So I currently own a disc copy of skyrim on the Playstation 3, Will I be able to get my free copy on the Playstation 4 or will I need to own a digital copy of the game?

from what we know, it seems only PC users are getting the free copy, and only if they already have the game and all the DLC on their steam account.. console aren't getting the freebie as far as we know



I believe the reason PC users get the free copy is because of console mods believe it or not.. since the mods for console are still going to have to be made by the PC community (i highly doubt they would try and port the CK to consoles for various reasons), they are giving the PC users the upgrade free so they would make mods that could be used on the console version..

I've also heard it said that it's easier to verify ownership for PC players, since we all had to download, update, and register through Steam.

Well what if console players have it baught through the Playstation Store on their console?

I haven't seen anything to indicate they would get the upgrade free so far

then they rebuy the newer release for their next-gen console



as stated, only the PC crowd gets the free upgrade from what we have heard

Well, someone must pay the price...

And I seriously doubt that there would be many PC sales if they charged for it, since we can go beyond most of the visual improvements with mods.

The reality is that console mods won't work without an active PC modding community, and Bethesda knows they have to provide the modding tools free to that community.

exactly, thats what i was talking about in the first reply

Not trying to be some goody two shoes here.....but jeez.....if Bethesda have been kind enough to go to such trouble

I for one will be more than happy to pay up a fair price.


I can see the logical argument for pc players with digital downloads getting it free....in return for the pc fraternity being good enough to work on the modding side of things maybe! (If I Understand the logic being vaunted. Not all pc players make mods for the community though...soooo)


But honestly.....I don't think that even if they did make a cross the board charge for all platforms that anyone should gripe!


We are lucky to get it at all eh!


My two 0.02

Rick sweetheart. you're one in a million. That's the problem. Beth has made (again) second class citizens out of console users.

Yeah, I agree with you. I'm happy to get it for free on PC but would have been very willing to pay a few bucks for it as well.


64 bit Dx11 is well worth paying for, not just for the visual improvements, but the FPS and stability. The naysayers don't seem to realize that a 64 bit Dx11 engine is going to run smoother with more stability. That's the big draw for me, much moreso than the improved visuals.

Very true. I'd pay the same amount I paid for the Legendary box - around $75 US (since I bought it the second it was available....)

I paid $60 for my PS3 copy on 11/11/11. I also own a digital copy and a legendary disc for Xbox as well as two of the DLC for PS3. Can't remember what I spent for all that but well over a hundred bucks. Then $35 for my PC legendary version. I've spent well over two hundred bucks in Skyrim.


So I'm doing my part to support TES. Don't even get me started on how many copies of Oblivion and Morrowind I own.

Um. Yeah. I figure over the years since Arena (my first TES game), Beth is into me at least $500. Maybe more. I kind of ..... lose track.... But I don't regret ONE PENNY. Not one.

Exactly


I think of it like this.....


Call of gear wars solid etc (whatever) 10 hours playthrough = 60 bucks =6bucks/hr


Skyrim 12000 hrs playing (way more now) playthroughs =60 bucks=0.5c /hr


I have three discs if Skyrim and my kids have it separately too!

Almost the same here. I had Skyrim for PS3, then i bought it for PC, and now i wait for the SE edition. Well...

It's the same with me. I've purchased at least six copies of Morrowind and its expansions and almost the same number of copies of Oblivion and its expansions. Add on one copy of Fallout 3 and two copies of Skyrim (and expansions) and I have handed over quite a bit of money. But I too think it was worth every penny. I don't think I've gotten a better deal in my life.

Yep. Though no matter what I've bought of the FOs - well.... I just can't play them. So - call it donating to Beth keepin' on keepin' on.

I don’t mind paying for the Special Edition for my PS4. Given the amount of time I have played my multiple copies on PS3, Xbox, and laptop, the cost comes out at pennies per hour. Pretty good deal to me.

360:

Skyrim:

3 "regular" disc's...the 1st on 11/11/11... ( the 1st I lost to 3 dog's and a squirrel )

1 Legendary disc

digital download Dawnguard & Hearthfire

Oblivion:

2 regular disc's

1 GOTY disc

Morrowind:

1 Disc

PC:

1 Anthology on Disc

They have me for a couple pennies... and I will ( hopefully ) buy a disc for the X-box 1... if not... I'll think about the digital download... depends on the size, I might not be able to unless I "save" my data to the end of the month, specifically for that. I still, after 3 months have not downloaded the DLC's for DAI, that I paid for with the Disc..

Come on that's a lame thought process. All they needed to do was give them for $14.99, have console goers pay $29.99 then we're all happy getting a polished up and hopefully better performance game and for consoles mod support. There is the issue that they didn't fix any quests that were borked before they split and ran and I doubt they added anything new to the game either. So the price of the remaster is going to be VERY important. If it's anything more than $29.99 people will very angry

I have one mod that I will be more than happy to throw over the wall to the console community as a thank you. One of the biggest issues with Skyrim has been the 32-bit memory and DX9 limitations, so I'm hoping that the SKSE memory patch and ENBoost requirements will be history.

I wonder how long it will take the SKSE team to pick apart the executable though, as I do like to write a plugin or two in C++ rather than Papyrus.

Or better still, maybe Bethesda can supply their own C++ API... hint... hint...

Skyrim was never released on the Playstation Store for the PS3, was it? The PS3 release is disc only, at least here in Europe.

It's not my "thought process." I'm just trying to guess at Bethesda's motive.