PS Plus Premium Gets Another Full Game Trial on PS5, PS4

I'm a bit annoyed at how they handled this release. The definitive version launched with an introductory discount until May 10th, around 50% off. It was advertised on their twitter with links to the US PlayStation and Xbox stores, and on sale via the UK Xbox store and Steam as well. For whatever reason, they didn't apply a discount to the UK store and were charging full price for it.

They were also advertising that you could upgrade the PS4 version that released 14 months ago for free if owned, but they conveniently removed its listing from the UK store not long before the definitive editions announcement.

I wanted to play this and would of had no issue paying full price, but releasing it at a discount in select markets is nonsense and something I'm not willing to support.

I still think this is just paid demo's which in my 45 years of gaming never thought would happen but here we are🤷‍♂️

Great game! Check it out if you're into Dishonored/Prey/Bioshock style worlds. Lots of freedom and choice.

@Intr1n5ic The PS4 version was on the store a couple of days ago for like £14 🤔

@Loamy Not on mine, and not on a lot of others either according to twitter and reddit. There isn't a listing for the base game at all. Do you own a PS5?

@Intr1n5ic Yep. It was on there on the release day of the PS5 version I believe.

@Loamy Well this gets even stranger then, because I checked on release day and it was £35, and it remained 35 throughout the introductory offer period and is still 35 now.

So your PS5 store had it listed for £14?

@Intr1n5ic Unless it was the PS5 version... It was approx. £15 on release day on the UK store.

Although I personally upgraded from the PS4 version I bought earlier.

@Loamy There are no options of versions on mine. There is one listing on the store, Weird West definitive edition. There's no option for PS5 or 4, only a trial if you're on premium.

I wonder if it only got listed correctly for people who already owned it?

To be honest that's annoyed me even more 😂 it would appear that some could see it and some couldn't.

@Intr1n5ic I checked the price on the recent launch day or the day after, it was on sale for about 50% - I'm guessing that was the PS5 version. I honestly can't remember but there's a chance I might have used the app which could explain the difference?.. the store could have been bugged or whatever as it so often is on PS5.

Like right now I can see the OG PS4 version through the app, but not from the actual store 🤔 weird.

Stressful 😩 I hope there's another sale soon for ya. It really is a good game and worth getting. It's a perfect PS5 version too. So smoof. (I recommend downloading the PS app for backup in the future)

@Loamy It was the same on the app for me, I checked both. My app doesn't list a PS4 version at all, there was/is one listing for £35 and it's been that way since launch.

I don't know what happened with this, there were obviously issues for some and not others.

@Intr1n5ic Jeeez. Whattamess.

@ROTTIEMAN16 so you never bought the magazine that the 'free' demo discs came with? 🤔

@ROTTIEMAN16 I remember back in the 90's you had these shareware discs you could buy and they contained only demo's. So technically it's not new..
But yeah, I agree it's ridiculous that it's supposed to be some kind of privilige to try a game before you buy it. Especially with the sorry technical state a lot of games nowadays release in and the practically non-existent refund policy from Sony..

@ROTTIEMAN16

I know right! I only had to bike all the way to the grocery store, walk inside, and spend my weekly allowance to get a magazine for my free demos. So much better than today that is for sure.

@ROTTIEMAN16 I still remember those free trials you'd download off XBLA. Suggesting that trials are an incentive for a subscription seems a little off.

Picked up Redfall on steam deck and not impressed. Looking for something classic Arkane led me here though and I think I’ll give Weird West a try!