PlayStation seemingly removes OG Until Dawn from sale as hated remake releases

The original release of Until Dawn is showing as unavailable to purchase in some regions of the PlayStation Store.

[CrimsonWing69]

Oh sure, get rid of the better one that’s cheaper… thanks Sony. What the hell is going on over there?

[Cacabunga]

They do what they want..
This is the reason why physical games will always ftw.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

This is an unbelievably stupid move on their part. They need to reverse this.

[just_looken]

They should but this is not the first game axed on the store even for sony i doubt they will do anything.

I mean what are you going to do with your digital only slim/ps5 pro shop in another digital store? you only got one.

[just_looken]

What the hell is going on over there?

America is what's going on sony moved there HQ to California then got new leadership after that this new sony took over.

They want max cash with little to no effort there console has tech that only allows there accessories to work there console is a remake box and there pc hatred is real forced psn accounts with real information to play a single player game just f off. Then you got all those ip's collecting dust and so many great studios shutdown or gutted.

Before i get replies xbox is also way worse than before heck there will no doubt have no console next gen but this is about sony.

Thanks to the ps4 not being a digital support box unlike the pro/slim ps5 you can still get until dawn on disc
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15...

I would recommend getting a disc copy asap they will no doubt become collectors soon.

[Braindeadninja]

It's not there fault that 80% of gamers buy digital

[KyRo]

Braindeadninja, look at Mystics video from last week. Digital says are screwed massively. Most exclusives still sell more on disk. They say digital says are up but that includes all the shovel ware. Digital isn't as dominant as you'd be made to believe.

[derek]

Nothing is going on Crimson, lol. If you'd look the original game is still available for purchase on the store. They had this newer version made because there is an Until Dawn movie coming out and this is the same cross media move they did like with the last of us.

[TheEroica]

Sony is a money grubbing, slime bag corporation... Duh. Does anyon really think they're not entirely about increasing profits?

[KyRo]

They are pushing gamers away. I've been PS since the start but I have a PS5 that can already play the PS4 game if I want to revisit it. We finally get backwards compatibility and they decide to remaster everything already on PS4. It's sad to see the way they're going.

[IAMRealHooman]

if jim ryan was still there i'd blame him, now...nickel and diming until newer games release

[CrimsonWing69]

I know right!? I mean I think this is still a residual from the Ryan reign, but good grief the decisions they’ve been making are baffling to me and completely out of touch.

[thesoftware730]

Why do they keep doing this shit, wtf.

Bad part is that I really liked the original and was thinking about getting this, but after the silly redesign I'll pass or wait for PS+.

[Knightofelemia]

Just buy the disc off of Ebay.

[Amplitude]

That's not the point. Rockstar did this with the GTA Trilogy on Steam and it's still gone, forcing us to play the trash version. Sony just did it with Horizon as well. It's gaming history being erased for no reason other than to force people into buying a remake. Imagine if movies did this? Imagine being stuck watching the live action Dumbo for all eternity or trying to source a disc in the year 2050. That's where this digital future is leading us.

Everybody should really be against this.

[ocelot07]

Got to be a error? As how can the new version be played on the PS4 when it's for PS5 only?

[Inverno]

Well that's why you buy a PS5, silly.

[Amplitude]

@Inverno: I'm seriously considering selling mine. I use to obsess over this company but nowadays they're just awful and I genuinely hate giving them money.

[ANIALATOR136]

I'll be keeping my original disc version

[cell989]

Haven't read much into this but what are the differences between original and remake ?

[Tacoboto]

One of the biggest - The original actually runs at a consistent 60fps on PS5

[Dandizzle]

Oh yeah wouldnt want to drop frames on such an intense action game. Every frame is vital.

[Neonridr]

visual improvements aside going from the Decima Engine to UE5, apparently the new one adds in more story. According to most reviews though, the additions actually detract from the story and affect the pacing by slowing things down.

[Knightofelemia]

It's a remake nobody was asking for. But pulling the original version what a dumbass move.

[jznrpg]

It was available for 9 years and for next to nothing most of those years especially physical but I did see it on flash sales for really cheap as well. It was given on PS plus years ago.If you didn’t buy the PS4 version in the last 9 years odds are you weren’t going to buy it anyway.

It doesn’t look ideal but they run a business and it makes sense in a business perspective.

If you do want to play the PS4 version you can buy it physically for cheap still. I’ve seen it for less 10$ many times. I own it physically and digitally on PS4 but I’ll get the PS5 version for my PS5 collection when it’s back down near that 10$ range.

[Tacoboto]

It only makes business sense if the remake was better. This is worse, and this news along with its poor quality only makes an Until Dawn 2 harder to justify.

