This is fine, actually

$10 to upgrade a game I love to PS5 standards seems like a damn good deal to me. Maybe it’s not entirely necessary, but $10 for better graphics and FPS is actually really nice. If there was no inexpensive upgrade path, this remaster would piss me off, but the way they’re handling it makes it overall quite worth it. – Spence101287

I feel like “ASAP” is appropriate for something like this, which is basically a (not free) patch to enable better graphics options and decrease load times if you’re playing it on a PS5. I really appreciate these kinds of updates, even though I appreciate them a lot more when they’re free (ex, The Witcher 3), but 10 dollars isn’t awful considering the likely boost to performance and visuals.

I still wish they’d release this kind of thing for Red Dead Redemption 2. I’ve been putting off playing it for years in the hopes there’d be a PS5 version, but it’s starting to look like that’s never happening. – gnaghi

It’s not happening too soon. We have a choice to buy or not, and there’s a reasonable $10 upgrade path for those who are interested who have the previous game. I think the majority of folks who read or write for gaming blogs assume the masses played the latest games on or shortly after release.

There is probably a sizable audience for TLOU Pt. 1 and 2 on PS5 who either: (a) Recently acquired a PS5, are entering the Sony ecosystem for the first time, and want to play the best 1st party games optimized for their new console OR (b) got into TLOU from the HBO show and want to play native PS5 versions of a game that inspired a show they enjoyed. – vicred2