This is a huge year for the PlayStation 5. We have a State of Play presentation coming up soon, and a number of first-party games are releasing on the platform this year, including Marvel's Wolverine.
That said, Sony has some backend issues to work out still when it comes to the PSN. It was particularly troublesome around the PS5 launch and got much smoother over time, but it's not always perfect. This is especially true when certain games are added to the PSN, which might cause backend problems for fans and developers alike.
However, this particular rollout didn't go as swimmingly. Over on Reddit, the community has been cataloging the details, and in the end, they got a free game as an apology. You might be impacted, so make sure you catch up.
This past weekend, The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (which is essentially an all-inclusive GOTY version of the first Outer Worlds) just hit PlayStation 5. However, there's been a huge snag with the rollout. Due to some confusion about a "free" PS5 upgrade, many fans picked up the original edition of the game, and waited for the free upgrade to go live. Sadly, it never...