If you want to kill a franchise, then sure this is a great business move to do just that.

"If you didn’t buy the PS4 version in the last 9 years odds are you weren’t going to buy it anyway."

Right on - blame the gamers, not the corps

[ianyoung3]

This is exactly what i was thinking. I really think given the economic times we live in now, people are extremely sensitive to pricing (Rightfully so).

But to your point, the people complaining are doing so just to argue and complain. If you didn't buy the game over a 9 year period, not sure what to tell you!

[Dandizzle]

Seriously people just want to bitch. It's been cheap as hell for years. The people who did a solid remake deserve to keep their jobs

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

@jznrpg

By that reasoning, Sony should just remove every game for sale after 9 years.

And the people who are just getting into gaming? Are you saying that it is their fault for not liking something before and that they shouldn't be allowed to buy digital copies of games that released before they started gaming?

I do enjoy how you defend every single thing that Sony does, which is constant work these days.

[TheKingKratos]

One of the best chilling to Sony i have ever seen

They can't do anything wrong in your eyes as it seems

[ianyoung3]

I am getting caught up on my gaming news, but I own both the original version and the new version. Seems like I can still play the OG version that I purchased.

Is all the fuss about no longer being able to purchase the digital version of the OG game?

Wouldn't the people who wanted this game already own it by now? So not being able to purchase the OG version would only impact new players. What exactly would the new players be upset about?

[Phoenix76]

The problem will be, when they remove the OG version from the store, eventually they will also remove it from your library too. Forcing you to purchase the remaster version instead, should you choose to replay the OG again.
That's where the problem is. If you can't that, as being a problem, then your on the wrong side of the fence mate. Give it a few years and watch your own personal digital library start to shrink in size, after you've paid out for games that have had re-releases.

[Neonridr]

that they are forced to pay like 5x the price for an inferior title (with a fresh coat of paint)

[Levii_92]

I think this is the only remake/remaster i’ve ever hated with a passion. I love the original and i can’t stand some of the changes that were made made. Atmospehere of the game is completely ruined IMO! Also the music.. good god what have they done with the soundtrack.

[JEECE]

Still available on US PSN. It's under "Until Dawn 2015." $20.

[derek]

Yep, I'm guessing most of these dummies in the comment section didn't even check to see if it was true. I checked its still on plus and available for purchase.

[Neonridr]

if you read the article, they mention that it's still available in the US. This article was targeting the UK specifically, which I'm sure plenty of N4G readers are located.

[Dandizzle]

I beat the first one and have and am playing the remake. I don't see how it's worse? It is better

[TriniOutsider]

Could someone explain why this game, in particular, needed a remake and who asked for it?

[GrmpyolGamer]

Sony doing Sony things.

[Juancho51]

Why is it hated? I never played the first so I’ll be getting the remake.

[Ravenkiss]

Didn't remember I bought the game for 20$ CAD a while ago, at least the ones who bought the digital copy can still re download the PS4 version

[Good-Smurf]

Oh ffs Sony, at least I can still choose the right remastered edition of your Blu-ray movies.
I bet I'll be hunting down used physical copy of Decima Until Dawn then.
I remembered I finished the game years ago as it was in my PS plus library, I guess that's now going to be replaced by UE5 remaster.

[TheColbertinator]

More Sony trash decisions

[SimpleDad]

Of course, first game has some licensed music so they don't want to renew that... copy pasted assets to UE5, and made a shitty remake. Now, old game gonna be removed like old Forzas... my guess is licensing.

[Zenzuu]

Luckily I've already purchased the original physical copy when the game first launched. This is one of the reasons why I always prefer to purchase my games in physical format. Digital shouldn't be the only future for gaming to those who keep preaching it, like it's the holy grail.

[derek]

Just looked on the store and the original is still available for purchase. Stop with these fake outrage generating articles, this is what the real problem facing gaming today. Endless articles trying to get you mad for clicks.

[Neonridr]

maybe read the article next time.

[MrSec84]

The OG version of the game was available on PS Plus ages ago, I added mine then, so I downloaded it again recently.
Think the Fiancée and I will do a play through soon.

The original is definitely still available here on the UK PS Store.

[DafunkyRebel]

Beat the game and got the platinum on the original so I don't mind. If you didn't get the original or play it when it was free, then its your own fault, don't try to guilt trip Sony because of your own fomo

[Dandizzle]

videogamer.com is a shitty blog not a gaming news site

[Cockney]

All these tears over a game you can choose to buy or not

[cbuc1125]

Hopefully things like this will help keep discs around longer. People need to realize downloading games is throwing money away.