Is it worth getting the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut upgrade?

Ghost of Tsushima is easily one of the most visually stunning games on the PlayStation consoles, and it is now also available on PC. While at its core, Sucker Punch Production's open-world samurai game is a PS4 title, with the tech being carried over from Infamous Second Son, it still holds its own against the likes of Horizon Forbidden West, Demon's Souls, and other PS5 exclusives.

While the PS4 version is compatible with Sony's current-gen system, there's also the Director's Cut upgrade for Sucker Punch Productions' open-world samurai game, which offers much better visuals and a host of other quality-of-life features that were absent in the vanilla version of the title.

However, given the Director's Cut upgrade is locked behind a paywall, some players might be wondering whether it's worth getting that upgrade on PS5 or not. Here's a look at everything you get with the Director's Cut upgrade as well as if it's worth its asking price.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions.

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Should you get the Director's Cut upgrade for Ghost of Tsushima?

Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut upgrade is priced at $19.99. And at that price for the amount of content it offers, simply with just the Iki Island DLC, it's totally worth getting the upgrade. This is especially true if you're making the switch from PS4 to PS5 since the Director's Cut upgrade also bundles the native PS5 version of the game.

The first thing to note about the Director's Cut upgrade is that it's only available for the PS4 version of Ghost of Tsushima. If you're buying the game for PS5, you'll only get the option for the Director's Cut version. The Director's Cut upgrade essentially includes everything that was bundled in the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game.

There are a few more things that come bundled with the version, but it mostly is the Deluxe Edition, renamed as a new edition, which compiles all the updates and additions into a single package. Here's everything included in Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut upgrade:

• Iki Island expansion.
• Legends online co-op mode.
• Digital mini art book.
• Director’s commentary.
• One Technique Point.
• Charm of Hachiman’s Favour.
• Hero of Tsushima Skin Set: Golden Mask, Sword Kit, Horse, Saddle.

Additionally, on PS5, the upgrade comes with all the quality-of-life additions like Japanese lip-sync, support for DualSense haptics, faster loading, 60fps performance mode, and more. PC players will get the Director's Cut version of the title by default, complete with all the content Ghost of Tsushima has to offer.