Right at the tail end of March, we covered the announcement of Darksiders Warmastered Edition for Xbox Series X|S — which is out today — and it's now been revealed that existing owners will get the current-gen upgrade completely free on Xbox.

Yep, THQ Nordic has talked about this in its launch-day blog for Darksiders Warmastered Edition, where it shared the above launch trailer along with all of the release details for the upgrade. If you have the Xbox One version, the Series X|S upgrade is free - otherwise the new version will cost you $29.99 / £24.99.

"One of the most beloved action-adventure classics of its era rides onto a new generation of consoles: Darksiders Warmastered Edition is available now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Step into the boots of War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, and experience the fan-favorite journey with native 4K rendering, smooth and stable 60 FPS gameplay, and Photo Mode support on current-gen hardware.

Blending brutal combat, challenging puzzles, exploration, and comic-inspired style, Darksiders Warmastered Edition delivers the definitive way to experience the legendary action-adventure."

Weirdly, while the blog confirms that "players who own the Xbox One version will receive the upgrade to the Xbox Series X|S version free of charge", the team also notes that the PS4 to PS5 upgrade won't be free; PlayStation players will need to pay up $9.99. That seems to be because the old PS4 version will still be available for $19.99 alongside the pricier current-gen edition, while the Xbox One version will become $29.99 from today.

Anyway, confusing pricing model aside, the good news is that Darksiders Warmastered Edition is out now on Xbox Series X|S - and the upgrade is completely free for existing Xbox One owners.

What do you make of this? Will you be playing the new upgrade? Talk to us about Darksiders down below.

[source thqnordic.com]