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Microsoft has already spoken a fair amount about Xbox Smart Delivery, which is a new feature that will essentially offer free upgrades for cross-generation games. Halo Infinite<\/em>, for instance, will be a Smart Delivery title, which means that when players purchase it on Xbox One, they’ll also get the Xbox Series X version for free if they one day upgrade consoles. Microsoft has already said that all first-party games launching on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X will be Smart Delivery titles, leaving third-party developers the option to use Smart Delivery as well.<\/p>\n

So far, there have been a few developers who have announced Smart Delivery games, such as Cyberpunk 2077<\/em> and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla<\/em>. Apparently, Microsoft has gone further than simply leaving the option open for third-party devs, as a new report says it’s actively discouraging those developers from charging full price for next-gen game upgrades.<\/p>\n

That’s according to Video Games Chronicle<\/a>, which spoke to “publishing sources with knowledge of Microsoft’s next-gen policies.” Those sources claim that Microsoft has been encouraging developers to offer next-gen upgrades at no charge, whether that’s through Smart Delivery or some upgrade scheme of their own.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it seems that Microsoft has told those developers that they can’t sell upgrades to next-gen games as DLC. Microsoft is apparently okay with developers offering cross-generation games in a bundle together, and that’s precisely what 2K Games is doing with the NBA 2K21<\/em> Mamba Forever Edition<\/a>, which bundles together the current-gen and next-generation version of NBA 2K21<\/em> for $99.99.<\/p>\n

So, while you’re still paying a premium for that cross-generation bundle, you’re paying far less than you would by purchasing the current-gen and next-gen versions separately, as they clock in at $59.99 and $69.99, respectively. We’ll see what other cross-gen upgrade schemes developers and publishers come up with, but for now, it seems that Xbox Smart Delivery is the most desirable one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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