. If you bought the PS4 version, you get a FREE upgrade to Intergrade.
Yes, the DLC costs money, but its a big expansion, those usually do.
@ILikeStake PS4 version of the game. I just updated the remark for you..
@Flaming_Kaiser Then why are you waiting for a massive discount? The upgrade is free since you bought the PS4 version.
@manonfire You get a free upgrade since you bought the PS4 version! It is only the people that did not buy the PS4 version (got it free from PS Plus) that will have to buy the game for the upgrade.
@ILikeStake Because i want it as cheap as possible if its not on the disc i can get the upgrade whenever maybe with a sale in few years.
It is so lazy and obnixious that they do this. If you are selling the complete copy physical edition you should not need the internet to use it. I'm sick of them trying to push things to digital so they can make more money. Not happy.
On no! Digital DLC?? Can't sell it after use?? Free PS5 upgrade only if I bought the game?? What is the world coming to? 😱
Seriously guys 🙄
And if you only own the PS+ version you shouldn't even speak here. You didn't support the developers.
@Voltan @FatalBubbles The Yuffie DLC will cost $20 USD, unsure about prices in other regions though.
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